Snippets API operates on snippets. Related APIs exist for project snippets and moving snippets between storages.
Snippet visibility levelSnippets 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 Descriptionprivate
Snippet is visible only to the snippet creator. internal
Snippet is visible for any authenticated user except external users. public
Snippet can be accessed without any authentication. List all snippets for current user
Get a list of the current user’s snippets.
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionper_page
integer no Number of snippets to return per page. page
integer no Page to retrieve. created_after
datetime no Return snippets created after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z
) created_before
datetime no Return snippets created before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z
)
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--url "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",
"imported": false,
"imported_from": "none",
"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://example.com/user0"
},
"updated_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.383Z",
"created_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.383Z",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/42",
"raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/42/raw"
},
{
"id": 41,
"title": "Ut praesentium non et atque.",
"file_name": "ondrickaemard.rb",
"description": null,
"visibility": "internal",
"imported": false,
"imported_from": "none",
"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://example.com/user0"
},
"updated_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.360Z",
"created_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.360Z",
"project_id": 1,
"web_url": "http://example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-test/snippets/41",
"raw_url": "http://example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-test/snippets/41/raw"
}
]
Get a single snippet
Get a single snippet.
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
integer yes ID of snippet to retrieve.
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1"
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"title": "test",
"file_name": "add.rb",
"description": "Ruby test snippet",
"visibility": "private",
"imported": false,
"imported_from": "none",
"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",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
"raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1/raw"
}
Single snippet contents
Get a single snippet’s raw contents.
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
integer yes ID of snippet to retrieve.
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/raw"
Example response:
Snippet repository file contentReturns the raw file content as plain text.
GET /snippets/:id/files/:ref/:file_path/raw
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
integer yes ID of snippet to retrieve. ref
string yes Reference to a tag, branch or commit. file_path
string yes URL-encoded path to the file.
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/files/main/snippet%2Erb/raw"
Example response:
Create new snippetCreate a new snippet.
The user must have permission to create new snippets.
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptiontitle
string yes Title of a snippet file_name
string no Deprecated: Use files
instead. Name of a snippet file content
string no Deprecated: Use files
instead. Content of a snippet description
string no Description of a snippet visibility
string no Snippet’s visibility files
array of hashes no An array of snippet files files:file_path
string yes File path of the snippet file files:content
string yes Content of the snippet file
Example request:
curl --request POST "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets" \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
-d @snippet.json
snippet.json
used in the previous example request:
{
"title": "This is a snippet",
"description": "Hello World snippet",
"visibility": "internal",
"files": [
{
"content": "Hello world",
"file_path": "test.txt"
}
]
}
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"title": "This is a snippet",
"description": "Hello World snippet",
"visibility": "internal",
"imported": false,
"imported_from": "none",
"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",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
"raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1/raw",
"ssh_url_to_repo": "ssh://git@gitlab.example.com:snippets/1.git",
"http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.example.com/snippets/1.git",
"file_name": "test.txt",
"files": [
{
"path": "text.txt",
"raw_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/-/snippets/1/raw/main/renamed.md"
}
]
}
Update snippet
Update an existing snippet.
The user must have permission to change an existing snippet.
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
integer yes ID of snippet to update title
string no Title of a snippet file_name
string no Deprecated: Use files
instead. Name of a snippet file content
string no Deprecated: Use files
instead. Content of a snippet description
string no Description of a snippet visibility
string no Snippet’s visibility files
array of hashes sometimes An array of snippet files. Required when updating snippets with multiple files. files:action
string yes Type of action to perform on the file, one of: create
, update
, delete
, move
files:file_path
string no File path of the snippet file files:previous_path
string no Previous path of the snippet file files:content
string no Content of the snippet file
Example request:
curl --request PUT "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1" \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
-d @snippet.json
snippet.json
used in the previous example request:
{
"title": "foo",
"files": [
{
"action": "move",
"previous_path": "test.txt",
"file_path": "renamed.md"
}
]
}
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"title": "test",
"description": "description of snippet",
"visibility": "internal",
"imported": false,
"imported_from": "none",
"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",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
"raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1/raw",
"ssh_url_to_repo": "ssh://git@gitlab.example.com:snippets/1.git",
"http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.example.com/snippets/1.git",
"file_name": "renamed.md",
"files": [
{
"path": "renamed.md",
"raw_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/-/snippets/1/raw/main/renamed.md"
}
]
}
Delete snippet
Delete an existing snippet.
