Pipeline schedules API

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Get all pipeline schedules

Get a list of the pipeline schedules of a project. 

GET /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
scope string no The scope of pipeline schedules, one of: active, inactive 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules"

[
    {
        "id": 13,
        "description": "Test schedule pipeline",
        "ref": "main",
        "cron": "* * * * *",
        "cron_timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
        "next_run_at": "2017-05-19T13:41:00.000Z",
        "active": true,
        "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:31:08.849Z",
        "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:40:17.727Z",
        "owner": {
            "name": "Administrator",
            "username": "root",
            "id": 1,
            "state": "active",
            "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
            "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
        }
    }
]

Get a single pipeline schedule

Get the pipeline schedule of a project. 

GET /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
pipeline_schedule_id integer yes The pipeline schedule ID 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13"

{
    "id": 13,
    "description": "Test schedule pipeline",
    "ref": "main",
    "cron": "* * * * *",
    "cron_timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "next_run_at": "2017-05-19T13:41:00.000Z",
    "active": true,
    "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:31:08.849Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:40:17.727Z",
    "last_pipeline": {
        "id": 332,
        "sha": "0e788619d0b5ec17388dffb973ecd505946156db",
        "ref": "main",
        "status": "pending"
    },
    "owner": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "variables": [
        {
            "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_1",
            "variable_type": "env_var",
            "value": "TEST_1"
        }
    ]
}

Create a new pipeline schedule

Create a new pipeline schedule of a project. 

POST /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
description string yes The description of the pipeline schedule.
ref string yes The branch or tag name that is triggered.
cron string yes The cron schedule, for example: 0 1 * * *.
cron_timezone string no The timezone supported by ActiveSupport::TimeZone, for example: Pacific Time (US & Canada) (default: UTC).
active boolean no The activation of pipeline schedule. If false is set, the pipeline schedule is initially deactivated (default: true). 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --form description="Build packages" --form ref="main" --form cron="0 1 * * 5" --form cron_timezone="UTC" \
     --form active="true" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules"

{
    "id": 14,
    "description": "Build packages",
    "ref": "main",
    "cron": "0 1 * * 5",
    "cron_timezone": "UTC",
    "next_run_at": "2017-05-26T01:00:00.000Z",
    "active": true,
    "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:43:08.169Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:43:08.169Z",
    "last_pipeline": null,
    "owner": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
    }
}

Edit a pipeline schedule

Updates the pipeline schedule of a project. Once the update is done, it is rescheduled automatically. 

PUT /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
pipeline_schedule_id integer yes The pipeline schedule ID.
description string no The description of the pipeline schedule.
ref string no The branch or tag name that is triggered.
cron string no The cron schedule, for example: 0 1 * * *.
cron_timezone string no The timezone supported by ActiveSupport::TimeZone (for example Pacific Time (US & Canada)), or TZInfo::Timezone (for example America/Los_Angeles).
active boolean no The activation of pipeline schedule. If false is set, the pipeline schedule is initially deactivated. 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --form cron="0 2 * * *" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13"

{
    "id": 13,
    "description": "Test schedule pipeline",
    "ref": "main",
    "cron": "0 2 * * *",
    "cron_timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "next_run_at": "2017-05-19T17:00:00.000Z",
    "active": true,
    "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:31:08.849Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:44:16.135Z",
    "last_pipeline": {
        "id": 332,
        "sha": "0e788619d0b5ec17388dffb973ecd505946156db",
        "ref": "main",
        "status": "pending"
    },
    "owner": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
    }
}

Take ownership of a pipeline schedule

Update the owner of the pipeline schedule of a project. 

POST /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/take_ownership
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
pipeline_schedule_id integer yes The pipeline schedule ID 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13/take_ownership"

{
    "id": 13,
    "description": "Test schedule pipeline",
    "ref": "main",
    "cron": "0 2 * * *",
    "cron_timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "next_run_at": "2017-05-19T17:00:00.000Z",
    "active": true,
    "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:31:08.849Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:46:37.468Z",
    "last_pipeline": {
        "id": 332,
        "sha": "0e788619d0b5ec17388dffb973ecd505946156db",
        "ref": "main",
        "status": "pending"
    },
    "owner": {
        "name": "shinya",
        "username": "maeda",
        "id": 50,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8ca0a796a679c292e3a11da50f99e801?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/maeda"
    }
}

Delete a pipeline schedule

Delete the pipeline schedule of a project. 

DELETE /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
pipeline_schedule_id integer yes The pipeline schedule ID 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13"

{
    "id": 13,
    "description": "Test schedule pipeline",
    "ref": "main",
    "cron": "0 2 * * *",
    "cron_timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "next_run_at": "2017-05-19T17:00:00.000Z",
    "active": true,
    "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:31:08.849Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:46:37.468Z",
    "last_pipeline": {
        "id": 332,
        "sha": "0e788619d0b5ec17388dffb973ecd505946156db",
        "ref": "main",
        "status": "pending"
    },
    "owner": {
        "name": "shinya",
        "username": "maeda",
        "id": 50,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8ca0a796a679c292e3a11da50f99e801?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/maeda"
    }
}

Run a scheduled pipeline immediately

Introduced in GitLab 12.8.

Trigger a new scheduled pipeline, which runs immediately. The next scheduled run of this pipeline is not affected. 

POST /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/play
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
pipeline_schedule_id integer yes The pipeline schedule ID

Example request: 

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/pipeline_schedules/1/play"

Example response: 

{
  "message": "201 Created"
}

Pipeline schedule variables

Create a new pipeline schedule variable

Create a new variable of a pipeline schedule. 

POST /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/variables
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
pipeline_schedule_id integer yes The pipeline schedule ID
key string yes The key of a variable; must have no more than 255 characters; only A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and _ are allowed
value string yes The value of a variable
variable_type string no The type of a variable. Available types are: env_var (default) and file 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --form "key=NEW_VARIABLE" \
     --form "value=new value" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13/variables"

{
    "key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
    "variable_type": "env_var",
    "value": "new value"
}

Edit a pipeline schedule variable

Updates the variable of a pipeline schedule. 

PUT /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/variables/:key
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
pipeline_schedule_id integer yes The pipeline schedule ID
key string yes The key of a variable
value string yes The value of a variable
variable_type string no The type of a variable. Available types are: env_var (default) and file 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --form "value=updated value" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13/variables/NEW_VARIABLE"

{
    "key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
    "value": "updated value",
    "variable_type": "env_var"
}

Delete a pipeline schedule variable

Delete the variable of a pipeline schedule. 

DELETE /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/variables/:key
Attribute Type required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
pipeline_schedule_id integer yes The pipeline schedule ID
key string yes The key of a variable 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13/variables/NEW_VARIABLE"

{
    "key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
    "value": "updated value"
}