Releases API
- Introduced in GitLab 11.7.
- Using this API you can manipulate GitLab's Release entries.
- For manipulating links as a release asset, see Release Links API.
List Releases
Paginated list of Releases, sorted by created_at.
GET /projects/:id/releases| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project. |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: gDybLx3yrUK_HLp3qPjS" "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/projects/24/releases"Example response:
[
{
"tag_name":"v0.2",
"description":"## CHANGELOG\r\n\r\n- Escape label and milestone titles to prevent XSS in GFM autocomplete. !2740\r\n- Prevent private snippets from being embeddable.\r\n- Add subresources removal to member destroy service.",
"name":"Awesome app v0.2 beta",
"description_html":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003ca id=\"user-content-changelog\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#changelog\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eCHANGELOG\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEscape label and milestone titles to prevent XSS in GFM autocomplete. !2740\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrevent private snippets from being embeddable.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd subresources removal to member destroy service.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:56:19.539Z",
"author":{
"id":1,
"name":"Administrator",
"username":"root",
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"commit":{
"id":"079e90101242458910cccd35eab0e211dfc359c0",
"short_id":"079e9010",
"title":"Update README.md",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:55:38.000Z",
"parent_ids":[
"f8d3d94cbd347e924aa7b715845e439d00e80ca4"
],
"message":"Update README.md",
"author_name":"Administrator",
"author_email":"admin@example.com",
"authored_date":"2019-01-03T01:55:38.000Z",
"committer_name":"Administrator",
"committer_email":"admin@example.com",
"committed_date":"2019-01-03T01:55:38.000Z"
},
"assets":{
"count":6,
"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.2/awesome-app-v0.2.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.2/awesome-app-v0.2.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.2/awesome-app-v0.2.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.2/awesome-app-v0.2.tar"
}
],
"links":[
{
"id":2,
"name":"awesome-v0.2.msi",
"url":"http://192.168.10.15:3000/msi",
"external":true
},
{
"id":1,
"name":"awesome-v0.2.dmg",
"url":"http://192.168.10.15:3000",
"external":true
}
]
}
},
{
"tag_name":"v0.1",
"description":"## CHANGELOG\r\n\r\n-Remove limit of 100 when searching repository code. !8671\r\n- Show error message when attempting to reopen an MR and there is an open MR for the same branch. !16447 (Akos Gyimesi)\r\n- Fix a bug where internal email pattern wasn't respected. !22516",
"name":"Awesome app v0.1 alpha",
"description_html":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003ca id=\"user-content-changelog\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#changelog\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eCHANGELOG\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove limit of 100 when searching repository code. !8671\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShow error message when attempting to reopen an MR and there is an open MR for the same branch. !16447 (Akos Gyimesi)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFix a bug where internal email pattern wasn't respected. !22516\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:55:18.203Z",
"author":{
"id":1,
"name":"Administrator",
"username":"root",
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"commit":{
"id":"f8d3d94cbd347e924aa7b715845e439d00e80ca4",
"short_id":"f8d3d94c",
"title":"Initial commit",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z",
"parent_ids":[
],
"message":"Initial commit",
"author_name":"Administrator",
"author_email":"admin@example.com",
"authored_date":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z",
"committer_name":"Administrator",
"committer_email":"admin@example.com",
"committed_date":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z"
},
"assets":{
"count":4,
"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar"
}
],
"links":[
]
}
}
]Get a Release by a tag name
Get a Release for the given tag.
GET /projects/:id/releases/:tag_name| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project. |
tag_name |
string | yes | The tag where the release will be created from. |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: gDybLx3yrUK_HLp3qPjS" "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/projects/24/releases/v0.1"Example response:
{
"tag_name":"v0.1",
"description":"## CHANGELOG\r\n\r\n- Remove limit of 100 when searching repository code. !8671\r\n- Show error message when attempting to reopen an MR and there is an open MR for the same branch. !16447 (Akos Gyimesi)\r\n- Fix a bug where internal email pattern wasn't respected. !22516",
"name":"Awesome app v0.1 alpha",
"description_html":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003ca id=\"user-content-changelog\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#changelog\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eCHANGELOG\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove limit of 100 when searching repository code. !8671\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShow error message when attempting to reopen an MR and there is an open MR for the same branch. !16447 (Akos Gyimesi)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFix a bug where internal email pattern wasn't respected. !22516\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:55:18.203Z",
"author":{
"id":1,
"name":"Administrator",
"username":"root",
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"commit":{
"id":"f8d3d94cbd347e924aa7b715845e439d00e80ca4",
"short_id":"f8d3d94c",
"title":"Initial commit",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z",
"parent_ids":[
],
"message":"Initial commit",
"author_name":"Administrator",
"author_email":"admin@example.com",
"authored_date":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z",
"committer_name":"Administrator",
"committer_email":"admin@example.com",
"committed_date":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z"
},
"assets":{
"count":4,
"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar"
}
],
"links":[
]
}
}Create a release
Create a Release. You need push access to the repository to create a Release.
