GitLab

GitLab Instance API

Use this API to manage an instance's [appearance](https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/appearance/) and [application settings](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/settings/#available-settings), and to retrieve statistics about the instance. Changes to application settings are subject to caching and might not take effect immediately. By default, GitLab caches application settings for 60 seconds. For more information, see [application cache interval](https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/application_settings_cache/). All of these endpoints require administrator access to the instance.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /api/v4/application/settings Retrieve application settings #

PUT /api/v4/application/settings Update application settings #

GET /api/v4/application/statistics Retrieve application statistics #

GET /api/v4/application/appearance Get the current appearance #

PUT /api/v4/application/appearance Modify appearance #

Documentation

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/openapi/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/issues/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/authentication/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/merge_requests/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/pipelines/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/jobs/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/runners/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/users/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/repositories/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/commits/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/branches/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/tags/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/releases/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/environments/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/deployments/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/pipeline_schedules/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/labels/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/milestones/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/notes/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/snippets/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/packages/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/container_registry/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/vulnerabilities/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/deploy_keys/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/protected_branches/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/wikis/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/events/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/search/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/namespaces/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/groups/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/applications/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/avatar/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/broadcast_messages/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/bulk_imports/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/settings/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/metadata/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/version/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/api_resources/

https://docs.gitlab.com/security/rate_limits/

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/oauth2/

https://docs.gitlab.com/integration/oauth_provider/

https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/integrations/webhooks.html

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/project_webhooks/

Specifications

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/openapi/gitlab-instance-api-openapi.yml

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/asyncapi/gitlab-webhooks-asyncapi.yml

Schemas & Data

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-put-api-v4-application-settings-request-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-geo-node-status-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-geo-site-status-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-application-setting-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-post-api-v4-geo-status-request-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-put-api-v4-projects-id-request-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-cluster-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-batched-background-migration-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-ci-variable-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-dictionary-table-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-plan-limit-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-appearance-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-avatar-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-bulk-imports-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-bulk-import-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-metadata-schema.json

Other Resources

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/third_party_clients/

Interactive Documentation

https://docs.gitlab.com/api/openapi/openapi_interactive/

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GitLab REST Instance API
  description: GitLab REST API used to interact with a GitLab installation.
  termsOfService: https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/legal/api-terms/
  version: '19.6'
  license:
    name: CC BY-SA 4.0
    url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/LICENSE
    x-gitlab-description: The license applies to the OpenAPI specification document itself. For terms governing use of the GitLab API, see the termsOfService field.
servers:
- url: https://{hostname}
  description: GitLab REST API
  variables:
    hostname:
      default: gitlab.com
      description: Your GitLab instance hostname
security:
- http: []
- oauth2: []
- apiKey: []
tags:


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