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diff --git a/doc/api/README.md b/doc/api/README.md index 7661e1eea02..f65b934b9db 100644 --- a/doc/api/README.md +++ b/doc/api/README.md @@ -10,21 +10,25 @@ following locations: - [Award Emoji](award_emoji.md) - [Branches](branches.md) +- [Broadcast Messages](broadcast_messages.md) - [Builds](builds.md) - [Build Triggers](build_triggers.md) - [Build Variables](build_variables.md) - [Commits](commits.md) - [Deployments](deployments.md) - [Deploy Keys](deploy_keys.md) +- [Gitignores templates](templates/gitignores.md) +- [GitLab CI Config templates](templates/gitlab_ci_ymls.md) - [Groups](groups.md) - [Group Access Requests](access_requests.md) - [Group Members](members.md) - [Issues](issues.md) +- [Issue Boards](boards.md) - [Keys](keys.md) - [Labels](labels.md) - [Merge Requests](merge_requests.md) - [Milestones](milestones.md) -- [Open source license templates](licenses.md) +- [Open source license templates](templates/licenses.md) - [Namespaces](namespaces.md) - [Notes](notes.md) (comments) - [Notification settings](notification_settings.md) @@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ following locations: - [Todos](todos.md) - [Users](users.md) - [Validate CI configuration](ci/lint.md) +- [Version](version.md) ### Internal CI API @@ -55,11 +60,12 @@ The following documentation is for the [internal CI API](ci/README.md): ## Authentication -All API requests require authentication via a token. There are three types of tokens -available: private tokens, OAuth 2 tokens, and personal access tokens. +All API requests require authentication via a session cookie or token. There are +three types of tokens available: private tokens, OAuth 2 tokens, and personal +access tokens. -If a token is invalid or omitted, an error message will be returned with -status code `401`: +If authentication information is invalid or omitted, an error message will be +returned with status code `401`: ```json { @@ -98,6 +104,13 @@ that needs access to the GitLab API. Once you have your token, pass it to the API using either the `private_token` parameter or the `PRIVATE-TOKEN` header. + +### Session Cookie + +When signing in to GitLab as an ordinary user, a `_gitlab_session` cookie is +set. The API will use this cookie for authentication if it is present, but using +the API to generate a new session cookie is currently not supported. + ## Basic Usage API requests should be prefixed with `api` and the API version. The API version @@ -346,6 +359,19 @@ follows: } ``` +## Unknown route + +When you try to access an API URL that does not exist you will receive 404 Not Found. + +``` +HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found +Content-Type: application/json +{ + "error": "404 Not Found" +} +``` + + ## Clients There are many unofficial GitLab API Clients for most of the popular |