POST /projects/:id/releases| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project. |
name |
string | yes | The release name. |
tag_name |
string | yes | The tag where the release will be created from. |
description |
string | yes | The description of the release. You can use markdown. |
ref |
string | no | If tag_name doesn't exist, the release will be created from ref. It can be a commit SHA, another tag name, or a branch name. |
assets:links |
array of hash | no | An array of assets links. |
assets:links:name |
string | no (if assets:links specified, it's required) |
The name of the link. |
assets:links:url |
string | no (if assets:links specified, it's required) |
The url of the link. |
Example request:
curl --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: gDybLx3yrUK_HLp3qPjS" \
--data '{ "name": "New release", "tag_name": "v0.3", "description": "Super nice release", "assets": { "links": [{ "name": "hoge", "url": "https://google.com" }] } }' \
--request POST http://localhost:3000/api/v4/projects/24/releasesExample response:
{
"tag_name":"v0.3",
"description":"Super nice release",
"name":"New release",
"description_html":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eSuper nice release\u003c/p\u003e",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T02:22:45.118Z",
"author":{
"id":1,
"name":"Administrator",
"username":"root",
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"commit":{
"id":"079e90101242458910cccd35eab0e211dfc359c0",
"short_id":"079e9010",
"title":"Update README.md",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:55:38.000Z",
"parent_ids":[
"f8d3d94cbd347e924aa7b715845e439d00e80ca4"
],
"message":"Update README.md",
"author_name":"Administrator",
"author_email":"admin@example.com",
"authored_date":"2019-01-03T01:55:38.000Z",
"committer_name":"Administrator",
"committer_email":"admin@example.com",
"committed_date":"2019-01-03T01:55:38.000Z"
},
"assets":{
"count":5,
"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.3/awesome-app-v0.3.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.3/awesome-app-v0.3.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.3/awesome-app-v0.3.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.3/awesome-app-v0.3.tar"
}
],
"links":[
{
"id":3,
"name":"hoge",
"url":"https://google.com",
"external":true
}
]
}
}Update a release
Update a Release.
PUT /projects/:id/releases/:tag_name| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project. |
tag_name |
string | yes | The tag where the release will be created from. |
name |
string | no | The release name. |
description |
string | no | The description of the release. You can use markdown. |
Example request:
curl --request PUT --data name="new name" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: gDybLx3yrUK_HLp3qPjS" "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/projects/24/releases/v0.1"Example response:
{
"tag_name":"v0.1",
"description":"## CHANGELOG\r\n\r\n- Remove limit of 100 when searching repository code. !8671\r\n- Show error message when attempting to reopen an MR and there is an open MR for the same branch. !16447 (Akos Gyimesi)\r\n- Fix a bug where internal email pattern wasn't respected. !22516",
"name":"new name",
"description_html":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003ca id=\"user-content-changelog\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#changelog\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eCHANGELOG\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove limit of 100 when searching repository code. !8671\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShow error message when attempting to reopen an MR and there is an open MR for the same branch. !16447 (Akos Gyimesi)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFix a bug where internal email pattern wasn't respected. !22516\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:55:18.203Z",
"author":{
"id":1,
"name":"Administrator",
"username":"root",
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"commit":{
"id":"f8d3d94cbd347e924aa7b715845e439d00e80ca4",
"short_id":"f8d3d94c",
"title":"Initial commit",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z",
"parent_ids":[
],
"message":"Initial commit",
"author_name":"Administrator",
"author_email":"admin@example.com",
"authored_date":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z",
"committer_name":"Administrator",
"committer_email":"admin@example.com",
"committed_date":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z"
},
"assets":{
"count":4,
"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar"
}
],
"links":[
]
}
}Delete a Release
Delete a Release. Deleting a Release will not delete the associated tag.
DELETE /projects/:id/releases/:tag_name| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project. |
tag_name |
string | yes | The tag where the release will be created from. |
Example request:
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: gDybLx3yrUK_HLp3qPjS" "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/projects/24/releases/v0.1"Example response:
{
"tag_name":"v0.1",
"description":"## CHANGELOG\r\n\r\n- Remove limit of 100 when searching repository code. !8671\r\n- Show error message when attempting to reopen an MR and there is an open MR for the same branch. !16447 (Akos Gyimesi)\r\n- Fix a bug where internal email pattern wasn't respected. !22516",
"name":"new name",
"description_html":"\u003ch2 dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003ca id=\"user-content-changelog\" class=\"anchor\" href=\"#changelog\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eCHANGELOG\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemove limit of 100 when searching repository code. !8671\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShow error message when attempting to reopen an MR and there is an open MR for the same branch. !16447 (Akos Gyimesi)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFix a bug where internal email pattern wasn't respected. !22516\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:55:18.203Z",
"author":{
"id":1,
"name":"Administrator",
"username":"root",
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"commit":{
"id":"f8d3d94cbd347e924aa7b715845e439d00e80ca4",
"short_id":"f8d3d94c",
"title":"Initial commit",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z",
"parent_ids":[
],
"message":"Initial commit",
"author_name":"Administrator",
"author_email":"admin@example.com",
"authored_date":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z",
"committer_name":"Administrator",
"committer_email":"admin@example.com",
"committed_date":"2019-01-03T01:53:28.000Z"
},
"assets":{
"count":4,
"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"http://localhost:3000/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar"
}
],
"links":[
]
}
}