Projects API

Project visibility level

Project in GitLab can be either private, internal or public. This is determined by the visibility field in the project.

Values for the project visibility level are:

private: Project access must be granted explicitly for each user.
internal: The project can be cloned by any logged in user.
public: The project can be cloned without any authentication.

List all projects

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

GET /projects

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`archived`	boolean	no	Limit by archived status
`visibility`	string	no	Limit by visibility `public`, `internal`, or `private`
`order_by`	string	no	Return projects ordered by `id`, `name`, `path`, `created_at`, `updated_at`, or `last_activity_at` fields. Default is `created_at`
`sort`	string	no	Return projects sorted in `asc` or `desc` order. Default is `desc`
`search`	string	no	Return list of projects matching the search criteria
`simple`	boolean	no	Return only the ID, URL, name, and path of each project
`owned`	boolean	no	Limit by projects owned by the current user
`membership`	boolean	no	Limit by projects that the current user is a member of
`starred`	boolean	no	Limit by projects starred by the current user
`statistics`	boolean	no	Include project statistics
`with_issues_enabled`	boolean	no	Limit by enabled issues feature
`with_merge_requests_enabled`	boolean	no	Limit by enabled merge requests feature

[
  {
    "id": 4,
    "description": null,
    "default_branch": "master",
    "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",
    "tag_list": [
      "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,
    "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false,
    "created_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,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "public_jobs": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "statistics": {
      "commit_count": 37,
      "storage_size": 1038090,
      "repository_size": 1038090,
      "lfs_objects_size": 0,
      "job_artifacts_size": 0
    },
    "_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"
    },
  },
  {
    "id": 6,
    "description": null,
    "default_branch": "master",
    "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",
    "tag_list": [
      "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,
    "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false,
    "created_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,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "public_jobs": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "statistics": {
      "commit_count": 12,
      "storage_size": 2066080,
      "repository_size": 2066080,
      "lfs_objects_size": 0,
      "job_artifacts_size": 0
    },
    "_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"
    }
  }
]

List user projects

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

GET /users/:user_id/projects

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`user_id`	string	yes	The ID or username of the user
`archived`	boolean	no	Limit by archived status
`visibility`	string	no	Limit by visibility `public`, `internal`, or `private`
`order_by`	string	no	Return projects ordered by `id`, `name`, `path`, `created_at`, `updated_at`, or `last_activity_at` fields. Default is `created_at`
`sort`	string	no	Return projects sorted in `asc` or `desc` order. Default is `desc`
`search`	string	no	Return list of projects matching the search criteria
`simple`	boolean	no	Return only the ID, URL, name, and path of each project
`owned`	boolean	no	Limit by projects owned by the current user
`membership`	boolean	no	Limit by projects that the current user is a member of
`starred`	boolean	no	Limit by projects starred by the current user
`statistics`	boolean	no	Include project statistics
`with_issues_enabled`	boolean	no	Limit by enabled issues feature
`with_merge_requests_enabled`	boolean	no	Limit by enabled merge requests feature

[
  {
    "id": 4,
    "description": null,
    "default_branch": "master",
    "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",
    "tag_list": [
      "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,
    "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false,
    "created_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,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "public_jobs": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "statistics": {
      "commit_count": 37,
      "storage_size": 1038090,
      "repository_size": 1038090,
      "lfs_objects_size": 0,
      "job_artifacts_size": 0
    },
    "_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"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 6,
    "description": null,
    "default_branch": "master",
    "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",
    "tag_list": [
      "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,
    "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false,
    "created_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,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 0,
    "runners_token": "b8547b1dc37721d05889db52fa2f02",
    "public_jobs": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "statistics": {
      "commit_count": 12,
      "storage_size": 2066080,
      "repository_size": 2066080,
      "lfs_objects_size": 0,
      "job_artifacts_size": 0
    },
    "_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"
    }
  }
]

Get single project

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

GET /projects/:id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`statistics`	boolean	no	Include project statistics

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": null,
  "default_branch": "master",
  "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",
  "tag_list": [
    "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,
  "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false,
  "created_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",
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "runners_token": "b8bc4a7a29eb76ea83cf79e4908c2b",
  "public_jobs": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [
    {
      "group_id": 4,
      "group_name": "Twitter",
      "group_access_level": 30
    },
    {
      "group_id": 3,
      "group_name": "Gitlab Org",
      "group_access_level": 10
    }
  ],
  "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "printing_merge_requests_link_enabled": true,
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "statistics": {
    "commit_count": 37,
    "storage_size": 1038090,
    "repository_size": 1038090,
    "lfs_objects_size": 0,
    "job_artifacts_size": 0
  },
  "_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"
  }
}

Get project users

Get the users list of a project.

