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diff --git a/doc/api/README.md b/doc/api/README.md index 3ded230370c..33394d46a2d 100644 --- a/doc/api/README.md +++ b/doc/api/README.md @@ -1,151 +1,13 @@ -# GitLab API +# API Docs Automate GitLab via a simple and powerful API. The main GitLab API is a [REST](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer) API. Therefore, documentation in this section assumes knowledge of REST concepts. -## API resources - -Available API resources can be grouped in the following contexts: - -- [Projects](#project-resources). -- [Groups](#group-resources). -- [Standalone](#standalone-resources). - -See also: - -- [V3 to V4](v3_to_v4.md). -- Adding [deploy keys for multiple projects](deploy_key_multiple_projects.md). - -### Project resources - -The following API resources are available in the project context: - -| Resource | Available endpoints | -|:--------------------------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -| [Access requests](access_requests.md) | `/projects/:id/access_requests` (also available for groups) | -| [Award emoji](award_emoji.md) | `/projects/:id/issues/.../award_emoji`, `/projects/:id/merge_requests/.../award_emoji`, `/projects/:id/snippets/.../award_emoji` | -| [Branches](branches.md) | `/projects/:id/repository/branches/`, `/projects/:id/repository/merged_branches` | -| [Commits](commits.md) | `/projects/:id/repository/commits`, `/projects/:id/statuses` | -| [Container Registry](container_registry.md) | `/projects/:id/registry/repositories` | -| [Custom attributes](custom_attributes.md) | `/projects/:id/custom_attributes` (also available for groups and users) | -| [Deploy keys](deploy_keys.md) | `/projects/:id/deploy_keys` (also available standalone) | -| [Deployments](deployments.md) | `/projects/:id/deployments` | -| [Discussions](discussions.md) (threaded comments) | `/projects/:id/issues/.../discussions`, `/projects/:id/snippets/.../discussions`, `/projects/:id/merge_requests/.../discussions`, `/projects/:id/commits/.../discussions` (also available for groups) | -| [Environments](environments.md) | `/projects/:id/environments` | -| [Events](events.md) | `/projects/:id/events` (also available for users and standalone) | -| [Issues](issues.md) | `/projects/:id/issues` (also available for groups and standalone) | -| [Issues Statistics](issues_statistics.md) | `/projects/:id/issues_statistics` (also available for groups and standalone) | -| [Issue boards](boards.md) | `/projects/:id/boards` | -| [Issue links](issue_links.md) **(STARTER)** | `/projects/:id/issues/.../links` | -| [Jobs](jobs.md) | `/projects/:id/jobs`, `/projects/:id/pipelines/.../jobs` | -| [Labels](labels.md) | `/projects/:id/labels` | -| [Managed licenses](managed_licenses.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | `/projects/:id/managed_licenses` | -| [Members](members.md) | `/projects/:id/members` (also available for groups) | -| [Merge request approvals](merge_request_approvals.md) **(STARTER)** | `/projects/:id/approvals`, `/projects/:id/merge_requests/.../approvals` | -| [Merge requests](merge_requests.md) | `/projects/:id/merge_requests` (also available for groups and standalone) | -| [Notes](notes.md) (comments) | `/projects/:id/issues/.../notes`, `/projects/:id/snippets/.../notes`, `/projects/:id/merge_requests/.../notes` (also available for groups) | -| [Notification settings](notification_settings.md) | `/projects/:id/notification_settings` (also available for groups and standalone) | -| [Packages](packages.md) **(PREMIUM)** | `/projects/:id/packages` | -| [Pages domains](pages_domains.md) | `/projects/:id/pages` (also available standalone) | -| [Pipelines](pipelines.md) | `/projects/:id/pipelines` | -| [Pipeline schedules](pipeline_schedules.md) | `/projects/:id/pipeline_schedules` | -| [Pipeline triggers](pipeline_triggers.md) | `/projects/:id/triggers` | -| [Projects](projects.md) including setting Webhooks | `/projects`, `/projects/:id/hooks` (also available for users) | -| [Project badges](project_badges.md) | `/projects/:id/badges` | -| [Project clusters](project_clusters.md) | `/projects/:id/clusters` | -| [Project-level variables](project_level_variables.md) | `/projects/:id/variables` | -| [Project import/export](project_import_export.md) | `/projects/:id/export`, `/projects/import`, `/projects/:id/import` | -| [Project milestones](milestones.md) | `/projects/:id/milestones` | -| [Project snippets](project_snippets.md) | `/projects/:id/snippets` | -| [Project templates](project_templates.md) | `/projects/:id/templates` | -| [Protected branches](protected_branches.md) | `/projects/:id/protected_branches` | -| [Protected tags](protected_tags.md) | `/projects/:id/protected_tags` | -| [Releases](releases/index.md) | `/projects/:id/releases` | -| [Release links](releases/links.md) | `/projects/:id/releases/.../assets/links` | -| [Repositories](repositories.md) | `/projects/:id/repository` | -| [Repository files](repository_files.md) | `/projects/:id/repository/files` | -| [Repository submodules](repository_submodules.md) | `/projects/:id/repository/submodules` | -| [Resource label events](resource_label_events.md) | `/projects/:id/issues/.../resource_label_events`, `/projects/:id/merge_requests/.../resource_label_events` (also available for groups) | -| [Runners](runners.md) | `/projects/:id/runners` (also available standalone) | -| [Search](search.md) | `/projects/:id/search` (also available for groups and standalone) | -| [Services](services.md) | `/projects/:id/services` | -| [Tags](tags.md) | `/projects/:id/repository/tags` | -| [Vulnerabilities](vulnerabilities.