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Issues

Every API call to issues must be authenticated.

If a user is not a member of a project and the project is private, a GET request on that project will result to a 404 status code.

Issues pagination

By default, GET requests return 20 results at a time because the API results are paginated.

Read more on pagination.

List issues

Get all issues created by the authenticated user.

GET /issues
GET /issues?state=opened
GET /issues?state=closed
GET /issues?labels=foo
GET /issues?labels=foo,bar
GET /issues?labels=foo,bar&state=opened
Attribute Type Required Description
state string no Return all issues or just those that are opened or closed
labels string no Comma-separated list of label names, issues with any of the labels will be returned
order_by string no Return requests ordered by created_at or updated_at fields. Default is created_at
sort string no Return requests sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/issues

Example response:

[
   {
      "state" : "opened",
      "description" : "Ratione dolores corrupti mollitia soluta quia.",
      "author" : {
         "state" : "active",
         "id" : 18,
         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/eileen.lowe",
         "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
         "avatar_url" : null,
         "username" : "eileen.lowe"
      },
      "milestone" : {
         "project_id" : 1,
         "description" : "Ducimus nam enim ex consequatur cumque ratione.",
         "state" : "closed",
         "due_date" : null,
         "iid" : 2,
         "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.996Z",
         "title" : "v4.0",
         "id" : 17,
         "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.996Z"
      },
      "project_id" : 1,
      "assignee" : {
         "state" : "active",
         "id" : 1,
         "name" : "Administrator",
         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root",
         "avatar_url" : null,
         "username" : "root"
      },
      "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:51.081Z",
      "id" : 76,
      "title" : "Consequatur vero maxime deserunt laboriosam est voluptas dolorem.",
      "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:51.081Z",
      "iid" : 6,
      "labels" : [],
      "subscribed" : false,
      "user_notes_count": 1,
      "due_date": "2016-07-22",
      "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/6",
      "confidential": false
   }
]

List group issues

Get a list of a group's issues.

GET /groups/:id/issues
GET /groups/:id/issues?state=opened
GET /groups/:id/issues?state=closed
GET /groups/:id/issues?labels=foo
GET /groups/:id/issues?labels=foo,bar
GET /groups/:id/issues?labels=foo,bar&state=opened
GET /groups/:id/issues?milestone=1.0.0
GET /groups/:id/issues?milestone=1.0.0&state=opened
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a group
state string no Return all issues or just those that are opened or closed
labels string no Comma-separated list of label names, issues must have all labels to be returned
milestone string no The milestone title
order_by string no Return requests ordered by created_at or updated_at fields. Default is created_at
sort string no Return requests sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/groups/4/issues

Example response:

[
   {
      "project_id" : 4,
      "milestone" : {
         "due_date" : null,
         "project_id" : 4,
         "state" : "closed",
         "description" : "Rerum est voluptatem provident consequuntur molestias similique ipsum dolor.",
         "iid" : 3,
         "id" : 11,
         "title" : "v3.0",
         "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.788Z",
         "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.788Z"
      },
      "author" : {
         "state" : "active",
         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root",
         "avatar_url" : null,
         "username" : "root",
         "id" : 1,
         "name" : "Administrator"
      },
      "description" : "Omnis vero earum sunt corporis dolor et placeat.",
      "state" : "closed",
      "iid" : 1,
      "assignee" : {
         "avatar_url" : null,
         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/lennie",
         "state" : "active",
         "username" : "lennie",
         "id" : 9,
         "name" : "Dr. Luella Kovacek"
      },
      "labels" : [],
      "id" : 41,
      "title" : "Ut commodi ullam eos dolores perferendis nihil sunt.",
      "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:46.176Z",
      "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:46.176Z",
      "subscribed" : false,
      "user_notes_count": 1,
      "due_date": null,
      "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/1",
      "confidential": false
   }
]

List project issues

Get a list of a project's issues.

