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Project visibility level

Project in GitLab has be either private, internal or public. You can determine it by visibility_level field in project.

Constants for project visibility levels are next:

  • Private. visibility_level is 0. Project access must be granted explicitly for each user.

  • Internal. visibility_level is 10. The project can be cloned by any logged in user.

  • Public. visibility_level is 20. The project can be cloned without any authentication.

List projects

Get a list of projects for which the authenticated user is a member.

GET /projects

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
archived boolean no Limit by archived status
visibility string no Limit by visibility public, internal, or private
order_by string no Return projects ordered by id, name, path, created_at, updated_at, or last_activity_at fields. Default is created_at
sort string no Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
search string no Return list of authorized projects matching the search criteria
simple boolean no Return only the ID, URL, name, and path of each project 
[
  {
    "id": 4,
    "description": null,
    "default_branch": "master",
    "public": false,
    "visibility_level": 0,
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "[email protected]:diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "tag_list": [
      "example",
      "disapora client"
    ],
    "owner": {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "name": "Diaspora Client",
    "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Client",
    "path": "diaspora-client",
    "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "issues_enabled": true,
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "merge_requests_enabled": true,
    "builds_enabled": true,
    "wiki_enabled": true,
    "snippets_enabled": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false,
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "creator_id": 3,
    "namespace": {
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
      "description": "",
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "owner_id": 1,
      "path": "diaspora",
      "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "archived": false,
    "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/4/uploads/avatar.png",
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "public_builds": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false
  },
  {
    "id": 6,
    "description": null,
    "default_branch": "master",
    "public": false,
    "visibility_level": 0,
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "[email protected]:brightbox/puppet.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/brightbox/puppet.git",
    "web_url": "http://example.com/brightbox/puppet",
    "tag_list": [
      "example",
      "puppet"
    ],
    "owner": {
      "id": 4,
      "name": "Brightbox",
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "name": "Puppet",
    "name_with_namespace": "Brightbox / Puppet",
    "path": "puppet",
    "path_with_namespace": "brightbox/puppet",
    "issues_enabled": true,
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "merge_requests_enabled": true,
    "builds_enabled": true,
    "wiki_enabled": true,
    "snippets_enabled": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false,
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "creator_id": 3,
    "namespace": {
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
      "description": "",
      "id": 4,
      "name": "Brightbox",
      "owner_id": 1,
      "path": "brightbox",
      "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "permissions": {
      "project_access": {
        "access_level": 10,
        "notification_level": 3
      },
      "group_access": {
        "access_level": 50,
        "notification_level": 3
      }
    },
    "archived": false,
    "avatar_url": null,
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "public_builds": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false
  }
]

Get a list of projects which the authenticated user can see.

GET /projects/visible

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
archived boolean no Limit by archived status
visibility string no Limit by visibility public, internal, or private
order_by string no Return projects ordered by id, name, path, created_at, updated_at, or last_activity_at fields. Default is created_at
sort string no Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
search string no Return list of authorized projects matching the search criteria
simple boolean no Return only the ID, URL, name, and path of each project 
[
  {
    "id": 4,
    "description": null,
    "default_branch": "master",
    "public": false,
    "visibility_level": 0,
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "[email protected]:diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "tag_list": [
      "example",
      "disapora client"
    ],
    "owner": {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "name": "Diaspora Client",
    "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Client",
    "path": "diaspora-client",
    "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "issues_enabled": true,
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "merge_requests_enabled": true,
    "builds_enabled": true,
    "wiki_enabled": true,
    "snippets_enabled": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false,
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "creator_id": 3,
    "namespace": {
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
      "description": "",
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "owner_id": 1,
      "path": "diaspora",
      "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "archived": false,
    "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/4/uploads/avatar.png",
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "public_builds": true,
    "shared_with_groups": []
  },
  {
    "id": 6,
    "description": null,
    "default_branch": "master",
    "public": false,
    "visibility_level": 0,
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "[email protected]:brightbox/puppet.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/brightbox/puppet.git",
    "web_url": "http://example.com/brightbox/puppet",
    "tag_list": [
      "example",
      "puppet"
    ],
    "owner": {
      "id": 4,
      "name": "Brightbox",
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "name": "Puppet",
    "name_with_namespace": "Brightbox / Puppet",
    "path": "puppet",
    "path_with_namespace": "brightbox/puppet",
    "issues_enabled": true,
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "merge_requests_enabled": true,
    "builds_enabled": true,
    "wiki_enabled": true,
    "snippets_enabled": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false,
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "creator_id": 3,
    "namespace": {
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
      "description": "",
      "id": 4,
      "name": "Brightbox",
      "owner_id": 1,
      "path": "brightbox",
      "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "permissions": {
      "project_access": {
        "access_level": 10,
        "notification_level": 3
      },
      "group_access": {
        "access_level": 50,
        "notification_level": 3
      }
    },
    "archived": false,
    "avatar_url": null,
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "public_builds": true,
    "shared_with_groups": []
  }
]

