{
  "slug": "github-graphql-deleteissuefieldvalue-mutation-deletes-issue-field-values-7b63e4d2a102",
  "title": "GitHub GraphQL `deleteIssueFieldValue` mutation deletes issue field values",
  "tools": [
    "github-graphql-api"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When deleting an issue field value, call `Mutation.deleteIssueFieldValue` with the required field and issue IDs. Select `success` to check whether deletion succeeded.",
    "examples": [
      "curl -H \"Authorization: bearer <TOKEN>\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -X POST --data-raw '{\"query\":\"mutation($input: DeleteIssueFieldValueInput!) { deleteIssueFieldValue(input: $input) { success } }\",\"variables\":{\"input\":{\"fieldId\":\"<FIELD_ID>\",\"issueId\":\"<ISSUE_ID>\"}}}' https://api.github.com/graphql"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "input (required): `DeleteIssueFieldValueInput!` argument to `deleteIssueFieldValue`.",
      "fieldId (required): `ID!`; ID of the field to delete.",
      "issueId (required): `ID!`; ID of the issue.",
      "clientMutationId: `String`; unique identifier for the client performing the mutation.",
      "success: `Boolean`; whether the field value was successfully deleted.",
      "Prerequisite: Authenticate to the GraphQL API with a personal access token, GitHub App, or OAuth app. Required scopes or permissions depend on the requested data; the docs do not specify the exact permission for this mutation.",
      "Prerequisite: For GitHub.com, send the GraphQL request to `https://api.github.com/graphql` as an HTTP POST.",
      "`fieldId` and `issueId` are required inputs."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Delete an issue field value from an issue through the GitHub GraphQL API.",
  "sources": [
    "https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/overview/changelog#schema-changes-for-2026-03-12",
    "https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/guides/forming-calls-with-graphql",
    "https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/reference/issues"
  ],
  "rank": 0.98021,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave1b-tools-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave1b-tools-20261017:wave1b-tools-20261017-57d8d410ebef9cd9-4:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "912193d6318cbbe9e6d9a29d83bbd5a8d46afc4c93c8479aad9a6a524b60351c"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "dab65adf62e9d540e01fc1fcaa2fa38176a255116772f964f9c024b5fe644660",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave1b-tools-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.98 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.68 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}