Projects API

Tier: Free, Premium, Ultimate Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated

Manage projects by using the REST API.

Users with:

  • Any default role on a project can read the project’s properties.
  • The Owner or Maintainer role on a project can also edit the project’s properties.

Project visibility level

A project in GitLab can have a visibility level of either:

  • Private
  • Internal
  • Public

The visibility level is determined by the visibility field in the project.

For more information, see Project visibility.

The fields returned in responses vary based on the permissions of the authenticated user.

Deprecated attributes

These attributes are deprecated and could be removed in a future version of the REST API. Use the alternative attributes instead.

Deprecated attribute Alternative
tag_list topics attribute
marked_for_deletion_at marked_for_deletion_on. Premium and Ultimate tier only.
approvals_before_merge Merge request approvals API. Premium and Ultimate tier only.

Get a single project

Get a specific project. This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the project is publicly accessible. 

GET /projects/:id

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
license boolean No Include project license data.
statistics boolean No Include project statistics. Available only to users with at least the Reporter role.
with_custom_attributes boolean No Include custom attributes in response. (administrators only)

Example response: 

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
  "description_html": "<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:56\" dir=\"auto\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>",
  "default_branch": "main",
  "visibility": "private",
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@example.com:diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "readme_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site/blob/main/README.md",
  "tag_list": [ //deprecated, use `topics` instead
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "owner": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "name": "Diaspora Project Site",
  "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
  "path": "diaspora-project-site",
  "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "issues_enabled": true,
  "open_issues_count": 1,
  "merge_requests_enabled": true,
  "jobs_enabled": true,
  "wiki_enabled": true,
  "snippets_enabled": false,
  "can_create_merge_request_in": true,
  "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false, // deprecated, use container_registry_access_level instead
  "container_registry_access_level": "disabled",
  "security_and_compliance_access_level": "disabled",
  "container_expiration_policy": {
    "cadence": "7d",
    "enabled": false,
    "keep_n": null,
    "older_than": null,
    "name_regex": null, // to be deprecated in GitLab 13.0 in favor of `name_regex_delete`
    "name_regex_delete": null,
    "name_regex_keep": null,
    "next_run_at": "2020-01-07T21:42:58.658Z"
  },
  "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "creator_id": 3,
  "namespace": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "path": "diaspora",
    "kind": "group",
    "full_path": "diaspora",
    "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/group/avatar/3/foo.jpg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/groups/diaspora"
  },
  "import_url": null,
  "import_type": null,
  "import_status": "none",
  "import_error": null,
  "permissions": {
    "project_access": {
      "access_level": 10,
      "notification_level": 3
    },
    "group_access": {
      "access_level": 50,
      "notification_level": 3
    }
  },
  "archived": false,
  "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
  "license_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client/blob/main/LICENSE",
  "license": {
    "key": "lgpl-3.0",
    "name": "GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0",
    "nickname": "GNU LGPLv3",
    "html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0/",
    "source_url": "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt"
  },
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "group_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "runners_token": "b8bc4a7a29eb76ea83cf79e4908c2b",
  "ci_default_git_depth": 50,
  "ci_forward_deployment_enabled": true,
  "ci_forward_deployment_rollback_allowed": true,
  "ci_allow_fork_pipelines_to_run_in_parent_project": true,
  "ci_separated_caches": true,
  "ci_restrict_pipeline_cancellation_role": "developer",
  "ci_pipeline_variables_minimum_override_role": "maintainer",
  "ci_push_repository_for_job_token_allowed": false,
  "public_jobs": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [
    {
      "group_id": 4,
      "group_name": "Twitter",
      "group_full_path": "twitter",
      "group_access_level": 30
    },
    {
      "group_id": 3,
      "group_name": "Gitlab Org",
      "group_full_path": "gitlab-org",
      "group_access_level": 10
    }
  ],
  "repository_storage": "default",
  "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline": false,
  "allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment": false,
  "restrict_user_defined_variables": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "remove_source_branch_after_merge": false,
  "printing_merge_requests_link_enabled": true,
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "merge_method": "merge",
  "squash_option": "default_on",
  "auto_devops_enabled": true,
  "auto_devops_deploy_strategy": "continuous",
  "approvals_before_merge": 0, // Deprecated. Use merge request approvals API instead.
  "mirror": false,
  "mirror_user_id": 45,
  "mirror_trigger_builds": false,
  "only_mirror_protected_branches": false,
  "mirror_overwrites_diverged_branches": false,
  "external_authorization_classification_label": null,
  "packages_enabled": true,
  "service_desk_enabled": false,
  "service_desk_address": null,
  "autoclose_referenced_issues": true,
  "suggestion_commit_message": null,
  "enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads": true,
  "merge_commit_template": null,
  "squash_commit_template": null,
  "issue_branch_template": "gitlab/%{id}-%{title}",
  "marked_for_deletion_at": "2020-04-03", // Deprecated in favor of marked_for_deletion_on. Planned for removal in a future version of the REST API.
  "marked_for_deletion_on": "2020-04-03",
  "compliance_frameworks": [ "sox" ],
  "warn_about_potentially_unwanted_characters": true,
  "statistics": {
    "commit_count": 37,
    "storage_size": 1038090,
    "repository_size": 1038090,
    "wiki_size" : 0,
    "lfs_objects_size": 0,
    "job_artifacts_size": 0,
    "pipeline_artifacts_size": 0,
    "packages_size": 0,
    "snippets_size": 0,
    "uploads_size": 0,
    "container_registry_size": 0
  },
  "container_registry_image_prefix": "registry.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client",
  "_links": {
    "self": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects",
    "issues": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues",
    "merge_requests": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/merge_requests",
    "repo_branches": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/repository_branches",
    "labels": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels",
    "events": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/events",
    "members": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/members",
    "cluster_agents": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/cluster_agents"
  }
}

Users of GitLab Ultimate can also see the only_allow_merge_if_all_status_checks_passed parameters using GitLab 15.5 and later: 

{
  "id": 1,
  "project_id": 3,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_status_checks_passed": false,
  ...
}

If the project is a fork, the forked_from_project field appears in the response. For this field, if the upstream project is private, a valid token for authentication must be provided. The field mr_default_target_self appears as well. If this value is false, then all merge requests target the upstream project by default. 

{
   "id":3,

   ...

   "mr_default_target_self": false,
   "forked_from_project":{
      "id":13083,
      "description":"GitLab Community Edition",
      "name":"GitLab Community Edition",
      "name_with_namespace":"GitLab.org / GitLab Community Edition",
      "path":"gitlab-foss",
      "path_with_namespace":"gitlab-org/gitlab-foss",
      "created_at":"2013-09-26T06:02:36.000Z",
      "default_branch":"main",
      "tag_list":[], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "topics":[],
      "ssh_url_to_repo":"git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab-foss.git",
      "http_url_to_repo":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss.git",
      "web_url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss",
      "avatar_url":"https://gitlab.com/uploads/-/system/project/avatar/13083/logo-extra-whitespace.png",
      "license_url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/main/LICENSE",
      "license": {
        "key": "mit",
        "name": "MIT License",
        "nickname": null,
        "html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/",
        "source_url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"
      },
      "star_count":3812,
      "forks_count":3561,
      "last_activity_at":"2018-01-02T11:40:26.570Z",
      "namespace": {
            "id": 72,
            "name": "GitLab.org",
            "path": "gitlab-org",
            "kind": "group",
            "full_path": "gitlab-org",
            "parent_id": null
      },
      "repository_storage": "default"
   }

   ...

}

Templates for issues and merge requests

Tier: Premium, Ultimate Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated

Users of GitLab Premium or Ultimate can also see the issues_template and merge_requests_template parameters for managing issue and merge request description templates. 

{
  "id": 3,
  "issues_template": null,
  "merge_requests_template": null,
  ...
}

List projects

List projects.

List all projects

History
  • The _links.cluster_agents attribute in the response was introduced in GitLab 15.0.

Get a list of all visible projects across GitLab for the authenticated user. When accessed without authentication, only public projects with simple fields are returned. 

