Issue links API
Tier: Free, Premium, Ultimate
Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated
History
- The simple “relates to” relationship moved to GitLab Free in 13.4.
List issue relations
Get a list of a given issue’s linked issues, sorted by the relationship creation datetime (ascending). Issues are filtered according to the user authorizations.
GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/links
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id
|
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project |
issue_iid
|
integer | yes | The internal ID of a project’s issue |
[
{
"id" : 84,
"iid" : 14,
"issue_link_id": 1,
"project_id" : 4,
"created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"title" : "Issues with auth",
"state" : "opened",
"assignees" : [],
"assignee" : null,
"labels" : [
"bug"
],
"author" : {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"description" : null,
"updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"milestone" : null,
"user_notes_count": 0,
"due_date": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/14",
"confidential": false,
"weight": null,
"link_type": "relates_to",
"link_created_at": "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"link_updated_at": "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z"
}
]
Get an issue link
History
- Introduced in GitLab 15.1.
Gets details about an issue link.
GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/links/:issue_link_id
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id
|
integer/string | Yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the project. |
issue_iid
|
integer | Yes | Internal ID of a project’s issue. |
issue_link_id
|
integer/string | Yes | ID of an issue relationship. |
Response body attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
source_issue
|
object | Details of the source issue of the relationship. |
target_issue
|
object | Details of the target issue of the relationship. |
link_type
|
string | Type of the relationship. Possible values are relates_to, blocks and is_blocked_by.
|
Example request:
curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/84/issues/14/links/1"
Example response:
{
"source_issue" : {
"id" : 83,
"iid" : 11,
"project_id" : 4,
"created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"title" : "Issues with auth",
"state" : "opened",
"assignees" : [],
"assignee" : null,
"labels" : [
"bug"
],
"author" : {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"description" : null,
"updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"milestone" : null,
"subscribed" : true,
"user_notes_count": 0,
"due_date": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/11",
"confidential": false,
"weight": null
},
"target_issue" : {
"id" : 84,
"iid" : 14,
"project_id" : 4,
"created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"title" : "Issues with auth",
"state" : "opened",
"assignees" : [],
"assignee" : null,
"labels" : [
"bug"
],
"author" : {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"description" : null,
"updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"milestone" : null,
"subscribed" : true,
"user_notes_count": 0,
"due_date": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/14",
"confidential": false,
"weight": null
},
"link_type": "relates_to"
}
Create an issue link
Creates a two-way relation between two issues. The user must be allowed to update both issues to succeed.
POST /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/links
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id
|
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project |
issue_iid
|
integer | yes | The internal ID of a project’s issue |
target_project_id
|
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project of a target project |
target_issue_iid
|
integer/string | yes | The internal ID of a target project’s issue |
link_type
|
string | no | The type of the relation (relates_to, blocks, is_blocked_by), defaults to relates_to).
|
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/issues/1/links?target_project_id=5&target_issue_iid=1"
Example response:
{
"source_issue" : {
"id" : 83,
"iid" : 11,
"project_id" : 4,
"created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"title" : "Issues with auth",
"state" : "opened",
"assignees" : [],
"assignee" : null,
"labels" : [
"bug"
],
"author" : {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"description" : null,
"updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"milestone" : null,
"subscribed" : true,
"user_notes_count": 0,
"due_date": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/11",
"confidential": false,
"weight": null
},
"target_issue" : {
"id" : 84,
"iid" : 14,
"project_id" : 4,
"created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"title" : "Issues with auth",
"state" : "opened",
"assignees" : [],
"assignee" : null,
"labels" : [
"bug"
],
"author" : {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"description" : null,
"updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"milestone" : null,
"subscribed" : true,
"user_notes_count": 0,
"due_date": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/14",
"confidential": false,
"weight": null
},
"link_type": "relates_to"
}
Delete an issue link
Deletes an issue link, thus removes the two-way relationship.
DELETE /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/links/:issue_link_id
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id
|
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project |
issue_iid
|
integer | yes | The internal ID of a project’s issue |
issue_link_id
|
integer/string | yes | The ID of an issue relationship |
link_type
|
string | no | The type of the relation (relates_to, blocks, is_blocked_by), defaults to relates_to
|
{
"source_issue" : {
"id" : 83,
"iid" : 11,
"project_id" : 4,
"created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"title" : "Issues with auth",
"state" : "opened",
"assignees" : [],
"assignee" : null,
"labels" : [
"bug"
],
"author" : {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"description" : null,
"updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"milestone" : null,
"subscribed" : true,
"user_notes_count": 0,
"due_date": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/11",
"confidential": false,
"weight": null
},
"target_issue" : {
"id" : 84,
"iid" : 14,
"project_id" : 4,
"created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"title" : "Issues with auth",
"state" : "opened",
"assignees" : [],
"assignee" : null,
"labels" : [
"bug"
],
"author" : {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"description" : null,
"updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
"milestone" : null,
"subscribed" : true,
"user_notes_count": 0,
"due_date": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/14",
"confidential": false,
"weight": null
},
"link_type": "relates_to"
}