GET /projects/:id/users

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`search`	string	no	Search for specific users

[
  {
    "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"
  }
]

Get project events

Please refer to the Events API documentation.

Create project

Creates a new project owned by the authenticated user.

POST /projects

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes if path is not provided	The name of the new project. Equals path if not provided.
`path`	string	yes if name is not provided	Repository name for new project. Generated based on name if not provided (generated lowercased with dashes).
`namespace_id`	integer	no	Namespace for the new project (defaults to the current user's namespace)
`description`	string	no	Short project description
`issues_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable issues for this project
`merge_requests_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable merge requests for this project
`jobs_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable jobs for this project
`wiki_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable wiki for this project
`snippets_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable snippets for this project
`resolve_outdated_diff_discussions`	boolean	no	Automatically resolve merge request diffs discussions on lines changed with a push
`container_registry_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable container registry for this project
`shared_runners_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable shared runners for this project
`visibility`	string	no	See project visibility level
`import_url`	string	no	URL to import repository from
`public_jobs`	boolean	no	If `true`, jobs can be viewed by non-project-members
`only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds`	boolean	no	Set whether merge requests can only be merged with successful jobs
`only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved`	boolean	no	Set whether merge requests can only be merged when all the discussions are resolved
`lfs_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable LFS
`request_access_enabled`	boolean	no	Allow users to request member access
`tag_list`	array	no	The list of tags for a project; put array of tags, that should be finally assigned to a project
`avatar`	mixed	no	Image file for avatar of the project
`printing_merge_request_link_enabled`	boolean	no	Show link to create/view merge request when pushing from the command line
`ci_config_path`	string	no	The path to CI config file

Create project for user

Creates a new project owned by the specified user. Available only for admins.

POST /projects/user/:user_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`user_id`	integer	yes	The user ID of the project owner
`name`	string	yes	The name of the new project
`path`	string	no	Custom repository name for new project. By default generated based on name
`default_branch`	string	no	`master` by default
`namespace_id`	integer	no	Namespace for the new project (defaults to the current user's namespace)
`description`	string	no	Short project description
`issues_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable issues for this project
`merge_requests_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable merge requests for this project
`jobs_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable jobs for this project
`wiki_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable wiki for this project
`snippets_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable snippets for this project
`resolve_outdated_diff_discussions`	boolean	no	Automatically resolve merge request diffs discussions on lines changed with a push
`container_registry_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable container registry for this project
`shared_runners_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable shared runners for this project
`visibility`	string	no	See project visibility level
`import_url`	string	no	URL to import repository from
`public_jobs`	boolean	no	If `true`, jobs can be viewed by non-project-members
`only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds`	boolean	no	Set whether merge requests can only be merged with successful jobs
`only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved`	boolean	no	Set whether merge requests can only be merged when all the discussions are resolved
`lfs_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable LFS
`request_access_enabled`	boolean	no	Allow users to request member access
`tag_list`	array	no	The list of tags for a project; put array of tags, that should be finally assigned to a project
`avatar`	mixed	no	Image file for avatar of the project
`printing_merge_request_link_enabled`	boolean	no	Show link to create/view merge request when pushing from the command line
`ci_config_path`	string	no	The path to CI config file

Edit project

Updates an existing project.

