Method: users.labels.create
HTTP request
POST https://gmail.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{userId}/labels
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
userId |
string
The user's email address. The special value me can be used to indicate the authenticated user.
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Label.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Label.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://mail.google.com/
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.labels
For more information, see the Authorization guide.
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Last updated 2024-09-04 UTC.
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