GET /projects

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
archived boolean No Limit by archived status.
id_after integer No Limit results to projects with IDs greater than the specified ID.
id_before integer No Limit results to projects with IDs less than the specified ID.
imported boolean No Limit results to projects which were imported from external systems by current user.
include_hidden boolean No Include hidden projects. (administrators only) Premium and Ultimate only.
include_pending_delete boolean No Include projects pending deletion. (administrators only)
last_activity_after datetime No Limit results to projects with last activity after specified time. Format: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ)
last_activity_before datetime No Limit results to projects with last activity before specified time. Format: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ)
membership boolean No Limit by projects that the current user is a member of.
min_access_level integer No Limit by current user minimal role (access_level).
order_by string No Return projects ordered by id, name, path, created_at, updated_at, star_count, last_activity_at, or similarity fields. repository_size, storage_size, packages_size or wiki_size fields are only allowed for administrators. similarity is only available when searching and is limited to projects that the current user is a member of. Default is created_at.
owned boolean No Limit by projects explicitly owned by the current user.
repository_checksum_failed boolean No Limit projects where the repository checksum calculation has failed. Premium and Ultimate only.
repository_storage string No Limit results to projects stored on repository_storage. (administrators only)
search_namespaces boolean No Include ancestor namespaces when matching search criteria. Default is false.
search string No Return list of projects with a path, name, or description matching the search criteria (case-insensitive, substring match). Multiple terms can be provided, separated by an escaped space, either + or %20, and will be ANDed together. Example: one+two will match substrings one and two (in any order).
simple boolean No Return only limited fields for each project. This operation is a no-op without authentication where only simple fields are returned.
sort string No Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc.
starred boolean No Limit by projects starred by the current user.
statistics boolean No Include project statistics. Available only to users with at least the Reporter role.
topic_id integer No Limit results to projects with the assigned topic given by the topic ID.
topic string No Comma-separated topic names. Limit results to projects that match all of given topics. See topics attribute.
updated_after datetime No Limit results to projects last updated after the specified time. Format: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ). Introduced in GitLab 15.10. For this filter to work, you must also provide updated_at as the order_by attribute.
updated_before datetime No Limit results to projects last updated before the specified time. Format: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ). Introduced in GitLab 15.10. For this filter to work, you must also provide updated_at as the order_by attribute.
visibility string No Limit by visibility public, internal, or private.
wiki_checksum_failed boolean No Limit projects where the wiki checksum calculation has failed. Premium and Ultimate only.
with_custom_attributes boolean No Include custom attributes in response. (administrator only)
with_issues_enabled boolean No Limit by enabled issues feature.
with_merge_requests_enabled boolean No Limit by enabled merge requests feature.
with_programming_language string No Limit by projects which use the given programming language.
marked_for_deletion_on date No Filter by date when project was marked for deletion. Introduced in GitLab 17.1. Premium and Ultimate only.

This endpoint supports keyset pagination for selected order_by options.

When simple=true or the user is unauthenticated this returns something like:

Example request: 

curl --request GET "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 4,
    "description": null,
    "name": "Diaspora Client",
    "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Client",
    "path": "diaspora-client",
    "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "default_branch": "main",
    "tag_list": [
      "example",
      "disapora client"
    ],
    "topics": [
      "example",
      "disapora client"
    ],
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@gitlab.example.com:diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/project/avatar/4/uploads/avatar.png",
    "star_count": 0,
    "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "namespace": {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "path": "diaspora",
      "kind": "group",
      "full_path": "diaspora",
      "parent_id": null,
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/diaspora"
    }
  },
  {
    ...
  }

When the user is authenticated and simple is not set, this endpoint returns something like: 

[
  {
    "id": 4,
    "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
    "description_html": "<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:56\" dir=\"auto\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>",
    "name": "Diaspora Client",
    "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Client",
    "path": "diaspora-client",
    "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "default_branch": "main",
    "tag_list": [ //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "example",
      "disapora client"
    ],
    "topics": [
      "example",
      "disapora client"
    ],
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@gitlab.example.com:diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "readme_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client/blob/main/README.md",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/project/avatar/4/uploads/avatar.png",
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "last_activity_at": "2022-06-24T17:11:26.841Z",
    "namespace": {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "path": "diaspora",
      "kind": "group",
      "full_path": "diaspora",
      "parent_id": null,
      "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/project/avatar/6/uploads/avatar.png",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/diaspora"
    },
    "container_registry_image_prefix": "registry.gitlab.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "_links": {
      "self": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4",
      "issues": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/issues",
      "merge_requests": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/merge_requests",
      "repo_branches": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/repository/branches",
      "labels": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/labels",
      "events": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/events",
      "members": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/members",
      "cluster_agents": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/cluster_agents"
    },
    "packages_enabled": true,
    "empty_repo": false,
    "archived": false,
    "visibility": "public",
    "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
    "container_expiration_policy": {
      "cadence": "1month",
      "enabled": true,
      "keep_n": 1,
      "older_than": "14d",
      "name_regex": "",
      "name_regex_keep": ".*-main",
      "next_run_at": "2022-06-25T17:11:26.865Z"
    },
    "issues_enabled": true,
    "merge_requests_enabled": true,
    "wiki_enabled": true,
    "jobs_enabled": true,
    "snippets_enabled": true,
    "container_registry_enabled": true,
    "service_desk_enabled": true,
    "can_create_merge_request_in": true,
    "issues_access_level": "enabled",
    "repository_access_level": "enabled",
    "merge_requests_access_level": "enabled",
    "forking_access_level": "enabled",
    "wiki_access_level": "enabled",
    "builds_access_level": "enabled",
    "snippets_access_level": "enabled",
    "pages_access_level": "enabled",
    "analytics_access_level": "enabled",
    "container_registry_access_level": "enabled",
    "security_and_compliance_access_level": "private",
    "emails_disabled": null,
    "emails_enabled": null,
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "group_runners_enabled": true,
    "lfs_enabled": true,
    "creator_id": 1,
    "import_url": null,
    "import_type": null,
    "import_status": "none",
    "import_error": null,
    "open_issues_count": 0,
    "ci_default_git_depth": 20,
    "ci_forward_deployment_enabled": true,
    "ci_forward_deployment_rollback_allowed": true,
    "ci_allow_fork_pipelines_to_run_in_parent_project": true,
    "ci_job_token_scope_enabled": false,
    "ci_separated_caches": true,
    "ci_restrict_pipeline_cancellation_role": "developer",
    "ci_pipeline_variables_minimum_override_role": "maintainer",
    "ci_push_repository_for_job_token_allowed": false,
    "public_jobs": true,
    "build_timeout": 3600,
    "auto_cancel_pending_pipelines": "enabled",
    "ci_config_path": "",
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline": null,
    "allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment": false,
    "restrict_user_defined_variables": false,
    "request_access_enabled": true,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "remove_source_branch_after_merge": true,
    "printing_merge_request_link_enabled": true,
    "merge_method": "merge",
    "squash_option": "default_off",
    "enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads": true,
    "suggestion_commit_message": null,
    "merge_commit_template": null,
    "squash_commit_template": null,
    "issue_branch_template": "gitlab/%{id}-%{title}",
    "auto_devops_enabled": false,
    "auto_devops_deploy_strategy": "continuous",
    "autoclose_referenced_issues": true,
    "keep_latest_artifact": true,
    "runner_token_expiration_interval": null,
    "external_authorization_classification_label": "",
    "requirements_enabled": false,
    "requirements_access_level": "enabled",
    "security_and_compliance_enabled": false,
    "compliance_frameworks": [],
    "warn_about_potentially_unwanted_characters": true,
    "permissions": {
      "project_access": null,
      "group_access": null
    }
  },
  {
    ...
  }
]
note
last_activity_at is updated based on project activity and project events. updated_at is updated whenever the project record is changed in the database.

You can filter by custom attributes with: 

GET /projects?custom_attributes[key]=value&custom_attributes[other_key]=other_value

Example request: 

curl --globoff --request GET "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects?custom_attributes[location]=Antarctica&custom_attributes[role]=Developer"

Pagination limits

You can use offset-based pagination to access up to 50,000 projects.

Use keyset pagination to retrieve projects beyond this limit. Keyset pagination supports only order_by=id. Other sorting options aren’t available.

List a user’s projects

Get a list of visible projects owned by the given user. When accessed without authentication, only public projects are returned.

Prerequisites:

  • To view certain attributes, you must be an administrator or have the Owner role for the project.
note
Only the projects in the user’s (specified in user_id) namespace are returned. Projects owned by the user in any group or subgroups are not returned. An empty list is returned if a profile is set to private.

This endpoint supports keyset pagination for selected order_by options. 

GET /users/:user_id/projects

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
user_id string Yes The ID or username of the user.
archived boolean No Limit by archived status.
id_after integer No Limit results to projects with IDs greater than the specified ID.
id_before integer No Limit results to projects with IDs less than the specified ID.
membership boolean No Limit by projects that the current user is a member of.
min_access_level integer No Limit by current user minimal role (access_level).
order_by string No Return projects ordered by id, name, path, created_at, updated_at, star_count, or last_activity_at fields. Default is created_at.
owned boolean No Limit by projects explicitly owned by the current user.
search string No Return list of projects matching the search criteria.
simple boolean No Return only limited fields for each project. Without authentication, this operation is a no-op; only simple fields are returned.
sort string No Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc.
starred boolean No Limit by projects starred by the current user.
statistics boolean No Include project statistics. Available only to users with at least the Reporter role.
updated_after datetime No Limit results to projects last updated after the specified time. Format: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ). Introduced in GitLab 15.10.
updated_before datetime No Limit results to projects last updated before the specified time. Format: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ). Introduced in GitLab 15.10.
visibility string No Limit by visibility public, internal, or private.
with_custom_attributes boolean No Include custom attributes in response. (administrator only)
with_issues_enabled boolean No Limit by enabled issues feature.
with_merge_requests_enabled boolean No Limit by enabled merge requests feature.
with_programming_language string No Limit by projects which use the given programming language.

