Import API

Import repository from GitHub

Import your projects from GitHub to GitLab via the API. 

POST /import/github
Attribute Type Required Description
personal_access_token string yes GitHub personal access token
repo_id integer yes GitHub repository ID
new_name string no New repository name
target_namespace string yes Namespace to import repository into. Supports subgroups like /namespace/subgroup.
github_hostname string no Custom GitHub Enterprise hostname. Do not set for GitHub.com. 
curl --request POST \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/import/github" \
  --header "content-type: application/json" \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --data '{
    "personal_access_token": "aBc123abC12aBc123abC12abC123+_A/c123",
    "repo_id": "12345",
    "target_namespace": "group/subgroup",
    "new_name": "NEW-NAME",
    "github_hostname": "https://github.example.com"
}'

Example response: 

{
    "id": 27,
    "name": "my-repo",
    "full_path": "/root/my-repo",
    "full_name": "Administrator / my-repo"
}

Import repository from Bitbucket Server

Import your projects from Bitbucket Server to GitLab via the API.

note
The Bitbucket Project Key is only used for finding the repository in Bitbucket. You must specify a target_namespace if you want to import the repository to a GitLab group. If you do not specify target_namespace, the project imports to your personal user namespace.
POST /import/bitbucket_server
Attribute Type Required Description
bitbucket_server_url string yes Bitbucket Server URL
bitbucket_server_username string yes Bitbucket Server Username
personal_access_token string yes Bitbucket Server personal access token/password
bitbucket_server_project string yes Bitbucket Project Key
bitbucket_server_repo string yes Bitbucket Repository Name
new_name string no New repository name
target_namespace string no Namespace to import repository into. Supports subgroups like /namespace/subgroup 
curl --request POST \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/import/bitbucket_server" \
  --header "content-type: application/json" \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --data '{
    "bitbucket_server_url": "http://bitbucket.example.com",
    "bitbucket_server_username": "root",
    "personal_access_token": "Nzk4MDcxODY4MDAyOiP8y410zF3tGAyLnHRv/E0+3xYs",
    "bitbucket_server_project": "NEW",
    "bitbucket_server_repo": "my-repo"
}'

Automate group and project import

For information on automating user, group, and project import API calls, see Automate group and project import.