Linked epics API

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History

The Epics REST API was deprecated in GitLab 17.0 and is planned for removal in v5 of the API. In GitLab 17.4 or later, if your administrator enabled the new look for epics, use the Work Items API instead. For more information, see the guide how to migrate your existing APIs. This change is a breaking change.

If the Related Epics feature is not available in your GitLab plan, a 403 status code is returned.

Get a list of a given group’s related epic links within group and sub-groups, filtered according to the user authorizations. The user needs to have access to the source_epic and target_epic to access the related epic link.

GET /groups/:id/related_epic_links

Supported attributes:

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesID or URL-encoded path of the group.
created_afterstringnoReturn related epic links created on or after the given time. Format: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ)
created_beforestringnoReturn related epic links created on or before the given time. Format: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ)
updated_afterstringnoReturn related epic links updated on or after the given time. Format: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ)
updated_beforestringnoReturn related epic links updated on or before the given time. Format: ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ)

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/related_epic_links"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "created_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:44.988Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:44.988Z",
    "link_type": "relates_to",
    "source_epic": {
      "id": 21,
      "iid": 1,
      "color": "#1068bf",
      "text_color": "#FFFFFF",
      "group_id": 26,
      "parent_id": null,
      "parent_iid": null,
      "title": "Aspernatur recusandae distinctio omnis et qui est iste.",
      "description": "some description",
      "confidential": false,
      "author": {
        "id": 15,
        "username": "trina",
        "name": "Theresia Robel",
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/085e28df717e16484cbf6ceca75e9a93?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/trina"
      },
      "start_date": null,
      "end_date": null,
      "due_date": null,
      "state": "opened",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/flightjs/-/epics/1",
      "references": {
        "short": "&1",
        "relative": "&1",
        "full": "flightjs&1"
      },
      "created_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:44.988Z",
      "updated_at": "2022-03-16T09:32:35.712Z",
      "closed_at": null,
      "labels": [],
      "upvotes": 0,
      "downvotes": 0,
      "_links": {
        "self": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/1",
        "epic_issues": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/1/issues",
        "group": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26",
        "parent": null
      }
    },
    "target_epic": {
      "id": 25,
      "iid": 5,
      "color": "#1068bf",
      "text_color": "#FFFFFF",
      "group_id": 26,
      "parent_id": null,
      "parent_iid": null,
      "title": "Aut assumenda id nihil distinctio fugiat vel numquam est.",
      "description": "some description",
      "confidential": false,
      "author": {
        "id": 3,
        "username": "valerie",
        "name": "Erika Wolf",
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9ef7666abb101418a4716a8ed4dded80?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/valerie"
      },
      "start_date": null,
      "end_date": null,
      "due_date": null,
      "state": "opened",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/flightjs/-/epics/5",
      "references": {
        "short": "&5",
        "relative": "&5",
        "full": "flightjs&5"
      },
      "created_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:45.080Z",
      "updated_at": "2022-03-16T09:32:35.842Z",
      "closed_at": null,
      "labels": [],
      "upvotes": 0,
      "downvotes": 0,
      "_links": {
        "self": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/5",
        "epic_issues": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/5/issues",
        "group": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26",
        "parent": null
      }
    },
  }
]

List linked epics from an epic

Get a list of a given epic’s linked epics filtered according to the user authorizations.

GET /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid/related_epics

Supported attributes:

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
epic_iidintegerYesInternal ID of a group’s epic
idinteger/stringYesID or URL-encoded path of the group.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid/related_epics"

Example response:

[
   {
      "id":2,
      "iid":2,
      "color":"#1068bf",
      "text_color":"#FFFFFF",
      "group_id":2,
      "parent_id":null,
      "parent_iid":null,
      "title":"My title 2",
      "description":null,
      "confidential":false,
      "author":{
         "id":3,
         "username":"user3",
         "name":"Sidney Jones4",
         "state":"active",
         "avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/82797019f038ab535a84c6591e7bc936?s=80u0026d=identicon",
         "web_url":"http://localhost/user3"
      },
      "start_date":null,
      "end_date":null,
      "due_date":null,
      "state":"opened",
      "web_url":"http://localhost/groups/group1/-/epics/2",
      "references":{
         "short":"u00262",
         "relative":"u00262",
         "full":"group1u00262"
      },
      "created_at":"2022-03-10T18:35:24.479Z",
      "updated_at":"2022-03-10T18:35:24.479Z",
      "closed_at":null,
      "labels":[

      ],
      "upvotes":0,
      "downvotes":0,
      "_links":{
         "self":"http://localhost/api/v4/groups/2/epics/2",
         "epic_issues":"http://localhost/api/v4/groups/2/epics/2/issues",
         "group":"http://localhost/api/v4/groups/2",
         "parent":null
      },
      "related_epic_link_id":1,
      "link_type":"relates_to",
      "link_created_at":"2022-03-10T18:35:24.496+00:00",
      "link_updated_at":"2022-03-10T18:35:24.496+00:00"
   }
]
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Create a two-way relation between two epics. The user must have at least the Guest role for both groups.