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 4,
    "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
    "description_html": "<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:56\" dir=\"auto\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>",
    "default_branch": "main",
    "visibility": "private",
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@example.com:diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "readme_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client/blob/main/README.md",
    "tag_list": [ //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "example",
      "disapora client"
    ],
    "topics": [
      "example",
      "disapora client"
    ],
    "owner": {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "name": "Diaspora Client",
    "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Client",
    "path": "diaspora-client",
    "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "issues_enabled": true,
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "merge_requests_enabled": true,
    "jobs_enabled": true,
    "wiki_enabled": true,
    "snippets_enabled": false,
    "can_create_merge_request_in": true,
    "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false, // deprecated, use container_registry_access_level instead
    "container_registry_access_level": "disabled",
    "security_and_compliance_access_level": "disabled",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "creator_id": 3,
    "import_url": null,
    "import_type": null,
    "import_status": "none",
    "import_error": null,
    "namespace": {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "path": "diaspora",
      "kind": "group",
      "full_path": "diaspora"
    },
    "import_status": "none",
    "archived": false,
    "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/4/uploads/avatar.png",
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "group_runners_enabled": true,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "ci_default_git_depth": 50,
    "ci_forward_deployment_enabled": true,
    "ci_forward_deployment_rollback_allowed": true,
    "ci_allow_fork_pipelines_to_run_in_parent_project": true,
    "ci_separated_caches": true,
    "ci_restrict_pipeline_cancellation_role": "developer",
    "ci_pipeline_variables_minimum_override_role": "maintainer",
    "ci_push_repository_for_job_token_allowed": false,
    "public_jobs": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline": false,
    "allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment": false,
    "restrict_user_defined_variables": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "remove_source_branch_after_merge": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "merge_method": "merge",
    "squash_option": "default_on",
    "autoclose_referenced_issues": true,
    "enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads": true,
    "suggestion_commit_message": null,
    "merge_commit_template": null,
    "squash_commit_template": null,
    "issue_branch_template": "gitlab/%{id}-%{title}",
    "marked_for_deletion_at": "2020-04-03", // Deprecated in favor of marked_for_deletion_on. Planned for removal in a future version of the REST API.
    "marked_for_deletion_on": "2020-04-03",
    "statistics": {
      "commit_count": 37,
      "storage_size": 1038090,
      "repository_size": 1038090,
      "wiki_size" : 0,
      "lfs_objects_size": 0,
      "job_artifacts_size": 0,
      "pipeline_artifacts_size": 0,
      "packages_size": 0,
      "snippets_size": 0,
      "uploads_size": 0,
      "container_registry_size": 0
    },
    "container_registry_image_prefix": "registry.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "_links": {
      "self": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects",
      "issues": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues",
      "merge_requests": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/merge_requests",
      "repo_branches": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/repository_branches",
      "labels": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels",
      "events": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/events",
      "members": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/members",
      "cluster_agents": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/cluster_agents"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 6,
    "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
    "description_html": "<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:56\" dir=\"auto\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>",
    "default_branch": "main",
    "visibility": "private",
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@example.com:brightbox/puppet.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/brightbox/puppet.git",
    "web_url": "http://example.com/brightbox/puppet",
    "readme_url": "http://example.com/brightbox/puppet/blob/main/README.md",
    "tag_list": [ //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "example",
      "puppet"
    ],
    "topics": [
      "example",
      "puppet"
    ],
    "owner": {
      "id": 4,
      "name": "Brightbox",
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "name": "Puppet",
    "name_with_namespace": "Brightbox / Puppet",
    "path": "puppet",
    "path_with_namespace": "brightbox/puppet",
    "issues_enabled": true,
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "merge_requests_enabled": true,
    "jobs_enabled": true,
    "wiki_enabled": true,
    "snippets_enabled": false,
    "can_create_merge_request_in": true,
    "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false, // deprecated, use container_registry_access_level instead
    "container_registry_access_level": "disabled",
    "security_and_compliance_access_level": "disabled",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "creator_id": 3,
    "import_url": null,
    "import_type": null,
    "import_status": "none",
    "import_error": null,
    "namespace": {
      "id": 4,
      "name": "Brightbox",
      "path": "brightbox",
      "kind": "group",
      "full_path": "brightbox"
    },
    "import_status": "none",
    "import_error": null,
    "permissions": {
      "project_access": {
        "access_level": 10,
        "notification_level": 3
      },
      "group_access": {
        "access_level": 50,
        "notification_level": 3
      }
    },
    "archived": false,
    "avatar_url": null,
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "group_runners_enabled": true,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "ci_default_git_depth": 0,
    "ci_forward_deployment_enabled": true,
    "ci_forward_deployment_rollback_allowed": true,
    "ci_allow_fork_pipelines_to_run_in_parent_project": true,
    "ci_separated_caches": true,
    "ci_restrict_pipeline_cancellation_role": "developer",
    "ci_pipeline_variables_minimum_override_role": "maintainer",
    "ci_push_repository_for_job_token_allowed": false,
    "public_jobs": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline": false,
    "allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment": false,
    "restrict_user_defined_variables": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "remove_source_branch_after_merge": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "merge_method": "merge",
    "squash_option": "default_on",
    "auto_devops_enabled": true,
    "auto_devops_deploy_strategy": "continuous",
    "repository_storage": "default",
    "approvals_before_merge": 0, // Deprecated. Use merge request approvals API instead.
    "mirror": false,
    "mirror_user_id": 45,
    "mirror_trigger_builds": false,
    "only_mirror_protected_branches": false,
    "mirror_overwrites_diverged_branches": false,
    "external_authorization_classification_label": null,
    "packages_enabled": true,
    "service_desk_enabled": false,
    "service_desk_address": null,
    "autoclose_referenced_issues": true,
    "enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads": true,
    "suggestion_commit_message": null,
    "merge_commit_template": null,
    "squash_commit_template": null,
    "issue_branch_template": "gitlab/%{id}-%{title}",
    "statistics": {
      "commit_count": 12,
      "storage_size": 2066080,
      "repository_size": 2066080,
      "wiki_size" : 0,
      "lfs_objects_size": 0,
      "job_artifacts_size": 0,
      "pipeline_artifacts_size": 0,
      "packages_size": 0,
      "snippets_size": 0,
      "uploads_size": 0,
      "container_registry_size": 0
    },
    "container_registry_image_prefix": "registry.example.com/brightbox/puppet",
    "_links": {
      "self": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects",
      "issues": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues",
      "merge_requests": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/merge_requests",
      "repo_branches": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/repository_branches",
      "labels": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels",
      "events": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/events",
      "members": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/members",
      "cluster_agents": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/cluster_agents"
    }
  }
]

List projects a user has contributed to

Get a list of visible projects a given user has contributed to. 

GET /users/:user_id/contributed_projects

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
user_id string Yes The ID or username of the user.
order_by string No Return projects ordered by id, name, path, created_at, updated_at, star_count, or last_activity_at fields. Default is created_at.
simple boolean No Return only limited fields for each project. Without authentication, this operation is a no-op; only simple fields are returned.
sort string No Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc.