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
integer yes ID of snippet to delete.
Example request:
curl --request DELETE \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1"
The following are possible return codes:
Code Description204
Delete was successful. No data is returned. 404
The snippet wasn’t found. List all public snippets
List all public snippets.
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionper_page
integer no Number of snippets to return per page. page
integer no Page to retrieve. created_after
datetime no Return snippets created after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z
) created_before
datetime no Return snippets created before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z
)
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--url "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://example.com/elton_wehner"
},
"created_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.504Z",
"file_name": "oconnerrice.rb",
"id": 49,
"title": "Ratione cupiditate et laborum temporibus.",
"updated_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.504Z",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/49",
"raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/49/raw"
},
{
"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://example.com/adaline"
},
"created_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.479Z",
"file_name": "muellershields.rb",
"id": 48,
"title": "Minus similique nesciunt vel fugiat qui ullam sunt.",
"updated_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.479Z",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/48",
"raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/49/raw",
"visibility": "public"
}
]
List all snippets
History
List all snippets the current user has access to. Users with the Administrator or Auditor access levels can see all snippets (both personal and project).
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptioncreated_after
datetime no Return snippets created after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z
). created_before
datetime no Return snippets created before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z
). page
integer no Page to retrieve. per_page
integer no Number of snippets to return per page. repository_storage
string no Filter by repository storage used by the snippet (administrators only). Introduced in GitLab 16.3
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/all?per_page=2&page=1"
Example response:
[
{
"id": 113,
"title": "Internal Project Snippet",
"description": null,
"visibility": "internal",
"imported": false,
"imported_from": "none",
"author": {
"id": 17,
"username": "tim_kreiger",
"name": "Tim Kreiger",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/edaf55a9e363ea263e3b981d09e0f7f7?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://example.com/tim_kreiger"
},
"created_at": "2023-08-03T10:21:02.480Z",
"updated_at": "2023-08-03T10:21:02.480Z",
"project_id": 35,
"web_url": "http://example.com/tim_kreiger/internal_project/-/snippets/113",
"raw_url": "http://example.com/tim_kreiger/internal_project/-/snippets/113/raw",
"file_name": "",
"files": [],
"repository_storage": "default"
},
{
"id": 112,
"title": "Private Personal Snippet",
"description": null,
"visibility": "private",
"imported": false,
"imported_from": "none",
"author": {
"id": 1,
"username": "root",
"name": "Administrator",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/edaf55a9e363ea263e3b981d09e0f7f7?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://example.com/root"
},
"created_at": "2023-08-03T10:20:59.994Z",
"updated_at": "2023-08-03T10:20:59.994Z",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/-/snippets/112",
"raw_url": "http://example.com/-/snippets/112/raw",
"file_name": "",
"files": [],
"repository_storage": "default"
},
{
"id": 111,
"title": "Public Personal Snippet",
"description": null,
"visibility": "public",
"imported": false,
"imported_from": "none",
"author": {
"id": 17,
"username": "tim_kreiger",
"name": "Tim Kreiger",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/edaf55a9e363ea263e3b981d09e0f7f7?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://example.com/tim_kreiger"
},
"created_at": "2023-08-03T10:21:01.312Z",
"updated_at": "2023-08-03T10:21:01.312Z",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://example.com/-/snippets/111",
"raw_url": "http://example.com/-/snippets/111/raw",
"file_name": "",
"files": [],
"repository_storage": "default"
},
]
Get user agent details
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>" \
--url "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
}
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