Metadata API
- Tier: Free, Premium, Ultimate
- Offering: GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed, GitLab Dedicated
Retrieve metadata information for this GitLab instance.
GET /metadata
Response body attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
version | string | Version of the GitLab instance. |
revision | string | Revision of the GitLab instance. |
kas | object | Metadata about the GitLab agent server for Kubernetes (KAS). |
kas.enabled | boolean | Indicates whether KAS is enabled. |
kas.externalUrl | string or null | URL used by the agents to communicate with KAS. It’s null if kas.enabled is false . |
kas.externalK8sProxyUrl | string or null | URL used by the Kubernetes tooling to communicate with the KAS Kubernetes API proxy. It’s null if kas.enabled is false . |
kas.version | string or null | Version of KAS. It’s null if kas.enabled is false or when GitLab instance failed to fetch server info from KAS. |
enterprise | boolean | Indicates whether GitLab instance is Enterprise Edition. |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/metadata"
Example response:
{
"version": "18.1.1-ee",
"revision": "ceb07b24cb0",
"kas": {
"enabled": true,
"externalUrl": "grpc://gitlab.example.com:8150",
"externalK8sProxyUrl": "https://gitlab.example.com:8150/k8s-proxy",
"version": "18.1.1"
},
"enterprise": true
}