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/5/contributed_projects"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 4,
    "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
    "description_html": "<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:56\" dir=\"auto\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>",
    "default_branch": "main",
    "visibility": "private",
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@example.com:diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client.git",
    "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "readme_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client/blob/main/README.md",
    "tag_list": [ //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "example",
      "disapora client"
    ],
    "topics": [
      "example",
      "disapora client"
    ],
    "owner": {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "name": "Diaspora Client",
    "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Client",
    "path": "diaspora-client",
    "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "issues_enabled": true,
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "merge_requests_enabled": true,
    "jobs_enabled": true,
    "wiki_enabled": true,
    "snippets_enabled": false,
    "can_create_merge_request_in": true,
    "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false, // deprecated, use container_registry_access_level instead
    "container_registry_access_level": "disabled",
    "security_and_compliance_access_level": "disabled",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "creator_id": 3,
    "namespace": {
      "id": 3,
      "name": "Diaspora",
      "path": "diaspora",
      "kind": "group",
      "full_path": "diaspora"
    },
    "import_status": "none",
    "archived": false,
    "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/4/uploads/avatar.png",
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "group_runners_enabled": true,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "public_jobs": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline": false,
    "allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment": false,
    "restrict_user_defined_variables": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "remove_source_branch_after_merge": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "merge_method": "merge",
    "squash_option": "default_on",
    "autoclose_referenced_issues": true,
    "enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads": true,
    "suggestion_commit_message": null,
    "merge_commit_template": null,
    "squash_commit_template": null,
    "issue_branch_template": "gitlab/%{id}-%{title}",
    "statistics": {
      "commit_count": 37,
      "storage_size": 1038090,
      "repository_size": 1038090,
      "lfs_objects_size": 0,
      "job_artifacts_size": 0,
      "pipeline_artifacts_size": 0,
      "packages_size": 0,
      "snippets_size": 0,
      "uploads_size": 0,
      "container_registry_size": 0
    },
    "container_registry_image_prefix": "registry.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client",
    "_links": {
      "self": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects",
      "issues": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues",
      "merge_requests": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/merge_requests",
      "repo_branches": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/repository_branches",
      "labels": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels",
      "events": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/events",
      "members": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/members",
      "cluster_agents": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/cluster_agents"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 6,
    "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
    "description_html": "<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:56\" dir=\"auto\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>",
    "default_branch": "main",
    "visibility": "private",
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@example.com:brightbox/puppet.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/brightbox/puppet.git",
    "web_url": "http://example.com/brightbox/puppet",
    "readme_url": "http://example.com/brightbox/puppet/blob/main/README.md",
    "tag_list": [ //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "example",
      "puppet"
    ],
    "topics": [
      "example",
      "puppet"
    ],
    "owner": {
      "id": 4,
      "name": "Brightbox",
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
    },
    "name": "Puppet",
    "name_with_namespace": "Brightbox / Puppet",
    "path": "puppet",
    "path_with_namespace": "brightbox/puppet",
    "issues_enabled": true,
    "open_issues_count": 1,
    "merge_requests_enabled": true,
    "jobs_enabled": true,
    "wiki_enabled": true,
    "snippets_enabled": false,
    "can_create_merge_request_in": true,
    "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false, // deprecated, use container_registry_access_level instead
    "container_registry_access_level": "disabled",
    "security_and_compliance_access_level": "disabled",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
    "creator_id": 3,
    "namespace": {
      "id": 4,
      "name": "Brightbox",
      "path": "brightbox",
      "kind": "group",
      "full_path": "brightbox"
    },
    "import_status": "none",
    "import_error": null,
    "permissions": {
      "project_access": {
        "access_level": 10,
        "notification_level": 3
      },
      "group_access": {
        "access_level": 50,
        "notification_level": 3
      }
    },
    "archived": false,
    "avatar_url": null,
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "group_runners_enabled": true,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "public_jobs": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline": false,
    "allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment": false,
    "restrict_user_defined_variables": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "remove_source_branch_after_merge": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "merge_method": "merge",
    "squash_option": "default_on",
    "auto_devops_enabled": true,
    "auto_devops_deploy_strategy": "continuous",
    "repository_storage": "default",
    "approvals_before_merge": 0, // Deprecated. Use merge request approvals API instead.
    "mirror": false,
    "mirror_user_id": 45,
    "mirror_trigger_builds": false,
    "only_mirror_protected_branches": false,
    "mirror_overwrites_diverged_branches": false,
    "external_authorization_classification_label": null,
    "packages_enabled": true,
    "service_desk_enabled": false,
    "service_desk_address": null,
    "autoclose_referenced_issues": true,
    "enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads": true,
    "suggestion_commit_message": null,
    "merge_commit_template": null,
    "squash_commit_template": null,
    "issue_branch_template": "gitlab/%{id}-%{title}",
    "statistics": {
      "commit_count": 12,
      "storage_size": 2066080,
      "repository_size": 2066080,
      "lfs_objects_size": 0,
      "job_artifacts_size": 0,
      "pipeline_artifacts_size": 0,
      "packages_size": 0,
      "snippets_size": 0,
      "uploads_size": 0,
      "container_registry_size": 0
    },
    "container_registry_image_prefix": "registry.example.com/brightbox/puppet",
    "_links": {
      "self": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects",
      "issues": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues",
      "merge_requests": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/merge_requests",
      "repo_branches": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/repository_branches",
      "labels": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels",
      "events": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/events",
      "members": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/members",
      "cluster_agents": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/cluster_agents"
    }
  }
]

Search for projects by name

Search for projects by name that are accessible to the authenticated user. If this endpoint is accessed without authentication, it lists projects that are publicly accessible. 

GET /projects

Example attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
search string Yes A string contained in the project name.
order_by string No Return requests ordered by id, name, created_at, star_count, or last_activity_at fields.
sort string No Return requests sorted in asc or desc order.

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects?search=test"

List attributes

List attributes of a project.

List users

Get the users list of a project. 

GET /projects/:id/users

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
search string No Search for specific users.
skip_users integer array No Filter out users with the specified IDs.

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "john_smith",
    "name": "John Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/cd8.jpeg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "jack_smith",
    "name": "Jack Smith",
    "state": "blocked",
    "avatar_url": "http://gravatar.com/../e32131cd8.jpeg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/jack_smith"
  }
]

List groups

Get a list of ancestor groups for this project. 

GET /projects/:id/groups

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
search string No Search for specific groups.
shared_min_access_level integer No Limit to shared groups with at least this role (access_level).
shared_visible_only boolean No Limit to shared groups user has access to.
skip_groups array of integers No Skip the group IDs passed.
with_shared boolean No Include projects shared with this group. Default is false.

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Foobar Group",
    "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/group/avatar/1/foo.jpg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/groups/foo-bar",
    "full_name": "Foobar Group",
    "full_path": "foo-bar"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Shared Group",
    "avatar_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/uploads/group/avatar/1/bar.jpg",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/foo/bar",
    "full_name": "Shared Group",
    "full_path": "foo/shared"
  }
]

List shareable groups

Get a list of groups that can be shared with a project 

GET /projects/:id/share_locations

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
search string No Search for specific groups.

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 22,
    "web_url": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/groups/gitlab-org",
    "name": "Gitlab Org",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "full_name": "Gitlab Org",
    "full_path": "gitlab-org"
  },
  {
    "id": 25,
    "web_url": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/groups/gnuwget",
    "name": "Gnuwget",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "full_name": "Gnuwget",
    "full_path": "gnuwget"
  }
]

List a project’s invited groups

Get a list of invited groups in a project. When accessed without authentication, only public invited groups are returned. This endpoint is rate-limited to 60 requests per minute per:

  • User for authenticated users.
  • IP address for unauthenticated users.

By default, this request returns 20 results at a time because the API results are paginated. 

GET /projects/:id/invited_groups

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
search string no Return the list of authorized groups matching the search criteria
min_access_level integer no Limit to groups where current user has at least the specified role (access_level)
relation array of strings no Filter the groups by relation (direct or inherited)
with_custom_attributes boolean no Include custom attributes in response (administrators only)

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 35,
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/twitter",
    "name": "Twitter",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "full_name": "Twitter",
    "full_path": "twitter"
  }
]

List programming languages used

Get the list and usage percentage of programming languages used in a project. 

GET /projects/:id/languages

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.

Example request: 

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

Example response: 

{
  "Ruby": 66.69,
  "JavaScript": 22.98,
  "HTML": 7.91,
  "CoffeeScript": 2.42
}

Manage projects

Manage a project, including creation, deletion, and archival.

Create a project

History
  • operations_access_level removed in GitLab 16.0.
  • model_registry_access_level introduced in GitLab 16.7.

Creates a new project owned by the authenticated user.

If your HTTP repository isn’t publicly accessible, add authentication information to the URL https://username:password@gitlab.company.com/group/project.git, where password is a public access key with the api scope enabled. 

