- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects
List projects:
projects = gl.projects.list(get_all=True)
The API provides several filtering parameters for the listing methods:
archived: ifTrueonly archived projects will be returnedvisibility: returns only projects with the specified visibility (can bepublic,internalorprivate)search: returns project matching the given pattern
Results can also be sorted using the following parameters:
order_by: sort using the given argument. Valid values areid,name,path,created_at,updated_atandlast_activity_at. The default is to sort bycreated_atsort: sort order (ascordesc)
# List all projects (default 20) projects = gl.projects.list(get_all=True) # Archived projects projects = gl.projects.list(archived=1, get_all=True) # Limit to projects with a defined visibility projects = gl.projects.list(visibility='public', get_all=True) # List owned projects projects = gl.projects.list(owned=True, get_all=True) # List starred projects projects = gl.projects.list(starred=True, get_all=True) # Search projects projects = gl.projects.list(search='keyword', get_all=True)
Note
To list the starred projects of another user, see the :ref:`Users API docs <users_examples>`.
Note
Fetching a list of projects, doesn't include all attributes of all projects. To retrieve all attributes, you'll need to fetch a single project
Get a single project:
# Get a project by ID project_id = 851 project = gl.projects.get(project_id) # Get a project by name with namespace project_name_with_namespace = "namespace/project_name" project = gl.projects.get(project_name_with_namespace)
Create a project:
project = gl.projects.create({'name': 'project1'})
Create a project for a user (admin only):
alice = gl.users.list(username='alice', get_all=False)[0]
user_project = alice.projects.create({'name': 'project'})
user_projects = alice.projects.list(get_all=True)
Create a project in a group:
# You need to get the id of the group, then use the namespace_id attribute
# to create the group
group_id = gl.groups.list(search='my-group', get_all=False)[0].id
project = gl.projects.create({'name': 'myrepo', 'namespace_id': group_id})
List a project's groups:
# Get a list of ancestor/parent groups for a project. groups = project.groups.list(get_all=True)
Update a project:
project.snippets_enabled = 1 project.save()
Set the avatar image for a project:
# the avatar image can be passed as data (content of the file) or as a file
# object opened in binary mode
project.avatar = open('path/to/file.png', 'rb')
project.save()
Remove the avatar image for a project:
project.avatar = "" project.save()
Delete a project:
gl.projects.delete(project_id) # or project.delete()
Restore a project marked for deletion (Premium only):
project.restore()
Fork a project:
fork = project.forks.create({})
# fork to a specific namespace
fork = project.forks.create({'namespace': 'myteam'})
Get a list of forks for the project:
forks = project.forks.list(get_all=True)
Create/delete a fork relation between projects (requires admin permissions):
project.create_fork_relation(source_project.id) project.delete_fork_relation()
Get languages used in the project with percentage value:
languages = project.languages()
Star/unstar a project:
project.star() project.unstar()
Archive/unarchive a project:
project.archive() project.unarchive()
Start the housekeeping job:
project.housekeeping()
List the repository tree:
# list the content of the root directory for the default branch items = project.repository_tree() # list the content of a subdirectory on a specific branch items = project.repository_tree(path='docs', ref='branch1')
Get the content and metadata of a file for a commit, using a blob sha:
items = project.repository_tree(path='docs', ref='branch1') file_info = p.repository_blob(items[0]['id']) content = base64.b64decode(file_info['content']) size = file_info['size']
Update a project submodule:
items = project.update_submodule(
submodule="foo/bar",
branch="main",
commit_sha="4c3674f66071e30b3311dac9b9ccc90502a72664",
commit_message="Message", # optional
)
Get the repository archive:
tgz = project.repository_archive() # get the archive for a branch/tag/commit tgz = project.repository_archive(sha='4567abc') # get the archive in a different format zip = project.repository_archive(format='zip')
Note
For the formats available, refer to https://docs.gitlab.com/api/repositories#get-file-archive
Warning
Archives are entirely stored in memory unless you use the streaming feature. See :ref:`the artifacts example <streaming_example>`.
Get the content of a file using the blob id:
# find the id for the blob (simple search) id = [d['id'] for d in p.repository_tree() if d['name'] == 'README.rst'][0] # get the content file_content = p.repository_raw_blob(id)
Warning
Blobs are entirely stored in memory unless you use the streaming feature. See :ref:`the artifacts example <streaming_example>`.
Get a snapshot of the repository:
tar_file = project.snapshot()
Warning
Snapshots are entirely stored in memory unless you use the streaming feature. See :ref:`the artifacts example <streaming_example>`.
Compare two branches, tags or commits:
result = project.repository_compare('main', 'branch1')
# get the commits
for commit in result['commits']:
print(commit)
# get the diffs
for file_diff in result['diffs']:
print(file_diff)
Get the merge base for two or more branches, tags or commits:
commit = project.repository_merge_base(['main', 'v1.2.3', 'bd1324e2f'])
Get a list of contributors for the repository:
contributors = project.repository_contributors()
Get a list of users for the repository:
users = p.users.list(get_all=True) # search for users users = p.users.list(search='pattern', get_all=True)
You can export projects from gitlab, and re-import them to create new projects or overwrite existing ones.