POST /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid/related_epics

Supported attributes:

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
epic_iidintegerYesInternal ID of a group’s epic.
idinteger/stringYesID or URL-encoded path of the group.
target_epic_iidinteger/stringYesInternal ID of a target group’s epic.
target_group_idinteger/stringYesID or URL-encoded path of the target group.
link_typestringNoType of the relation (relates_to, blocks, is_blocked_by), defaults to relates_to.

Example request:

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/1/related_epics?target_group_id=26&target_epic_iid=5"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "created_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:44.988Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:44.988Z",
  "link_type": "relates_to",
  "source_epic": {
    "id": 21,
    "iid": 1,
    "color": "#1068bf",
    "text_color": "#FFFFFF",
    "group_id": 26,
    "parent_id": null,
    "parent_iid": null,
    "title": "Aspernatur recusandae distinctio omnis et qui est iste.",
    "description": "some description",
    "confidential": false,
    "author": {
      "id": 15,
      "username": "trina",
      "name": "Theresia Robel",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/085e28df717e16484cbf6ceca75e9a93?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/trina"
    },
    "start_date": null,
    "end_date": null,
    "due_date": null,
    "state": "opened",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/flightjs/-/epics/1",
    "references": {
      "short": "&1",
      "relative": "&1",
      "full": "flightjs&1"
    },
    "created_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:44.988Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-03-16T09:32:35.712Z",
    "closed_at": null,
    "labels": [],
    "upvotes": 0,
    "downvotes": 0,
    "_links": {
      "self": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/1",
      "epic_issues": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/1/issues",
      "group": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26",
      "parent": null
    }
  },
  "target_epic": {
    "id": 25,
    "iid": 5,
    "color": "#1068bf",
    "text_color": "#FFFFFF",
    "group_id": 26,
    "parent_id": null,
    "parent_iid": null,
    "title": "Aut assumenda id nihil distinctio fugiat vel numquam est.",
    "description": "some description",
    "confidential": false,
    "author": {
      "id": 3,
      "username": "valerie",
      "name": "Erika Wolf",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9ef7666abb101418a4716a8ed4dded80?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/valerie"
    },
    "start_date": null,
    "end_date": null,
    "due_date": null,
    "state": "opened",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/flightjs/-/epics/5",
    "references": {
      "short": "&5",
      "relative": "&5",
      "full": "flightjs&5"
    },
    "created_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:45.080Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-03-16T09:32:35.842Z",
    "closed_at": null,
    "labels": [],
    "upvotes": 0,
    "downvotes": 0,
    "_links": {
      "self": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/5",
      "epic_issues": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/5/issues",
      "group": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26",
      "parent": null
    }
  },
}
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Delete a two-way relation between two epics. The user must have at least the Guest role for both groups.

DELETE /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid/related_epics/:related_epic_link_id

Supported attributes:

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
epic_iidintegerYesInternal ID of a group’s epic.
idinteger/stringYesID or URL-encoded path of the group.
related_epic_link_idinteger/stringYesInternal ID of a related epic link.

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/1/related_epics/1"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "created_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:44.988Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:44.988Z",
  "link_type": "relates_to",
  "source_epic": {
    "id": 21,
    "iid": 1,
    "color": "#1068bf",
    "text_color": "#FFFFFF",
    "group_id": 26,
    "parent_id": null,
    "parent_iid": null,
    "title": "Aspernatur recusandae distinctio omnis et qui est iste.",
    "description": "some description",
    "confidential": false,
    "author": {
      "id": 15,
      "username": "trina",
      "name": "Theresia Robel",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/085e28df717e16484cbf6ceca75e9a93?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/trina"
    },
    "start_date": null,
    "end_date": null,
    "due_date": null,
    "state": "opened",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/flightjs/-/epics/1",
    "references": {
      "short": "&1",
      "relative": "&1",
      "full": "flightjs&1"
    },
    "created_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:44.988Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-03-16T09:32:35.712Z",
    "closed_at": null,
    "labels": [],
    "upvotes": 0,
    "downvotes": 0,
    "_links": {
      "self": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/1",
      "epic_issues": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/1/issues",
      "group": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26",
      "parent": null
    }
  },
  "target_epic": {
    "id": 25,
    "iid": 5,
    "color": "#1068bf",
    "text_color": "#FFFFFF",
    "group_id": 26,
    "parent_id": null,
    "parent_iid": null,
    "title": "Aut assumenda id nihil distinctio fugiat vel numquam est.",
    "description": "some description",
    "confidential": false,
    "author": {
      "id": 3,
      "username": "valerie",
      "name": "Erika Wolf",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9ef7666abb101418a4716a8ed4dded80?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/valerie"
    },
    "start_date": null,
    "end_date": null,
    "due_date": null,
    "state": "opened",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/flightjs/-/epics/5",
    "references": {
      "short": "&5",
      "relative": "&5",
      "full": "flightjs&5"
    },
    "created_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:45.080Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-03-16T09:32:35.842Z",
    "closed_at": null,
    "labels": [],
    "upvotes": 0,
    "downvotes": 0,
    "_links": {
      "self": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/5",
      "epic_issues": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26/epics/5/issues",
      "group": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/26",
      "parent": null
    }
  },
}