# GitLab Snippets API

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

GitLab Snippets API is one of 189 APIs that [GitLab](https://apis.io/providers/gitlab/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification. This API exposes 16 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Snippets. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, an API reference, rate-limit docs, an AsyncAPI specification, and 16 JSON Schemas.

Use this API to manage personal and project [snippets](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/snippets/). To move snippets between storages, use the [snippet repository storage moves API](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/snippet_repository_storage_moves/).

## Operations (18)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/v4/snippets` | List all snippets for current user |
| POST | `/api/v4/snippets` | Create a snippet |
| GET | `/api/v4/snippets/public` | List all public snippets |
| GET | `/api/v4/snippets/all` | List all snippets |
| GET | `/api/v4/snippets/{id}` | Retrieve a snippet |
| PUT | `/api/v4/snippets/{id}` | Update snippet |
| DELETE | `/api/v4/snippets/{id}` | Delete snippet |
| GET | `/api/v4/snippets/{id}/raw` | Retrieve a raw snippet |
| GET | `/api/v4/snippets/{id}/files/{ref}/{file_path}/raw` | Retrieve snippet file content |
| GET | `/api/v4/snippets/{id}/user_agent_detail` | Retrieve user agent details for a snippet |
| GET | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets` | List all snippets for a project |
| POST | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets` | Create a project snippet |
| GET | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets/{snippet_id}` | Retrieve a project snippet |
| PUT | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets/{snippet_id}` | Update a project snippet |
| DELETE | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets/{snippet_id}` | Delete a project snippet |
| GET | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets/{snippet_id}/raw` | Retrieve a raw project snippet |
| GET | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets/{snippet_id}/files/{ref}/{file_path}/raw` | Retrieve snippet repository file content |
| GET | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/snippets/{snippet_id}/user_agent_detail` | Retrieve user agent details for a project snippet |

## Machine-readable artifacts (65)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/openapi/gitlab-snippets-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/openapi/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/issues/
- **Authentication** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/authentication/
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-put-api-v4-application-settings-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-geo-node-status-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-geo-site-status-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-application-setting-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-post-api-v4-geo-status-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-put-api-v4-projects-id-request-schema.json
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/merge_requests/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/pipelines/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/jobs/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/runners/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/users/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/repositories/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/commits/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/branches/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/tags/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/releases/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/environments/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/deployments/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/pipeline_schedules/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/labels/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/milestones/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/notes/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/snippets/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/packages/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/container_registry/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/vulnerabilities/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/deploy_keys/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/protected_branches/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/wikis/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/events/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/search/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/namespaces/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/groups/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/applications/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/avatar/
- …and 25 more, listed in full on the page.

## Other GitLab APIs (12)

- [GitLab Orbit gRPC API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-orbit-api/)
- [GitLab GraphQL API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-graphql-api/)
- [GitLab Applications API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-applications-api/)
- [GitLab Authorization API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-authorization-api/)
- [GitLab Broadcast Messages API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-broadcast-messages-api/)
- [GitLab Groups API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-groups-api/)
- [GitLab Metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-metadata-api/)
- [GitLab Project Webhooks API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-project-webhooks-api/)
- [GitLab Projects API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-projects-api/)
- [GitLab Tokens API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-tokens-api/)
- [GitLab User Info API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-user-info-api/)
- [GitLab Webhook Configuration API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-webhook-configuration-api/)

## Tags

Snippets

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