---
title: "Changes to Add assignees to an issue"
method: POST
path: "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/assignees"
---

# Changes to Add assignees to an issue

`POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{issue_number}/assignees`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.
> 62 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

## Timeline

Changed in 5 of 62 revisions.

- **2026-07-22** (2022-11-28) `b6e268937c08` — 1 breaking, 1 info
- **2026-06-23** (2022-11-28) `fd784b1d2c89` — 2 info
- **2026-06-08** (2022-11-28) `cb5598bcb832` — 1 warning, 1 info
- **2026-03-19** (2022-11-28) `9120d883b76e` — 1 warning
- **2026-03-11** (2022-11-28) `434db317b4c1` — 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-07-22** (2022-11-28) `b6e268937c08` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - the `assignees/items/` request property type/format changed from `string`/`` to ``/``
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2` to the `assignees/items/` request property `oneOf` list
- **2026-06-23** (2022-11-28) `fd784b1d2c89` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `issue_field_values/items/issue_field_name` to the response with the `201` status
  - added the optional property `pinned_comment/minimized` to the response with the `201` status
- **2026-06-08** (2022-11-28) `cb5598bcb832` — 1 warning, 1 info
  - added the new `multi_select` enum value to the `issue_field_values/items/data_type` response property for the response status `201`
  - added the optional property `issue_field_values/items/multi_select_options` to the response with the `201` status
- **2026-03-19** (2022-11-28) `9120d883b76e` — 1 warning
  - removed the optional property `repository/has_commit_comments` from the response with the `201` status
- **2026-03-11** (2022-11-28) `434db317b4c1` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `repository/has_commit_comments` to the response with the `201` status

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