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | `/projects/:id/vulnerabilities` (also available for groups) | -| [Wikis](wikis.md) | `/projects/:id/wikis` | - -### Group resources - -The following API resources are available in the group context: - -| Resource | Available endpoints | -|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -| [Access requests](access_requests.md) | `/groups/:id/access_requests/` (also available for projects) | -| [Custom attributes](custom_attributes.md) | `/groups/:id/custom_attributes` (also available for projects and users) | -| [Discussions](discussions.md) (threaded comments) **(ULTIMATE)** | `/groups/:id/epics/.../discussions` (also available for projects) | -| [Epic issues](epic_issues.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | `/groups/:id/epics/.../issues` | -| [Epic links](epic_links.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | `/groups/:id/epics/.../epics` | -| [Epics](epics.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | `/groups/:id/epics` | -| [Groups](groups.md) | `/groups`, `/groups/.../subgroups` | -| [Group badges](group_badges.md) | `/groups/:id/badges` | -| [Group issue boards](group_boards.md) | `/groups/:id/boards` | -| [Group labels](group_labels.md) | `/groups/:id/labels` | -| [Group-level variables](group_level_variables.md) | `/groups/:id/variables` | -| [Group milestones](group_milestones.md) | `/groups/:id/milestones` | -| [Issues](issues.md) | `/groups/:id/issues` (also available for projects and standalone) | -| [Issues Statistics](issues_statistics.md) | `/groups/:id/issues_statistics` (also available for projects and standalone) | -| [Members](members.md) | `/groups/:id/members` (also available for projects) | -| [Merge requests](merge_requests.md) | `/groups/:id/merge_requests` (also available for projects and standalone) | -| [Notes](notes.md) (comments) | `/groups/:id/epics/.../notes` (also available for projects) | -| [Notification settings](notification_settings.md) | `/groups/:id/notification_settings` (also available for projects and standalone) | -| [Resource label events](resource_label_events.md) | `/groups/:id/epics/.../resource_label_events` (also available for projects) | -| [Search](search.md) | `/groups/:id/search` (also available for projects and standalone) | - -### Standalone resources - -The following API resources are available outside of project and group contexts (including `/users`): - -| Resource | Available endpoints | -|:--------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------| -| [Applications](applications.md) | `/applications` | -| [Avatar](avatar.md) | `/avatar` | -| [Broadcast messages](broadcast_messages.md) | `/broadcast_messages` | -| [Code snippets](snippets.md) | `/snippets` | -| [Custom attributes](custom_attributes.md) | `/users/:id/custom_attributes` (also available for groups and projects) | -| [Deploy keys](deploy_keys.md) | `/deploy_keys` (also available for projects) | -| [Events](events.md) | `/events`, `/users/:id/events` (also available for projects) | -| [Feature flags](features.md) | `/features` | -| [Geo Nodes](geo_nodes.md) **(PREMIUM ONLY)** | `/geo_nodes` | -| [Import repository from GitHub](import.md) | `/import/github` | -| [Issues](issues.md) | `/issues` (also available for groups and projects) | -| [Issues Statistics](issues_statistics.md) | `/issues_statistics` (also available for groups and projects) | -| [Keys](keys.md) | `/keys` | -| [License](license.md) **(CORE ONLY)** | `/license` | -| [Markdown](markdown.md) | `/markdown` | -| [Merge requests](merge_requests.md) | `/merge_requests` (also available for groups and projects) | -| [Namespaces](namespaces.md) | `/namespaces` | -| [Notification settings](notification_settings.md) | `/notification_settings` (also available for groups and projects) | -| [Pages domains](pages_domains.md) | `/pages/domains` (also available for projects) | -| [Projects](projects.md) | `/users/:id/projects` (also available for projects) | -| [Runners](runners.md) | `/runners` (also available for projects) | -| [Search](search.md) | `/search` (also available for groups and projects) | -| [Settings](settings.md) | `/application/settings` | -| [Sidekiq