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Merge request approvals API (PREMIUM)

Configuration for approvals on all merge requests in the project. Must be authenticated for all endpoints.

Project-level MR approvals

Get Configuration

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

You can request information about a project's approval configuration using the following endpoint:

GET /projects/:id/approvals

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project

{
  "approvals_before_merge": 2,
  "reset_approvals_on_push": true,
  "disable_overriding_approvers_per_merge_request": false,
  "merge_requests_author_approval": true,
  "merge_requests_disable_committers_approval": false,
  "require_password_to_approve": true
}

Change configuration

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

If you are allowed to, you can change approval configuration using the following endpoint:

POST /projects/:id/approvals

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`approvals_before_merge`	integer	no	How many approvals are required before an MR can be merged. Deprecated in 12.0 in favor of Approval Rules API.
`reset_approvals_on_push`	boolean	no	Reset approvals on a new push
`disable_overriding_approvers_per_merge_request`	boolean	no	Allow/Disallow overriding approvers per MR
`merge_requests_author_approval`	boolean	no	Allow/Disallow authors from self approving merge requests; `true` means authors can self approve
`merge_requests_disable_committers_approval`	boolean	no	Allow/Disallow committers from self approving merge requests
`require_password_to_approve`	boolean	no	Require approver to enter a password to authenticate before adding the approval

{
  "approvals_before_merge": 2,
  "reset_approvals_on_push": true,
  "disable_overriding_approvers_per_merge_request": false,
  "merge_requests_author_approval": false,
  "merge_requests_disable_committers_approval": false,
  "require_password_to_approve": true
}

Get project-level rules

Introduced in GitLab 12.3.

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

protected_branches property was introduced in GitLab 12.7.

You can request information about a project's approval rules using the following endpoint:

GET /projects/:id/approval_rules

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "security",
    "rule_type": "regular",
    "eligible_approvers": [
      {
        "id": 5,
        "name": "John Doe",
        "username": "jdoe",
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
      },
      {
        "id": 50,
        "name": "Group Member 1",
        "username": "group_member_1",
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
      }
    ],
    "approvals_required": 3,
    "users": [
      {
        "id": 5,
        "name": "John Doe",
        "username": "jdoe",
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
      }
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "id": 5,
        "name": "group1",
        "path": "group1",
        "description": "",
        "visibility": "public",
        "lfs_enabled": false,
        "avatar_url": null,
        "web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
        "request_access_enabled": false,
        "full_name": "group1",
        "full_path": "group1",
        "parent_id": null,
        "ldap_cn": null,
        "ldap_access": null
      }
    ],
    "protected_branches": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "master",
        "push_access_levels": [
          {
            "access_level": 30,
            "access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
          }
        ],
        "merge_access_levels": [
          {
            "access_level": 30,
            "access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
          }
        ],
        "unprotect_access_levels": [
          {
            "access_level": 40,
            "access_level_description": "Maintainers"
          }
        ],
        "code_owner_approval_required": "false"
      }
    ],
    "contains_hidden_groups": false
  }
]

Get a single project-level rule

Introduced in GitLab 13.7.

You can request information about a single project approval rules using the following endpoint:

GET /projects/:id/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`approval_rule_id`	integer	yes	The ID of a approval rule

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "security",
  "rule_type": "regular",
  "eligible_approvers": [
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "username": "jdoe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
    },
    {
      "id": 50,
      "name": "Group Member 1",
      "username": "group_member_1",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
    }
  ],
  "approvals_required": 3,
  "users": [
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "username": "jdoe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
    }
  ],
  "groups": [
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "group1",
      "path": "group1",
      "description": "",
      "visibility": "public",
      "lfs_enabled": false,
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
      "request_access_enabled": false,
      "full_name": "group1",
      "full_path": "group1",
      "parent_id": null,
      "ldap_cn": null,
      "ldap_access": null
    }
  ],
  "protected_branches": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "master",
      "push_access_levels": [
        {
          "access_level": 30,
          "access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
        }
      ],
      "merge_access_levels": [
        {
          "access_level": 30,
          "access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
        }
      ],
      "unprotect_access_levels": [
        {
          "access_level": 40,
          "access_level_description": "Maintainers"
        }
      ],
      "code_owner_approval_required": "false"
    }
  ],
  "contains_hidden_groups": false
}

Create project-level rule

Introduced in GitLab 12.3.

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

WARNING: The Vulnerability-Check feature, including the Vulnerability-Check attributes listed here, is in its end-of-life process. It is deprecated for use in GitLab 14.8, and is planned for removal in GitLab 15.0. Users should migrate to the new Security Approval Policies.