GET /projects/:id/issues
GET /projects/:id/issues?state=opened
GET /projects/:id/issues?state=closed
GET /projects/:id/issues?labels=foo
GET /projects/:id/issues?labels=foo,bar
GET /projects/:id/issues?labels=foo,bar&state=opened
GET /projects/:id/issues?milestone=1.0.0
GET /projects/:id/issues?milestone=1.0.0&state=opened
GET /projects/:id/issues?iid=42
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
iid integer no Return the issue having the given iid
state string no Return all issues or just those that are opened or closed
labels string no Comma-separated list of label names, issues with any of the labels will be returned
milestone string no The milestone title
order_by string no Return requests ordered by created_at or updated_at fields. Default is created_at
sort string no Return requests sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/4/issues

Example response:

[
   {
      "project_id" : 4,
      "milestone" : {
         "due_date" : null,
         "project_id" : 4,
         "state" : "closed",
         "description" : "Rerum est voluptatem provident consequuntur molestias similique ipsum dolor.",
         "iid" : 3,
         "id" : 11,
         "title" : "v3.0",
         "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.788Z",
         "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.788Z"
      },
      "author" : {
         "state" : "active",
         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root",
         "avatar_url" : null,
         "username" : "root",
         "id" : 1,
         "name" : "Administrator"
      },
      "description" : "Omnis vero earum sunt corporis dolor et placeat.",
      "state" : "closed",
      "iid" : 1,
      "assignee" : {
         "avatar_url" : null,
         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/lennie",
         "state" : "active",
         "username" : "lennie",
         "id" : 9,
         "name" : "Dr. Luella Kovacek"
      },
      "labels" : [],
      "id" : 41,
      "title" : "Ut commodi ullam eos dolores perferendis nihil sunt.",
      "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:46.176Z",
      "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:46.176Z",
      "subscribed" : false,
      "user_notes_count": 1,
      "due_date": "2016-07-22",
      "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/1",
      "confidential": false
   }
]

Single issue

Get a single project issue.

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
issue_id integer yes The ID of a project's issue 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/4/issues/41

Example response:

{
   "project_id" : 4,
   "milestone" : {
      "due_date" : null,
      "project_id" : 4,
      "state" : "closed",
      "description" : "Rerum est voluptatem provident consequuntur molestias similique ipsum dolor.",
      "iid" : 3,
      "id" : 11,
      "title" : "v3.0",
      "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.788Z",
      "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.788Z"
   },
   "author" : {
      "state" : "active",
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root",
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "username" : "root",
      "id" : 1,
      "name" : "Administrator"
   },
   "description" : "Omnis vero earum sunt corporis dolor et placeat.",
   "state" : "closed",
   "iid" : 1,
   "assignee" : {
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/lennie",
      "state" : "active",
      "username" : "lennie",
      "id" : 9,
      "name" : "Dr. Luella Kovacek"
   },
   "labels" : [],
   "id" : 41,
   "title" : "Ut commodi ullam eos dolores perferendis nihil sunt.",
   "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:46.176Z",
   "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:46.176Z",
   "subscribed": false,
   "user_notes_count": 1,
   "due_date": null,
   "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/1",
   "confidential": false
}

New issue

Creates a new project issue.

If the operation is successful, a status code of 200 and the newly-created issue is returned. If an error occurs, an error number and a message explaining the reason is returned.

POST /projects/:id/issues
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
title string yes The title of an issue
description string no The description of an issue
confidential boolean no Set an issue to be confidential. Default is false.
assignee_id integer no The ID of a user to assign issue
milestone_id integer no The ID of a milestone to assign issue
labels string no Comma-separated label names for an issue
created_at string no Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted, e.g. 2016-03-11T03:45:40Z (requires admin or project owner rights)
due_date string no Date time string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY, e.g. 2016-03-11 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/4/issues?title=Issues%20with%20auth&labels=bug

Example response:

{
   "project_id" : 4,
   "id" : 84,
   "created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
   "iid" : 14,
   "title" : "Issues with auth",
   "state" : "opened",
   "assignee" : null,
   "labels" : [
      "bug"
   ],
   "author" : {
      "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "state" : "active",
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/eileen.lowe",
      "id" : 18,
      "username" : "eileen.lowe"
   },
   "description" : null,
   "updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
   "milestone" : null,
   "subscribed" : true,
   "user_notes_count": 0,
   "due_date": null,
   "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/14",
   "confidential": false
}

Edit issue

Updates an existing project issue. This call is also used to mark an issue as closed.