List owned projects

Get a list of projects which are owned by the authenticated user.

GET /projects/owned

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
archived boolean no Limit by archived status
visibility string no Limit by visibility public, internal, or private
order_by string no Return projects ordered by id, name, path, created_at, updated_at, or last_activity_at fields. Default is created_at
sort string no Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
search string no Return list of authorized projects matching the search criteria
simple boolean no Return only the ID, URL, name, and path of each project
statistics boolean no Include project statistics

List starred projects

Get a list of projects which are starred by the authenticated user.

GET /projects/starred

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
archived boolean no Limit by archived status
visibility string no Limit by visibility public, internal, or private
order_by string no Return projects ordered by id, name, path, created_at, updated_at, or last_activity_at fields. Default is created_at
sort string no Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
search string no Return list of authorized projects matching the search criteria
simple boolean no Return only the ID, URL, name, and path of each project

List ALL projects

Get a list of all GitLab projects (admin only).

GET /projects/all

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
archived boolean no Limit by archived status
visibility string no Limit by visibility public, internal, or private
order_by string no Return projects ordered by id, name, path, created_at, updated_at, or last_activity_at fields. Default is created_at
sort string no Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
search string no Return list of authorized projects matching the search criteria
statistics boolean no Include project statistics

Get single project

Get a specific project, identified by project ID or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME, which is owned by the authenticated user. If using namespaced projects call make sure that the NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME is URL-encoded, eg. /api/v3/projects/diaspora%2Fdiaspora (where / is represented by %2F). This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the project is publicly accessible.

GET /projects/:id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME of the project 
{
  "id": 3,
  "description": null,
  "default_branch": "master",
  "public": false,
  "visibility_level": 0,
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "[email protected]:diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "tag_list": [
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "owner": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "name": "Diaspora Project Site",
  "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
  "path": "diaspora-project-site",
  "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "issues_enabled": true,
  "open_issues_count": 1,
  "merge_requests_enabled": true,
  "builds_enabled": true,
  "wiki_enabled": true,
  "snippets_enabled": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false,
  "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "creator_id": 3,
  "namespace": {
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "description": "",
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "owner_id": 1,
    "path": "diaspora",
    "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "permissions": {
    "project_access": {
      "access_level": 10,
      "notification_level": 3
    },
    "group_access": {
      "access_level": 50,
      "notification_level": 3
    }
  },
  "archived": false,
  "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "runners_token": "b8bc4a7a29eb76ea83cf79e4908c2b",
  "public_builds": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [
    {
      "group_id": 4,
      "group_name": "Twitter",
      "group_access_level": 30
    },
    {
      "group_id": 3,
      "group_name": "Gitlab Org",
      "group_access_level": 10
    }
  ],
  "only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false
}

Get project users

Get the users list of a project.

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
search string no Search for specific users 
GET /projects/:id/users

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "john_smith",
    "name": "John Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/cd8.jpeg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "jack_smith",
    "name": "Jack Smith",
    "state": "blocked",
    "avatar_url": "http://gravatar.com/../e32131cd8.jpeg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/jack_smith"
  }
]

Get project events

Get the events for the specified project sorted from newest to oldest. This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the project is publicly accessible.