- v4 API:
- :class:`gitlab.v4.objects.ProjectExport`
- :class:`gitlab.v4.objects.ProjectExportManager`
- :attr:`gitlab.v4.objects.Project.exports`
- :class:`gitlab.v4.objects.ProjectImport`
- :class:`gitlab.v4.objects.ProjectImportManager`
- :attr:`gitlab.v4.objects.Project.imports`
- :attr:`gitlab.v4.objects.ProjectManager.import_project`
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/project_import_export
A project export is an asynchronous operation. To retrieve the archive generated by GitLab you need to:
- Create an export using the API
- Wait for the export to be done
- Download the result
# Create the export
p = gl.projects.get(my_project)
export = p.exports.create()
# Wait for the 'finished' status
export.refresh()
while export.export_status != 'finished':
time.sleep(1)
export.refresh()
# Download the result
with open('/tmp/export.tgz', 'wb') as f:
export.download(streamed=True, action=f.write)
You can export and upload a project to an external URL (see upstream documentation for more details):
project.exports.create(
{
"upload":
{
"url": "http://localhost:8080",
"method": "POST"
}
}
)
You can also get the status of an existing export, regardless of whether it was created via the API or the Web UI:
project = gl.projects.get(my_project) # Gets the current export status export = project.exports.get()
Import the project into the current user's namespace:
with open('/tmp/export.tgz', 'rb') as f:
output = gl.projects.import_project(
f, path='my_new_project', name='My New Project'
)
# Get a ProjectImport object to track the import status
project_import = gl.projects.get(output['id'], lazy=True).imports.get()
while project_import.import_status != 'finished':
time.sleep(1)
project_import.refresh()
Import the project into a namespace and override parameters:
with open('/tmp/export.tgz', 'rb') as f:
output = gl.projects.import_project(
f,
path='my_new_project',
name='My New Project',
namespace='my-group',
override_params={'visibility': 'private'},
)
Import the project using file stored on a remote URL:
output = gl.projects.remote_import(
url="https://whatever.com/url/file.tar.gz",
path="my_new_remote_project",
name="My New Remote Project",
namespace="my-group",
override_params={'visibility': 'private'},
)
Import the project using file stored on AWS S3:
output = gl.projects.remote_import_s3(
path="my_new_remote_project",
region="aws-region",
bucket_name="aws-bucket-name",
file_key="aws-file-key",
access_key_id="aws-access-key-id",
secret_access_key="secret-access-key",
name="My New Remote Project",
namespace="my-group",
override_params={'visibility': 'private'},
)
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/custom_attributes
List custom attributes for a project:
attrs = project.customattributes.list(get_all=True)
Get a custom attribute for a project:
attr = project.customattributes.get(attr_key)
Set (create or update) a custom attribute for a project:
attr = project.customattributes.set(attr_key, attr_value)
Delete a custom attribute for a project:
attr.delete() # or project.customattributes.delete(attr_key)
Search projects by custom attribute:
project.customattributes.set('type', 'internal')
gl.projects.list(custom_attributes={'type': 'internal'}, get_all=True)
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/repository_files
Get a file:
f = project.files.get(file_path='README.rst', ref='main') # get the base64 encoded content print(f.content) # get the decoded content print(f.decode())
Get file details from headers, without fetching its entire content:
headers = project.files.head('README.rst', ref='main')
# Get the file size:
# For a full list of headers returned, see upstream documentation.
# https://docs.gitlab.com/api/repository_files#get-file-from-repository
print(headers["X-Gitlab-Size"])
Get a raw file:
raw_content = project.files.raw(file_path='README.rst', ref='main')
print(raw_content)
with open('/tmp/raw-download.txt', 'wb') as f:
project.files.raw(file_path='README.rst', ref='main', streamed=True, action=f.write)
Create a new file:
f = project.files.create({'file_path': 'testfile.txt',
'branch': 'main',
'content': file_content,
'author_email': 'test@example.com',
'author_name': 'yourname',
'commit_message': 'Create testfile'})
Update a file. The entire content must be uploaded, as plain text or as base64 encoded text:
f.content = 'new content'
f.save(branch='main', commit_message='Update testfile')
# or for binary data
# Note: decode() is required with python 3 for data serialization. You can omit
# it with python 2
f.content = base64.b64encode(open('image.png').read()).decode()
f.save(branch='main', commit_message='Update testfile', encoding='base64')
Delete a file:
f.delete(commit_message='Delete testfile', branch='main') # or project.files.delete(file_path='testfile.txt', commit_message='Delete testfile', branch='main')
Get file blame:
b = project.files.blame(file_path='README.rst', ref='main')
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/tags
List the project tags:
tags = project.tags.list(get_all=True)
Get a tag:
tag = project.tags.get('1.0')
Create a tag:
tag = project.tags.create({'tag_name': '1.0', 'ref': 'main'})
Delete a tag:
project.tags.delete('1.0')
# or
tag.delete()
The snippet visibility can be defined using the following constants:
gitlab.const.Visibility.PRIVATEgitlab.const.Visibility.INTERNALgitlab.const.Visibility.PUBLIC
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/project_snippets
List the project snippets:
snippets = project.snippets.list(get_all=True)
Get a snippet:
snippet = project.snippets.get(snippet_id)
Get the content of a snippet:
print(snippet.content())
Warning
The snippet content is entirely stored in memory unless you use the streaming feature. See :ref:`the artifacts example <streaming_example>`.