PUT /projects/:id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`name`	string	yes	The name of the project
`path`	string	no	Custom repository name for the project. By default generated based on name
`default_branch`	string	no	`master` by default
`description`	string	no	Short project description
`issues_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable issues for this project
`merge_requests_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable merge requests for this project
`jobs_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable jobs for this project
`wiki_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable wiki for this project
`snippets_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable snippets for this project
`resolve_outdated_diff_discussions`	boolean	no	Automatically resolve merge request diffs discussions on lines changed with a push
`container_registry_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable container registry for this project
`shared_runners_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable shared runners for this project
`visibility`	string	no	See project visibility level
`import_url`	string	no	URL to import repository from
`public_jobs`	boolean	no	If `true`, jobs can be viewed by non-project-members
`only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds`	boolean	no	Set whether merge requests can only be merged with successful jobs
`only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved`	boolean	no	Set whether merge requests can only be merged when all the discussions are resolved
`lfs_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable LFS
`request_access_enabled`	boolean	no	Allow users to request member access
`tag_list`	array	no	The list of tags for a project; put array of tags, that should be finally assigned to a project
`avatar`	mixed	no	Image file for avatar of the project
`ci_config_path`	string	no	The path to CI config file

Fork project

Forks a project into the user namespace of the authenticated user or the one provided.

The forking operation for a project is asynchronous and is completed in a background job. The request will return immediately. To determine whether the fork of the project has completed, query the import_status for the new project.

POST /projects/:id/fork

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`namespace`	integer/string	yes	The ID or path of the namespace that the project will be forked to

List Forks of a project

Note: This feature was introduced in GitLab 10.1

List the projects accessible to the calling user that have an established, forked relationship with the specified project

GET /projects/:id/forks

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`archived`	boolean	no	Limit by archived status
`visibility`	string	no	Limit by visibility `public`, `internal`, or `private`
`order_by`	string	no	Return projects ordered by `id`, `name`, `path`, `created_at`, `updated_at`, or `last_activity_at` fields. Default is `created_at`
`sort`	string	no	Return projects sorted in `asc` or `desc` order. Default is `desc`
`search`	string	no	Return list of projects matching the search criteria
`simple`	boolean	no	Return only the ID, URL, name, and path of each project
`owned`	boolean	no	Limit by projects owned by the current user
`membership`	boolean	no	Limit by projects that the current user is a member of
`starred`	boolean	no	Limit by projects starred by the current user
`statistics`	boolean	no	Include project statistics
`with_issues_enabled`	boolean	no	Limit by enabled issues feature
`with_merge_requests_enabled`	boolean	no	Limit by enabled merge requests feature

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/forks"

Example responses:

[
  {
    "id": 3,
    "description": null,
    "default_branch": "master",
    "visibility": "internal",
    "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",
    "tag_list": [
      "example",
      "disapora project"
    ],
    "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,
    "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
    "container_registry_enabled": false,
    "created_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": true,
    "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "star_count": 1,
    "public_jobs": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "_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"
    }
  }
]

Star a project

Stars a given project. Returns status code 304 if the project is already starred.

POST /projects/:id/star

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

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/star"

Example response:

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": null,
  "default_branch": "master",
  "visibility": "internal",
  "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",
  "tag_list": [
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "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,
  "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false,
  "created_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": true,
  "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 1,
  "public_jobs": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "_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"
  }
}

Unstar a project

Unstars a given project. Returns status code 304 if the project is not starred.

POST /projects/:id/unstar

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

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/unstar"

Example response:

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": null,
  "default_branch": "master",
  "visibility": "internal",
  "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",
  "tag_list": [
    "example",
    "disapora project"
  ],
  "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,
  "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false,
  "created_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": true,
  "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/project/avatar/3/uploads/avatar.png",
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "public_jobs": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "_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"
  }
}

Archive a project

Archives the project if the user is either admin or the project owner of this project. This action is idempotent, thus archiving an already archived project will not change the project.

POST /projects/:id/archive

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

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/archive"

Example response:

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": null,
  "default_branch": "master",
  "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",
  "tag_list": [
    "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,
  "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false,
  "created_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",
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "runners_token": "b8bc4a7a29eb76ea83cf79e4908c2b",
  "public_jobs": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "_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"
  }
}

Unarchive a project

Unarchives the project if the user is either admin or the project owner of this project. This action is idempotent, thus unarchiving an non-archived project will not change the project.

POST /projects/:id/unarchive

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

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/unarchive"

Example response:

{
  "id": 3,
  "description": null,
  "default_branch": "master",
  "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",
  "tag_list": [
    "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,
  "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions": false,
  "container_registry_enabled": false,
  "created_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",
  "shared_runners_enabled": true,
  "forks_count": 0,
  "star_count": 0,
  "runners_token": "b8bc4a7a29eb76ea83cf79e4908c2b",
  "public_jobs": true,
  "shared_with_groups": [],
  "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved": false,
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "_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"
  }
}

Remove project

Removes a project including all associated resources (issues, merge requests etc.)