GET /projects/:id/events

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME of the project 
[
  {
    "title": null,
    "project_id": 15,
    "action_name": "closed",
    "target_id": 830,
    "target_type": "Issue",
    "author_id": 1,
    "data": null,
    "target_title": "Public project search field",
    "author": {
      "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
    },
    "author_username": "root"
  },
  {
    "title": null,
    "project_id": 15,
    "action_name": "opened",
    "target_id": null,
    "target_type": null,
    "author_id": 1,
    "author": {
      "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
    },
    "author_username": "john",
    "data": {
      "before": "50d4420237a9de7be1304607147aec22e4a14af7",
      "after": "c5feabde2d8cd023215af4d2ceeb7a64839fc428",
      "ref": "refs/heads/master",
      "user_id": 1,
      "user_name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
      "repository": {
        "name": "gitlabhq",
        "url": "[email protected]:gitlab/gitlabhq.git",
        "description": "GitLab: self hosted Git management software. \r\nDistributed under the MIT License.",
        "homepage": "https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq"
      },
      "commits": [
        {
          "id": "c5feabde2d8cd023215af4d2ceeb7a64839fc428",
          "message": "Add simple search to projects in public area",
          "timestamp": "2013-05-13T18:18:08+00:00",
          "url": "https://dev.gitlab.org/gitlab/gitlabhq/commit/c5feabde2d8cd023215af4d2ceeb7a64839fc428",
          "author": {
            "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
            "email": "[email protected]"
          }
        }
      ],
      "total_commits_count": 1
    },
    "target_title": null
  },
  {
    "title": null,
    "project_id": 15,
    "action_name": "closed",
    "target_id": 840,
    "target_type": "Issue",
    "author_id": 1,
    "data": null,
    "target_title": "Finish & merge Code search PR",
    "author": {
      "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
    },
    "author_username": "root"
  },
  {
    "title": null,
    "project_id": 15,
    "action_name": "commented on",
    "target_id": 1312,
    "target_type": "Note",
    "author_id": 1,
    "data": null,
    "target_title": null,
    "created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:58.089Z",
    "note": {
      "id": 1312,
      "body": "What an awesome day!",
      "attachment": null,
      "author": {
        "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
      },
      "created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:56.698Z",
      "system": false,
      "upvote": false,
      "downvote": false,
      "noteable_id": 377,
      "noteable_type": "Issue"
    },
    "author": {
      "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
    },
    "author_username": "root"
  }
]

Create project

Creates a new project owned by the authenticated user.

POST /projects

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
name string yes The name of the new project
path string no Custom repository name for new project. By default generated based on name
namespace_id integer no Namespace for the new project (defaults to the current user's namespace)
description string no Short project description
issues_enabled boolean no Enable issues for this project
merge_requests_enabled boolean no Enable merge requests for this project
builds_enabled boolean no Enable builds for this project
wiki_enabled boolean no Enable wiki for this project
snippets_enabled boolean no Enable snippets for this project
container_registry_enabled boolean no Enable container registry for this project
shared_runners_enabled boolean no Enable shared runners for this project
public boolean no If true, the same as setting visibility_level to 20
visibility_level integer no See project visibility level
import_url string no URL to import repository from
public_builds boolean no If true, builds can be viewed by non-project-members
only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds boolean no Set whether merge requests can only be merged with successful builds
only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved boolean no Set whether merge requests can only be merged when all the discussions are resolved
lfs_enabled boolean no Enable LFS
request_access_enabled boolean no Allow users to request member access

Create project for user

Creates a new project owned by the specified user. Available only for admins.