Create a snippet:
snippet = project.snippets.create({'title': 'sample 1',
'files': [{
'file_path': 'foo.py',
'content': 'import gitlab'
}],
'visibility_level':
gitlab.const.Visibility.PRIVATE})
Update a snippet:
snippet.code = 'import gitlab\nimport whatever' snippet.save
Delete a snippet:
project.snippets.delete(snippet_id) # or snippet.delete()
Get user agent detail (admin only):
detail = snippet.user_agent_detail()
See :ref:`project-notes`.
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/members
List only direct project members:
members = project.members.list(get_all=True)
List the project members recursively (including inherited members through ancestor groups):
members = project.members_all.list(get_all=True)
Search project members matching a query string:
members = project.members.list(query='bar', get_all=True)
Get only direct project member:
member = project.members.get(user_id)
Get a member of a project, including members inherited through ancestor groups:
members = project.members_all.get(member_id)
Add a project member:
member = project.members.create({'user_id': user.id, 'access_level':
gitlab.const.AccessLevel.DEVELOPER})
Modify a project member (change the access level):
member.access_level = gitlab.const.AccessLevel.MAINTAINER member.save()
Remove a member from the project team:
project.members.delete(user.id) # or member.delete()
Share/unshare the project with a group:
project.share(group.id, gitlab.const.AccessLevel.DEVELOPER) project.unshare(group.id)
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects#hooks
List the project hooks:
hooks = project.hooks.list(get_all=True)
Get a project hook:
hook = project.hooks.get(hook_id)
Create a project hook:
hook = project.hooks.create({'url': 'http://my/action/url', 'push_events': 1})
Update a project hook:
hook.push_events = 0 hook.save()
Test a project hook:
hook.test("push_events")
Delete a project hook:
project.hooks.delete(hook_id) # or hook.delete()
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/integrations
!DANGER!
Since GitLab 13.12, get() calls to project integrations return a
404 Not Found response until they have been activated the first time.
To avoid this, we recommend using lazy=True to prevent making the initial call when activating new integrations unless they have previously already been activated.
Configure and enable an integration for the first time:
integration = project.integrations.get('asana', lazy=True)
integration.api_key = 'randomkey'
integration.save()
Get an existing integration:
integration = project.integrations.get('asana')
# display its status (enabled/disabled)
print(integration.active)
List active project integrations:
integration = project.integrations.list(get_all=True)
List the code names of available integrations (doesn't return objects):
integrations = project.integrations.available()
Disable an integration:
integration.delete()
- v4 API:
- Gitlab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects#upload-a-file
Upload a file into a project using a filesystem path:
project.upload("filename.txt", filepath="/some/path/filename.txt")
Upload a file into a project without a filesystem path:
project.upload("filename.txt", filedata="Raw data")
Upload a file and comment on an issue using the uploaded file's markdown:
uploaded_file = project.upload("filename.txt", filedata="data")
issue = project.issues.get(issue_id)
issue.notes.create({
"body": "See the attached file: {}".format(uploaded_file["markdown"])
})
Upload a file and comment on an issue while using custom markdown to reference the uploaded file:
uploaded_file = project.upload("filename.txt", filedata="data")
issue = project.issues.get(issue_id)
issue.notes.create({
"body": "See the [attached file]({})".format(uploaded_file["url"])
})
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects#push-rules
Create project push rules (at least one rule is necessary):
project.pushrules.create({'deny_delete_tag': True})
Get project push rules:
pr = project.pushrules.get()
Edit project push rules:
pr.branch_name_regex = '^(main|develop|support-\d+|release-\d+\..+|hotfix-.+|feature-.+)$' pr.save()
Delete project push rules:
pr.delete()
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/protected_tags
Get a list of protected tags from a project:
protected_tags = project.protectedtags.list(get_all=True)
Get a single protected tag or wildcard protected tag:
protected_tag = project.protectedtags.get('v*')
Protect a single repository tag or several project repository tags using a wildcard protected tag:
project.protectedtags.create({'name': 'v*', 'create_access_level': '40'})
Unprotect the given protected tag or wildcard protected tag.:
protected_tag.delete()
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/project_statistics
Get all additional statistics of a project:
statistics = project.additionalstatistics.get()
Get total fetches in last 30 days of a project:
total_fetches = project.additionalstatistics.get().fetches['total']
This endpoint requires admin access.
- v4 API:
- GitLab API: https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects#get-the-path-to-repository-storage
Get the repository storage details for a project:
storage = project.storage.get()
Get the repository storage disk path:
disk_path = project.storage.get().disk_path