Releases API
- Introduced in GitLab 11.7.
- Using this API you can manipulate GitLab Release entries.
- For manipulating links as a release asset, see Release Links API.
- Release Evidences were introduced in GitLab 12.5.
description_htmlbecame an opt-in field with GitLab 13.12 for performance reasons. Please pass theinclude_html_descriptionquery string parameter if you need it.
List Releases
Paginated list of Releases, sorted by released_at.
GET /projects/:id/releases| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project. |
order_by |
string | no | The field to use as order. Either released_at (default) or created_at. |
sort |
string | no | The direction of the order. Either desc (default) for descending order or asc for ascending order. |
include_html_description |
boolean | no | If true, a response includes HTML rendered Markdown of the release description. |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/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",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:56:19.539Z",
"released_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":"https://gitlab.example.com/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"
},
"milestones": [
{
"id":51,
"iid":1,
"project_id":24,
"title":"v1.0-rc",
"description":"Voluptate fugiat possimus quis quod aliquam expedita.",
"state":"closed",
"created_at":"2019-07-12T19:45:44.256Z",
"updated_at":"2019-07-12T19:45:44.256Z",
"due_date":"2019-08-16T11:00:00.256Z",
"start_date":"2019-07-30T12:00:00.256Z",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/milestones/1",
"issue_stats": {
"total": 98,
"closed": 76
}
},
{
"id":52,
"iid":2,
"project_id":24,
"title":"v1.0",
"description":"Voluptate fugiat possimus quis quod aliquam expedita.",
"state":"closed",
"created_at":"2019-07-16T14:00:12.256Z",
"updated_at":"2019-07-16T14:00:12.256Z",
"due_date":"2019-08-16T11:00:00.256Z",
"start_date":"2019-07-30T12:00:00.256Z",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/milestones/2",
"issue_stats": {
"total": 24,
"closed": 21
}
}
],
"commit_path":"/root/awesome-app/commit/588440f66559714280628a4f9799f0c4eb880a4a",
"tag_path":"/root/awesome-app/-/tags/v0.11.1",
"assets":{
"count":6,
"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.2/awesome-app-v0.2.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.2/awesome-app-v0.2.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.2/awesome-app-v0.2.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/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,
"link_type":"other"
},
{
"id":1,
"name":"awesome-v0.2.dmg",
"url":"http://192.168.10.15:3000",
"external":true,
"link_type":"other"
}
],
"evidence_file_path":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/releases/v0.2/evidence.json"
},
"evidences":[
{
"sha": "760d6cdfb0879c3ffedec13af470e0f71cf52c6cde4d",
"filepath": "https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/releases/v0.2/evidence.json",
"collected_at": "2019-01-03T01:56:19.539Z"
}
]
},
{
"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",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:55:18.203Z",
"released_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":"https://gitlab.example.com/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":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar"
}
],
"links":[
],
"evidence_file_path":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/releases/v0.1/evidence.json"
},
"evidences":[
{
"sha": "c3ffedec13af470e760d6cdfb08790f71cf52c6cde4d",
"filepath": "https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/releases/v0.1/evidence.json",
"collected_at": "2019-01-03T01:55:18.203Z"
}
]
}
]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 Git tag the release is associated with. |
include_html_description |
boolean | no | If true, a response includes HTML rendered Markdown of the release description. |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/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",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:55:18.203Z",
"released_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":"https://gitlab.example.com/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"
},
"milestones": [
{
"id":51,
"iid":1,
"project_id":24,
"title":"v1.0-rc",
"description":"Voluptate fugiat possimus quis quod aliquam expedita.",
"state":"closed",
"created_at":"2019-07-12T19:45:44.256Z",
"updated_at":"2019-07-12T19:45:44.256Z",
"due_date":"2019-08-16T11:00:00.256Z",
"start_date":"2019-07-30T12:00:00.256Z",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/milestones/1",
"issue_stats": {
"total": 98,
"closed": 76
}
},
{
"id":52,
"iid":2,
"project_id":24,
"title":"v1.0",
