GitLab

GitLab Service accounts API

Use this API to interact with [service accounts](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/profile/service_accounts/). The number of service accounts you can create depends on your subscription and offering: - On GitLab Premium and Ultimate, you can create an unlimited number of service accounts for all offerings. - On GitLab Free, limits vary by offering: - For GitLab.com, you can create up to 100 service accounts for each top-level group. This includes service accounts created in subgroups or projects. - For GitLab Self-Managed, you can create up to 100 service accounts for the entire instance. This includes service accounts created for the instance, a group, or a project. You can also interact with service accounts through the [users API](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/users/). To manage SSH keys for service accounts, use the [user SSH and GPG keys API](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/user_keys/).

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 21

POST /api/v4/service_accounts Create an instance service account #
GET /api/v4/service_accounts List all instance service accounts #
PATCH /api/v4/service_accounts/{user_id} Update an instance service account #
POST /api/v4/projects/{id}/service_accounts Create a project service account #
GET /api/v4/projects/{id}/service_accounts List all project service accounts #
GET /api/v4/projects/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id} Get a single project service account #
DELETE /api/v4/projects/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id} Delete a project service account #
PATCH /api/v4/projects/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id} Update a project service account #
GET /api/v4/projects/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id}/personal_access_tokens List all personal access tokens for a project service account #
POST /api/v4/projects/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id}/personal_access_tokens Create a personal access token for a project service account #
DELETE /api/v4/projects/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id}/personal_access_tokens/{token_id} Revoke a personal access token for a project service account #
POST /api/v4/projects/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id}/personal_access_tokens/{token_id}/rotate Rotate a personal access token for a project service account #
POST /api/v4/groups/{id}/service_accounts Create a group service account #
GET /api/v4/groups/{id}/service_accounts List all group service accounts #
GET /api/v4/groups/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id} Get a single group service account #
DELETE /api/v4/groups/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id} Delete a group service account #
PATCH /api/v4/groups/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id} Update a group service account #
GET /api/v4/groups/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id}/personal_access_tokens List all personal access tokens for a group service account #
POST /api/v4/groups/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id}/personal_access_tokens Create a personal access token for a group service account #
DELETE /api/v4/groups/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id}/personal_access_tokens/{token_id} Revoke a personal access token for a group service account #
POST /api/v4/groups/{id}/service_accounts/{user_id}/personal_access_tokens/{token_id}/rotate Rotate a personal access token for a group service account #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/openapi/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/issues/
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Authentication
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/authentication/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/merge_requests/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/pipelines/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/jobs/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/runners/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/users/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/repositories/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/commits/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/branches/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/tags/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/releases/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/environments/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/deployments/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/pipeline_schedules/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/labels/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/milestones/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/notes/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/snippets/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/packages/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/container_registry/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/vulnerabilities/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/deploy_keys/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/protected_branches/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/wikis/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/events/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/search/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/namespaces/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/groups/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/applications/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/avatar/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/broadcast_messages/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/bulk_imports/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/settings/
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https://docs.gitlab.com/api/metadata/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/version/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/
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APIReference
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/api_resources/
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RateLimits
https://docs.gitlab.com/security/rate_limits/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/oauth2/
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Authentication
https://docs.gitlab.com/integration/oauth_provider/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/integrations/webhooks.html
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APIReference
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/project_webhooks/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/openapi/gitlab-service-accounts-api-openapi.yml
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AsyncAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/asyncapi/gitlab-webhooks-asyncapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-put-api-v4-application-settings-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-geo-node-status-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-geo-site-status-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-application-setting-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-post-api-v4-geo-status-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-put-api-v4-projects-id-request-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-cluster-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-batched-background-migration-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-ci-variable-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-dictionary-table-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-plan-limit-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-appearance-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-avatar-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-bulk-imports-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-bulk-import-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-api-entities-metadata-schema.json

Other Resources

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SDKs
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/third_party_clients/
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Interactive Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/openapi/openapi_interactive/

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OpenAPI Specification

gitlab-service-accounts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GitLab REST Service accounts 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: []
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