The internal API is used by different GitLab components, it cannot be used by other consumers. This documentation is intended for people working on the GitLab codebase.
This documentation does not yet include the internal API used by GitLab Pages.
For information on the GitLab Subscriptions internal API, see the dedicated page.
Add new endpointsAPI endpoints should be externally accessible by default, with proper authentication and authorization. Before adding a new internal endpoint, consider if the API would benefit the wider GitLab community and can be made externally accessible.
One reason we might favor internal API endpoints sometimes is when using such an endpoint requires internal data that external actors cannot have. For example, in the internal Pages API we might use a secret token that identifies a request as internal or sign a request with a public key that is not available to a wider community.
Another reason to separate something into an internal API is when request to such API endpoint should never go through an edge (public) load balancer. This way we can configure different rate limiting rules and policies around how the endpoint is being accessed, because we know that only internal requests can be made to that endpoint going through an internal load balancer.
AuthenticationThese methods are all authenticated using a shared secret. This secret is stored in a file at the path configured in config/gitlab.yml
by default this is in the root of the rails app named .gitlab_shell_secret
To authenticate using that token, clients:
JWT
).Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request
header.Called by Gitaly and GitLab Shell to check access to a repository.
pre-receive
hook: The changes are passed and validated to determine if the push is allowed.Calls are limited to 50 seconds each.
This endpoint is covered in more detail on its own page, due to the scope of what it covers.
Attribute Type Required Descriptionkey_id
string no ID of the SSH-key used to connect to GitLab Shell username
string no Username from the certificate used to connect to GitLab Shell project
string no (if gl_repository
is passed) Path to the project gl_repository
string no (if project
is passed) Repository identifier, such as project-7
protocol
string yes SSH when called from GitLab Shell, HTTP or SSH when called from Gitaly action
string yes Git command being run (git-upload-pack
, git-receive-pack
, git-upload-archive
) changes
string yes <oldrev> <newrev> <refname>
when called from Gitaly, the magic string _any
when called from GitLab Shell check_ip
string no IP address from which call to GitLab Shell was made
Example request:
curl --request POST --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--data "key_id=11&project=gnuwget/wget2&action=git-upload-pack&protocol=ssh" \
"http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/allowed"
Example response:
{
"status": true,
"gl_repository": "project-3",
"gl_project_path": "gnuwget/wget2",
"gl_id": "user-1",
"gl_username": "root",
"git_config_options": [],
"gitaly": {
"repository": {
"storage_name": "default",
"relative_path": "@hashed/4e/07/4e07408562bedb8b60ce05c1decfe3ad16b72230967de01f640b7e4729b49fce.git",
"git_object_directory": "",
"git_alternate_object_directories": [],
"gl_repository": "project-3",
"gl_project_path": "gnuwget/wget2"
},
"address": "unix:/Users/bvl/repos/gitlab/gitaly.socket",
"token": null
},
"gl_console_messages": []
}
Known consumers
This is the endpoint that gets called from GitLab Shell to provide information for LFS clients when the repository is accessed over SSH.
Attribute Type Required Descriptionkey_id
string no ID of the SSH-key used to connect to GitLab Shell username
string no Username from the certificate used to connect to GitLab Shell project
string no Path to the project
Example request:
curl --request POST --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--data "key_id=11&project=gnuwget/wget2" "http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/lfs_authenticate"
{
"username": "root",
"lfs_token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJkYXRhIjp7ImFjdG9yIjoicm9vdCJ9LCJqdGkiOiIyYWJhZDcxZC0xNDFlLTQ2NGUtOTZlMi1mODllYWRiMGVmZTYiLCJpYXQiOjE1NzAxMTc2NzYsIm5iZiI6MTU3MDExNzY3MSwiZXhwIjoxNTcwMTE5NDc2fQ.g7atlBw1QMY7QEBVPE0LZ8ZlKtaRzaMRmNn41r2YITM",
"repository_http_path": "http://localhost:3001/gnuwget/wget2.git",
"expires_in": 1800
}
Known consumers
This endpoint is called by the GitLab Shell authorized keys check. Which is called by OpenSSH or GitLab SSHD for fast SSH key lookup.
