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Syntax for issue forms
You can define different input types, validations, default assignees, and default labels for your issue forms.
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{% data reusables.community.issue-forms-beta %}

About YAML syntax for issue forms

You can create custom issue forms by adding a YAML form definition file to the /.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE folder in your repository. {% data reusables.actions.learn-more-about-yaml %} You can define different input types, validations, default assignees, and default labels for your issue forms.

When a contributor fills out an issue form, their responses for each input are converted to markdown and added to the body of an issue. Contributors can edit their issues that were created with issue forms and other people can interact with the issues like an issue created through other methods.

Issue forms are not supported for pull requests. You can create pull request templates in your repositories for collaborators to use. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

This example YAML configuration file defines an issue form using several inputs to report a bug.

{% data reusables.community.issue-forms-sample %}

Top-level syntax

All issue form configuration files must begin with name, description, and body key-value pairs.

name:
description:
body:

You can set the following top-level keys for each issue form.

Key Description Required Type
name A name for the issue form template. Must be unique from all other templates, including Markdown templates. Required String
description A description for the issue form template, which appears in the template chooser interface. Required String
body Definition of the input types in the form. Required Array
assignees People who will be automatically assigned to issues created with this template. Optional Array or comma-delimited string
labels Labels that will automatically be added to issues created with this template. If a label does not already exist in the repository, it will not be automatically added to the issue. Optional Array or comma-delimited string
title A default title that will be pre-populated in the issue submission form. Optional String
{% ifversion issue-types %}
type The issue type that will be automatically added to issues created with this template. Issue types are defined at the organization level and can be used to create a shared syntax across repos. Optional String
{% endif %}
projects Projects that any issues created with this template will automatically be added to. The format of this key is PROJECT-OWNER/PROJECT-NUMBER. > [!NOTE] The person opening the issue must have write permissions for the specified projects. If you don't expect people using this template to have write access, consider enabling your project's auto-add workflow. For more information, see Adding items automatically. Optional Array or comma-delimited string

For the available body input types and their syntaxes, see AUTOTITLE.

Converting a Markdown issue template to a YAML issue form template

You can use both Markdown and YAML issue templates in your repository. If you want to convert a Markdown issue template to a YAML issue form template, you must create a new YAML file to define the issue form. You can manually transpose an existing Markdown issue template to a YAML issue form. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

If you want to use the same file name for your YAML issue form, you must delete the Markdown issue template when you commit the new file to your repository.

An example of a Markdown issue template and a corresponding YAML issue form template are below.

Markdown issue template

---
name: 🐞 Bug
about: File a bug/issue
title: '[BUG] <title>'
labels: Bug, Needs Triage
assignees: ''

---

{% raw %}<{% endraw %}!--
Note: Please search to see if an issue already exists for the bug you encountered.
--{% raw %}>{% endraw %}

### Current Behavior:
{% raw %}<{% endraw %}!-- A concise description of what you're experiencing. --{% raw %}>{% endraw %}

### Expected Behavior:
{% raw %}<{% endraw %}!-- A concise description of what you expected to happen. --{% raw %}>{% endraw %}

### Steps To Reproduce:
{% raw %}<{% endraw %}!--
Example: steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. In this environment...
1. With this config...
1. Run '...'
1. See error...
--{% raw %}>{% endraw %}

### Environment:
{% raw %}<{% endraw %}!--
Example:
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04
- Node: 13.14.0
- npm: 7.6.3
--{% raw %}>{% endraw %}

### Anything else:
{% raw %}<{% endraw %}!--
Links? References? Anything that will give us more context about the issue that you are encountering!
--{% raw %}>{% endraw %}

YAML issue form template

name: 🐞 Bug
description: File a bug/issue
title: "[BUG] <title>"
labels: ["Bug", "Needs Triage"]
body:
- type: checkboxes
  attributes:
    label: Is there an existing issue for this?
    description: Please search to see if an issue already exists for the bug you encountered.
    options:
    - label: I have searched the existing issues
      required: true
- type: textarea
  attributes:
    label: Current Behavior
    description: A concise description of what you're experiencing.
  validations:
    required: false
- type: textarea
  attributes:
    label: Expected Behavior
    description: A concise description of what you expected to happen.
  validations:
    required: false
- type: textarea
  attributes:
    label: Steps To Reproduce
    description: Steps to reproduce the behavior.
    placeholder: |
      1. In this environment...
      1. With this config...
      1. Run '...'
      1. See error...
  validations:
    required: false
- type: textarea
  attributes:
    label: Environment
    description: |
      examples:
        - **OS**: Ubuntu 20.04
        - **Node**: 13.14.0
        - **npm**: 7.6.3
    value: |
        - OS:
        - Node:
        - npm:
    render: markdown
  validations:
    required: false
- type: textarea
  attributes:
    label: Anything else?
    description: |
      Links? References? Anything that will give us more context about the issue you are encountering!

      Tip: You can attach images or log files by clicking this area to highlight it and then dragging files in.
  validations:
    required: false

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