DELETE /projects/:id

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

Upload a file

Uploads a file to the specified project to be used in an issue or merge request description, or a comment.

POST /projects/:id/uploads

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`file`	string	yes	The file to be uploaded

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

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" --form "file=@dk.png" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/uploads

Returned object:

{
  "alt": "dk",
  "url": "/uploads/66dbcd21ec5d24ed6ea225176098d52b/dk.png",
  "markdown": "![dk](/uploads/66dbcd21ec5d24ed6ea225176098d52b/dk.png)"
}

Note: The returned url is relative to the project path. In Markdown contexts, the link is automatically expanded when the format in markdown is used.

Share project with group

Allow to share project with group.

POST /projects/:id/share

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`group_id`	integer	yes	The ID of the group to share with
`group_access`	integer	yes	The permissions level to grant the group
`expires_at`	string	no	Share expiration date in ISO 8601 format: 2016-09-26

Delete a shared project link within a group

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

DELETE /projects/:id/share/:group_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`group_id`	integer	yes	The ID of the group

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/share/17

Hooks

Also called Project Hooks and Webhooks. These are different for System Hooks that are system wide.

List project hooks

Get a list of project hooks.

GET /projects/:id/hooks

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

Get project hook

Get a specific hook for a project.

GET /projects/:id/hooks/:hook_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`hook_id`	integer	yes	The ID of a project hook

{
  "id": 1,
  "url": "http://example.com/hook",
  "project_id": 3,
  "push_events": true,
  "issues_events": true,
  "merge_requests_events": true,
  "tag_push_events": true,
  "note_events": true,
  "job_events": true,
  "pipeline_events": true,
  "wiki_page_events": true,
  "enable_ssl_verification": true,
  "created_at": "2012-10-12T17:04:47Z"
}

Add project hook

Adds a hook to a specified project.

POST /projects/:id/hooks

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`url`	string	yes	The hook URL
`push_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on push events
`issues_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on issues events
`merge_requests_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on merge requests events
`tag_push_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on tag push events
`note_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on note events
`job_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on job events
`pipeline_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on pipeline events
`wiki_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on wiki events
`enable_ssl_verification`	boolean	no	Do SSL verification when triggering the hook
`token`	string	no	Secret token to validate received payloads; this will not be returned in the response

Edit project hook

Edits a hook for a specified project.

PUT /projects/:id/hooks/:hook_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`hook_id`	integer	yes	The ID of the project hook
`url`	string	yes	The hook URL
`push_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on push events
`issues_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on issues events
`merge_requests_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on merge requests events
`tag_push_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on tag push events
`note_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on note events
`job_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on job events
`pipeline_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on pipeline events
`wiki_events`	boolean	no	Trigger hook on wiki events
`enable_ssl_verification`	boolean	no	Do SSL verification when triggering the hook
`token`	string	no	Secret token to validate received payloads; this will not be returned in the response

Delete project hook

Removes a hook from a project. This is an idempotent method and can be called multiple times. Either the hook is available or not.

DELETE /projects/:id/hooks/:hook_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`hook_id`	integer	yes	The ID of the project hook

Note the JSON response differs if the hook is available or not. If the project hook is available before it is returned in the JSON response or an empty response is returned.

Admin fork relation

Allows modification of the forked relationship between existing projects. Available only for admins.

Create a forked from/to relation between existing projects

POST /projects/:id/fork/:forked_from_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`forked_from_id`	ID	yes	The ID of the project that was forked from

Delete an existing forked from relationship

DELETE /projects/:id/fork

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

Search for projects by name

Search for projects by name which are accessible to the authenticated user. This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the project is publicly accessible.

GET /projects

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` or `last_activity_at` fields
`sort`	string	no	Return requests sorted in `asc` or `desc` order

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects?search=test

Start the Housekeeping task for a Project

Introduced in GitLab 9.0.

POST /projects/:id/housekeeping

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

Branches

Read more in the Branches documentation.

Project members

Read more in the Project members documentation.