Attribute Type Required Descriptionkey
string yes An authorized key used for public key authentication.
GET /internal/authorized_keys
Example request:
curl --request GET --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" "http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/authorized_keys?key=<key>"
Example response:
{
"id": 11,
"title": "admin@example.com",
"key": "ssh-rsa ...",
"created_at": "2019-06-27T15:29:02.219Z"
}
Known consumers
This endpoint is called by the GitLab Shell to get the namespace that has a particular CA SSH certificate configured. It also accepts user_identifier
to return a GitLab user for specified identifier.
key
string yes The fingerprint of the SSH certificate. user_identifier
string yes The identifier of the user to whom the SSH certificate has been issued (username or primary email).
GET /internal/authorized_certs
Example request:
curl --request GET --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" "http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/authorized_certs?key=<key>&user_identifier=<user_identifier>"
Example response:
{
"success": true,
"namespace": "gitlab-org",
"username": "root"
}
Known consumers
This endpoint is used when a user performs ssh git@gitlab.com
. It discovers the user associated with an SSH key.
key_id
integer no The ID of the SSH key used as found in the authorized-keys file or through the /authorized_keys
check username
string no Username of the user being looked up, used by GitLab Shell when authenticating using a certificate
Example request:
curl --request GET --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" "http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/discover?key_id=7"
Example response:
{
"id": 7,
"name": "Dede Eichmann",
"username": "rubi"
}
Known consumers
This gets some generic information about the instance. It’s used by Geo nodes to get information about each other.
Example request:
curl --request GET --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" "http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/check"
Example response:
{
"api_version": "v4",
"gitlab_version": "12.3.0-pre",
"gitlab_rev": "d69c988e6a6",
"redis": true
}
Known consumers
bin/check
This is called from GitLab Shell and allows users to get new 2FA recovery codes based on their SSH key.
Attribute Type Required Descriptionkey_id
integer no The ID of the SSH key used as found in the authorized-keys file or through the /authorized_keys
check user_id
integer no Deprecated. User ID for which to generate new recovery codes
GET /internal/two_factor_recovery_codes
Example request:
curl --request POST --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--data "key_id=7" "http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/two_factor_recovery_codes"
Example response:
{
"success": true,
"recovery_codes": [
"d93ee7037944afd5",
"19d7b84862de93dd",
"1e8c52169195bf71",
"be50444dddb7ca84",
"26048c77d161d5b7",
"482d5c03d1628c47",
"d2c695e309ce7679",
"dfb4748afc4f12a7",
"0e5f53d1399d7979",
"af04d5622153b020"
]
}
Known consumers
Called from GitLab Shell and allows users to generate a new personal access token.
Attribute Type Required Descriptionname
string yes The name of the new token scopes
string array yes The authorization scopes for the new token, these must be valid token scopes expires_at
string no Expiration date of the access token in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD
). key_id
integer no The ID of the SSH key used as found in the authorized-keys file or through the /authorized_keys
check user_id
integer no User ID for which to generate the new token
POST /internal/personal_access_token
Example request:
curl --request POST --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--data "user_id=29&name=mytokenname&scopes[]=read_user&scopes[]=read_repository&expires_at=2020-07-24" \
"http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/personal_access_token"
Example response:
{
"success": true,
"token": "Hf_79B288hRv_3-TSD1R",
"scopes": ["read_user","read_repository"],
"expires_at": "2020-07-24"
}
Known consumers
This endpoint is called by the error tracking Go REST API application to authenticate a project.
Attribute Type Required Descriptionproject_id
integer yes The ID of the project which has the associated key. public_key
string yes The public key generated by the integrated Error Tracking feature.
POST /internal/error_tracking/allowed
Example request:
curl --request POST --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--data "project_id=111&public_key=generated-error-tracking-key" \
"http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/error_tracking/allowed"
Example response:
Known consumersThis is called from the Gitaly hooks increasing the reference counter for a push that might be accepted.