POST /projects/user/:user_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
user_id integer yes The user ID of the project owner
name string yes The name of the new project
path string no Custom repository name for new project. By default generated based on name
default_branch string no master by default
namespace_id integer no Namespace for the new project (defaults to the current user's namespace)
description string no Short project description
issues_enabled boolean no Enable issues for this project
merge_requests_enabled boolean no Enable merge requests for this project
builds_enabled boolean no Enable builds for this project
wiki_enabled boolean no Enable wiki for this project
snippets_enabled boolean no Enable snippets for this project
container_registry_enabled boolean no Enable container registry for this project
shared_runners_enabled boolean no Enable shared runners for this project
public boolean no If true, the same as setting visibility_level to 20
visibility_level integer no See project visibility level
import_url string no URL to import repository from
public_builds boolean no If true, builds can be viewed by non-project-members
only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds boolean no Set whether merge requests can only be merged with successful builds
only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved boolean no Set whether merge requests can only be merged when all the discussions are resolved
lfs_enabled boolean no Enable LFS
request_access_enabled boolean no Allow users to request member access

Edit project

Updates an existing project.

PUT /projects/:id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME of the project
name string yes The name of the project
path string no Custom repository name for the project. By default generated based on name
default_branch string no master by default
description string no Short project description
issues_enabled boolean no Enable issues for this project
merge_requests_enabled boolean no Enable merge requests for this project
builds_enabled boolean no Enable builds for this project
wiki_enabled boolean no Enable wiki for this project
snippets_enabled boolean no Enable snippets for this project
container_registry_enabled boolean no Enable container registry for this project
shared_runners_enabled boolean no Enable shared runners for this project
public boolean no If true, the same as setting visibility_level to 20
visibility_level integer no See project visibility level
import_url string no URL to import repository from
public_builds boolean no If true, builds can be viewed by non-project-members
only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds boolean no Set whether merge requests can only be merged with successful builds
only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved boolean no Set whether merge requests can only be merged when all the discussions are resolved
lfs_enabled boolean no Enable LFS
request_access_enabled boolean no Allow users to request member access

Fork project

Forks a project into the user namespace of the authenticated user or the one provided.

POST /projects/fork/:id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME of the project
namespace integer/string yes The ID or path of the namespace that the project will be forked to

Star a project

Stars a given project. Returns status code 304 if the project is already starred.

POST /projects/:id/star

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME of the project 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/star"

Example response:

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": null,
  "default_branch": "master",
  "public": false,
  "visibility_level": 10,
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "[email protected]:diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "tag_list": [
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "name": "Diaspora Project Site",
  "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
  "path": "diaspora-project-site",
  "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "issues_enabled": true,
  "open_issues_count": 1,
  "merge_requests_enabled": true,
  "builds_enabled": true,
  "wiki_enabled": true,
  "snippets_enabled": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false,
  "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "creator_id": 3,
  "namespace": {
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "description": "",
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "owner_id": 1,
    "path": "diaspora",
    "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "archived": true,
  "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 1,
  "public_builds": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false
}

Unstar a project

Unstars a given project. Returns status code 304 if the project is not starred.

DELETE /projects/:id/star
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/star"

Example response:

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": null,
  "default_branch": "master",
  "public": false,
  "visibility_level": 10,
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "[email protected]:diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "tag_list": [
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "name": "Diaspora Project Site",
  "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
  "path": "diaspora-project-site",
  "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "issues_enabled": true,
  "open_issues_count": 1,
  "merge_requests_enabled": true,
  "builds_enabled": true,
  "wiki_enabled": true,
  "snippets_enabled": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false,
  "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "creator_id": 3,
  "namespace": {
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "description": "",
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "owner_id": 1,
    "path": "diaspora",
    "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "archived": true,
  "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "public_builds": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false
}

Archive a project

Archives the project if the user is either admin or the project owner of this project. This action is idempotent, thus archiving an already archived project will not change the project.

