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# Project-level Secure Files API **(FREE)**

> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/78227) in GitLab 14.8. [Deployed behind the `ci_secure_files` flag](../administration/feature_flags.md), disabled by default.
> - [Feature flag removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/350748) in GitLab 15.7.

Limited to 100 secure files per project. Files must be smaller than 5 MB. Project-level Secure Files is an experimental feature developed by [GitLab Incubation Engineering](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/incubation/).

## List project secure files

Get list of secure files in a project.

```plaintext
GET /projects/:project_id/secure_files
```

Supported attributes:

| Attribute    | Type           | Required               | Description |
|--------------|----------------|------------------------|-------------|
| `project_id` | integer/string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user. |

Example request:

```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/secure_files"
```

Example response:

```json
[
    {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "myfile.jks",
        "checksum": "16630b189ab34b2e3504f4758e1054d2e478deda510b2b08cc0ef38d12e80aac",
        "checksum_algorithm": "sha256",
        "created_at": "2022-02-22T22:22:22.222Z",
        "expires_at": null,
        "metadata": null
    },
    {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "myfile.cer",
        "checksum": "16630b189ab34b2e3504f4758e1054d2e478deda510b2b08cc0ef38d12e80aa2",
        "checksum_algorithm": "sha256",
        "created_at": "2022-02-22T22:22:22.222Z",
        "expires_at": "2022-09-21T14:56:00.000Z",
        "metadata": {
            "id":"75949910542696343243264405377658443914",
            "issuer": {
                "C":"US",
                "O":"Apple Inc.",
                "CN":"Apple Worldwide Developer Relations Certification Authority",
                "OU":"G3"
            },
            "subject": {
                "C":"US",
                "O":"Organization Name",
                "CN":"Apple Distribution: Organization Name (ABC123XYZ)",
                "OU":"ABC123XYZ",
                "UID":"ABC123XYZ"
            },
            "expires_at":"2022-09-21T14:56:00.000Z"
        }
    }
]
```

## Show secure file details

Get the details of a specific secure file in a project.

```plaintext
GET /projects/:project_id/secure_files/:id
```

Supported attributes:

| Attribute    | Type           | Required               | Description |
|--------------|----------------|------------------------|-------------|
| `project_id` | integer/string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user. |
| `id`         | integer        | **{check-circle}** Yes | The `id` of a secure file. |

Example request:

```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/secure_files/1"
```

Example response:

```json
{
    "id": 1,
    "name": "myfile.jks",
    "checksum": "16630b189ab34b2e3504f4758e1054d2e478deda510b2b08cc0ef38d12e80aac",
    "checksum_algorithm": "sha256",
    "created_at": "2022-02-22T22:22:22.222Z",
    "expires_at": null,
    "metadata": null
}
```

## Create secure file

Create a new secure file.

```plaintext
POST /projects/:project_id/secure_files
```

Supported attributes:

| Attribute       | Type           | Required               | Description |
|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|-------------|
| `project_id`    | integer/string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user. |
| `name`          | string         | **{check-circle}** Yes | The `name` of the file being uploaded. The filename must be unique within the project. |
| `file`          | file           | **{check-circle}** Yes | The `file` being uploaded (5 MB limit). |

Example request:

```shell
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/secure_files"  --form "name=myfile.jks" --form "file=@/path/to/file/myfile.jks"
```

Example response:

```json
{
    "id": 1,
    "name": "myfile.jks",
    "checksum": "16630b189ab34b2e3504f4758e1054d2e478deda510b2b08cc0ef38d12e80aac",
    "checksum_algorithm": "sha256",
    "created_at": "2022-02-22T22:22:22.222Z",
    "expires_at": null,
    "metadata": null
}
```

## Download secure file

Download the contents of a project's secure file.

```plaintext
GET /projects/:project_id/secure_files/:id/download
```

Supported attributes:

| Attribute    | Type           | Required               | Description |
|--------------|----------------|------------------------|-------------|
| `project_id` | integer/string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user. |
| `id`         | integer        | **{check-circle}** Yes | The `id` of a secure file. |

Example request:

```shell
curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/secure_files/1/download --output myfile.jks
```

## Remove secure file

Remove a project's secure file.

```plaintext
DELETE /projects/:project_id/secure_files/:id
```

Supported attributes:

| Attribute    | Type           | Required               | Description |
|--------------|----------------|------------------------|-------------|
| `project_id` | integer/string | **{check-circle}** Yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user. |
| `id`         | integer        | **{check-circle}** Yes | The `id` of a secure file. |

Example request:

```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/secure_files/1"
```