Gitee Repositories API

Repositories and their contents - branches, tags, commits, contents, forks.

Business capability
Software Construction Management BC-4200.40

Operations 8

GET /user/repos List repositories the authenticated user owns or has access to #
POST /user/repos Create a repository for the authenticated user #
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo} Get a single repository #
PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo} Update repository settings #
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches List all branches #
POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches Create a branch #
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/tags List all tags of a repository #
GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits List a repository's commits #

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OpenAPI Specification

gitee-repositories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Gitee Open API v5 (core subset) Repositories 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: Repositories
  description: Repositories and their contents - branches, tags, commits, contents, forks.
paths:
  /user/repos:
    get:
      operationId: listUserRepos
      tags:
      - Repositories
      summary: List repositories the authenticated user owns or has access to
      parameters:
      - 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 repositories.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Repository'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createUserRepo
      tags:
      - Repositories
      summary: Create a repository for the authenticated user
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RepositoryInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created repository.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Repository'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /repos/{owner}/{repo}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Owner'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Repo'
    get:
      operationId: getRepo
      tags:
      - Repositories
      summary: Get a single repository
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested repository.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Repository'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      operationId: updateRepo
      tags:
      - Repositories
      summary: Update repository settings
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RepositoryInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated repository.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Repository'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Owner'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Repo'
    get:
      operationId: listBranches
      tags:
      - Repositories
      summary: List all branches
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of branches.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Branch'
    post:
      operationId: createBranch
      tags:
      - Repositories
      summary: Create a branch
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - refs
              - branch_name
              properties:
                refs:
                  type: string
                  description: Source branch or ref.
                branch_name:
                  type: string
                  description: New branch name.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created branch.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Branch'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /repos/{owner}/{repo}/tags:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Owner'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Repo'
    get:
      operationId: listTags
      tags:
      - Repositories
      summary: List all tags of a repository
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of tags.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
  /repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Owner'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Repo'
    get:
      operationId: listCommits
      tags:
      - Repositories
      summary: List a repository's commits
      parameters:
      - name: sha
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Branch
        tag: null
        or SHA to start from.: null
      - 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 commits.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties: true
components:
  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'
  schemas:
    RepositoryInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        private:
          type: boolean
        has_issues:
          type: boolean
        has_wiki:
          type: boolean
    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
    Branch:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        protected:
          type: boolean
        commit:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    Repository:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        full_name:
          type: string
        human_name:
          type: string
        path:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        owner:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        description:
          type: string
        private:
          type: boolean
        html_url:
          type: string
        stargazers_count:
          type: integer
        forks_count:
          type: integer
  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
  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.