Attribute Type Required Descriptiongl_repository
string yes repository identifier for the repository receiving the push
POST /internal/pre_receive
Example request:
curl --request POST --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--data "gl_repository=project-7" "http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/pre_receive"
Example response:
{
"reference_counter_increased": true
}
PostReceive
Called from Gitaly after a receiving a push. This triggers the PostReceive
-worker in Sidekiq, processes the passed push options and builds the response including messages that need to be displayed to the user.
identifier
string yes user-[id]
or key-[id]
Identifying the user performing the push gl_repository
string yes identifier of the repository being pushed to push_options
string array no array of push options changes
string no refs to be updated in the push in the format oldrev newrev refname\n
.
POST /internal/post_receive
Example Request:
curl --request POST --header "Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--data "gl_repository=project-7" --data "identifier=user-1" \
--data "changes=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 fd9e76b9136bdd9fe217061b497745792fe5a5ee gh-pages\n" \
"http://localhost:3001/api/v4/internal/post_receive"
Example response:
{
"messages": [
{
"message": "Hello from post-receive",
"type": "alert"
}
],
"reference_counter_decreased": true
}
GitLab agent for Kubernetes endpoints
The following endpoints are used by the GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (kas
) for various purposes.
These endpoints are all authenticated using JWT. The JWT secret is stored in a file specified in config/gitlab.yml
. By default, the location is in the root of the GitLab Rails app in a file called .gitlab_kas_secret
.
Called from the GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (kas
) to retrieve agent information for the given agent token. This returns the Gitaly connection information for the agent’s project in order for kas
to fetch and update the agent’s configuration.
GET /internal/kubernetes/agent_info
Example Request:
curl --request GET --header "Gitlab-Kas-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <agent token>" "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/internal/kubernetes/agent_info"
GitLab agent for Kubernetes project information
Called from the GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (kas
) to retrieve project information for the given agent token. This returns the Gitaly connection for the requested project. GitLab kas
uses this to configure the agent to fetch Kubernetes resources from the project repository to sync.
Only public projects are supported. For private projects, the ability for the agent to be authorized is not yet implemented.
GET /internal/kubernetes/project_info
Example Request:
curl --request GET --header "Gitlab-Kas-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <agent token>" "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/internal/kubernetes/project_info?id=7"
GitLab agent for Kubernetes usage metrics
Called from the GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (kas
) to increase the usage metric counters.
counters
hash no Hash of counters counters["k8s_api_proxy_request"]
integer no The number to increase the k8s_api_proxy_request
counter by counters["flux_git_push_notifications_total"]
integer no The number to increase the flux_git_push_notifications_total
counter by counters["k8s_api_proxy_requests_via_ci_access"]
integer no The number to increase the k8s_api_proxy_requests_via_ci_access
counter by counters["k8s_api_proxy_requests_via_user_access"]
integer no The number to increase the k8s_api_proxy_requests_via_user_access
counter by counters["k8s_api_proxy_requests_via_pat_access"]
integer no The number to increase the k8s_api_proxy_requests_via_pat_access
counter by unique_counters
hash no Array of unique numbers unique_counters["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_ci_access"]
integer array no The set of unique user ids that have interacted a CI Tunnel via ci_access
to track the k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_ci_access
metric event unique_counters["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_agents_via_ci_access"]
integer array no The set of unique agent ids that have interacted a CI Tunnel via ci_access
to track the k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_agents_via_ci_access
metric event unique_counters["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_user_access"]
integer array no The set of unique user ids that have interacted a CI Tunnel via user_access
to track the k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_user_access
metric event unique_counters["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_agents_via_user_access"]
integer array no The set of unique agent ids that have interacted a CI Tunnel via user_access
to track the k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_agents_via_user_access
metric event unique_counters["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_pat_access"]
integer array no The set of unique user ids that have used the KAS Kubernetes API proxy with PAT to track the k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_pat_access
metric event unique_counters["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_agents_via_pat_access"]
integer array no The set of unique agent ids that have used the KAS Kubernetes API proxy with PAT to track the k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_agents_via_pat_access
metric event unique_counters["flux_git_push_notified_unique_projects"]
integer array no The set of unique projects ids that have been notified to reconcile their Flux workloads to track the flux_git_push_notified_unique_projects
metric event
POST /internal/kubernetes/usage_metrics
Example Request:
curl --request POST --header "Gitlab-Kas-Api-Request: <JWT token>" --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{"counters": {"k8s_api_proxy_request":1}}' "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/internal/kubernetes/usage_metrics"
GitLab agent for Kubernetes events
Called from the GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (kas
) to track events.
