Tags API

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  • Offering: GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed, GitLab Dedicated

List project repository tags

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Get a list of repository tags from a project, sorted by update date and time in descending order.

If the repository is publicly accessible, authentication (--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>") is not required.

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GET /projects/:id/repository/tags

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
order_by string no Return tags ordered by name, updated, or version. Default is updated.
sort string no Return tags sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc.
search string no Return a list of tags matching the search criteria. You can use ^term and term$ to find tags that begin and end with term. No other regular expressions are supported.
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
    --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/repository/tags"

Example Response:

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[
  {
    "commit": {
      "id": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
      "short_id": "2695effb",
      "title": "Initial commit",
      "created_at": "2017-07-26T11:08:53.000+02:00",
      "parent_ids": [
        "2a4b78934375d7f53875269ffd4f45fd83a84ebe"
      ],
      "message": "Initial commit",
      "author_name": "John Smith",
      "author_email": "john@example.com",
      "authored_date": "2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00",
      "committer_name": "Jack Smith",
      "committer_email": "jack@example.com",
      "committed_date": "2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00"
    },
    "release": {
      "tag_name": "1.0.0",
      "description": "Amazing release. Wow"
    },
    "name": "v1.0.0",
    "target": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
    "message": null,
    "protected": true,
    "created_at": "2017-07-26T11:08:53.000+02:00"
  }
]

Get a single repository tag

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Get a specific repository tag determined by its name. This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the repository is publicly accessible.

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GET /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
tag_name string yes The name of a tag.
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/repository/tags/v1.0.0"

Example Response:

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{
  "name": "v5.0.0",
  "message": null,
  "target": "60a8ff033665e1207714d6670fcd7b65304ec02f",
  "commit": {
    "id": "60a8ff033665e1207714d6670fcd7b65304ec02f",
    "short_id": "60a8ff03",
    "title": "Initial commit",
    "created_at": "2017-07-26T11:08:53.000+02:00",
    "parent_ids": [
      "f61c062ff8bcbdb00e0a1b3317a91aed6ceee06b"
    ],
    "message": "v5.0.0\n",
    "author_name": "Arthur Verschaeve",
    "author_email": "contact@arthurverschaeve.be",
    "authored_date": "2015-02-01T21:56:31.000+01:00",
    "committer_name": "Arthur Verschaeve",
    "committer_email": "contact@arthurverschaeve.be",
    "committed_date": "2015-02-01T21:56:31.000+01:00"
  },
  "release": null,
  "protected": false,
  "created_at": "2017-07-26T11:08:53.000+02:00"
}

Create a new tag

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Creates a new tag in the repository that points to the supplied ref.

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POST /projects/:id/repository/tags

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
tag_name string yes The name of a tag.
ref string yes Create a tag from a commit SHA, another tag name, or branch name.
message string no Create an annotated tag.
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curl --request POST \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/repository/tags?tag_name=test&ref=main"

Example response:

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{
  "commit": {
    "id": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
    "short_id": "2695effb",
    "title": "Initial commit",
    "created_at": "2017-07-26T11:08:53.000+02:00",
    "parent_ids": [
      "2a4b78934375d7f53875269ffd4f45fd83a84ebe"
    ],
    "message": "Initial commit",
    "author_name": "John Smith",
    "author_email": "john@example.com",
    "authored_date": "2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00",
    "committer_name": "Jack Smith",
    "committer_email": "jack@example.com",
    "committed_date": "2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00"
  },
  "release": null,
  "name": "v1.0.0",
  "target": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
  "message": null,
  "protected": false,
  "created_at": null
}

The type of tag created determines the contents of created_at, target and message:

  • For annotated tags:
    • created_at contains the timestamp of tag creation.
    • message contains the annotation.
    • target contains the tag object’s ID.
  • For lightweight tags:
    • created_at is null.
    • message is null.
    • target contains the commit ID.

Errors return status code 405 with an explanatory error message.

Delete a tag

Deletes a tag of a repository with given name.

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DELETE /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
tag_name string yes The name of a tag.

Get X.509 signature of a tag

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Get the X.509 signature from a tag, if it is signed. Unsigned tags return a 404 Not Found response.

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GET /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name/signature

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
tag_name string yes The name of a tag.
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/repository/tags/v1.1.1/signature"

Example response if tag is X.509 signed:

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{
  "signature_type": "X509",
  "verification_status": "unverified",
  "x509_certificate": {
    "id": 1,
    "subject": "CN=gitlab@example.org,OU=Example,O=World",
    "subject_key_identifier": "BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC:BC",
    "email": "gitlab@example.org",
    "serial_number": 278969561018901340486471282831158785578,
    "certificate_status": "good",
    "x509_issuer": {
      "id": 1,
      "subject": "CN=PKI,OU=Example,O=World",
      "subject_key_identifier": "AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB:AB",
      "crl_url": "http://example.com/pki.crl"
    }
  }
}

Example response if tag is unsigned:

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{
  "message": "404 GPG Signature Not Found"
}