You can create project approval rules using the following endpoint:

POST /projects/:id/approval_rules

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`name`	string	yes	The name of the approval rule
`approvals_required`	integer	yes	The number of required approvals for this rule
`rule_type`	string	no	The type of rule. `any_approver` is a pre-configured default rule with `approvals_required` at `0`. Other rules are `regular`.
`user_ids`	Array	no	The ids of users as approvers
`group_ids`	Array	no	The ids of groups as approvers
`protected_branch_ids`	Array	no	The IDs of protected branches to scope the rule by. To identify the ID, use the API.
`report_type`	string	no	The report type required when the rule type is `report_approver`. The supported report types are: `vulnerability`, `license_scanning`, `code_coverage`. The `vulnerability` report type is part of the Vulnerability-Check feature, which deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0.
`scanners`	Array	no	The security scanners the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported scanners are: `sast`, `secret_detection`, `dependency_scanning`, `container_scanning`, `dast`, `coverage_fuzzing`, `api_fuzzing`. Defaults to all supported scanners. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0.
`severity_levels`	Array	no	The severity levels the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported severity levels are: `info`, `unknown`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `critical`. Defaults to `unknown`, `high`, and `critical`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0.
`vulnerabilities_allowed`	integer	no	The number of vulnerabilities allowed for the Vulnerability-Check approval rule. Defaults to `0`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0.
`vulnerability_states`	Array	no	The vulnerability states the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported vulnerability states are: `newly_detected` (default), `detected`, `confirmed`, `resolved`, `dismissed`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0.

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "security",
  "rule_type": "regular",
  "eligible_approvers": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "username": "jdoe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
    },
    {
      "id": 50,
      "name": "Group Member 1",
      "username": "group_member_1",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
    }
  ],
  "approvals_required": 1,
  "users": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "username": "jdoe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
    }
  ],
  "groups": [
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "group1",
      "path": "group1",
      "description": "",
      "visibility": "public",
      "lfs_enabled": false,
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
      "request_access_enabled": false,
      "full_name": "group1",
      "full_path": "group1",
      "parent_id": null,
      "ldap_cn": null,
      "ldap_access": null
    }
  ],
  "protected_branches": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "master",
      "push_access_levels": [
        {
          "access_level": 30,
          "access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
        }
      ],
      "merge_access_levels": [
        {
          "access_level": 30,
          "access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
        }
      ],
      "unprotect_access_levels": [
        {
          "access_level": 40,
          "access_level_description": "Maintainers"
        }
      ],
      "code_owner_approval_required": "false"
    }
  ],
  "contains_hidden_groups": false
}

You can increase the default number of 0 required approvers like this:

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"name": "Any name", "rule_type": "any_approver", "approvals_required": 2}'

Another example is creating an additional, user-specific rule:

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"name": "Name of your rule", "approvals_required": 3, "user_ids": [123, 456, 789]}' \
  https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<project_id>/approval_rules

Update project-level rule

Introduced in GitLab 12.3.

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

You can update project approval rules using the following endpoint:

PUT /projects/:id/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id

Important: Approvers and groups not in the users/groups parameters are removed

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`approval_rule_id`	integer	yes	The ID of a approval rule
`name`	string	yes	The name of the approval rule
`approvals_required`	integer	yes	The number of required approvals for this rule
`user_ids`	Array	no	The ids of users as approvers
`group_ids`	Array	no	The ids of groups as approvers
`protected_branch_ids`	Array	no	The IDs of protected branches to scope the rule by. To identify the ID, use the API.
`scanners`	Array	no	The security scanners the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported scanners are: `sast`, `secret_detection`, `dependency_scanning`, `container_scanning`, `dast`, `coverage_fuzzing`, `api_fuzzing`. Defaults to all supported scanners. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0.
`severity_levels`	Array	no	The severity levels the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported severity levels are: `info`, `unknown`, `low`, `medium`, `high`, `critical`. Defaults to `unknown`, `high`, and `critical`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0.
`vulnerabilities_allowed`	integer	no	The number of vulnerabilities allowed for the Vulnerability-Check approval rule. Defaults to `0`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0.
`vulnerability_states`	Array	no	The vulnerability states the Vulnerability-Check approval rule considers. The supported vulnerability states are: `newly_detected` (default), `detected`, `confirmed`, `resolved`, `dismissed`. Deprecated in GitLab 14.8, and planned for removal in GitLab 15.0.

