Licenses API
In GitLab, there is an API endpoint available for working with various open source license templates. For more information on the terms of various licenses, see List license templates
Get all license templates.
GET /templates/licenses
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
popular
| boolean | no | If passed, returns only popular licenses |
curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/templates/licenses?popular=1"
Example response:
[
{
"key": "apache-2.0",
"name": "Apache License 2.0",
"nickname": null,
"featured": true,
"html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/apache-2.0/",
"source_url": "http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html",
"description": "A permissive license that also provides an express grant of patent rights from contributors to users.",
"conditions": [
"include-copyright",
"document-changes"
],
"permissions": [
"commercial-use",
"modifications",
"distribution",
"patent-use",
"private-use"
],
"limitations": [
"trademark-use",
"no-liability"
],
"content": " Apache License\n Version 2.0, January 2004\n [...]"
},
{
"key": "gpl-3.0",
"name": "GNU General Public License v3.0",
"nickname": "GNU GPLv3",
"featured": true,
"html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/",
"source_url": "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt",
"description": "The GNU GPL is the most widely used free software license and has a strong copyleft requirement. When distributing derived works, the source code of the work must be made available under the same license.",
"conditions": [
"include-copyright",
"document-changes",
"disclose-source",
"same-license"
],
"permissions": [
"commercial-use",
"modifications",
"distribution",
"patent-use",
"private-use"
],
"limitations": [
"no-liability"
],
"content": " GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE\n Version 3, 29 June 2007\n [...]"
},
{
"key": "mit",
"name": "MIT License",
"nickname": null,
"featured": true,
"html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/",
"source_url": "http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
"description": "A permissive license that is short and to the point. It lets people do anything with your code with proper attribution and without warranty.",
"conditions": [
"include-copyright"
],
"permissions": [
"commercial-use",
"modifications",
"distribution",
"private-use"
],
"limitations": [
"no-liability"
],
"content": "The MIT License (MIT)\n\nCopyright (c) [year] [fullname]\n [...]"
}
]
Single license template
Get a single license template. You can pass parameters to replace the license placeholder.
GET /templates/licenses/:key
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
key
| string | yes | The key of the license template |
project
| string | no | The copyrighted project name |
fullname
| string | no | The full-name of the copyright holder |
If you omit the
fullname parameter but authenticate your request, the name of
the authenticated user replaces the copyright holder placeholder.curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/templates/licenses/mit?project=My+Cool+Project"
Example response:
{
"key": "mit",
"name": "MIT License",
"nickname": null,
"featured": true,
"html_url": "http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/",
"source_url": "http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
"description": "A permissive license that is short and to the point. It lets people do anything with your code with proper attribution and without warranty.",
"conditions": [
"include-copyright"
],
"permissions": [
"commercial-use",
"modifications",
"distribution",
"private-use"
],
"limitations": [
"no-liability"
],
"content": "The MIT License (MIT)\n\nCopyright (c) 2016 John Doe\n [...]"
}