POST /projects

Supported general project attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
name string Yes (if path isn’t provided) The name of the new project. Equals path if not provided.
path string Yes (if name isn’t provided) Repository name for new project. Generated based on name if not provided (generated as lowercase with dashes). The path must not start or end with a special character and must not contain consecutive special characters.
allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline boolean No Set whether or not merge requests can be merged with skipped jobs.
approvals_before_merge integer No How many approvers should approve merge requests by default. To configure approval rules, see Merge request approvals API. Deprecated in GitLab 16.0. Premium and Ultimate only.
auto_cancel_pending_pipelines string No Auto-cancel pending pipelines. This action toggles between an enabled state and a disabled state; it is not a boolean.
auto_devops_deploy_strategy string No Auto Deploy strategy (continuous, manual or timed_incremental).
auto_devops_enabled boolean No Enable Auto DevOps for this project.
autoclose_referenced_issues boolean No Set whether auto-closing referenced issues on default branch.
avatar mixed No Image file for avatar of the project.
build_git_strategy string No The Git strategy. Defaults to fetch.
build_timeout integer No The maximum amount of time, in seconds, that a job can run.
ci_config_path string No The path to CI configuration file.
container_expiration_policy_attributes hash No Update the image cleanup policy for this project. Accepts: cadence (string), keep_n (integer), older_than (string), name_regex (string), name_regex_delete (string), name_regex_keep (string), enabled (boolean). See the container registry documentation for more information on cadence, keep_n and older_than values.
container_registry_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable container registry for this project. Use container_registry_access_level instead.
default_branch string No The default branch name. Requires initialize_with_readme to be true.
description string No Short project description.
emails_disabled boolean No (Deprecated) Disable email notifications. Use emails_enabled instead
emails_enabled boolean No Enable email notifications.
external_authorization_classification_label string No The classification label for the project. Premium and Ultimate only.
group_runners_enabled boolean No Enable group runners for this project.
group_with_project_templates_id integer No For group-level custom templates, specifies ID of group from which all the custom project templates are sourced. Leave empty for instance-level templates. Requires use_custom_template to be true. Premium and Ultimate only.
import_url string No URL to import repository from. When the URL value isn’t empty, you must not set initialize_with_readme to true. Doing so might result in the following error: not a git repository.
initialize_with_readme boolean No Whether to create a Git repository with just a README.md file. Default is false. When this boolean is true, you must not pass import_url or other attributes of this endpoint which specify alternative contents for the repository. Doing so might result in the following error: not a git repository.
issues_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable issues for this project. Use issues_access_level instead.
jobs_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable jobs for this project. Use builds_access_level instead.
lfs_enabled boolean No Enable LFS.
merge_method string No Set the project’s merge method. Can be merge (merge commit), rebase_merge (merge commit with semi-linear history), or ff (fast-forward merge).
merge_pipelines_enabled boolean No Enable or disable merged results pipelines.
merge_requests_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable merge requests for this project. Use merge_requests_access_level instead.
merge_trains_enabled boolean No Enable or disable merge trains.
merge_trains_skip_train_allowed boolean No Allows merge train merge requests to be merged without waiting for pipelines to finish.
mirror_trigger_builds boolean No Pull mirroring triggers builds. Premium and Ultimate only.
mirror boolean No Enables pull mirroring in a project. Premium and Ultimate only.
namespace_id integer No Namespace for the new project (defaults to the current user’s namespace).
only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved boolean No Set whether merge requests can only be merged when all the discussions are resolved.
only_allow_merge_if_all_status_checks_passed boolean No Indicates that merges of merge requests should be blocked unless all status checks have passed. Defaults to false. Introduced in GitLab 15.5 with feature flag only_allow_merge_if_all_status_checks_passed disabled by default. Ultimate only.
only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds boolean No Set whether merge requests can only be merged with successful pipelines. This setting is named Pipelines must succeed in the project settings.
packages_enabled boolean No Enable or disable packages repository feature.
printing_merge_request_link_enabled boolean No Show link to create/view merge request when pushing from the command line.
public_builds boolean No (Deprecated) If true, jobs can be viewed by non-project members. Use public_jobs instead.
public_jobs boolean No If true, jobs can be viewed by non-project members.
repository_object_format string No Repository object format. Defaults to sha1. Introduced in GitLab 16.9.
remove_source_branch_after_merge boolean No Enable Delete source branch option by default for all new merge requests.
repository_storage string No Which storage shard the repository is on. (administrator only)
request_access_enabled boolean No Allow users to request member access.
resolve_outdated_diff_discussions boolean No Automatically resolve merge request diffs discussions on lines changed with a push.
shared_runners_enabled boolean No Enable shared runners for this project.
show_default_award_emojis boolean No Show default emoji reactions.
snippets_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable snippets for this project. Use snippets_access_level instead.
squash_option string No One of never, always, default_on, or default_off.
tag_list array No The list of tags for a project; put array of tags, that should be finally assigned to a project. Deprecated in GitLab 14.0. Use topics instead.
template_name string No When used without use_custom_template, name of a built-in project template. When used with use_custom_template, name of a custom project template.
template_project_id integer No When used with use_custom_template, project ID of a custom project template. Using a project ID is preferable to using template_name because template_name can be ambiguous. Premium and Ultimate only.
topics array No The list of topics for a project; put array of topics, that should be finally assigned to a project.
use_custom_template boolean No Use either custom instance or group (with group_with_project_templates_id) project template. Premium and Ultimate only.
visibility string No See project visibility level.
warn_about_potentially_unwanted_characters boolean No Enable warnings about usage of potentially unwanted characters in this project.
wiki_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable wiki for this project. Use wiki_access_level instead.

Project feature visibility settings with access control options can be one of:

  • disabled: Disable the feature.
  • private: Enable and set the feature to Only project members.
  • enabled: Enable and set the feature to Everyone with access.
Attribute Type Required Description
analytics_access_level string No Set visibility of analytics.
builds_access_level string No Set visibility of pipelines.
container_registry_access_level string No Set visibility of container registry.
environments_access_level string No Set visibility of environments.
feature_flags_access_level string No Set visibility of feature flags.
forking_access_level string No Set visibility of forks.
infrastructure_access_level string No Set visibility of infrastructure management.
issues_access_level string No Set visibility of issues.
merge_requests_access_level string No Set visibility of merge requests.
model_experiments_access_level string No Set visibility of machine learning model experiments.
model_registry_access_level string No Set visibility of machine learning model registry.
monitor_access_level string No Set visibility of application performance monitoring.
pages_access_level string No Set visibility of GitLab Pages.
releases_access_level string No Set visibility of releases.
repository_access_level string No Set visibility of repository.
requirements_access_level string No Set visibility of requirements management.
security_and_compliance_access_level string No Set visibility of security and compliance.
snippets_access_level string No Set visibility of snippets.
wiki_access_level string No Set visibility of wiki.

Example request: 

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your-token>" \
     --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{
        "name": "new_project", "description": "New Project", "path": "new_project",
        "namespace_id": "42", "initialize_with_readme": "true"}' \
     --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/"

Create a project for a user

History
  • operations_access_level removed in GitLab 16.0.
  • model_registry_access_level introduced in GitLab 16.7.

Create a project for a user.

Prerequisites:

  • You must be an administrator.

If your HTTP repository isn’t publicly accessible, add authentication information to the URL. For example, https://username:password@gitlab.company.com/group/project.git where password is a public access key with the api scope enabled. 

POST /projects/user/:user_id

Supported general project attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
name string Yes The name of the new project.
user_id integer Yes The user ID of the project owner.
allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline boolean No Set whether or not merge requests can be merged with skipped jobs.
approvals_before_merge integer No How many approvers should approve merge requests by default. Deprecated in GitLab 16.0. To configure approval rules, see Merge request approvals API. Premium and Ultimate only.
auto_cancel_pending_pipelines string No Auto-cancel pending pipelines. This action toggles between an enabled state and a disabled state; it is not a boolean.
auto_devops_deploy_strategy string No Auto Deploy strategy (continuous, manual or timed_incremental).
auto_devops_enabled boolean No Enable Auto DevOps for this project.
autoclose_referenced_issues boolean No Set whether auto-closing referenced issues on default branch.
avatar mixed No Image file for avatar of the project.
build_git_strategy string No The Git strategy. Defaults to fetch.
build_timeout integer No The maximum amount of time, in seconds, that a job can run.
ci_config_path string No The path to CI configuration file.
container_registry_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable container registry for this project. Use container_registry_access_level instead.
default_branch string No The default branch name. Requires initialize_with_readme to be true.
description string No Short project description.
emails_disabled boolean No (Deprecated) Disable email notifications. Use emails_enabled instead
emails_enabled boolean No Enable email notifications.
enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads boolean No Enforce auth checks on uploads.
external_authorization_classification_label string No The classification label for the project. Premium and Ultimate only.
group_runners_enabled boolean No Enable group runners for this project.
group_with_project_templates_id integer No For group-level custom templates, specifies ID of group from which all the custom project templates are sourced. Leave empty for instance-level templates. Requires use_custom_template to be true. Premium and Ultimate only.
import_url string No URL to import repository from.
initialize_with_readme boolean No false by default.
issue_branch_template string No Template used to suggest names for branches created from issues. (Introduced in GitLab 15.6.)
issues_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable issues for this project. Use issues_access_level instead.
jobs_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable jobs for this project. Use builds_access_level instead.
lfs_enabled boolean No Enable LFS.
merge_commit_template string No Template used to create merge commit message in merge requests.
merge_method string No Set the project’s merge method. Can be merge (merge commit), rebase_merge (merge commit with semi-linear history), or ff (fast-forward merge).
merge_requests_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable merge requests for this project. Use merge_requests_access_level instead.
mirror_trigger_builds boolean No Pull mirroring triggers builds. Premium and Ultimate only.
mirror boolean No Enables pull mirroring in a project. Premium and Ultimate only.
namespace_id integer No Namespace for the new project (defaults to the current user’s namespace).
only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved boolean No Set whether merge requests can only be merged when all the discussions are resolved.
only_allow_merge_if_all_status_checks_passed boolean No Indicates that merges of merge requests should be blocked unless all status checks have passed. Defaults to false. Introduced in GitLab 15.5 with feature flag only_allow_merge_if_all_status_checks_passed disabled by default. Ultimate only.
only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds boolean No Set whether merge requests can only be merged with successful jobs.
packages_enabled boolean No Enable or disable packages repository feature.
path string No Custom repository name for new project. By default generated based on name.
printing_merge_request_link_enabled boolean No Show link to create/view merge request when pushing from the command line.
public_builds boolean No (Deprecated) If true, jobs can be viewed by non-project members. Use public_jobs instead.
public_jobs boolean No If true, jobs can be viewed by non-project members.
repository_object_format string No Repository object format. Defaults to sha1. Introduced in GitLab 16.9.
remove_source_branch_after_merge boolean No Enable Delete source branch option by default for all new merge requests.
repository_storage string No Which storage shard the repository is on. (administrators only)
request_access_enabled boolean No Allow users to request member access.
resolve_outdated_diff_discussions boolean No Automatically resolve merge request diffs discussions on lines changed with a push.
shared_runners_enabled boolean No Enable shared runners for this project.
show_default_award_emojis boolean No Show default emoji reactions.
snippets_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable snippets for this project. Use snippets_access_level instead.
squash_commit_template string No Template used to create squash commit message in merge requests.
squash_option string No One of never, always, default_on, or default_off.
suggestion_commit_message string No The commit message used to apply merge request suggestions.
tag_list array No (Deprecated in GitLab 14.0) The list of tags for a project; put array of tags, that should be finally assigned to a project. Use topics instead.
template_name string No When used without use_custom_template, name of a built-in project template. When used with use_custom_template, name of a custom project template.
topics array No The list of topics for the project.
use_custom_template boolean No Use either custom instance or group (with group_with_project_templates_id) project template. Premium and Ultimate only.
visibility string No See project visibility level.
warn_about_potentially_unwanted_characters boolean No Enable warnings about usage of potentially unwanted characters in this project.
wiki_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable wiki for this project. Use wiki_access_level instead.

