Manpage logo

glab-issue-create - Create an issue.

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS  EXAMPLE  SEE ALSO 

NAME

glab-issue-create - Create an issue.

SYNOPSIS

glab issue create [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Create an issue.

OPTIONS

-a, --assignee=[]

Assign issue to people by their usernames.

-c, --confidential[=false]

Set an issue to be confidential. (default false)

-d, --description=""

Issue description.

--due-date=""

A date in ’YYYY-MM-DD’ format.

--epic=0

ID of the epic to add the issue to.

-l, --label=[]

Add label by name. Multiple labels should be comma-separated.

--link-type="relates_to"

Type for the issue link

--linked-issues=[]

The IIDs of issues that this issue links to.

--linked-mr=0

The IID of a merge request in which to resolve all issues.

-m, --milestone=""

The global ID or title of a milestone to assign.

--no-editor[=false]

Don’t open editor to enter a description. If set to true, uses prompt. (default false)

--recover[=false]

Save the options to a file if the issue fails to be created. If the file exists, the options will be loaded from the recovery file. (EXPERIMENTAL)

-e, --time-estimate=""

Set time estimate for the issue.

-s, --time-spent=""

Set time spent for the issue.

-t, --title=""

Issue title.

--web[=false]

Continue issue creation with web interface.

-w, --weight=0

Issue weight. Valid values are greater than or equal to 0.

-y, --yes[=false]

Don’t prompt for confirmation to submit the issue.

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

-h, --help[=false]

Show help for this command.

-R, --repo=""

Select another repository. Can use either OWNER/REPO or GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL.

EXAMPLE

$ glab issue create
$ glab issue new
$ glab issue create -m release-2.0.0 -t "we need this feature" --label important
$ glab issue new -t "Fix CVE-YYYY-XXXX" -l security --linked-mr 123
$ glab issue create -m release-1.0.1 -t "security fix" --label security --web --recover

SEE ALSO

glab-issue(1)


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se