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# Agents API **(FREE)**
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/83270) in GitLab 14.10.
> - Agent Tokens API [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347046) in GitLab 15.0.
Use the Agents API to work with the GitLab agent for Kubernetes.
## List the agents for a project
Returns the list of agents registered for the project.
You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) maintained by the authenticated user |
Response:
The response is a list of agents with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|--------------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the agent |
| `name` | string | Name of the agent |
| `config_project` | object | Object representing the project the agent belongs to |
| `config_project.id` | integer | ID of the project |
| `config_project.description` | string | Description of the project |
| `config_project.name` | string | Name of the project |
| `config_project.name_with_namespace` | string | Full name with namespace of the project |
| `config_project.path` | string | Path to the project |
| `config_project.path_with_namespace` | string | Full path with namespace to the project |
| `config_project.created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the project was created |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the agent was created |
| `created_by_user_id` | integer | ID of the user who created the agent |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "agent-1",
"config_project": {
"id": 20,
"description": "",
"name": "test",
"name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
"path": "test",
"path_with_namespace": "root/test",
"created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
},
"created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
"created_by_user_id": 42
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "agent-2",
"config_project": {
"id": 20,
"description": "",
"name": "test",
"name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
"path": "test",
"path_with_namespace": "root/test",
"created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
},
"created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
"created_by_user_id": 42
}
]
```
## Get details about an agent
Gets a single agent details.
You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) maintained by the authenticated user |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent |
Response:
The response is a single agent with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|--------------------------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the agent |
| `name` | string | Name of the agent |
| `config_project` | object | Object representing the project the agent belongs to |
| `config_project.id` | integer | ID of the project |
| `config_project.description` | string | Description of the project |
| `config_project.name` | string | Name of the project |
| `config_project.name_with_namespace` | string | Full name with namespace of the project |
| `config_project.path` | string | Path to the project |
| `config_project.path_with_namespace` | string | Full path with namespace to the project |
| `config_project.created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the project was created |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the agent was created |
| `created_by_user_id` | integer | ID of the user who created the agent |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/1"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "agent-1",
"config_project": {
"id": 20,
"description": "",
"name": "test",
"name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
"path": "test",
"path_with_namespace": "root/test",
"created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
},
"created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
"created_by_user_id": 42
}
```
## Register an agent with a project
Registers an agent to the project.
You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/cluster_agents
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|-------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) maintained by the authenticated user |
| `name` | string | yes | Name for the agent |
Response:
The response is the new agent with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|--------------------------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the agent |
| `name` | string | Name of the agent |
| `config_project` | object | Object representing the project the agent belongs to |
| `config_project.id` | integer | ID of the project |
| `config_project.description` | string | Description of the project |
| `config_project.name` | string | Name of the project |
| `config_project.name_with_namespace` | string | Full name with namespace of the project |
| `config_project.path` | string | Path to the project |
| `config_project.path_with_namespace` | string | Full path with namespace to the project |
| `config_project.created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the project was created |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the agent was created |
| `created_by_user_id` | integer | ID of the user who created the agent |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents" \
-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-X POST --data '{"name":"some-agent"}'
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "agent-1",
"config_project": {
"id": 20,
"description": "",
"name": "test",
"name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
"path": "test",
"path_with_namespace": "root/test",
"created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
},
"created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
"created_by_user_id": 42
}
```
## Delete a registered agent
Deletes an existing agent registration.
You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
DELETE /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) maintained by the authenticated user |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent |
Example request:
```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/1
```
## List tokens for an agent
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347046) in GitLab 15.0.
Returns a list of tokens for an agent.
You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer or string | yes | ID of the agent. |
Response:
The response is a list of tokens with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the token. |
| `name` | string | Name of the token. |
| `description` | string or null | Description of the token. |
| `agent_id` | integer | ID of the agent the token belongs to. |
| `status` | string | The status of the token. Valid values are `active` and `revoked`. |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the token was created. |
| `created_by_user_id` | string | User ID of the user who created the token. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/tokens"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "abcd",
"description": "Some token",
"agent_id": 5,
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
"created_by_user_id": 1
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "foobar",
"description": null,
"agent_id": 5,
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
"created_by_user_id": 1
}
]
```
NOTE:
The `last_used_at` field for a token is only returned when getting a single agent token.
## Get a single agent token
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347046) in GitLab 15.0.
Gets a single agent token.
You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens/:token_id
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent. |
| `token_id` | integer | yes | ID of the token. |
Response:
The response is a single token with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the token. |
| `name` | string | Name of the token. |
| `description` | string or null | Description of the token. |
| `agent_id` | integer | ID of the agent the token belongs to. |
| `status` | string | The status of the token. Valid values are `active` and `revoked`. |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the token was created. |
| `created_by_user_id` | string | User ID of the user who created the token. |
| `last_used_at` | string or null | ISO8601 datetime when the token was last used. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/token/1"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "abcd",
"description": "Some token",
"agent_id": 5,
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
"created_by_user_id": 1,
"last_used_at": null
}
```
## Create an agent token
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347046) in GitLab 15.0.
Creates a new token for an agent.
You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------|-------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent. |
| `name` | string | yes | Name for the token. |
| `description` | string | no | Description for the token. |
Response:
The response is the new token with the following fields:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|----------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | ID of the token. |
| `name` | string | Name of the token. |
| `description` | string or null | Description of the token. |
| `agent_id` | integer | ID of the agent the token belongs to. |
| `status` | string | The status of the token. Valid values are `active` and `revoked`. |
| `created_at` | string | ISO8601 datetime when the token was created. |
| `created_by_user_id` | string | User ID of the user who created the token. |
| `last_used_at` | string or null | ISO8601 datetime when the token was last used. |
| `token` | string | The secret token value. |
NOTE:
The `token` is only returned in the response of the `POST` endpoint and cannot be retrieved afterwards.
Example request:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/tokens" \
-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-X POST --data '{"name":"some-token"}'
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"name": "abcd",
"description": "Some token",
"agent_id": 5,
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
"created_by_user_id": 1,
"last_used_at": null,
"token": "qeY8UVRisx9y3Loxo1scLxFuRxYcgeX3sxsdrpP_fR3Loq4xyg"
}
```
## Revoke an agent token
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347046) in GitLab 15.0.
Revokes an agent token.
You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.
```plaintext
DELETE /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens/:token_id
```
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|-------------------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|
| `id` | integer or string | yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) maintained by the authenticated user. |
| `agent_id` | integer | yes | ID of the agent. |
| `token_id` | integer | yes | ID of the token. |
Example request:
```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/tokens/1
```