events
hash no Hash of events events["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_ci_access"]
hash array no Array of events for k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_ci_access
events["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_ci_access"]["user_id"]
integer no The user ID for the event events["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_ci_access"]["project_id"]
integer no The project ID for the event events["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_user_access"]
hash array no Array of events for k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_user_access
events["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_user_access"]["user_id"]
integer no The user ID for the event events["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_user_access"]["project_id"]
integer no The project ID for the event events["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_pat_access"]
hash array no Array of events for k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_pat_access
events["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_pat_access"]["user_id"]
integer no The user ID for the event events["k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_pat_access"]["project_id"]
integer no The project ID for the event
POST /internal/kubernetes/agent_events
Example Request:
curl --request POST \
--url "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/internal/kubernetes/agent_events" \
--header "Gitlab-Kas-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
"events": {
"k8s_api_proxy_requests_unique_users_via_ci_access": [
{
"user_id": 1,
"project_id": 1
}
]
}
}'
Create Starboard vulnerability
Called from the GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (kas
) to create a security vulnerability from a Starboard vulnerability report. This request is idempotent. Multiple requests with the same data create a single vulnerability. The response contains the UUID of the created vulnerability finding.
vulnerability
Hash yes Vulnerability data matching the security report schema vulnerability
field. scanner
Hash yes Scanner data matching the security report schema scanner
field.
PUT internal/kubernetes/modules/starboard_vulnerability
Example Request:
curl --request PUT --header "Gitlab-Kas-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <agent token>" --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--url "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/internal/kubernetes/modules/starboard_vulnerability" \
--data '{
"vulnerability": {
"name": "CVE-123-4567 in libc",
"severity": "high",
"confidence": "unknown",
"location": {
"kubernetes_resource": {
"namespace": "production",
"kind": "deployment",
"name": "nginx",
"container": "nginx"
}
},
"identifiers": [
{
"type": "cve",
"name": "CVE-123-4567",
"value": "CVE-123-4567"
}
]
},
"scanner": {
"id": "starboard_trivy",
"name": "Trivy (via Starboard Operator)",
"vendor": "GitLab"
}
}'
Example response:
{
"uuid": "4773b2ee-5ba5-5e9f-b48c-5f7a17f0faac"
}
Resolve Starboard vulnerabilities
Called from the GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (kas
) to resolve Starboard security vulnerabilities. Accepts a list of finding UUIDs and marks all Starboard vulnerabilities not identified by the list as resolved.
uuids
string array yes UUIDs of detected vulnerabilities, as collected from Create Starboard vulnerability responses.
POST internal/kubernetes/modules/starboard_vulnerability/scan_result
Example Request:
curl --request POST --header "Gitlab-Kas-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <agent token>" --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--url "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/internal/kubernetes/modules/starboard_vulnerability/scan_result" \
--data '{ "uuids": ["102e8a0a-fe29-59bd-b46c-57c3e9bc6411", "5eb12985-0ed5-51f4-b545-fd8871dc2870"] }'
Scan Execution Policies
Called from GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (kas
) to retrieve scan_execution_policies
configured for the project belonging to the agent token. GitLab kas
uses this to configure the agent to scan images in the Kubernetes cluster based on the policy.