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "security",
  "rule_type": "regular",
  "eligible_approvers": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "username": "jdoe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
    },
    {
      "id": 50,
      "name": "Group Member 1",
      "username": "group_member_1",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
    }
  ],
  "approvals_required": 1,
  "users": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "username": "jdoe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
    }
  ],
  "groups": [
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "group1",
      "path": "group1",
      "description": "",
      "visibility": "public",
      "lfs_enabled": false,
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
      "request_access_enabled": false,
      "full_name": "group1",
      "full_path": "group1",
      "parent_id": null,
      "ldap_cn": null,
      "ldap_access": null
    }
  ],
  "protected_branches": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "master",
      "push_access_levels": [
        {
          "access_level": 30,
          "access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
        }
      ],
      "merge_access_levels": [
        {
          "access_level": 30,
          "access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
        }
      ],
      "unprotect_access_levels": [
        {
          "access_level": 40,
          "access_level_description": "Maintainers"
        }
      ],
      "code_owner_approval_required": "false"
    }
  ],
  "contains_hidden_groups": false
}

Delete project-level rule

Introduced in GitLab 12.3.

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

You can delete project approval rules using the following endpoint:

DELETE /projects/:id/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`approval_rule_id`	integer	yes	The ID of a approval rule

Merge request-level MR approvals

Configuration for approvals on a specific merge request. Must be authenticated for all endpoints.

Get Configuration

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

You can request information about a merge request's approval status using the following endpoint:

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approvals

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of MR

{
  "id": 5,
  "iid": 5,
  "project_id": 1,
  "title": "Approvals API",
  "description": "Test",
  "state": "opened",
  "created_at": "2016-06-08T00:19:52.638Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-08T21:20:42.470Z",
  "merge_status": "cannot_be_merged",
  "approvals_required": 2,
  "approvals_left": 1,
  "approved_by": [
    {
      "user": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Change approval configuration

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

If you are allowed to, you can change approvals_required using the following endpoint:

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approvals

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of MR
`approvals_required`	integer	yes	Approvals required before MR can be merged. Deprecated in 12.0 in favor of Approval Rules API.

{
  "id": 5,
  "iid": 5,
  "project_id": 1,
  "title": "Approvals API",
  "description": "Test",
  "state": "opened",
  "created_at": "2016-06-08T00:19:52.638Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-08T21:20:42.470Z",
  "merge_status": "cannot_be_merged",
  "approvals_required": 2,
  "approvals_left": 2,
  "approved_by": []
}

Get the approval state of merge requests

Introduced in GitLab 12.3.

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

You can request information about a merge request's approval state by using the following endpoint:

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_state

The approval_rules_overwritten are true if the merge request level rules are created for the merge request. If there are none, it is false.

This includes additional information about the users who have already approved (approved_by) and whether a rule is already approved (approved).

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of MR

{
  "approval_rules_overwritten": true,
  "rules": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Ruby",
      "rule_type": "regular",
      "eligible_approvers": [
        {
          "id": 4,
          "name": "John Doe",
          "username": "jdoe",
          "state": "active",
          "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
          "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
        }
      ],
      "approvals_required": 2,
      "users": [
        {
          "id": 4,
          "name": "John Doe",
          "username": "jdoe",
          "state": "active",
          "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
          "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
        }
      ],
      "groups": [],
      "contains_hidden_groups": false,
      "approved_by": [
        {
          "id": 4,
          "name": "John Doe",
          "username": "jdoe",
          "state": "active",
          "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
          "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
        }
      ],
      "source_rule": null,
      "approved": true,
      "overridden": false
    }
  ]
}

Get merge request level rules

Introduced in GitLab 12.3.

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

You can request information about a merge request's approval rules using the following endpoint:

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of MR

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "security",
    "rule_type": "regular",
    "eligible_approvers": [
      {
        "id": 5,
        "name": "John Doe",
        "username": "jdoe",
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
      },
      {
        "id": 50,
        "name": "Group Member 1",
        "username": "group_member_1",
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
      }
    ],
    "approvals_required": 3,
    "source_rule": null,
    "users": [
      {
        "id": 5,
        "name": "John Doe",
        "username": "jdoe",
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
      }
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "id": 5,
        "name": "group1",
        "path": "group1",
        "description": "",
        "visibility": "public",
        "lfs_enabled": false,
        "avatar_url": null,
        "web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
        "request_access_enabled": false,
        "full_name": "group1",
        "full_path": "group1",
        "parent_id": null,
        "ldap_cn": null,
        "ldap_access": null
      }
    ],
    "contains_hidden_groups": false,
    "overridden": false
  }
]

Create merge request level rule

Introduced in GitLab 12.3.