Project feature visibility settings with access control options can be one of:

  • disabled: Disable the feature.
  • private: Enable and set the feature to Only project members.
  • enabled: Enable and set the feature to Everyone with access.
Attribute Type Required Description
analytics_access_level string No Set visibility of analytics.
builds_access_level string No Set visibility of pipelines.
container_registry_access_level string No Set visibility of container registry.
environments_access_level string No Set visibility of environments.
feature_flags_access_level string No Set visibility of feature flags.
forking_access_level string No Set visibility of forks.
infrastructure_access_level string No Set visibility of infrastructure management.
issues_access_level string No Set visibility of issues.
merge_requests_access_level string No Set visibility of merge requests.
model_experiments_access_level string No Set visibility of machine learning model experiments.
model_registry_access_level string No Set visibility of machine learning model registry.
monitor_access_level string No Set visibility of application performance monitoring.
pages_access_level string No Set visibility of GitLab Pages.
releases_access_level string No Set visibility of releases.
repository_access_level string No Set visibility of repository.
requirements_access_level string No Set visibility of requirements management.
security_and_compliance_access_level string No Set visibility of security and compliance.
snippets_access_level string No Set visibility of snippets.
wiki_access_level string No Set visibility of wiki.

Edit a project

History
  • operations_access_level removed in GitLab 16.0.
  • model_registry_access_level introduced in GitLab 16.7.

Update an existing project.

If your HTTP repository isn’t publicly accessible, add authentication information to the URL https://username:password@gitlab.company.com/group/project.git, where password is a public access key with the api scope enabled. 

PUT /projects/:id

Supported general project attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline boolean No Set whether or not merge requests can be merged with skipped jobs.
allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment boolean No Set whether or not a pipeline triggerer is allowed to approve deployments. Premium and Ultimate only.
only_allow_merge_if_all_status_checks_passed boolean No Indicates that merges of merge requests should be blocked unless all status checks have passed. Defaults to false.

Introduced in GitLab 15.5 with feature flag only_allow_merge_if_all_status_checks_passed disabled by default. The feature flag was enabled by default in GitLab 15.9. Ultimate only.
approvals_before_merge integer No How many approvers should approve merge requests by default. Deprecated in GitLab 16.0. To configure approval rules, see Merge request approvals API. Premium and Ultimate only.
auto_cancel_pending_pipelines string No Auto-cancel pending pipelines. This action toggles between an enabled state and a disabled state; it is not a boolean.
auto_devops_deploy_strategy string No Auto Deploy strategy (continuous, manual, or timed_incremental).
auto_devops_enabled boolean No Enable Auto DevOps for this project.
autoclose_referenced_issues boolean No Set whether auto-closing referenced issues on default branch.
avatar mixed No Image file for avatar of the project.
build_git_strategy string No The Git strategy. Defaults to fetch.
build_timeout integer No The maximum amount of time, in seconds, that a job can run.
ci_config_path string No The path to CI configuration file.
ci_default_git_depth integer No Default number of revisions for shallow cloning.
ci_forward_deployment_enabled boolean No Enable or disable prevent outdated deployment jobs.
ci_forward_deployment_rollback_allowed boolean No Enable or disable allow job retries for rollback deployments.
ci_allow_fork_pipelines_to_run_in_parent_project boolean No Enable or disable running pipelines in the parent project for merge requests from forks. (Introduced in GitLab 15.3.)
ci_separated_caches boolean No Set whether or not caches should be separated by branch protection status.
ci_restrict_pipeline_cancellation_role string No Set the role required to cancel a pipeline or job. One of developer, maintainer, or no_one. Introduced in GitLab 16.8. Premium and Ultimate only.
ci_pipeline_variables_minimum_override_role string No When restrict_user_defined_variables is enabled, you can specify which role can override variables. One of owner, maintainer, developer or no_one_allowed. Introduced in GitLab 17.1.
ci_push_repository_for_job_token_allowed boolean No Enable or disable the ability to push to the project repository using job token. Introduced in GitLab 17.2.
container_expiration_policy_attributes hash No Update the image cleanup policy for this project. Accepts: cadence (string), keep_n (integer), older_than (string), name_regex (string), name_regex_delete (string), name_regex_keep (string), enabled (boolean).
container_registry_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable container registry for this project. Use container_registry_access_level instead.
default_branch string No The default branch name.
description string No Short project description.
emails_disabled boolean No (Deprecated) Disable email notifications. Use emails_enabled instead
emails_enabled boolean No Enable email notifications.
enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads boolean No Enforce auth checks on uploads.
external_authorization_classification_label string No The classification label for the project. Premium and Ultimate only.
group_runners_enabled boolean No Enable group runners for this project.
import_url string No URL the repository was imported from.
issues_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable issues for this project. Use issues_access_level instead.
issues_template string No Default description for Issues. Description is parsed with GitLab Flavored Markdown. See Templates for issues and merge requests. Premium and Ultimate only.
jobs_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable jobs for this project. Use builds_access_level instead.
keep_latest_artifact boolean No Disable or enable the ability to keep the latest artifact for this project.
lfs_enabled boolean No Enable LFS.
merge_commit_template string No Template used to create merge commit message in merge requests.
merge_method string No Set the project’s merge method. Can be merge (merge commit), rebase_merge (merge commit with semi-linear history), or ff (fast-forward merge).
merge_pipelines_enabled boolean No Enable or disable merged results pipelines.
merge_requests_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable merge requests for this project. Use merge_requests_access_level instead.
merge_requests_template string No Default description for merge requests. Description is parsed with GitLab Flavored Markdown. See Templates for issues and merge requests. Premium and Ultimate only.
merge_trains_enabled boolean No Enable or disable merge trains.
merge_trains_skip_train_allowed boolean No Allows merge train merge requests to be merged without waiting for pipelines to finish.
mirror_overwrites_diverged_branches boolean No Pull mirror overwrites diverged branches. Premium and Ultimate only.
mirror_trigger_builds boolean No Pull mirroring triggers builds. Premium and Ultimate only.
mirror_user_id integer No User responsible for all the activity surrounding a pull mirror event. (administrators only) Premium and Ultimate only.
mirror boolean No Enables pull mirroring in a project. Premium and Ultimate only.
mr_default_target_self boolean No For forked projects, target merge requests to this project. If false, the target is the upstream project.
name string No The name of the project.
only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved boolean No Set whether merge requests can only be merged when all the discussions are resolved.
only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds boolean No Set whether merge requests can only be merged with successful jobs.
only_mirror_protected_branches boolean No Only mirror protected branches. Premium and Ultimate only.
packages_enabled boolean No Enable or disable packages repository feature.
path string No Custom repository name for the project. By default generated based on name.
prevent_merge_without_jira_issue boolean No Set whether merge requests require an associated issue from Jira. Premium and Ultimate only.
printing_merge_request_link_enabled boolean No Show link to create/view merge request when pushing from the command line.
public_builds boolean No (Deprecated) If true, jobs can be viewed by non-project members. Use public_jobs instead.
public_jobs boolean No If true, jobs can be viewed by non-project members.
remove_source_branch_after_merge boolean No Enable Delete source branch option by default for all new merge requests.
repository_storage string No Which storage shard the repository is on. (administrators only)
request_access_enabled boolean No Allow users to request member access.
resolve_outdated_diff_discussions boolean No Automatically resolve merge request diffs discussions on lines changed with a push.
restrict_user_defined_variables boolean No Allow only users with the Maintainer role to pass user-defined variables when triggering a pipeline. For example when the pipeline is triggered in the UI, with the API, or by a trigger token.
service_desk_enabled boolean No Enable or disable Service Desk feature.
shared_runners_enabled boolean No Enable shared runners for this project.
show_default_award_emojis boolean No Show default emoji reactions.
snippets_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable snippets for this project. Use snippets_access_level instead.
issue_branch_template string No Template used to suggest names for branches created from issues. (Introduced in GitLab 15.6.)
squash_commit_template string No Template used to create squash commit message in merge requests.
squash_option string No One of never, always, default_on, or default_off.
suggestion_commit_message string No The commit message used to apply merge request suggestions.
tag_list array No (Deprecated in GitLab 14.0) The list of tags for a project; put array of tags, that should be finally assigned to a project. Use topics instead.
topics array No The list of topics for the project. This replaces any existing topics that are already added to the project.
visibility string No See project visibility level.
warn_about_potentially_unwanted_characters boolean No Enable warnings about usage of potentially unwanted characters in this project.
wiki_enabled boolean No (Deprecated) Enable wiki for this project. Use wiki_access_level instead.