POST /projects/:id/archive
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/archive"

Example response:

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": null,
  "default_branch": "master",
  "public": false,
  "visibility_level": 0,
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "[email protected]:diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "tag_list": [
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "owner": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "name": "Diaspora Project Site",
  "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
  "path": "diaspora-project-site",
  "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "issues_enabled": true,
  "open_issues_count": 1,
  "merge_requests_enabled": true,
  "builds_enabled": true,
  "wiki_enabled": true,
  "snippets_enabled": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false,
  "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "creator_id": 3,
  "namespace": {
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "description": "",
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "owner_id": 1,
    "path": "diaspora",
    "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "permissions": {
    "project_access": {
      "access_level": 10,
      "notification_level": 3
    },
    "group_access": {
      "access_level": 50,
      "notification_level": 3
    }
  },
  "archived": true,
  "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "runners_token": "b8bc4a7a29eb76ea83cf79e4908c2b",
  "public_builds": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false
}

Unarchive a project

Unarchives the project if the user is either admin or the project owner of this project. This action is idempotent, thus unarchiving an non-archived project will not change the project.

POST /projects/:id/unarchive
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/unarchive"

Example response:

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": null,
  "default_branch": "master",
  "public": false,
  "visibility_level": 0,
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "[email protected]:diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "tag_list": [
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "owner": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "name": "Diaspora Project Site",
  "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
  "path": "diaspora-project-site",
  "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "issues_enabled": true,
  "open_issues_count": 1,
  "merge_requests_enabled": true,
  "builds_enabled": true,
  "wiki_enabled": true,
  "snippets_enabled": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false,
  "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "creator_id": 3,
  "namespace": {
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "description": "",
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "owner_id": 1,
    "path": "diaspora",
    "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "permissions": {
    "project_access": {
      "access_level": 10,
      "notification_level": 3
    },
    "group_access": {
      "access_level": 50,
      "notification_level": 3
    }
  },
  "archived": false,
  "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "runners_token": "b8bc4a7a29eb76ea83cf79e4908c2b",
  "public_builds": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false
}

Remove project

Removes a project including all associated resources (issues, merge requests etc.)

DELETE /projects/:id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME

Uploads

Upload a file

Uploads a file to the specified project to be used in an issue or merge request description, or a comment.

POST /projects/:id/uploads

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
file string yes The file to be uploaded 
{
  "alt": "dk",
  "url": "/uploads/66dbcd21ec5d24ed6ea225176098d52b/dk.png",
  "markdown": "![dk](/uploads/66dbcd21ec5d24ed6ea225176098d52b/dk.png)"
}

Note: The returned url is relative to the project path. In Markdown contexts, the link is automatically expanded when the format in markdown is used.

Project members

Please consult the Project Members documentation.

Share project with group

Allow to share project with group.

POST /projects/:id/share

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
group_id integer yes The ID of the group to share with
group_access integer yes The permissions level to grant the group
expires_at string no Share expiration date in ISO 8601 format: 2016-09-26

Delete a shared project link within a group

Unshare the project from the group. Returns 204 and no content on success.

DELETE /projects/:id/share/:group_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
group_id integer yes The ID of the group 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/share/17

Hooks

Also called Project Hooks and Webhooks. These are different for System Hooks that are system wide.

List project hooks

Get a list of project hooks.

GET /projects/:id/hooks

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME

Get project hook

Get a specific hook for a project.

GET /projects/:id/hooks/:hook_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
hook_id integer yes The ID of a project hook 
{
  "id": 1,
  "url": "http://example.com/hook",
  "project_id": 3,
  "push_events": true,
  "issues_events": true,
  "merge_requests_events": true,
  "tag_push_events": true,
  "note_events": true,
  "build_events": true,
  "pipeline_events": true,
  "wiki_page_events": true,
  "enable_ssl_verification": true,
  "created_at": "2012-10-12T17:04:47Z"
}

Add project hook

Adds a hook to a specified project.

POST /projects/:id/hooks

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
url string yes The hook URL
push_events boolean no Trigger hook on push events
issues_events boolean no Trigger hook on issues events
merge_requests_events boolean no Trigger hook on merge requests events
tag_push_events boolean no Trigger hook on tag push events
note_events boolean no Trigger hook on note events
build_events boolean no Trigger hook on build events
pipeline_events boolean no Trigger hook on pipeline events
wiki_events boolean no Trigger hook on wiki events
enable_ssl_verification boolean no Do SSL verification when triggering the hook
token string no Secret token to validate received payloads; this will not be returned in the response

Edit project hook

Edits a hook for a specified project.