If the operation is successful, a code of 200 and the updated issue is returned. If an error occurs, an error number and a message explaining the reason is returned.

PUT /projects/:id/issues/:issue_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
issue_id integer yes The ID of a project's issue
title string no The title of an issue
description string no The description of an issue
confidential boolean no Updates an issue to be confidential
assignee_id integer no The ID of a user to assign the issue to
milestone_id integer no The ID of a milestone to assign the issue to
labels string no Comma-separated label names for an issue
state_event string no The state event of an issue. Set close to close the issue and reopen to reopen it
updated_at string no Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted, e.g. 2016-03-11T03:45:40Z (requires admin or project owner rights)
due_date string no Date time string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY, e.g. 2016-03-11 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/4/issues/85?state_event=close

Example response:

{
   "created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:46:01.410Z",
   "author" : {
      "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "username" : "eileen.lowe",
      "id" : 18,
      "state" : "active",
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/eileen.lowe"
   },
   "state" : "closed",
   "title" : "Issues with auth",
   "project_id" : 4,
   "description" : null,
   "updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:55:16.213Z",
   "iid" : 15,
   "labels" : [
      "bug"
   ],
   "id" : 85,
   "assignee" : null,
   "milestone" : null,
   "subscribed" : true,
   "user_notes_count": 0,
   "due_date": "2016-07-22",
   "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/15",
   "confidential": false
}

Delete an issue

Only for admins and project owners. Soft deletes the issue in question. If the operation is successful, a status code 200 is returned. In case you cannot destroy this issue, or it is not present, code 404 is given.

DELETE /projects/:id/issues/:issue_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
issue_id integer yes The ID of a project's issue 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/4/issues/85

Move an issue

Moves an issue to a different project. If the operation is successful, a status code 201 together with moved issue is returned. If the project, issue, or target project is not found, error 404 is returned. If the target project equals the source project or the user has insufficient permissions to move an issue, error 400 together with an explaining error message is returned.

If a given label and/or milestone with the same name also exists in the target project, it will then be assigned to the issue that is being moved.

POST /projects/:id/issues/:issue_id/move
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
issue_id integer yes The ID of a project's issue
to_project_id integer yes The ID of the new project 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/4/issues/85/move

Example response:

{
  "id": 92,
  "iid": 11,
  "project_id": 5,
  "title": "Sit voluptas tempora quisquam aut doloribus et.",
  "description": "Repellat voluptas quibusdam voluptatem exercitationem.",
  "state": "opened",
  "created_at": "2016-04-05T21:41:45.652Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-04-07T12:20:17.596Z",
  "labels": [],
  "milestone": null,
  "assignee": {
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/axel.block"
  },
  "author": {
    "name": "Kris Steuber",
    "username": "solon.cremin",
    "id": 10,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7a190fecbaa68212a4b68aeb6e3acd10?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/solon.cremin"
  },
  "due_date": null,
  "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/11",
  "confidential": false
}

Subscribe to an issue

Subscribes the authenticated user to an issue to receive notifications. If the operation is successful, status code 201 together with the updated issue is returned. If the user is already subscribed to the issue, the status code 304 is returned. If the project or issue is not found, status code 404 is returned.