For example, to toggle the setting for shared runners on a GitLab.com project: 

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your-token>" \
     --url "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/<your-project-ID>" \
     --data "shared_runners_enabled=true" # to turn off: "shared_runners_enabled=false"

Project feature visibility settings with access control options can be one of:

  • disabled: Disable the feature.
  • private: Enable and set the feature to Only project members.
  • enabled: Enable and set the feature to Everyone with access.

Supported project visibility attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
analytics_access_level string No Set visibility of analytics.
builds_access_level string No Set visibility of pipelines.
container_registry_access_level string No Set visibility of container registry.
environments_access_level string No Set visibility of environments.
feature_flags_access_level string No Set visibility of feature flags.
forking_access_level string No Set visibility of forks.
infrastructure_access_level string No Set visibility of infrastructure management.
issues_access_level string No Set visibility of issues.
merge_requests_access_level string No Set visibility of merge requests.
model_experiments_access_level string No Set visibility of machine learning model experiments.
model_registry_access_level string No Set visibility of machine learning model registry.
monitor_access_level string No Set visibility of application performance monitoring.
pages_access_level string No Set visibility of GitLab Pages.
releases_access_level string No Set visibility of releases.
repository_access_level string No Set visibility of repository.
requirements_access_level string No Set visibility of requirements management.
security_and_compliance_access_level string No Set visibility of security and compliance.
snippets_access_level string No Set visibility of snippets.
wiki_access_level string No Set visibility of wiki.

Import members

Import members from another project.

If the importing member’s role for the target project is:

  • Maintainer, then members with the Owner role for the source project are imported with the Maintainer role.
  • Owner, then members with the Owner role for the source project are imported with the Owner role. 
POST /projects/:id/import_project_members/:project_id

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the target project to receive the members.
project_id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the source project to import the members from.

Example request: 

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/import_project_members/32"

Returns:

  • 200 OK on success.
  • 404 Project Not Found if the target or source project does not exist or cannot be accessed by the requester.
  • 422 Unprocessable Entity if the import of project members does not complete successfully.

Example responses:

  • When all emails were successfully sent (200 HTTP status code): 

    {  "status":  "success"  }

  • When there was any error importing 1 or more members (200 HTTP status code): 

    {
  "status": "error",
  "message": {
               "john_smith": "Some individual error message",
               "jane_smith": "Some individual error message"
             },
  "total_members_count": 3
}

  • When there is a system error (404 and 422 HTTP status codes): 

{  "message":  "Import failed"  }

Archive a project

Archive a project.

Prerequisites:

  • You must be an administrator or be assigned the Owner role on the project.

This endpoint is idempotent. Archiving an already-archived project does not change the project. 

POST /projects/:id/archive

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.

Example request: 

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/archive"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
  "description_html": "<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:56\" dir=\"auto\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>",
  "default_branch": "main",
  "visibility": "private",
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@example.com:diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "readme_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site/blob/main/README.md",
  "tag_list": [ //deprecated, use `topics` instead
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "owner": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "name": "Diaspora Project Site",
  "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
  "path": "diaspora-project-site",
  "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "repository_object_format": "sha1",
  "issues_enabled": true,
  "open_issues_count": 1,
  "merge_requests_enabled": true,
  "jobs_enabled": true,
  "wiki_enabled": true,
  "snippets_enabled": false,
  "can_create_merge_request_in": true,
  "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false, // deprecated, use container_registry_access_level instead
  "container_registry_access_level": "disabled",
  "security_and_compliance_access_level": "disabled",
  "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "creator_id": 3,
  "namespace": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "path": "diaspora",
    "kind": "group",
    "full_path": "diaspora"
  },
  "import_status": "none",
  "import_error": null,
  "permissions": {
    "project_access": {
      "access_level": 10,
      "notification_level": 3
    },
    "group_access": {
      "access_level": 50,
      "notification_level": 3
    }
  },
  "archived": true,
  "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
  "license_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client/blob/main/LICENSE",
  "license": {
    "key": "lgpl-3.0",
    "name": "GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0",
    "nickname": "GNU LGPLv3",
    "html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0/",
    "source_url": "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt"
  },
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "group_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "runners_token": "b8bc4a7a29eb76ea83cf79e4908c2b",
  "ci_default_git_depth": 50,
  "ci_forward_deployment_enabled": true,
  "ci_forward_deployment_rollback_allowed": true,
  "ci_allow_fork_pipelines_to_run_in_parent_project": true,
  "ci_separated_caches": true,
  "ci_restrict_pipeline_cancellation_role": "developer",
  "ci_pipeline_variables_minimum_override_role": "maintainer",
  "ci_push_repository_for_job_token_allowed": false,
  "public_jobs": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline": false,
  "allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment": false,
  "restrict_user_defined_variables": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "remove_source_branch_after_merge": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "merge_method": "merge",
  "squash_option": "default_on",
  "autoclose_referenced_issues": true,
  "enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads": true,
  "suggestion_commit_message": null,
  "merge_commit_template": null,
  "container_registry_image_prefix": "registry.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "_links": {
    "self": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects",
    "issues": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues",
    "merge_requests": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/merge_requests",
    "repo_branches": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/repository_branches",
    "labels": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels",
    "events": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/events",
    "members": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/members",
    "cluster_agents": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/cluster_agents"
  }
}

Unarchive a project

Unarchive a project.

Prerequisites:

  • You must be an administrator or be assigned the Owner role on the project.

This endpoint is idempotent. Unarchiving a project that isn’t archived doesn’t change the project. 

POST /projects/:id/unarchive

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.

Example request: 

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/unarchive"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
  "description_html": "<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:56\" dir=\"auto\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>",
  "default_branch": "main",
  "visibility": "private",
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@example.com:diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site.git",
  "web_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "readme_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site/blob/main/README.md",
  "tag_list": [ //deprecated, use `topics` instead
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "owner": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z"
  },
  "name": "Diaspora Project Site",
  "name_with_namespace": "Diaspora / Diaspora Project Site",
  "path": "diaspora-project-site",
  "path_with_namespace": "diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "repository_object_format": "sha1",
  "issues_enabled": true,
  "open_issues_count": 1,
  "merge_requests_enabled": true,
  "jobs_enabled": true,
  "wiki_enabled": true,
  "snippets_enabled": false,
  "can_create_merge_request_in": true,
  "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false, // deprecated, use container_registry_access_level instead
  "container_registry_access_level": "disabled",
  "security_and_compliance_access_level": "disabled",
  "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "updated_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "last_activity_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:02Z",
  "creator_id": 3,
  "namespace": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Diaspora",
    "path": "diaspora",
    "kind": "group",
    "full_path": "diaspora"
  },
  "import_status": "none",
  "import_error": null,
  "permissions": {
    "project_access": {
      "access_level": 10,
      "notification_level": 3
    },
    "group_access": {
      "access_level": 50,
      "notification_level": 3
    }
  },
  "archived": false,
  "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
  "license_url": "http://example.com/diaspora/diaspora-client/blob/main/LICENSE",
  "license": {
    "key": "lgpl-3.0",
    "name": "GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0",
    "nickname": "GNU LGPLv3",
    "html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/lgpl-3.0/",
    "source_url": "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt"
  },
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "group_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "runners_token": "b8bc4a7a29eb76ea83cf79e4908c2b",
  "ci_default_git_depth": 50,
  "ci_forward_deployment_enabled": true,
  "ci_forward_deployment_rollback_allowed": true,
  "ci_allow_fork_pipelines_to_run_in_parent_project": true,
  "ci_separated_caches": true,
  "ci_restrict_pipeline_cancellation_role": "developer",
  "ci_pipeline_variables_minimum_override_role": "maintainer",
  "ci_push_repository_for_job_token_allowed": false,
  "public_jobs": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline": false,
  "allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment": false,
  "restrict_user_defined_variables": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "remove_source_branch_after_merge": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "merge_method": "merge",
  "squash_option": "default_on",
  "autoclose_referenced_issues": true,
  "enforce_auth_checks_on_uploads": true,
  "suggestion_commit_message": null,
  "merge_commit_template": null,
  "container_registry_image_prefix": "registry.example.com/diaspora/diaspora-project-site",
  "_links": {
    "self": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects",
    "issues": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues",
    "merge_requests": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/merge_requests",
    "repo_branches": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/repository_branches",
    "labels": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/labels",
    "events": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/events",
    "members": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/members",
    "cluster_agents": "http://example.com/api/v4/projects/1/cluster_agents"
  }
}

Delete a project

Delete a project. This endpoint:

caution
The option to delete projects immediately from deletion protection settings in the Admin area was deprecated in GitLab 15.9 and removed in GitLab 16.0.
DELETE /projects/:id

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
full_path string no Full path of project to use with permanently_remove. Introduced in GitLab 15.11. To find the project path, use path_with_namespace from get single project. Premium and Ultimate only.
permanently_remove boolean/string no Immediately deletes a project if it is marked for deletion. Introduced in GitLab 15.11. Premium and Ultimate only.

