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Create a common (tenant-wide) tag

POST
/tags/common
curl --request POST \
  --url https://projects.work.optidata.cloud/api/tags/common \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{ "name": "urgent", "color": "#ef4444" }'

Creates a tag with no board scope — usable on every board of the tenant.

Authorizations

Section titled “Authorizations”

Request Bodyrequired

Section titled “Request Bodyrequired”
Media typeapplication/json
object
name
required
string
>= 2 characters <= 40 characters
color
required

Hex color.

string
description
string | null
>= 3 characters <= 250 characters
Example
{
  "name": "urgent",
  "color": "#ef4444"
}

Responses

Section titled “Responses”

200

Section titled “200”

The created tag (board_id null).

Media typeapplication/json
object
tag

A label. board_id null means a common (tenant-wide) tag.

object
id
integer
board_id
integer | null
name
string
>= 2 characters <= 40 characters
description
string | null
>= 3 characters <= 250 characters
color

Hex color (e.g. #52eb00).

string
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
tag_list_item_html

Server-rendered HTML snippet for the Optiwork web client. Safe to ignore.

string
Examplegenerated
{
  "tag": {
    "id": 1,
    "board_id": 1,
    "name": "example",
    "description": "example",
    "color": "example",
    "created_at": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z"
  },
  "tag_list_item_html": "example"
}

401

Section titled “401”

Missing, invalid or expired bearer passport.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
string
Example
{
  "error": "JWT passport exception: Missing bearer token in request"
}

403

Section titled “403”

The authenticated user lacks the required board permission.

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
string
Example
{
  "message": "This action is unauthorized."
}

422

Section titled “422”

Validation failed.

Media typeapplication/json
object
message

First validation error message.

string
errors

Map of field name → list of error messages.

object
key
additional properties
Array<string>
Example
{
  "message": "The name field is required.",
  "errors": {
    "name": [
      "The name field is required."
    ]
  }
}