"description":"Voluptate fugiat possimus quis quod aliquam expedita.",
"state":"closed",
"created_at":"2019-07-16T14:00:12.256Z",
"updated_at":"2019-07-16T14:00:12.256Z",
"due_date":"2019-08-16T11:00:00.256Z",
"start_date":"2019-07-30T12:00:00.256Z",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/milestones/2",
"issue_stats": {
"total": 24,
"closed": 21
}
}
],
"commit_path":"/root/awesome-app/commit/588440f66559714280628a4f9799f0c4eb880a4a",
"tag_path":"/root/awesome-app/-/tags/v0.11.1",
"assets":{
"count":5,
"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar"
}
],
"links":[
{
"id":3,
"name":"hoge",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/tags/v0.11.1/binaries/linux-amd64",
"external":true,
"link_type":"other"
}
]
},
"evidences":[
{
"sha": "760d6cdfb0879c3ffedec13af470e0f71cf52c6cde4d",
"filepath": "https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/releases/v0.1/evidence.json",
"collected_at": "2019-07-16T14:00:12.256Z"
}
]
}Create a release
Create a release. Developer level access to the project is required 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 | no | The release name. |
tag_name |
string | yes | The tag where the release is created from. |
description |
string | no | The description of the release. You can use Markdown. |
ref |
string | yes, if tag_name doesn't exist |
If a tag specified in tag_name doesn't exist, the release is created from ref and tagged with tag_name. It can be a commit SHA, another tag name, or a branch name. |
milestones |
array of string | no | The title of each milestone the release is associated with. GitLab Premium customers can specify group milestones. |
assets:links |
array of hash | no | An array of assets links. |
assets:links:name |
string | required by: assets:links
|
The name of the link. Link names must be unique within the release. |
assets:links:url |
string | required by: assets:links
|
The URL of the link. Link URLs must be unique within the release. |
assets:links:filepath |
string | no | Optional path for a Direct Asset link. |
assets:links:link_type |
string | no | The type of the link: other, runbook, image, package. Defaults to other. |
released_at |
datetime | no | The date when the release is/was ready. Defaults to the current time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z). |
Example request:
curl --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--data '{ "name": "New release", "tag_name": "v0.3", "description": "Super nice release", "milestones": ["v1.0", "v1.0-rc"], "assets": { "links": [{ "name": "hoge", "url": "https://google.com", "filepath": "/binaries/linux-amd64", "link_type":"other" }] } }' \
--request POST "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/24/releases"Example response:
{
"tag_name":"v0.3",
"description":"Super nice release",
"name":"New release",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T02:22:45.118Z",
"released_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":"https://gitlab.example.com/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"
},
"milestones": [
{
"id":51,
"iid":1,
"project_id":24,
"title":"v1.0-rc",
"description":"Voluptate fugiat possimus quis quod aliquam expedita.",
"state":"closed",
"created_at":"2019-07-12T19:45:44.256Z",
"updated_at":"2019-07-12T19:45:44.256Z",
"due_date":"2019-08-16T11:00:00.256Z",
"start_date":"2019-07-30T12:00:00.256Z",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/milestones/1",
"issue_stats": {
"total": 99,
"closed": 76
}
},
{
"id":52,
"iid":2,
"project_id":24,
"title":"v1.0",
"description":"Voluptate fugiat possimus quis quod aliquam expedita.",
"state":"closed",
"created_at":"2019-07-16T14:00:12.256Z",
"updated_at":"2019-07-16T14:00:12.256Z",
"due_date":"2019-08-16T11:00:00.256Z",
"start_date":"2019-07-30T12:00:00.256Z",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/milestones/2",
"issue_stats": {
"total": 24,
"closed": 21
}
}
],
"commit_path":"/root/awesome-app/commit/588440f66559714280628a4f9799f0c4eb880a4a",
"tag_path":"/root/awesome-app/-/tags/v0.11.1",
"evidence_sha":"760d6cdfb0879c3ffedec13af470e0f71cf52c6cde4d",
"assets":{
"count":5,
"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.3/awesome-app-v0.3.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.3/awesome-app-v0.3.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.3/awesome-app-v0.3.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.3/awesome-app-v0.3.tar"
}
],
"links":[
{
"id":3,
"name":"hoge",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/tags/v0.11.1/binaries/linux-amd64",
"external":true,
"link_type":"other"
}
],
"evidence_file_path":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/releases/v0.3/evidence.json"
}
}Group milestones (PREMIUM SELF)
Introduced in GitLab Premium 13.5.
