# GitLab Repositories API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4repositories/  
**Provider:** GitLab — https://apis.io/providers/gitlab/  
**Base URL:** https://gitlab.com/api/v4  
**Documentation:** https://docs.gitlab.com/api/repositories/

GitLab Repositories API is one of 44 APIs that [GitLab](https://apis.io/providers/gitlab/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Git, Repositories, and Source Control. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and authentication docs.

The GitLab Repositories API provides access to Git repository data within GitLab projects. It supports listing repository tree structures, retrieving file contents, comparing branches and tags, downloading archives, and accessing contributor statistics.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/repositories/
- **Authentication** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/authentication/

## Other GitLab APIs (12)

- [GitLab GraphQL API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-graphql-api/)
- [GitLab Issues API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4issues/)
- [GitLab Merge Requests API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4merge-requests/)
- [GitLab Pipelines API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4pipelines/)
- [GitLab Jobs API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4jobs/)
- [GitLab Runners API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4runners/)
- [GitLab Users API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4users/)
- [GitLab Commits API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4commits/)
- [GitLab Branches API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4branches/)
- [GitLab Tags API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4tags/)
- [GitLab Releases API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4releases/)
- [GitLab Environments API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4environments/)

## Tags

Git, Repositories, Source Control

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/apiv4repositories/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/gitlab/.