Merge branch 'create-pipeline-endpoint' into 'master'

Add API endpoint for creating a pipeline

Fixes #23468

See merge request !7209

1 files changed, 46 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/api/pipelines.md b/doc/api/pipelines.md
index a29b3eb6f44..6455c333faf 100644
--- a/doc/api/pipelines.md
+++ b/doc/api/pipelines.md
@@ -114,6 +114,51 @@ Example of response
 }
 ```
 
+## Create a new pipeline
+
+> [Introduced][ce-7209] in GitLab 8.14
+
+```
+POST /projects/:id/pipeline
+```
+
+| Attribute  | Type    | Required | Description         |
+|------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
+| `id`       | integer | yes      | The ID of a project |
+| `ref`       | string | yes      | Reference to commit |
+
+```
+curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/1/pipeline?ref=master"
+```
+
+Example of response
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": 61,
+  "sha": "384c444e840a515b23f21915ee5766b87068a70d",
+  "ref": "master",
+  "status": "pending",
+  "before_sha": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+  "tag": false,
+  "yaml_errors": null,
+  "user": {
+    "name": "Administrator",
+    "username": "root",
+    "id": 1,
+    "state": "active",
+    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
+    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
+  },
+  "created_at": "2016-11-04T09:36:13.747Z",
+  "updated_at": "2016-11-04T09:36:13.977Z",
+  "started_at": null,
+  "finished_at": null,
+  "committed_at": null,
+  "duration": null
+}
+```
+
 ## Retry failed builds in a pipeline
 
 > [Introduced][ce-5837] in GitLab 8.11
@@ -205,3 +250,4 @@ Response:
 ```
 
 [ce-5837]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/5837
+[ce-7209]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/7209