GitLab Sidekiq API

Use this API to retrieve information about the current state of Sidekiq, including its jobs, queues, and processes, and to delete jobs from a queue.

Operations 5

GET /api/v4/sidekiq/queue_metrics List all job queue metrics #
GET /api/v4/sidekiq/process_metrics List all Sidekiq processes #
GET /api/v4/sidekiq/job_stats Retrieve job completion metrics #
GET /api/v4/sidekiq/compound_metrics List all Sidekiq metrics #
DELETE /api/v4/admin/sidekiq/queues/{queue_name} Delete jobs from a Sidekiq queue #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/openapi/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/issues/
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Authentication
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/authentication/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/merge_requests/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/pipelines/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/jobs/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/runners/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/users/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/repositories/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/commits/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/branches/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/tags/
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Documentation
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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Documentation
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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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/packages/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/container_registry/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/vulnerabilities/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/deploy_keys/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/protected_branches/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/wikis/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/events/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/search/
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Documentation
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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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/avatar/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/broadcast_messages/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/bulk_imports/
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Documentation
https://docs.gitlab.com/api/settings/
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Documentation
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

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

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OpenAPI Specification

gitlab-sidekiq-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: GitLab REST Sidekiq 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:
- name: Sidekiq
  description: 'Use this API to retrieve information about the current state of Sidekiq, including its jobs, queues,

    and processes, and to delete jobs from a queue.'
  x-displayName: Sidekiq
  externalDocs:
    url: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/sidekiq_metrics/
paths:
  /api/v4/sidekiq/queue_metrics:
    get:
      operationId: getApiV4SidekiqQueueMetrics
      summary: List all job queue metrics
      description: Lists all details about all Sidekiq job queues, including backlog size and latency.
      tags:
      - Sidekiq
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
  /api/v4/sidekiq/process_metrics:
    get:
      operationId: getApiV4SidekiqProcessMetrics
      summary: List all Sidekiq processes
      description: Lists all details about all registered Sidekiq worker processes, including hostname, process ID, queues, and concurrency settings.
      tags:
      - Sidekiq
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
  /api/v4/sidekiq/job_stats:
    get:
      operationId: getApiV4SidekiqJobStats
      summary: Retrieve job completion metrics
      description: Retrieves statistics on the completion status of all Sidekiq jobs.
      tags:
      - Sidekiq
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
  /api/v4/sidekiq/compound_metrics:
    get:
      operationId: getApiV4SidekiqCompoundMetrics
      summary: List all Sidekiq metrics
      description: Lists all Sidekiq metrics. Includes queue, process, and job completion metrics.
      tags:
      - Sidekiq
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
  /api/v4/admin/sidekiq/queues/{queue_name}:
    delete:
      operationId: deleteApiV4AdminSidekiqQueuesQueueName
      summary: Delete jobs from a Sidekiq queue
      description: Deletes jobs from a Sidekiq queue that match the specified metadata. At least one of 32 related parameters must be provided.
      tags:
      - Sidekiq
      responses:
        '204':
          description: No Content
        '404':
          description: Not Found
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
      parameters:
      - name: queue_name
        required: true
        description: Name of the queue to delete jobs from.
        schema:
          type: string
        in: path
      - name: organization_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: user
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: user_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: gl_user_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: scoped_user
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: scoped_user_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: project
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: root_namespace
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: gl_root_namespace_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: client_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: caller_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: remote_ip
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: job_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: pipeline_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: related_class
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: feature_category
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: artifact_size
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: artifact_used_cdn
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: artifacts_dependencies_size
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: artifacts_dependencies_count
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: root_caller_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: merge_action_status
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: bulk_import_entity_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: sidekiq_destination_shard_redis
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: kubernetes_agent_id
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: mvcc_manifest
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: client_type
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: client_name
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: client_version
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: subscription_plan
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: ai_resource
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
      - name: worker_class
        required: false
        description: Metadata key to match
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        in: query
components:
  securitySchemes:
    http:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://gitlab.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://gitlab.com/oauth/token
          refreshUrl: https://gitlab.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            api: Grants complete read/write access to the API, including all groups and projects, the container registry, the dependency proxy, and the package registry.
            read_api: Grants read access to the API, including all groups and projects, the container registry, and the package registry.
            read_user: Grants read-only access to your profile through the /user API endpoint, which includes username, public email, and full name. Also grants access to read-only API endpoints under /users.
            create_runner: Grants create access to the runners.
            manage_runner: Grants access to manage the runners.
            k8s_proxy: Grants permission to perform Kubernetes API calls using the agent for Kubernetes.
            self_rotate: Grants permission for token to rotate itself.
            mcp: Grants read-write access to remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for tools execution.
            mcp_orbit: Grants access to the Orbit Knowledge Graph MCP server for graph queries and schema retrieval.
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: PRIVATE-TOKEN
      in: header