Project remote mirrors API

  • Tier: Free, Premium, Ultimate
  • Offering: GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed, GitLab Dedicated

Push mirrors defined on a project’s repository settings are called remote mirrors. You can query and modify the state of these mirrors with the remote mirror API.

For security reasons, the url attribute in the API response is always scrubbed of username and password information.

Pull mirrors use a different API endpoint to display and update them.

List a project’s remote mirrors

Returns an array of remote mirrors and their statuses:

GET /projects/:id/remote_mirrors

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors"

Example response:

[
  {
    "enabled": true,
    "id": 101486,
    "auth_method": "ssh_public_key",
    "last_error": null,
    "last_successful_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
    "last_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
    "last_update_started_at": "2020-01-06T17:31:55.864Z",
    "only_protected_branches": true,
    "keep_divergent_refs": true,
    "update_status": "finished",
    "url": "https://*****:*****@gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security/gitlab.git"
  }
]

Get a single project’s remote mirror

Returns a remote mirror and its statuses:

GET /projects/:id/remote_mirrors/:mirror_id

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors/101486"

Example response:

{
  "enabled": true,
  "id": 101486,
  "last_error": null,
  "last_successful_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
  "last_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
  "last_update_started_at": "2020-01-06T17:31:55.864Z",
  "only_protected_branches": true,
  "keep_divergent_refs": true,
  "update_status": "finished",
  "url": "https://*****:*****@gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security/gitlab.git"
}

Get a single project’s remote mirror public key

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Get the public key of a remote mirror that uses SSH authentication.

GET /projects/:id/remote_mirrors/:mirror_id/public_key

Supported attributes:

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesID or URL-encoded path of a top-level group.
mirror_idintegerYesRemote mirror ID.

If successful, returns 200 and the following response attributes:

AttributeTypeDescription
public_keystringPublic key of the remote mirror.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors/101486/public_key"

Example response:

{
  "public_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EA..."
}

Create a pull mirror

Learn how to configure a pull mirror by using the project pull mirroring API.

Create a push mirror

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Push mirroring is disabled by default. To enable it, include the optional parameter enabled when you create the mirror:

POST /projects/:id/remote_mirrors
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
urlStringyesThe target URL to which the repository is mirrored.
enabledBooleannoDetermines if the mirror is enabled.
keep_divergent_refsBooleannoDetermines if divergent refs are skipped.
only_protected_branchesBooleannoDetermines if only protected branches are mirrored.
mirror_branch_regexStringnoContains a regular expression. Only branches with names matching the regex are mirrored. Requires only_protected_branches to be disabled. Premium and Ultimate only.
auth_methodStringnoDetermines the mirror authentication method (ssh_public_key or password).

Example request:

curl --request POST --data "url=https://username:token@example.com/gitlab/example.git" \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors"

Example response:

{
    "enabled": false,
    "id": 101486,
    "auth_method": "password",
    "last_error": null,
    "last_successful_update_at": null,
    "last_update_at": null,
    "last_update_started_at": null,
    "only_protected_branches": false,
    "keep_divergent_refs": false,
    "update_status": "none",
    "url": "https://*****:*****@example.com/gitlab/example.git"
}

Update a remote mirror’s attributes

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Toggle a remote mirror on or off, or change which types of branches are mirrored:

PUT /projects/:id/remote_mirrors/:mirror_id
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
mirror_idIntegeryesThe remote mirror ID.
enabledBooleannoDetermines if the mirror is enabled.
keep_divergent_refsBooleannoDetermines if divergent refs are skipped.
only_protected_branchesBooleannoDetermines if only protected branches are mirrored.
mirror_branch_regexStringnoDetermines if only the branch whose name matches the regex is mirrored. It does not work with only_protected_branches enabled. Premium and Ultimate only.
auth_methodStringnoDetermines the mirror authentication method (ssh_public_key or password).

Example request:

curl --request PUT --data "enabled=false" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors/101486"

Example response:

{
    "enabled": false,
    "id": 101486,
    "auth_method": "password",
    "last_error": null,
    "last_successful_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
    "last_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
    "last_update_started_at": "2020-01-06T17:31:55.864Z",
    "only_protected_branches": true,
    "keep_divergent_refs": true,
    "update_status": "finished",
    "url": "https://*****:*****@gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security/gitlab.git"
}

Force push mirror update

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Force an update to a push mirror.

POST /projects/:id/remote_mirrors/:mirror_id/sync

Supported attributes:

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger or stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
mirror_idIntegerYesThe remote mirror ID.

If successful, returns 204.

Example request:

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors/101486/sync"

Example response:

An empty response with a HTTP response code 204.

Delete a remote mirror

Delete a remote mirror.

DELETE /projects/:id/remote_mirrors/:mirror_id
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
mirror_idIntegeryesRemote mirror ID.

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors/101486"