# Retrieve the list of Label definitions

**`GET /api/v1/policy-labels`**

Returns a paginated list of all policy label definitions owned by the authenticated user.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.STATISTICS_LABEL_READ`

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## Request

### Query Parameters

| Parameter               | Type   | Required | Default | Description                                             |
| ----------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `pageIndex`             | number | No       | 0       | Zero-based page index                                   |
| `pageSize`              | number | No       | 20      | Number of items to return per page                      |
| `policyInstanceTopicId` | string | No       | —       | Filter by policy instance topic ID (e.g. `0.0.4532001`) |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

Returns an array of policy label definition objects. The total count is provided in the `X-Total-Count` response header.

```json
[
  {
    "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
    "name": "Carbon Credit Label",
    "description": "Certification label for verified carbon credits",
    "policyId": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
    "status": "DRAFT",
    "owner": "did:hedera:testnet:zHcDLGFNymFAJiMBKnpbHDgjvTn6yZnwkPPeFhtJBECH_0.0.4532001"
  }
]
```

| Header          | Description                                          |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `X-Total-Count` | Total number of label definitions matching the query |

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |


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