# GitLab Container Registry

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/gitlab-container-registry/  
**Website:** https://docs.gitlab.com/user/packages/container_registry/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

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.

## Kin Score — 35.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 35.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 66.7 |
| Contract Quality | 50.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 31.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 34.2 |
| Access Clarity | 34.2 |

## Agent readiness — 29.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (2)

- **GitLab Container Registry Repositories API** — Container registry repositories
- **GitLab Container Registry Tags API** — Container image tags

## Agentic access (1)

- **Gitlab Container Registry Agentic Access** — 8 operations · 3 acting

## Security (4)

- **Gitlab Container Registry Authentication** — apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes
- **Gitlab Container Registry Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Gitlab Container Registry Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone · security.txt · contact published
- **Gitlab Container Registry Trust Center** — SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, GDPR, CSA STAR

## Plans (1)

- **Gitlab Container Registry Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Container Images, Containers, GitLab, Registry

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/gitlab-container-registry/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.