diff --git a/packages/web/lib/networking/mutations/setLabelsForHighlight.ts b/packages/web/lib/networking/mutations/setLabelsForHighlight.ts
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+import { gql } from 'graphql-request'
+import { Label, labelFragment } from '../fragments/labelFragment'
+import { gqlFetcher } from '../networkHelpers'
+
+export type SetLabelsForHighlightResult = {
+  setLabelsForHighlight: SetLabelsForHighlight
+  errorCodes?: unknown[]
+}
+
+type SetLabelsForHighlight = {
+  labels: Label[]
+}
+
+export async function setLabelsForHighlight(
+  highlightId: string,
+  labelIds: string[]
+): Promise<Label[] | undefined> {
+  const mutation = gql`
+    mutation SetLabelsForHighlight($input: SetLabelsForHighlightInput!) {
+      setLabelsForHighlight(input: $input) {
+        ... on SetLabelsSuccess {
+          labels {
+            ...LabelFields
+          }
+        }
+        ... on SetLabelsError {
+          errorCodes
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    ${labelFragment}
+  `
+
+  try {
+    const data = (await gqlFetcher(mutation, {
+      input: { highlightId, labelIds },
+    })) as SetLabelsForHighlightResult
+    return data.errorCodes ? undefined : data.setLabelsForHighlight.labels
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log('setLabelsForHighlightInput error', error)
+    return undefined
+  }
+}