Releases API

Version history

Use this API to manipulate GitLab Release entries. For manipulating links as a release asset, see Release Links API.

Authentication

For authentication, the Releases API accepts either:

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 GLFM 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":"2019-08-16",
            "start_date":"2019-07-30",
            "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":"2019-08-16",
            "start_date":"2019-07-30",
            "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":"2019-08-16",
         "start_date":"2019-07-30",
         "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":"2019-08-16",
         "start_date":"2019-07-30",
         "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. 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":"2019-08-16",
         "start_date":"2019-07-30",
         "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":"2019-08-16",
         "start_date":"2019-07-30",
         "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

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

Version history

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: 

200

Update 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. [].
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":"2019-09-20",
         "start_date":"2019-09-05",
         "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":{
      "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"
   }
}

Upcoming Releases

A release with a released_at attribute set to a future date is labeled as an Upcoming Release in the UI.

Additionally, if a release is requested from the API, for each release with a release_at attribute set to a future date, an additional attribute upcoming_release (set to true) will be returned as part of the response.