Restore a project marked for deletion

Tier: Premium, Ultimate Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated

Restore a project that is marked for deletion. 

POST /projects/:id/restore

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.

Transfer a project to a new namespace

Transfer a project to a new namespace.

For information on prerequisites for transferring a project, see Transfer a project to another namespace. 

PUT /projects/:id/transfer

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
namespace integer or string Yes The ID or path of the namespace to transfer to project to.

Example request: 

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/transfer?namespace=14"

Example response: 

  {
  "id": 7,
  "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.",
  "description_html": "<p data-sourcepos=\"1:1-1:56\" dir=\"auto\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.</p>",
  "name": "hello-world",
  "name_with_namespace": "cute-cats / hello-world",
  "path": "hello-world",
  "path_with_namespace": "cute-cats/hello-world",
  "created_at": "2020-10-15T16:25:22.415Z",
  "updated_at": "2020-10-15T16:25:22.415Z",
  "default_branch": "main",
  "tag_list": [], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
  "topics": [],
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@gitlab.example.com:cute-cats/hello-world.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.example.com/cute-cats/hello-world.git",
  "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/cute-cats/hello-world",
  "readme_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/cute-cats/hello-world/-/blob/main/README.md",
  "avatar_url": null,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "last_activity_at": "2020-10-15T16:25:22.415Z",
  "namespace": {
    "id": 18,
    "name": "cute-cats",
    "path": "cute-cats",
    "kind": "group",
    "full_path": "cute-cats",
    "parent_id": null,
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/cute-cats"
  },
  "container_registry_image_prefix": "registry.example.com/cute-cats/hello-world",
  "_links": {
    "self": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/7",
    "issues": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/7/issues",
    "merge_requests": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/7/merge_requests",
    "repo_branches": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/7/repository/branches",
    "labels": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/7/labels",
    "events": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/7/events",
    "members": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/7/members"
  },
  "packages_enabled": true,
  "empty_repo": false,
  "archived": false,
  "visibility": "private",
  "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": true, // deprecated, use container_registry_access_level instead
  "container_registry_access_level": "enabled",
  "container_expiration_policy": {
    "cadence": "7d",
    "enabled": false,
    "keep_n": null,
    "older_than": null,
    "name_regex": null,
    "name_regex_keep": null,
    "next_run_at": "2020-10-22T16:25:22.746Z"
  },
  "issues_enabled": true,
  "merge_requests_enabled": true,
  "wiki_enabled": true,
  "jobs_enabled": true,
  "snippets_enabled": true,
  "service_desk_enabled": false,
  "service_desk_address": null,
  "can_create_merge_request_in": true,
  "issues_access_level": "enabled",
  "repository_access_level": "enabled",
  "merge_requests_access_level": "enabled",
  "forking_access_level": "enabled",
  "analytics_access_level": "enabled",
  "wiki_access_level": "enabled",
  "builds_access_level": "enabled",
  "snippets_access_level": "enabled",
  "pages_access_level": "enabled",
  "security_and_compliance_access_level": "enabled",
  "emails_disabled": null,
  "emails_enabled": null,
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "group_runners_enabled": true,
  "lfs_enabled": true,
  "creator_id": 2,
  "import_status": "none",
  "open_issues_count": 0,
  "ci_default_git_depth": 50,
  "public_jobs": true,
  "build_timeout": 3600,
  "auto_cancel_pending_pipelines": "enabled",
  "ci_config_path": null,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "allow_merge_on_skipped_pipeline": null,
  "allow_pipeline_trigger_approve_deployment": false,
  "restrict_user_defined_variables": false,
  "request_access_enabled": true,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "remove_source_branch_after_merge": true,
  "printing_merge_request_link_enabled": true,
  "merge_method": "merge",
  "squash_option": "default_on",
  "suggestion_commit_message": null,
  "merge_commit_template": null,
  "auto_devops_enabled": true,
  "auto_devops_deploy_strategy": "continuous",
  "autoclose_referenced_issues": true,
  "approvals_before_merge": 0, // Deprecated. Use merge request approvals API instead.
  "mirror": false,
  "compliance_frameworks": [],
  "warn_about_potentially_unwanted_characters": true
}

List groups available for project transfer

History

Retrieve a list of groups to which the user can transfer a project. 

GET /projects/:id/transfer_locations

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
search string No The group names to search for.

Example request: 

curl --request GET "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/transfer_locations"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 27,
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/gitlab",
    "name": "GitLab",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "full_name": "GitLab",
    "full_path": "GitLab"
  },
  {
    "id": 31,
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/foobar",
    "name": "FooBar",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "full_name": "FooBar",
    "full_path": "FooBar"
  }
]

Upload a project avatar

Upload an avatar to the specified project. 

PUT /projects/:id

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
avatar string Yes The file to be uploaded.
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.

To upload an avatar from your file system, use the --form argument. This causes cURL to post data using the header Content-Type: multipart/form-data. The file= parameter must point to an image file on your file system and be preceded by @. For example:

Example request: 

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --form "avatar=@dk.png" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5"

Example response: 

{
  "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/project/avatar/2/dk.png"
}

Download a project avatar

History

Download a project avatar. You can access this endpoint without authentication if the project is publicly accessible. 

GET /projects/:id/avatar

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/avatar"

Remove a project avatar

History

To remove a project avatar, use a blank value for the avatar attribute.

Example request: 

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --data "avatar=" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5"

Share projects

Share a project with a group.

Share a project with a group

Share a project with a group. 

POST /projects/:id/share

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
group_access integer Yes The role (access_level) to grant the group.
group_id integer Yes The ID of the group to share with.
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
expires_at string No Share expiration date in ISO 8601 format. For example, 2016-09-26.

Unshare the project from the group. Returns 204 and no content on success. 

DELETE /projects/:id/share/:group_id

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
group_id integer Yes The ID of the group.
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.

Example request: 

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/share/17"

Start the housekeeping task for a project

Start the housekeeping task for a project. 

POST /projects/:id/housekeeping

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
task string No prune to trigger manual prune of unreachable objects or eager to trigger eager housekeeping.

Real-time security scan

Tier: Ultimate Offering: GitLab.com Status: Experiment
History

Returns SAST scan results for a single file in real-time. 

POST /projects/:id/security_scans/sast/scan

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.

Example request: 

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{
  "file_path":"src/main.c",
  "content":"#include<string.h>\nint main(int argc, char **argv) {\n  char buff[128];\n  strcpy(buff, argv[1]);\n  return 0;\n}\n"
 }' \
 --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/security_scans/sast/scan"

Example response: 

{
  "vulnerabilities": [
    {
      "name": "Insecure string processing function (strcpy)",
      "description": "The `strcpy` family of functions do not provide the ability to limit or check buffer\nsizes before copying to a destination buffer. This can lead to buffer overflows. Consider\nusing more secure alternatives such as `strncpy` and provide the correct limit to the\ndestination buffer and ensure the string is null terminated.\n\nFor more information please see: https://linux.die.net/man/3/strncpy\n\nIf developing for C Runtime Library (CRT), more secure versions of these functions should be\nused, see:\nhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-runtime-library/reference/strncpy-s-strncpy-s-l-wcsncpy-s-wcsncpy-s-l-mbsncpy-s-mbsncpy-s-l?view=msvc-170\n",
      "severity": "High",
      "location": {
        "file": "src/main.c",
        "start_line": 5,
        "end_line": 5,
        "start_column": 3,
        "end_column": 23
      }
    }
  ]
}

Download snapshot of a Git repository

This endpoint may only be accessed by an administrative user.

Download a snapshot of the project (or wiki, if requested) Git repository. This snapshot is always in uncompressed tar format.

If a repository is corrupted to the point where git clone doesn’t work, the snapshot may allow some of the data to be retrieved. 

GET /projects/:id/snapshot

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
wiki boolean No Whether to download the wiki, rather than project, repository.

Get the path to repository storage

Get the path to repository storage for specified project if Gitaly Cluster is not being used. If Gitaly Cluster is being used, see Praefect-generated replica paths.

Available for administrators only. 

GET /projects/:id/storage

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project. 
[
  {
    "project_id": 1,
    "disk_path": "@hashed/6b/86/6b86b273ff34fce19d6b804eff5a3f5747ada4eaa22f1d49c01e52ddb7875b4b",
    "created_at": "2012-10-12T17:04:47Z",
    "repository_storage": "default"
  }
]