PUT /projects/:id/hooks/:hook_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
hook_id integer yes The ID of the project hook
url string yes The hook URL
push_events boolean no Trigger hook on push events
issues_events boolean no Trigger hook on issues events
merge_requests_events boolean no Trigger hook on merge requests events
tag_push_events boolean no Trigger hook on tag push events
note_events boolean no Trigger hook on note events
build_events boolean no Trigger hook on build events
pipeline_events boolean no Trigger hook on pipeline events
wiki_events boolean no Trigger hook on wiki events
enable_ssl_verification boolean no Do SSL verification when triggering the hook
token string no Secret token to validate received payloads; this will not be returned in the response

Delete project hook

Removes a hook from a project. This is an idempotent method and can be called multiple times. Either the hook is available or not.

DELETE /projects/:id/hooks/:hook_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
hook_id integer yes The ID of the project hook

Note the JSON response differs if the hook is available or not. If the project hook is available before it is returned in the JSON response or an empty response is returned.

Branches

For more information please consult the Branches documentation.

List branches

Lists all branches of a project.

GET /projects/:id/repository/branches

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME 
[
  {
    "name": "async",
    "commit": {
      "id": "a2b702edecdf41f07b42653eb1abe30ce98b9fca",
      "parent_ids": [
        "3f94fc7c85061973edc9906ae170cc269b07ca55"
      ],
      "message": "give Caolan credit where it's due (up top)",
      "author_name": "Jeremy Ashkenas",
      "author_email": "[email protected]",
      "authored_date": "2010-12-08T21:28:50+00:00",
      "committer_name": "Jeremy Ashkenas",
      "committer_email": "[email protected]",
      "committed_date": "2010-12-08T21:28:50+00:00"
    },
    "protected": false,
    "developers_can_push": false,
    "developers_can_merge": false
  },
  {
    "name": "gh-pages",
    "commit": {
      "id": "101c10a60019fe870d21868835f65c25d64968fc",
      "parent_ids": [
          "9c15d2e26945a665131af5d7b6d30a06ba338aaa"
      ],
      "message": "Underscore.js 1.5.2",
      "author_name": "Jeremy Ashkenas",
      "author_email": "[email protected]",
      "authored_date": "2013-09-07T12:58:21+00:00",
      "committer_name": "Jeremy Ashkenas",
      "committer_email": "[email protected]",
      "committed_date": "2013-09-07T12:58:21+00:00"
    },
    "protected": false,
    "developers_can_push": false,
    "developers_can_merge": false
  }
]

Single branch

A specific branch of a project.

GET /projects/:id/repository/branches/:branch

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
branch string yes The name of the branch
developers_can_push boolean no Flag if developers can push to the branch
developers_can_merge boolean no Flag if developers can merge to the branch

Protect single branch

Protects a single branch of a project.

PUT /projects/:id/repository/branches/:branch/protect

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
branch string yes The name of the branch

Unprotect single branch

Unprotects a single branch of a project.

PUT /projects/:id/repository/branches/:branch/unprotect

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
branch string yes The name of the branch

Admin fork relation

Allows modification of the forked relationship between existing projects. Available only for admins.

Create a forked from/to relation between existing projects.

POST /projects/:id/fork/:forked_from_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
forked_from_id ID yes The ID of the project that was forked from

Delete an existing forked from relationship

DELETE /projects/:id/fork

Parameter:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME

Search for projects by name

Search for projects by name which are accessible to the authenticated user. This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the project is publicly accessible.

GET /projects/search/:query

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
query string yes A string contained in the project name
order_by string no Return requests ordered by id, name, created_at or last_activity_at fields
sort string no Return requests sorted in asc or desc order