Gitee

Gitee Gists API

Code snippets (gists) and their comments.

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Operations 4

GET /gists List the authenticated user's gists (code snippets) #

POST /gists Create a gist (code snippet) #

GET /gists/{id} Get a single gist #

DELETE /gists/{id} Delete a gist #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Gitee Open API v5 (core subset) Gists API
  description: A curated, representative subset of the Gitee (码云) Open API v5, the documented REST API of the China-based Git hosting and DevOps platform operated by OSChina / Shenzhen Oschina (开源中国).
  version: 5.4.92
  contact:
    name: Gitee
    url: https://gitee.com
servers:
- url: https://gitee.com/api/v5
  description: Gitee Open API v5 (production)
security:
- accessTokenQuery: []
- bearerAuth: []
- oauth2:
  - projects
tags:
- name: Gists
  description: Code snippets (gists) and their comments.
paths:
  /gists:
    get:
      operationId: listGists
      tags:
      - Gists
      summary: List the authenticated user's gists (code snippets)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of gists.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Gist'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createGist
      tags:
      - Gists
      summary: Create a gist (code snippet)
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - files
              properties:
                files:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
                  description: Map of filename to { content }.
                description:
                  type: string
                public:
                  type: boolean
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created gist.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Gist'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /gists/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The gist ID.
    get:
      operationId: getGist
      tags:
      - Gists
      summary: Get a single gist
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested gist.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Gist'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteGist
      tags:
      - Gists
      summary: Delete a gist
      responses:
        '204':
          description: The gist was deleted.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
    Gist:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        public:
          type: boolean
        html_url:
          type: string
        files:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid access token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    accessTokenQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: access_token
      description: Personal access token passed as the `access_token` query parameter. Present on the large majority of Gitee v5 operations.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Personal access token passed as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.'
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Gitee OAuth2. Authorize at https://gitee.com/oauth/authorize and exchange for a token at https://gitee.com/oauth/token.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://gitee.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://gitee.com/oauth/token
          refreshUrl: https://gitee.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            user_info: Read the user's profile.
            projects: Read and manage repositories.
            pull_requests: Read and manage pull requests.
            issues: Read and manage issues.
            notes: Read and manage comments.
            keys: Read and manage SSH keys.
            hook: Read and manage webhooks.
            groups: Read and manage organizations.
            gists: Read and manage gists.
            enterprises: Read and manage enterprises.
            emails: Read the user's email addresses.