GET /internal/kubernetes/modules/starboard_vulnerability/scan_execution_policies
Example Request:
curl --request GET --header "Gitlab-Kas-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <agent token>" "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/internal/kubernetes/modules/starboard_vulnerability/scan_execution_policies"
Example response:
{
"policies": [
{
"name": "Policy",
"description": "Policy description",
"enabled": true,
"yaml": "---\nname: Policy\ndescription: 'Policy description'\nenabled: true\nactions:\n- scan: container_scanning\nrules:\n- type: pipeline\n branches:\n - main\n",
"updated_at": "2022-06-02T05:36:26+00:00"
}
]
}
Policy Configuration
Called from GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (kas
) to retrieve policies_configuration
configured for the project belonging to the agent token. GitLab kas
uses this to configure the agent to scan images in the Kubernetes cluster based on the configuration.
GET /internal/kubernetes/modules/starboard_vulnerability/policies_configuration
Example Request:
curl --request GET --header "Gitlab-Kas-Api-Request: <JWT token>" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <agent token>" "http://localhost:3000/api/v4/internal/kubernetes/modules/starboard_vulnerability/policies_configuration"
Example response:
{
"configurations": [
{
"cadence": "30 2 * * *",
"namespaces": [
"namespace-a",
"namespace-b"
],
"updated_at": "2022-06-02T05:36:26+00:00"
}
]
}
Storage limit exclusions
The namespace storage limit exclusion endpoints manage storage limit exclusions on top-level namespaces on GitLab.com. These endpoints can only be consumed in the Admin area of GitLab.com.
Retrieve storage limit exclusionsUse a GET request to retrieve all Namespaces::Storage::LimitExclusion
records.
GET /namespaces/storage/limit_exclusions
Example request:
curl --request GET \
--url "https://gitlab.com/v4/namespaces/storage/limit_exclusions" \
--header 'PRIVATE-TOKEN: <admin access token>'
Example response:
[
{
"id": 1,
"namespace_id": 1234,
"namespace_name": "A Namespace Name",
"reason": "a reason to exclude the Namespace"
},
{
"id": 2,
"namespace_id": 4321,
"namespace_name": "Another Namespace Name",
"reason": "another reason to exclude the Namespace"
},
]
Create a storage limit exclusion
Use a POST request to create an Namespaces::Storage::LimitExclusion
.
POST /namespaces/:id/storage/limit_exclusion
Attribute Type Required Description reason
string yes The reason to exclude the namespace.
Example request:
curl --request POST \
--url "https://gitlab.com/v4/namespaces/123/storage/limit_exclusion" \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'PRIVATE-TOKEN: <admin access token>' \
--data '{
"reason": "a reason to exclude the Namespace"
}'
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"namespace_id": 1234,
"namespace_name": "A Namespace Name",
"reason": "a reason to exclude the Namespace"
}
Delete a storage limit exclusion
Use a DELETE request to delete a Namespaces::Storage::LimitExclusion
for a namespace.
DELETE /namespaces/:id/storage/limit_exclusion
Example request:
curl --request DELETE \
--url "https://gitlab.com/v4/namespaces/123/storage/limit_exclusion" \
--header 'PRIVATE-TOKEN: <admin access token>'
Example response:
Known consumersThe group SCIM API partially implements the RFC7644 protocol. This API provides the /groups/:group_path/Users
and /groups/:group_path/Users/:id
endpoints. The base URL is <http|https>://<GitLab host>/api/scim/v2
. Because this API is for system use for SCIM provider integration, it is subject to change without notice.
To use this API, enable Group SSO for the group. This API is only in use where SCIM for Group SSO is enabled. It’s a prerequisite to the creation of SCIM identities.
This group SCIM API:
The instance SCIM API does the same for instances.
This group SCIM API is different to the SCIM API. The SCIM API:
This API does not require the Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request
header.
This endpoint is used as part of the SCIM syncing mechanism. It returns a list of users depending on the filter used.
GET /api/scim/v2/groups/:group_path/Users
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionfilter
string no A filter expression. group_path
string yes Full path to the group. startIndex
integer no The 1-based index indicating where to start returning results from. A value of less than one is interpreted as 1. count
integer no Desired maximum number of query results.