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

You can create merge request approval rules using the following endpoint:

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of MR
`name`	string	yes	The name of the approval rule
`approvals_required`	integer	yes	The number of required approvals for this rule
`approval_project_rule_id`	integer	no	The ID of a project-level approval rule
`user_ids`	Array	no	The ids of users as approvers
`group_ids`	Array	no	The ids of groups as approvers

Important: When approval_project_rule_id is set, the name, users and groups of project-level rule are copied. The approvals_required specified is used.

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "security",
  "rule_type": "regular",
  "eligible_approvers": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "username": "jdoe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
    },
    {
      "id": 50,
      "name": "Group Member 1",
      "username": "group_member_1",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
    }
  ],
  "approvals_required": 1,
  "source_rule": null,
  "users": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "username": "jdoe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
    }
  ],
  "groups": [
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "group1",
      "path": "group1",
      "description": "",
      "visibility": "public",
      "lfs_enabled": false,
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
      "request_access_enabled": false,
      "full_name": "group1",
      "full_path": "group1",
      "parent_id": null,
      "ldap_cn": null,
      "ldap_access": null
    }
  ],
  "contains_hidden_groups": false,
  "overridden": false
}

Update merge request level rule

Introduced in GitLab 12.3.

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

You can update merge request approval rules using the following endpoint:

PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id

Important: Approvers and groups not in the users/groups parameters are removed

Important: Updating a report_approver or code_owner rule is not allowed. These are system generated rules.

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The ID of MR
`approval_rule_id`	integer	yes	The ID of a approval rule
`name`	string	yes	The name of the approval rule
`approvals_required`	integer	yes	The number of required approvals for this rule
`user_ids`	Array	no	The ids of users as approvers
`group_ids`	Array	no	The ids of groups as approvers

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "security",
  "rule_type": "regular",
  "eligible_approvers": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "username": "jdoe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
    },
    {
      "id": 50,
      "name": "Group Member 1",
      "username": "group_member_1",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/group_member_1"
    }
  ],
  "approvals_required": 1,
  "source_rule": null,
  "users": [
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "John Doe",
      "username": "jdoe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/jdoe"
    }
  ],
  "groups": [
    {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "group1",
      "path": "group1",
      "description": "",
      "visibility": "public",
      "lfs_enabled": false,
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url": "http://localhost/groups/group1",
      "request_access_enabled": false,
      "full_name": "group1",
      "full_path": "group1",
      "parent_id": null,
      "ldap_cn": null,
      "ldap_access": null
    }
  ],
  "contains_hidden_groups": false,
  "overridden": false
}

Delete merge request level rule

Introduced in GitLab 12.3.

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

You can delete merge request approval rules using the following endpoint:

DELETE /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approval_rules/:approval_rule_id

Important: Deleting a report_approver or code_owner rule is not allowed. These are system generated rules.

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of the merge request
`approval_rule_id`	integer	yes	The ID of an approval rule

Approve merge request

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

If you are allowed to, you can approve a merge request using the following endpoint:

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/approve

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of the merge request
`sha`	string	no	The `HEAD` of the merge request
`approval_password`	string	no	Current user's password. Required if Require user password to approve is enabled in the project settings.

The sha parameter works in the same way as when accepting a merge request: if it is passed, then it must match the current HEAD of the merge request for the approval to be added. If it does not match, the response code is 409.

{
  "id": 5,
  "iid": 5,
  "project_id": 1,
  "title": "Approvals API",
  "description": "Test",
  "state": "opened",
  "created_at": "2016-06-08T00:19:52.638Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-09T21:32:14.105Z",
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "approvals_required": 2,
  "approvals_left": 0,
  "approved_by": [
    {
      "user": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
      }
    },
    {
      "user": {
        "name": "Nico Cartwright",
        "username": "ryley",
        "id": 2,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cf7ad14b34162a76d593e3affca2adca?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/ryley"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Unapprove merge request

Moved to GitLab Premium in 13.9.

If you did approve a merge request, you can unapprove it using the following endpoint:

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/unapprove

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of a project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of a merge request

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Project-level MR approvals

Get Configuration

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Get project-level rules

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Create project-level rule

Update project-level rule

Delete project-level rule

Merge request-level MR approvals

Get Configuration

Change approval configuration

Get the approval state of merge requests

Get merge request level rules

Create merge request level rule

Update merge request level rule

Delete merge request level rule

Approve merge request

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