Release links API

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Support for GitLab CI/CD job token authentication introduced in GitLab 15.1.

Use this API to manipulate GitLab Release links. For manipulating other Release assets, see Release API.

GitLab supports links to http, https, and ftp assets.

Get assets as links from a release.

GET /projects/:id/releases/:tag_name/assets/links
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
tag_name string yes The tag associated with the Release.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/24/releases/v0.1/assets/links"

Example response:

[
   {
      "id":2,
      "name":"awesome-v0.2.msi",
      "url":"http://192.168.10.15:3000/msi",
      "link_type":"other"
   },
   {
      "id":1,
      "name":"awesome-v0.2.dmg",
      "url":"http://192.168.10.15:3000",
      "link_type":"other"
   }
]

Get an asset as a link from a release.

GET /projects/:id/releases/:tag_name/assets/links/:link_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
tag_name string yes The tag associated with the Release.
link_id integer yes The ID of the link.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/24/releases/v0.1/assets/links/1"

Example response:

{
   "id":1,
   "name":"awesome-v0.2.dmg",
   "url":"http://192.168.10.15:3000",
   "link_type":"other"
}

Creates an asset as a link from a release.

POST /projects/:id/releases/:tag_name/assets/links
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
tag_name string yes The tag associated with the Release.
name string yes The name of the link. Link names must be unique in the release.
url string yes The URL of the link. Link URLs must be unique in the release.
direct_asset_path string no Optional path for a direct asset link.
link_type string no The type of the link: other, runbook, image, package. Defaults to other.

Example request:

curl --request POST \
    --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
    --data name="hellodarwin-amd64" \
    --data url="https://gitlab.example.com/mynamespace/hello/-/jobs/688/artifacts/raw/bin/hello-darwin-amd64" \
    --data direct_asset_path="/bin/hellodarwin-amd64" \
    "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/releases/v1.7.0/assets/links"

Example response:

{
   "id":2,
   "name":"hellodarwin-amd64",
   "url":"https://gitlab.example.com/mynamespace/hello/-/jobs/688/artifacts/raw/bin/hello-darwin-amd64",
   "direct_asset_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/mynamespace/hello/-/releases/v1.7.0/downloads/bin/hellodarwin-amd64",
   "link_type":"other"
}

Updates an asset as a link from a release.

PUT /projects/:id/releases/:tag_name/assets/links/:link_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
tag_name string yes The tag associated with the Release.
link_id integer yes The ID of the link.
name string no The name of the link.
url string no The URL of the link.
direct_asset_path string no Optional path for a direct asset link.
link_type string no The type of the link: other, runbook, image, package. Defaults to other.

You have to specify at least one of name or url

Example request:

curl --request PUT --data name="new name" --data link_type="runbook" \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/24/releases/v0.1/assets/links/1"

Example response:

{
   "id":1,
   "name":"new name",
   "url":"http://192.168.10.15:3000",
   "link_type":"runbook"
}

Deletes an asset as a link from a release.

DELETE /projects/:id/releases/:tag_name/assets/links/:link_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
tag_name string yes The tag associated with the Release.
link_id integer yes The ID of the link.

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/24/releases/v0.1/assets/links/1"

Example response:

{
   "id":1,
   "name":"new name",
   "url":"http://192.168.10.15:3000",
   "link_type":"other"
}