metrics](sidekiq_metrics.md) | `/sidekiq` | -| [Suggestions](suggestions.md) | `/suggestions` | -| [System hooks](system_hooks.md) | `/hooks` | -| [Todos](todos.md) | `/todos` | -| [Users](users.md) | `/users` | -| [Validate `.gitlab-ci.yml` file](lint.md) | `/lint` | -| [Version](version.md) | `/version` | - -### Templates API resources - -Endpoints are available for: - -- [Dockerfile templates](templates/dockerfiles.md). -- [`.gitignore` templates](templates/gitignores.md). -- [GitLab CI YAML templates](templates/gitlab_ci_ymls.md). -- [Open source license templates](templates/licenses.md). +## Available API resources + +For a list of the available resources and their endpoints, see +[API resources](api_resources.md). ## SCIM **(SILVER ONLY)** @@ -154,9 +16,10 @@ the `/Users` endpoint. The base URL is: `/api/scim/v2/groups/:group_path/Users/` ## Road to GraphQL -Going forward, we will start on moving to -[GraphQL](graphql/index.md) and deprecate the use of -controller-specific endpoints. GraphQL has a number of benefits: +[GraphQL](graphql/index.md) is available in GitLab, which will +allow deprecation of controller-specific endpoints. + +GraphQL has a number of benefits: 1. We avoid having to maintain two different APIs. 1. Callers of the API can request only what they need. @@ -214,11 +77,12 @@ authentication is not provided. For those cases where it is not required, this will be mentioned in the documentation for each individual endpoint. For example, the [`/projects/:id` endpoint](projects.md). -There are three ways to authenticate with the GitLab API: +There are four ways to authenticate with the GitLab API: 1. [OAuth2 tokens](#oauth2-tokens) 1. [Personal access tokens](#personal-access-tokens) 1. [Session cookie](#session-cookie) +1. [GitLab CI job token](#gitlab-ci-job-token-premium) **(PREMIUM)** For admins who want to authenticate with the API as a specific user, or who want to build applications or scripts that do so, two options are available: @@ -270,6 +134,12 @@ Example of using the personal access token in a header: curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects ``` +You can also use personal access tokens with OAuth-compliant headers: + +```shell +curl --header "Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects +``` + Read more about [personal access tokens][pat]. ### Session cookie @@ -282,6 +152,14 @@ The primary user of this authentication method is the web frontend of GitLab its which can use the API as the authenticated user to get a list of their projects, for example, without needing to explicitly pass an access token. +### GitLab CI job token **(PREMIUM)** + +With a few API endpoints you can use a [GitLab CI job token](../user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md#job-token) +to authenticate with the API: + +- [Get job artifacts](jobs.md#get-job-artifacts) +- [Pipeline triggers](pipeline_triggers.md) + ### Impersonation tokens > [Introduced][ce-9099] in GitLab 9.0. Needs admin permissions. @@ -320,8 +198,6 @@ By default, impersonation is enabled. To disable impersonation: To re-enable impersonation, remove this configuration and reconfigure GitLab. ---- - **For installations from source** 1. Edit `config/gitlab.yml`: @@ -380,8 +256,6 @@ returned with status code `404`: } ``` ---- - Example of a valid API call and a request using cURL with sudo request, providing a username: @@ -511,7 +385,7 @@ more than 10,000, the `X-Total` and `X-Total-Pages` headers as well as the ## Namespaced path encoding -If using namespaced API calls, make sure that the `NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME` is +If using namespaced API calls, make sure that the `NAMESPACE/PROJECT_PATH` is URL-encoded. For example, `/` is represented by `%2F`: @@ -520,6 +394,11 @@ For example, `/` is represented by `%2F`: GET /api/v4/projects/diaspora%2Fdiaspora ``` +NOTE: **Note:** +A project's **path** is not necessarily the same as its **name**. A +project's path can found in the project's URL or in the project's settings +under **General > Advanced > Change path**. + ## Branches and tags name encoding If your branch or tag contains a `/`, make sure the branch/tag name is @@ -686,6 +565,13 @@ The correct encoding for the query parameter would be: There are many unofficial GitLab API Clients for most of the popular programming languages. Visit the [GitLab website] for a complete list. +## Rate limits + +For administrator documentation on rate limit settings, see +[Rate limits](../security/rate_limits.md). To find the settings that are +specifically used by GitLab.com, see +[GitLab.com-specific rate limits](../user/gitlab_com/index.md#gitlabcom-specific-rate-limits). + [GitLab website]: https://about.gitlab.com/applications/#api-clients "Clients using the GitLab API" [lib-api-url]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/tree/master/lib/api/api.rb [ce-3749]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/3749 |