Gitee Issues API

Issue tracking - issues, comments, labels, milestones.

Business capability
Software Product Engineering Management BC-4200

Operations 7

GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues List all issues of a repository #
POST /repos/{owner}/issues Create an issue (issues belong to an owner, assigned to a repo) #
PATCH /repos/{owner}/issues/{number} Update an issue #
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/comments List all comments on an issue #
POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/comments Create a comment on an issue #
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels List all task labels in a repository #
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/milestones List all milestones in a repository #

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OpenAPI Specification

gitee-issues-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Gitee Open API v5 (core subset) Issues 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: Issues
  description: Issue tracking - issues, comments, labels, milestones.
paths:
  /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Owner'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Repo'
    get:
      operationId: listRepoIssues
      tags:
      - Issues
      summary: List all issues of a repository
      parameters:
      - name: state
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - open
          - progressing
          - closed
          - rejected
          - all
          default: open
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 20
          maximum: 100
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of issues.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Issue'
  /repos/{owner}/issues:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Owner'
    post:
      operationId: createIssue
      tags:
      - Issues
      summary: Create an issue (issues belong to an owner, assigned to a repo)
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - repo
              - title
              properties:
                repo:
                  type: string
                  description: Repository path.
                title:
                  type: string
                body:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created issue.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Issue'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /repos/{owner}/issues/{number}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Owner'
    - name: number
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The issue number.
    patch:
      operationId: updateIssue
      tags:
      - Issues
      summary: Update an issue
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                repo:
                  type: string
                title:
                  type: string
                state:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - open
                  - progressing
                  - closed
                  - rejected
                body:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated issue.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Issue'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/comments:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Owner'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Repo'
    - name: number
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The issue number.
    get:
      operationId: listIssueComments
      tags:
      - Issues
      summary: List all comments on an issue
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of issue comments.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
    post:
      operationId: createIssueComment
      tags:
      - Issues
      summary: Create a comment on an issue
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - body
              properties:
                body:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created comment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /repos/{owner}/{repo}/labels:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Owner'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Repo'
    get:
      operationId: listRepoLabels
      tags:
      - Issues
      summary: List all task labels in a repository
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of labels.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
  /repos/{owner}/{repo}/milestones:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Owner'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Repo'
    get:
      operationId: listMilestones
      tags:
      - Issues
      summary: List all milestones in a repository
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of milestones.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
components:
  parameters:
    Owner:
      name: owner
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The repository owner (user or organization path).
      schema:
        type: string
    Repo:
      name: repo
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The repository path.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        login:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        html_url:
          type: string
        avatar_url:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
    Issue:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        number:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        body:
          type: string
        user:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  responses:
    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.