gh-project-item-edit(1)

GH-PROJECT-ITEM-EDIT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-PROJECT-ITEM-EDIT(1)

NAME

gh-project-item-edit - Edit an item in a project

SYNOPSIS

gh project item-edit [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Edit either a draft issue or a project item. Both usages require the ID of the item to edit.

For non-draft issues, the ID of the project is also required, and only a single field value can be updated per invocation.

Remove project item field value using --clear flag.

OPTIONS

--body <string>
Body of the draft issue item

--clear
Remove field value

--date <string>
Date value for the field (YYYY-MM-DD)

--field-id <string>
ID of the field to update

--format <string>
Output format: {json}

--id <string>
ID of the item to edit

--iteration-id <string>
ID of the iteration value to set on the field

-q, --jq <expression>
Filter JSON output using a jq expression

--number <float> (default 0)
Number value for the field

--project-id <string>
ID of the project to which the field belongs to

--single-select-option-id <string>
ID of the single select option value to set on the field

-t, --template <string>
Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

--text <string>
Text value for the field

--title <string>
Title of the draft issue item

EXIT CODES

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

EXAMPLE

# Edit an item's text field value
$ gh project item-edit --id <item-id> --field-id <field-id> --project-id <project-id> --text "new text"
# Clear an item's field value
$ gh project item-edit --id <item-id> --field-id <field-id> --project-id <project-id> --clear

SEE ALSO

gh-project(1)

Jul 2026 GitHub CLI v2.96.0