Pagination follows the SCIM spec rather than GitLab pagination as used elsewhere. If records change between requests it is possible for a page to either be missing records that have moved to a different page or repeat records from a previous request.
Example request filtering on a specific identifier:
curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/groups/test_group/Users?filter=id%20eq%20%220b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2%22" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" \
--header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Example response:
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:ListResponse"
],
"totalResults": 1,
"itemsPerPage": 20,
"startIndex": 1,
"Resources": [
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2",
"active": true,
"name.formatted": "Test User",
"userName": "username",
"meta": { "resourceType":"User" },
"emails": [
{
"type": "work",
"value": "name@example.com",
"primary": true
}
]
}
]
}
Get a single SCIM provisioned user
GET /api/scim/v2/groups/:group_path/Users/:id
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
string yes External UID of the user. group_path
string yes Full path to the group.
Example request:
curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/groups/test_group/Users/f0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Example response:
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2",
"active": true,
"name.formatted": "Test User",
"userName": "username",
"meta": { "resourceType":"User" },
"emails": [
{
"type": "work",
"value": "name@example.com",
"primary": true
}
]
}
Create a SCIM provisioned user
POST /api/scim/v2/groups/:group_path/Users/
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required DescriptionexternalId
string yes External UID of the user. userName
string yes Username of the user. emails
JSON string yes Work email. name
JSON string yes Name of the user. meta
string no Resource type (User
).
Example request:
curl --verbose --request POST "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/groups/test_group/Users" \
--data '{"externalId":"test_uid","active":null,"userName":"username","emails":[{"primary":true,"type":"work","value":"name@example.com"}],"name":{"formatted":"Test User","familyName":"User","givenName":"Test"},"schemas":["urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"],"meta":{"resourceType":"User"}}' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Example response:
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2",
"active": true,
"name.formatted": "Test User",
"userName": "username",
"meta": { "resourceType":"User" },
"emails": [
{
"type": "work",
"value": "name@example.com",
"primary": true
}
]
}
Returns a 201
status code if successful.
After you create a group SCIM identity for a user, you can see that SCIM identity in the Admin area.
Update a single SCIM provisioned userFields that can be updated are:
SCIM/IdP field GitLab fieldid/externalId
extern_uid
name.formatted
name
(Removed) emails\[type eq "work"\].value
email
(Removed) active
Identity removal if active
= false
userName
username
(Removed)
PATCH /api/scim/v2/groups/:group_path/Users/:id
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
string yes External UID of the user. group_path
string yes Full path to the group. Operations
JSON string yes An operations expression.
Example request to update the user’s id
:
curl --verbose --request PATCH "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/groups/test_group/Users/f0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2" \
--data '{ "Operations": [{"op":"replace","path":"id","value":"1234abcd"}] }' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Returns an empty response with a 204
status code if successful.
Example request to set the user’s active
state:
curl --verbose --request PATCH "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/groups/test_group/Users/f0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2" \
--data '{ "Operations": [{"op":"replace","path":"active","value":"true"}] }' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Returns an empty response with a 204
status code if successful.
Removes the user’s SSO identity and group membership.
DELETE /api/scim/v2/groups/:group_path/Users/:id
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
string yes External UID of the user. group_path
string yes Full path to the group.
Example request:
curl --verbose --request DELETE "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/groups/test_group/Users/f0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Returns an empty response with a 204
status code if successful.
History
The instance SCIM API partially implements the RFC7644 protocol. This API provides endpoints for managing users and groups. The base URL is <http|https>://<GitLab host>/api/scim/v2
. Because this API is for system use for SCIM provider integration, it is subject to change without notice.
To use this API, enable SAML SSO for the instance.
This instance SCIM API:
The group SCIM API does the same for groups.
This instance SCIM API is different to the SCIM API. The SCIM API:
This API does not require the Gitlab-Shell-Api-Request
header.
Use user endpoints to manage SCIM provisioned users.
Get a list of SCIM provisioned usersThis endpoint is used as part of the SCIM syncing mechanism. It returns a list of users depending on the filter used.
