Emoji reactions API

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History

Renamed from “award emoji” to “emoji reactions” in GitLab 16.0.

An emoji reaction tells a thousand words.

We call GitLab objects on which you can react with an emoji “awardables”. You can react with emoji on the following:

Issues, merge requests, and snippets

For information on using these endpoints with comments, see Add reactions to comments.

List an awardable’s emoji reactions

History
  • Changed in GitLab 15.1 to allow unauthenticated access to public awardables.

Get a list of all emoji reactions for a specified awardable. This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the awardable is publicly accessible. 

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/award_emoji
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/award_emoji
GET /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/award_emoji

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid/merge_request_iid/snippet_id integer yes ID (iid for merge requests/issues, id for snippets) of an awardable.

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/award_emoji"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 4,
    "name": "1234",
    "user": {
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.206Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.206Z",
    "awardable_id": 80,
    "awardable_type": "Issue"
  },
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "microphone",
    "user": {
      "name": "User 4",
      "username": "user4",
      "id": 26,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
    },
    "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
    "awardable_id": 80,
    "awardable_type": "Issue"
  }
]

Get single emoji reaction

History
  • Changed in GitLab 15.1 to allow unauthenticated access to public awardables.

Get a single emoji reaction from an issue, snippet, or merge request. This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the awardable is publicly accessible. 

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/award_emoji/:award_id
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/award_emoji/:award_id
GET /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/award_emoji/:award_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid/merge_request_iid/snippet_id integer yes ID (iid for merge requests/issues, id for snippets) of an awardable.
award_id integer yes ID of the emoji reaction.

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/award_emoji/1"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "microphone",
  "user": {
    "name": "User 4",
    "username": "user4",
    "id": 26,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
  "awardable_id": 80,
  "awardable_type": "Issue"
}

Add a new emoji reaction

Add an emoji reaction on the specified awardable. 

POST /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/award_emoji
POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/award_emoji
POST /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/award_emoji

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid/merge_request_iid/snippet_id integer yes ID (iid for merge requests/issues, id for snippets) of an awardable.
name string yes Name of the emoji without colons. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/award_emoji?name=blowfish"

Example Response: 

{
  "id": 344,
  "name": "blowfish",
  "user": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-06-17T17:47:29.266Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-17T17:47:29.266Z",
  "awardable_id": 80,
  "awardable_type": "Issue"
}

Delete an emoji reaction

Sometimes it’s just not meant to be and you need to remove your reaction.

Only an administrator or the author of the reaction can delete an emoji reaction. 

DELETE /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/award_emoji/:award_id
DELETE /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/award_emoji/:award_id
DELETE /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/award_emoji/:award_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid/merge_request_iid/snippet_id integer yes ID (iid for merge requests/issues, id for snippets) of an awardable.
award_id integer yes ID of an emoji reaction. 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/award_emoji/344"

Add reactions to comments

Comments (also known as notes) are a sub-resource of issues, merge requests, and snippets.

note
The examples below describe working with emoji reactions on an issue’s comments, but can be adapted to comments on merge requests and snippets. Therefore, you have to replace issue_iid either with merge_request_iid or with the snippet_id.

List a comment’s emoji reactions

History
  • Changed in GitLab 15.1 to allow unauthenticated access to public comments.

Get all emoji reactions for a comment (note). This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the comment is publicly accessible. 

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id/award_emoji

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid integer yes Internal ID of an issue.
note_id integer yes ID of a comment (note).

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/notes/1/award_emoji"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "mood_bubble_lightning",
    "user": {
      "name": "User 4",
      "username": "user4",
      "id": 26,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
    },
    "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
    "awardable_id": 1,
    "awardable_type": "Note"
  }
]

Get an emoji reaction for a comment

History
  • Changed in GitLab 15.1 to allow unauthenticated access to public comments.

Get a single emoji reaction for a comment (note). This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the comment is publicly accessible. 

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id/award_emoji/:award_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid integer yes Internal ID of an issue.
note_id integer yes ID of a comment (note).
award_id integer yes ID of the emoji reaction.

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/notes/1/award_emoji/2"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 2,
  "name": "mood_bubble_lightning",
  "user": {
    "name": "User 4",
    "username": "user4",
    "id": 26,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
  "awardable_id": 1,
  "awardable_type": "Note"
}

Add a new emoji reaction to a comment

Create an emoji reaction on the specified comment (note). 

POST /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id/award_emoji

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid integer yes Internal ID of an issue.
note_id integer yes ID of a comment (note).
name string yes Name of the emoji without colons.

Example request: 

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/notes/1/award_emoji?name=rocket"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 345,
  "name": "rocket",
  "user": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-06-17T19:59:55.888Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-17T19:59:55.888Z",
  "awardable_id": 1,
  "awardable_type": "Note"
}

Delete an emoji reaction from a comment

Sometimes it’s just not meant to be and you need to remove the reaction.

Only an administrator or the author of the reaction can delete an emoji reaction. 

DELETE /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id/award_emoji/:award_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid integer yes Internal ID of an issue.
note_id integer yes ID of a comment (note).
award_id integer yes ID of an emoji reaction.

Example request: 

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/award_emoji/345"