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

# [NAME](#NAME)

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

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**gh project item-edit \[<number>] \[flags]**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Edit a draft issue or a project item.

The usual way to select the item and field is by name: pass the project **number** plus **--owner**, point at the item with its issue or pull request **--url**, and name the field with **--field**. For single-select fields, **--value** is the option name.

For scripts and machine use, you can also pass GraphQL node IDs directly with **--id**, **--field-id** and **--project-id** (and, for single-select fields, **--single-select-option-id**).

Note that **--url** is the issue or pull request URL, not a project URL, so its owner may differ from the project's; **--owner** selects the project.

For non-draft issues, only a single field value can be updated per invocation.

Remove a project item field value with **--clear**.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**--body** **<string>**](#body)

Body of the draft issue item

[**--clear**](#clear)

Remove field value

[**--date** **<string>**](#date)

Date value for the field (YYYY-MM-DD)

[**--field** **<string>**](#field)

Name of the field to update

[**--field-id** **<string>**](#field_id)

ID of the field to update

[**--format** **<string>**](#format)

Output format: {json}

[**--id** **<string>**](#id)

ID of the item to edit

[**--iteration-id** **<string>**](#iteration_id)

ID of the iteration value to set on the field

[**-q**, **--jq** **<expression>**](#q)

Filter JSON output using a jq expression

[**--number** **<float> (default 0)**](#number)

Number value for the field

[**--owner** **<string>**](#owner)

Login of the owner. Use "@me" for the current user.

[**--project-id** **<string>**](#project_id)

ID of the project to which the field belongs to

[**--single-select-option-id** **<string>**](#single_select_option_id)

ID of the single select option value to set on the field

[**-t**, **--template** **<string>**](#t)

Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

[**--text** **<string>**](#text)

Text value for the field

[**--title** **<string>**](#title)

Title of the draft issue item

[**--url** **<string>**](#url)

URL of the issue or pull request whose project item to edit

[**--value** **<--field>**](#value)

Value to set on the field named by --field

# [EXIT CODES](#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](#EXAMPLE)

```
# Set the "Status" field to "In Progress" for an issue on monalisa's project 1
$ gh project item-edit 1 --owner monalisa --url https://github.com/monalisa/myproject/issues/23 --field "Status" --value "In Progress"
# Edit an item's text field value by node ID (machine / scripted use)
$ gh project item-edit --id <item-id> --field-id <field-id> --project-id <project-id> --text "new text"
# Clear an item's field value by node ID
$ gh project item-edit --id <item-id> --field-id <field-id> --project-id <project-id> --clear
```

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**gh-project(1)**](/man/os/gh/gh-project.1)

Sep 2026

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Document: gh-project-item-edit(1) from gh 2.102.0-r0 (Chainguard OS)
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