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# Licenses API
## List license templates
Get all license templates.
```
GET /templates/licenses
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------- |
| `popular` | boolean | no | If passed, returns only popular licenses |
```bash
curl https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/templates/licenses?popular=1
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"key": "apache-2.0",
"name": "Apache License 2.0",
"nickname": null,
"featured": true,
"html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/apache-2.0/",
"source_url": "http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html",
"description": "A permissive license that also provides an express grant of patent rights from contributors to users.",
"conditions": [
"include-copyright",
"document-changes"
],
"permissions": [
"commercial-use",
"modifications",
"distribution",
"patent-use",
"private-use"
],
"limitations": [
"trademark-use",
"no-liability"
],
"content": " Apache License\n Version 2.0, January 2004\n [...]"
},
{
"key": "gpl-3.0",
"name": "GNU General Public License v3.0",
"nickname": "GNU GPLv3",
"featured": true,
"html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/",
"source_url": "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt",
"description": "The GNU GPL is the most widely used free software license and has a strong copyleft requirement. When distributing derived works, the source code of the work must be made available under the same license.",
"conditions": [
"include-copyright",
"document-changes",
"disclose-source",
"same-license"
],
"permissions": [
"commercial-use",
"modifications",
"distribution",
"patent-use",
"private-use"
],
"limitations": [
"no-liability"
],
"content": " GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE\n Version 3, 29 June 2007\n [...]"
},
{
"key": "mit",
"name": "MIT License",
"nickname": null,
"featured": true,
"html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/",
"source_url": "http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
"description": "A permissive license that is short and to the point. It lets people do anything with your code with proper attribution and without warranty.",
"conditions": [
"include-copyright"
],
"permissions": [
"commercial-use",
"modifications",
"distribution",
"private-use"
],
"limitations": [
"no-liability"
],
"content": "The MIT License (MIT)\n\nCopyright (c) [year] [fullname]\n [...]"
}
]
```
## Single license template
Get a single license template. You can pass parameters to replace the license
placeholder.
```
GET /templates/licenses/:key
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| ---------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| `key` | string | yes | The key of the license template |
| `project` | string | no | The copyrighted project name |
| `fullname` | string | no | The full-name of the copyright holder |
>**Note:**
If you omit the `fullname` parameter but authenticate your request, the name of
the authenticated user will be used to replace the copyright holder placeholder.
```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/templates/licenses/mit?project=My+Cool+Project
```
Example response:
```json
{
"key": "mit",
"name": "MIT License",
"nickname": null,
"featured": true,
"html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/",
"source_url": "http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
"description": "A permissive license that is short and to the point. It lets people do anything with your code with proper attribution and without warranty.",
"conditions": [
"include-copyright"
],
"permissions": [
"commercial-use",
"modifications",
"distribution",
"private-use"
],
"limitations": [
"no-liability"
],
"content": "The MIT License (MIT)\n\nCopyright (c) 2016 John Doe\n [...]"
}
```
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