GitLab

GitLab Metadata API

The Metadata API from GitLab — 1 operation(s) for metadata.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /api/v4/metadata GitLab Retrieve Metadata Information for This GitLab Instance #

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this

find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.

All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page

This API

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/gitlab-metadata-api"

All apis

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GitLab api/v4/ Admin Metadata API
  version: v4
  description: Needs description.
  termsOfService: https://about.gitlab.com/terms/
  license:
    name: CC BY-SA 4.0
    url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://www.gitlab.com/api/
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Metadata
paths:
  /api/v4/metadata:
    get:
      tags:
      - Metadata
      summary: GitLab Retrieve Metadata Information for This GitLab Instance
      description: This feature was introduced in GitLab 15.2.
      operationId: getApiV4Metadata
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Retrieve metadata information for this GitLab instance
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/API_Entities_Metadata'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content: {}
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    API_Entities_Metadata:
      type: object
      properties:
        version:
          type: string
          example: 15.2-pre
        revision:
          type: string
          example: c401a659d0c
        kas:
          type: object
          properties:
            enabled:
              type: boolean
            externalUrl:
              type: string
              example: grpc://gitlab.example.com:8150
            version:
              type: string
              example: 15.0.0
        enterprise:
          type: boolean
          example: true
      description: API_Entities_Metadata model