GH-ISSUE-CLOSE(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-ISSUE-CLOSE(1)

gh-issue-close - Close issue

gh issue close {<number> | <url>} [flags]

Leave a closing comment
Mark as duplicate of another issue by number or URL
Reason for closing: {completed|not planned|duplicate}

Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

# Close issue
$ gh issue close 123
# Close issue and add a closing comment
$ gh issue close 123 --comment "Closing this issue"
# Close issue as a duplicate of issue #456
$ gh issue close 123 --duplicate-of 456
# Close issue as not planned
$ gh issue close 123 --reason "not planned"

gh-issue(1)

May 2026