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## formatLabels() function

### formatLabels() function

Serializes the given labels to a string.

<b>Signature</b>

```typescript
export declare function formatLabels(labels: Labels, defaultValue?: string): string;
```
<b>Import</b>

```typescript
import { formatLabels } from '@grafana/data';
```
<b>Parameters</b>

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  labels | <code>Labels</code> |  |
|  defaultValue | <code>string</code> |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

`string`