--- title: Syntax for issue forms intro: 'You can define different input types, validations, default assignees, and default labels for your issue forms.' versions: feature: issue-forms topics: - Community --- {% 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](/communities/using-templates-to-encourage-useful-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request-template-for-your-repository)." This example YAML configuration file defines an issue form using several inputs to report a bug. {% note %} **Note:** The `required` field key is only supported in public repositories. In private and internal repositories, all fields are optional. {% endnote %} {% data reusables.community.issue-forms-sample %} ## Top-level syntax All issue form configuration files must begin with `name`, `description`, and `body` key-value pairs. ```yaml copy 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 projects-in-issue-forms %} | `projects` | Projects that any issues created with this template will automatically be added to. {% note %} **Note:** The person opening the issue must have write permissions for the specified projects. {% ifversion projects-v2 %} 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](/issues/planning-and-tracking-with-projects/automating-your-project/adding-items-automatically)."{% endif %} {% endnote %} | Optional | Array or comma-delimited string |{% endif %} For the available `body` input types and their syntaxes, see "[AUTOTITLE](/communities/using-templates-to-encourage-useful-issues-and-pull-requests/syntax-for-githubs-form-schema)." ## 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](/communities/using-templates-to-encourage-useful-issues-and-pull-requests/configuring-issue-templates-for-your-repository#creating-issue-forms)." 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 ```markdown copy --- name: 🐞 Bug about: File a bug/issue title: '[BUG] ' 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 ```yaml copy 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 ``` ## Further reading - [YAML](https://yaml.org/) - [Common validation errors when creating issue forms](/communities/using-templates-to-encourage-useful-issues-and-pull-requests/common-validation-errors-when-creating-issue-forms)