Group milestones associated with the project may be specified in the milestones
array for Create a release and Update a release
API calls. Only milestones associated with the project's group may be specified, and
adding milestones for ancestor groups raises an error.
Collect release evidence (PREMIUM SELF)
Introduced in GitLab Premium 12.10.
Create Evidence for an existing Release.
POST /projects/:id/releases/:tag_name/evidence| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project. |
tag_name |
string | yes | The Git tag the release is associated with. |
Example request:
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/24/releases/v0.1/evidence"Example response:
200Update a release
Update a release. Developer level access to the project is required to 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 Git tag the release is associated with. |
name |
string | no | The release name. |
description |
string | no | The description of the release. You can use Markdown. |
milestones |
array of string | no | The title of each milestone to associate with the release. GitLab Premium customers can specify group milestones. To remove all milestones from the release, specify []. |
released_at |
datetime | no | The date when the release is/was ready. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z). |
Example request:
curl --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --request PUT --data '{"name": "new name", "milestones": ["v1.2"]}' --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/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",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:55:18.203Z",
"released_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":"https://gitlab.example.com/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"
},
"milestones": [
{
"id":53,
"iid":3,
"project_id":24,
"title":"v1.2",
"description":"Voluptate fugiat possimus quis quod aliquam expedita.",
"state":"active",
"created_at":"2019-09-01T13:00:00.256Z",
"updated_at":"2019-09-01T13:00:00.256Z",
"due_date":"2019-09-20T13:00:00.256Z",
"start_date":"2019-09-05T12:00:00.256Z",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/milestones/3",
"issue_stats": {
"opened": 11,
"closed": 78
}
}
],
"commit_path":"/root/awesome-app/commit/588440f66559714280628a4f9799f0c4eb880a4a",
"tag_path":"/root/awesome-app/-/tags/v0.11.1",
"evidence_sha":"760d6cdfb0879c3ffedec13af470e0f71cf52c6cde4d",
"assets":{
"count":4,
"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar"
}
],
"links":[
],
"evidence_file_path":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/releases/v0.1/evidence.json"
}
}Delete a Release
Delete a release. Deleting a release doesn't delete the associated tag. Maintainer level access to the project is required to delete a release.
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 Git tag the release is associated with. |
Example request:
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/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",
"created_at":"2019-01-03T01:55:18.203Z",
"released_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":"https://gitlab.example.com/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"
},
"commit_path":"/root/awesome-app/commit/588440f66559714280628a4f9799f0c4eb880a4a",
"tag_path":"/root/awesome-app/-/tags/v0.11.1",
"evidence_sha":"760d6cdfb0879c3ffedec13af470e0f71cf52c6cde4d",
"assets":{
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"sources":[
{
"format":"zip",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.zip"
},
{
"format":"tar.gz",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.gz"
},
{
"format":"tar.bz2",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar.bz2"
},
{
"format":"tar",
"url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/archive/v0.1/awesome-app-v0.1.tar"
}
],
"links":[
],
"evidence_file_path":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/awesome-app/-/releases/v0.1/evidence.json"
}
}Upcoming Releases
Introduced in GitLab 12.1.
A release with a released_at attribute set to a future date is labeled
as an Upcoming Release in the UI.