GET /api/scim/v2/application/Users
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionfilter
string no A filter expression. startIndex
integer no The 1-based index indicating where to start returning results from. A value of less than one is interpreted as 1. count
integer no Desired maximum number of query results.
Pagination follows the SCIM spec rather than GitLab pagination as used elsewhere. If records change between requests it is possible for a page to either be missing records that have moved to a different page or repeat records from a previous request.
Example request:
curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Users?filter=id%20eq%20%220b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2%22" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" \
--header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Example response:
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:ListResponse"
],
"totalResults": 1,
"itemsPerPage": 20,
"startIndex": 1,
"Resources": [
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2",
"active": true,
"name.formatted": "Test User",
"userName": "username",
"meta": { "resourceType":"User" },
"emails": [
{
"type": "work",
"value": "name@example.com",
"primary": true
}
]
}
]
}
Get a single SCIM provisioned user
GET /api/scim/v2/application/Users/:id
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
string yes External UID of the user.
Example request:
curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Users/f0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Example response:
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2",
"active": true,
"name.formatted": "Test User",
"userName": "username",
"meta": { "resourceType":"User" },
"emails": [
{
"type": "work",
"value": "name@example.com",
"primary": true
}
]
}
Create a SCIM provisioned user
POST /api/scim/v2/application/Users
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required DescriptionexternalId
string yes External UID of the user. userName
string yes Username of the user. emails
JSON string yes Work email. name
JSON string yes Name of the user. meta
string no Resource type (User
).
Example request:
curl --verbose --request POST "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Users" \
--data '{"externalId":"test_uid","active":null,"userName":"username","emails":[{"primary":true,"type":"work","value":"name@example.com"}],"name":{"formatted":"Test User","familyName":"User","givenName":"Test"},"schemas":["urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"],"meta":{"resourceType":"User"}}' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Example response:
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2",
"active": true,
"name.formatted": "Test User",
"userName": "username",
"meta": { "resourceType":"User" },
"emails": [
{
"type": "work",
"value": "name@example.com",
"primary": true
}
]
}
Returns a 201
status code if successful.
Fields that can be updated are:
SCIM/IdP field GitLab fieldid/externalId
extern_uid
active
If false
, the user is blocked, but the SCIM identity remains linked.
PATCH /api/scim/v2/application/Users/:id
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
string yes External UID of the user. Operations
JSON string yes An operations expression.
Example request:
curl --verbose --request PATCH "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Users/f0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2" \
--data '{ "Operations": [{"op":"Update","path":"active","value":"false"}] }' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Returns an empty response with a 204
status code if successful.
The user is placed in a blocked
state and signed out. This means the user cannot sign in or push or pull code.
DELETE /api/scim/v2/application/Users/:id
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
string yes External UID of the user.
Example request:
curl --verbose --request DELETE "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Users/f0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Returns an empty response with a 204
status code if successful.
Use group endpoints to automatically synchronize GitLab with the SCIM identity provider.
This API uses SAML group links to connect IdP groups with GitLab groups. Before using these endpoints, you must create the necessary SAML group links for the groups you want to synchronize.
Get a list of SCIM groupsThis endpoint returns a list of groups that have SCIM IDs assigned.
GET /api/scim/v2/application/Groups
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionfilter
string no A filter expression to search groups by name. startIndex
integer no The 1-based index indicating where to start returning results from. count
integer no Desired maximum number of query results. excludedAttributes
string no Comma-separated list of attributes to exclude from the response.
Pagination follows the SCIM spec, not the GitLab pagination.
Example request:
curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Groups?filter=displayName%20eq%20%22Developers%22" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" \
--header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Example response:
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:ListResponse"
],
"totalResults": 1,
"itemsPerPage": 20,
"startIndex": 1,
"Resources": [
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Group"
],
"id": "86e7d437-1a55-4731-b3a3-2867fb4d2a94",
"displayName": "Developers",
"members": [],
"meta": {
"resourceType": "Group"
}
}
]
}
Get a single SCIM group
GET /api/scim/v2/application/Groups/:id
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
string yes SCIM group ID (UUID format).
