Resource state events API

Introduced in GitLab 13.2.

Resource state events keep track of what happens to GitLab issues and merge requests.

Use them to track which state was set, who did it, and when it happened.

Issues

List project issue state events

Gets a list of all state events for a single issue. 

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/resource_state_events
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
issue_iid integer yes The IID of an issue

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/issues/11/resource_state_events"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 142,
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2018-08-20T13:38:20.077Z",
    "resource_type": "Issue",
    "resource_id": 11,
    "state": "opened"
  },
  {
    "id": 143,
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2018-08-21T14:38:20.077Z",
    "resource_type": "Issue",
    "resource_id": 11,
    "state": "closed"
  }
]

Get single issue state event

Returns a single state event for a specific project issue 

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/resource_state_events/:resource_state_event_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
issue_iid integer yes The IID of an issue
resource_state_event_id integer yes The ID of a state event

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/issues/11/resource_state_events/143"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 143,
  "user": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2018-08-21T14:38:20.077Z",
  "resource_type": "Issue",
  "resource_id": 11,
  "state": "closed"
}

Merge requests

List project merge request state events

Gets a list of all state events for a single merge request. 

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/resource_state_events
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
merge_request_iid integer yes The IID of a merge request

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/11/resource_state_events"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 142,
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2018-08-20T13:38:20.077Z",
    "resource_type": "MergeRequest",
    "resource_id": 11,
    "state": "opened"
  },
  {
    "id": 143,
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2018-08-21T14:38:20.077Z",
    "resource_type": "MergeRequest",
    "resource_id": 11,
    "state": "closed"
  }
]

Get single merge request state event

Returns a single state event for a specific project merge request 

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/resource_state_events/:resource_state_event_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
merge_request_iid integer yes The IID of a merge request
resource_state_event_id integer yes The ID of a state event

Example request: 

curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/11/resource_state_events/120"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 120,
  "user": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2018-08-21T14:38:20.077Z",
  "resource_type": "MergeRequest",
  "resource_id": 11,
  "state": "closed"
}