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Snippets API
Introduced in GitLab 8.15.
Snippets API operates on snippets.
Snippet visibility level
Snippets in GitLab can be either private, internal, or public.
You can set it with the visibility field in the snippet.
Valid values for snippet visibility levels are:
| Visibility | Description |
|---|---|
private |
Snippet is visible only to the snippet creator. |
internal |
Snippet is visible for any logged in user. |
public |
Snippet can be accessed without any authentication. |
List all snippets for a user
Get a list of the current user's snippets.
GET /snippets
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets
Example response:
[
{
"id": 42,
"title": "Voluptatem iure ut qui aut et consequatur quaerat.",
"file_name": "mclaughlin.rb",
"description": null,
"visibility": "internal",
"author": {
"id": 22,
"name": "User 0",
"username": "user0",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/52e4ce24a915fb7e51e1ad3b57f4b00a?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/user0"
},
"updated_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.383Z",
"created_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.383Z",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/42",
"raw_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/42/raw"
},
{
"id": 41,
"title": "Ut praesentium non et atque.",
"file_name": "ondrickaemard.rb",
"description": null,
"visibility": "internal",
"author": {
"id": 22,
"name": "User 0",
"username": "user0",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/52e4ce24a915fb7e51e1ad3b57f4b00a?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/user0"
},
"updated_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.360Z",
"created_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.360Z",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/41",
"raw_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/41/raw"
}
]
Get a single snippet
Get a single snippet.
GET /snippets/:id
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer | yes | ID of snippet to retrieve. |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"title": "test",
"file_name": "add.rb",
"description": "Ruby test snippet",
"visibility": "private",
"author": {
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
},
"expires_at": null,
"updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
}
Single snippet contents
Get a single snippet's raw contents.
GET /snippets/:id/raw
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer | yes | ID of snippet to retrieve. |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/raw
Example response:
Hello World snippet
Create new snippet
Create a new snippet.
NOTE: Note: The user must have permission to create new snippets.
POST /snippets
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
title |
string | yes | Title of a snippet. |
file_name |
string | yes | Name of a snippet file. |
content |
string | yes | Content of a snippet. |
description |
string | no | Description of a snippet. |
visibility |
string | no | Snippet's visibility. |
Example request:
curl --request POST \
--data '{"title": "This is a snippet", "content": "Hello world", "description": "Hello World snippet", "file_name": "test.txt", "visibility": "internal" }' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: valid_api_token" \
https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"title": "This is a snippet",
"file_name": "test.txt",
"description": "Hello World snippet",
"visibility": "internal",
"author": {
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
},
"expires_at": null,
"updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
}
Update snippet
Update an existing snippet.
NOTE: Note: The user must have permission to change an existing snippet.
PUT /snippets/:id
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer | yes | ID of snippet to update. |
title |
string | no | Title of a snippet. |
file_name |
string | no | Name of a snippet file. |
description |
string | no | Description of a snippet. |
content |
string | no | Content of a snippet. |
visibility |
string | no | Snippet's visibility. |
Example request:
curl --request PUT \
--data '{"title": "foo", "content": "bar"}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: valid_api_token" \
https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"title": "test",
"file_name": "add.rb",
"description": "description of snippet",
"visibility": "internal",
"author": {
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
},
"expires_at": null,
"updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
}
Delete snippet
Delete an existing snippet.
DELETE /snippets/:id
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer | yes | ID of snippet to delete. |
Example request:
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1"
The following are possible return codes:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
204 |
Delete was successful. No data is returned. |
404 |
The snippet wasn't found. |
List all public snippets
List all public snippets.
GET /snippets/public
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
per_page |
integer | no | Number of snippets to return per page. |
page |
integer | no | Page to retrieve. |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/public?per_page=2&page=1
Example response:
[
{
"author": {
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/edaf55a9e363ea263e3b981d09e0f7f7?s=80&d=identicon",
"id": 12,
"name": "Libby Rolfson",
"state": "active",
"username": "elton_wehner",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/elton_wehner"
},
"created_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.504Z",
"file_name": "oconnerrice.rb",
"id": 49,
"raw_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/49/raw",
"title": "Ratione cupiditate et laborum temporibus.",
"updated_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.504Z",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/49"
},
{
"author": {
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/36583b28626de71061e6e5a77972c3bd?s=80&d=identicon",
"id": 16,
"name": "Llewellyn Flatley",
"state": "active",
"username": "adaline",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/adaline"
},
"created_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.479Z",
"file_name": "muellershields.rb",
"id": 48,
"raw_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/48/raw",
"title": "Minus similique nesciunt vel fugiat qui ullam sunt.",
"updated_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.479Z",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/48",
"visibility": "public"
}
]
Get user agent details
Introduced in GitLab 9.4.
NOTE: Note: Available only for administrators.
GET /snippets/:id/user_agent_detail
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer | yes | ID of snippet. |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/user_agent_detail
Example response:
{
"user_agent": "AppleWebKit/537.36",
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"akismet_submitted": false
}