Example request:
curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Groups/86e7d437-1a55-4731-b3a3-2867fb4d2a94" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Example response:
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Group"
],
"id": "86e7d437-1a55-4731-b3a3-2867fb4d2a94",
"displayName": "Developers",
"members": [],
"meta": {
"resourceType": "Group"
}
}
Create a SCIM group
This endpoint associates a SCIM group ID with existing SAML group links that have the same name.
POST /api/scim/v2/application/Groups
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required DescriptiondisplayName
string yes Name of the group as configured in GitLab SAML group links. externalId
string no Optional SCIM group ID. If not provided, a UUID is generated.
Example request:
curl --verbose --request POST "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Groups" \
--data '{"displayName":"Developers","schemas":["urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Group"]}' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Example response:
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Group"
],
"id": "86e7d437-1a55-4731-b3a3-2867fb4d2a94",
"displayName": "Developers",
"members": [],
"meta": {
"resourceType": "Group"
}
}
Returns a 201
status code if successful.
This endpoint does not create GitLab groups. It only associates a SCIM ID with existing SAML group links that have the specified display name.
Update a SCIM groupUpdates the members of a SCIM group. Used to add or remove users from GitLab groups associated with the SCIM group.
PATCH /api/scim/v2/application/Groups/:id
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
string yes SCIM group ID. Operations
JSON array yes Array of operations to perform. Each operation includes op
(operation type), path
(attribute to modify), and value
(new value).
Supported operations:
add
with path members
to add members to the groupremove
with path members
to remove members from the groupExample request to add a member:
curl --verbose --request PATCH "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Groups/86e7d437-1a55-4731-b3a3-2867fb4d2a94" \
--data '{"schemas":["urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp"],"Operations":[{"op":"add","path":"members","value":[{"value":"f0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2"}]}]}' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Example request to remove a member:
curl --verbose --request PATCH "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Groups/86e7d437-1a55-4731-b3a3-2867fb4d2a94" \
--data '{"schemas":["urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp"],"Operations":[{"op":"remove","path":"members","value":[{"value":"f0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2"}]}]}' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Returns an empty response with a 204
status code if successful.
Replaces all members of a SCIM group with a new set of members.
PUT /api/scim/v2/application/Groups/:id
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
string yes SCIM group ID. schemas
array yes SCIM schemas array. Must include ["urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Group"]
. displayName
string yes Group display name. members
array no Array of members, each with a value
attribute containing the user’s SCIM ID.
Example request:
curl --verbose --request PUT "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Groups/86e7d437-1a55-4731-b3a3-2867fb4d2a94" \
--data '{"schemas":["urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:Group"],"displayName":"Developers","members":[{"value":"f0b1d561c-21ff-4092-beab-8154b17f82f2"}]}' \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Response includes the updated group information.
The PUT
operation replaces all group members. Any existing members not included in the request are removed from all GitLab groups associated with this SCIM group.
Removes SCIM management from existing SAML group links by clearing the SCIM group ID. This endpoint also schedules background cleanup of SCIM group membership tracking records.
DELETE /api/scim/v2/application/Groups/:id
Parameters:
Attribute Type Required Descriptionid
string yes SCIM group ID (UUID format).
Example request:
curl --verbose --request DELETE "https://gitlab.example.com/api/scim/v2/application/Groups/86e7d437-1a55-4731-b3a3-2867fb4d2a94" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer <your_scim_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/scim+json"
Returns an empty response with a 204
status code if successful.
This endpoint does not delete GitLab groups. It only removes SCIM management from SAML group links with the specified SCIM group ID, allowing identity providers to deprovision unneeded SCIM groups.
Available filtersThey match an expression as specified in the RFC7644 filtering section.
Filter Descriptioneq
The attribute matches exactly the specified value.
Example:
Available operationsThey perform an operation as specified in the RFC7644 update section.
Operator DescriptionReplace
The attribute’s value is updated. Add
The attribute has a new value.
Example:
{ "op": "Add", "path": "name.formatted", "value": "New Name" }
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