Broadcast Messages API

Broadcast messages API operates on broadcast messages.

As of GitLab 12.8, GET requests do not require authentication. All other broadcast message API endpoints are accessible only to administrators. Non-GET requests by:

Guests result in 401 Unauthorized.
Regular users result in 403 Forbidden.

Get all broadcast messages

List all broadcast messages.

GET /broadcast_messages

Example request:

curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/broadcast_messages"

Example response:

[
    {
        "message":"Example broadcast message",
        "starts_at":"2016-08-24T23:21:16.078Z",
        "ends_at":"2016-08-26T23:21:16.080Z",
        "color":"#E75E40",
        "font":"#FFFFFF",
        "id":1,
        "active": false,
        "target_path": "*/welcome",
        "broadcast_type": "banner",
        "dismissable": false
    }
]

Get a specific broadcast message

Get a specific broadcast message.

GET /broadcast_messages/:id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	yes	ID of broadcast message to retrieve.

Example request:

curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/broadcast_messages/1"

Example response:

{
    "message":"Deploy in progress",
    "starts_at":"2016-08-24T23:21:16.078Z",
    "ends_at":"2016-08-26T23:21:16.080Z",
    "color":"#cecece",
    "font":"#FFFFFF",
    "id":1,
    "active":false,
    "target_path": "*/welcome",
    "broadcast_type": "banner",
    "dismissable": false
}

Create a broadcast message

Create a new broadcast message.

POST /broadcast_messages

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`message`	string	yes	Message to display.
`starts_at`	datetime	no	Starting time (defaults to current time). Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`)
`ends_at`	datetime	no	Ending time (defaults to one hour from current time). Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`)
`color`	string	no	Background color hex code.
`font`	string	no	Foreground color hex code.
`target_path`	string	no	Target path of the broadcast message.
`broadcast_type`	string	no	Appearance type (defaults to banner)
`dismissable`	boolean	no	Can the user dismiss the message?

Example request:

curl --data "message=Deploy in progress&color=#cecece" \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/broadcast_messages"

Example response:

{
    "message":"Deploy in progress",
    "starts_at":"2016-08-26T00:41:35.060Z",
    "ends_at":"2016-08-26T01:41:35.060Z",
    "color":"#cecece",
    "font":"#FFFFFF",
    "id":1,
    "active": true,
    "target_path": "*/welcome",
    "broadcast_type": "notification",
    "dismissable": false
}

Update a broadcast message

Update an existing broadcast message.

PUT /broadcast_messages/:id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	yes	ID of broadcast message to update.
`message`	string	no	Message to display.
`starts_at`	datetime	no	Starting time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`)
`ends_at`	datetime	no	Ending time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`)
`color`	string	no	Background color hex code.
`font`	string	no	Foreground color hex code.
`target_path`	string	no	Target path of the broadcast message.
`broadcast_type`	string	no	Appearance type (defaults to banner)
`dismissable`	boolean	no	Can the user dismiss the message?

Example request:

curl --request PUT --data "message=Update message&color=#000" \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/broadcast_messages/1"

Example response:

{
    "message":"Update message",
    "starts_at":"2016-08-26T00:41:35.060Z",
    "ends_at":"2016-08-26T01:41:35.060Z",
    "color":"#000",
    "font":"#FFFFFF",
    "id":1,
    "active": true,
    "target_path": "*/welcome",
    "broadcast_type": "notification",
    "dismissable": false
}

Delete a broadcast message

Delete a broadcast message.

DELETE /broadcast_messages/:id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	yes	ID of broadcast message to delete.

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/broadcast_messages/1"