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GitLab Container Registry

GitLab Container Registry is a built-in container registry that allows users to store Docker images alongside their code in GitLab repositories. It exposes a REST API for managing image repositories, tags, and cleanup policies.

GitLab Container Registry publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Repositories API and Tags API. Tagged areas include Container Images, Containers, GitLab, and Registry.

The GitLab Container Registry catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

GitLab Container Registry’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

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44.2/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
2 APIs
Container ImagesContainersGitLabRegistry

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 44.2/100 · developing
Contract Quality 12.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 11.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 1.2 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

GitLab Container Registry Repositories API

Container registry repositories

GitLab Container Registry Tags API

Container image tags

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

GitLab Container Registry API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Gitlab Container Registry Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Gitlab Container Registry Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Gitlab Container Registry Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

GitLab Container Registry API Rules

0 rules ·

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Gitlab Container Registry Authentication

apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Gitlab Container Registry Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Gitlab Container Registry Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Gitlab Container Registry Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, GDPR, CSA STAR

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Gitlab Container Registry Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Gitlab Container Registry Agentic Access

8 operations · 3 acting

8 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 API Documentation
API Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage
StatusPage

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: gitlab-container-registry
name: GitLab Container Registry
description: GitLab Container Registry is a built-in container registry that allows users to store Docker images alongside
  their code in GitLab repositories. It exposes a REST API for managing image repositories, tags, and cleanup policies.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/gitlab-container-registry.png
tags:
- Container Images
- Containers
- GitLab
- Registry
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gitlab-container-registry/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: gitlab-container-registry:gitlab-container-registry-repositories-api
  name: GitLab Container Registry Repositories API
  description: Container registry repositories
  humanURL: https://docs.gitlab.com/user/packages/container_registry/
  baseURL: https://gitlab.com/api/v4
  tags:
  - Repositories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gitlab-container-registry-repositories-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gitlab.com/user/packages/container_registry/
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/container_registry/
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gitlab-container-registry/refs/heads/main/capabilities/gitlab-container-registry-capabilities.yml
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gitlab-container-registry/refs/heads/main/rules/gitlab-container-registry-rules.yml
- aid: gitlab-container-registry:gitlab-container-registry-tags-api
  name: GitLab Container Registry Tags API
  description: Container image tags
  humanURL: https://docs.gitlab.com/user/packages/container_registry/
  baseURL: https://gitlab.com/api/v4
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gitlab-container-registry-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gitlab.com/user/packages/container_registry/
  - type: API Documentation
    url: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/container_registry/
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gitlab-container-registry/refs/heads/main/capabilities/gitlab-container-registry-capabilities.yml
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gitlab-container-registry/refs/heads/main/rules/gitlab-container-registry-rules.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/gitlab-container-registry-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/gitlab-container-registry-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/gitlab-container-registry-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/gitlab-container-registry-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/gitlab-container-registry-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/gitlab-container-registry-scopes.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://docs.gitlab.com/user/packages/container_registry/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.gitlab.com/user/packages/container_registry/
- type: API Documentation
  url: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/container_registry/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org
- type: Pricing
  url: https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.gitlab.com/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.gitlab.com/llms.txt
- type: Blog
  url: https://about.gitlab.com/atom.xml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com