POST /projects/:id/issues/:issue_id/subscription
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
issue_id integer yes The ID of a project's issue 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/issues/93/subscription

Example response:

{
  "id": 92,
  "iid": 11,
  "project_id": 5,
  "title": "Sit voluptas tempora quisquam aut doloribus et.",
  "description": "Repellat voluptas quibusdam voluptatem exercitationem.",
  "state": "opened",
  "created_at": "2016-04-05T21:41:45.652Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-04-07T12:20:17.596Z",
  "labels": [],
  "milestone": null,
  "assignee": {
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/axel.block"
  },
  "author": {
    "name": "Kris Steuber",
    "username": "solon.cremin",
    "id": 10,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7a190fecbaa68212a4b68aeb6e3acd10?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/solon.cremin"
  },
  "due_date": null,
  "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/11",
  "confidential": false
}

Unsubscribe from an issue

Unsubscribes the authenticated user from the issue to not receive notifications from it. If the operation is successful, status code 200 together with the updated issue is returned. If the user is not subscribed to the issue, the status code 304 is returned. If the project or issue is not found, status code 404 is returned.

DELETE /projects/:id/issues/:issue_id/subscription
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
issue_id integer yes The ID of a project's issue 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/issues/93/subscription

Example response:

{
  "id": 93,
  "iid": 12,
  "project_id": 5,
  "title": "Incidunt et rerum ea expedita iure quibusdam.",
  "description": "Et cumque architecto sed aut ipsam.",
  "state": "opened",
  "created_at": "2016-04-05T21:41:45.217Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-04-07T13:02:37.905Z",
  "labels": [],
  "milestone": null,
  "assignee": {
    "name": "Edwardo Grady",
    "username": "keyon",
    "id": 21,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3e6f06a86cf27fa8b56f3f74f7615987?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/keyon"
  },
  "author": {
    "name": "Vivian Hermann",
    "username": "orville",
    "id": 11,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5224fd70153710e92fb8bcf79ac29d67?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/orville"
  },
  "subscribed": false,
  "due_date": null,
  "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/12",
  "confidential": false
}

Create a todo

Manually creates a todo for the current user on an issue. If the request is successful, status code 200 together with the created todo is returned. If there already exists a todo for the user on that issue, status code 304 is returned.

POST /projects/:id/issues/:issue_id/todo
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
issue_id integer yes The ID of a project's issue 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/issues/93/todo

Example response:

{
  "id": 112,
  "project": {
    "id": 5,
    "name": "Gitlab Ci",
    "name_with_namespace": "Gitlab Org / Gitlab Ci",
    "path": "gitlab-ci",
    "path_with_namespace": "gitlab-org/gitlab-ci"
  },
  "author": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root"
  },
  "action_name": "marked",
  "target_type": "Issue",
  "target": {
    "id": 93,
    "iid": 10,
    "project_id": 5,
    "title": "Vel voluptas atque dicta mollitia adipisci qui at.",
    "description": "Tempora laboriosam sint magni sed voluptas similique.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:39.486Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-07-01T11:09:13.998Z",
    "labels": [],
    "milestone": {
      "id": 26,
      "iid": 1,
      "project_id": 5,
      "title": "v0.0",
      "description": "Accusantium nostrum rerum quae quia quis nesciunt suscipit id.",
      "state": "closed",
      "created_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:33.832Z",
      "updated_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:33.832Z",
      "due_date": null
    },
    "assignee": {
      "name": "Jarret O'Keefe",
      "username": "francisca",
      "id": 14,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a7fa515d53450023c83d62986d0658a8?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/francisca"
    },
    "author": {
      "name": "Maxie Medhurst",
      "username": "craig_rutherford",
      "id": 12,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a0d477b3ea21970ce6ffcbb817b0b435?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/craig_rutherford"
    },
    "subscribed": true,
    "user_notes_count": 7,
    "upvotes": 0,
    "downvotes": 0,
    "due_date": null,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/110",
    "confidential": false
  },
  "target_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci/issues/10",
  "body": "Vel voluptas atque dicta mollitia adipisci qui at.",
  "state": "pending",
  "created_at": "2016-07-01T11:09:13.992Z"
}

Comments on issues

Comments are done via the notes resource.