Freeze Periods API

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

Use this API to interact with deployment freeze periods.

List freeze periods

Paginated list of freeze periods, sorted by created_at in ascending order.

Prerequisites:

You must have at least the Reporter role for the project.

GET /projects/:id/freeze_periods

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.

Example request:

curl --request GET \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/19/freeze_periods"

Example response:

[
   {
      "id":1,
      "freeze_start":"0 23 * * 5",
      "freeze_end":"0 8 * * 1",
      "cron_timezone":"UTC",
      "created_at":"2020-05-15T17:03:35.702Z",
      "updated_at":"2020-05-15T17:06:41.566Z"
   }
]

Retrieve a freeze period

Retrieves a freeze period for a specified freeze_period_id.

Prerequisites:

You must have at least the Reporter role for the project.

GET /projects/:id/freeze_periods/:freeze_period_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
`freeze_period_id`	integer	yes	The ID of the freeze period.

Example request:

curl --request GET \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/19/freeze_periods/1"

Example response:

{
   "id":1,
   "freeze_start":"0 23 * * 5",
   "freeze_end":"0 8 * * 1",
   "cron_timezone":"UTC",
   "created_at":"2020-05-15T17:03:35.702Z",
   "updated_at":"2020-05-15T17:06:41.566Z"
}

Create a freeze period

Creates a freeze period for a specified project.

Prerequisites:

You must have at least the Maintainer role for the project.

POST /projects/:id/freeze_periods

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
`freeze_start`	string	yes	Start of the freeze period in cron format.
`freeze_end`	string	yes	End of the freeze period in cron format.
`cron_timezone`	string	no	The time zone for the cron fields, defaults to UTC if not provided.

Example request:

curl --request POST \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --data '{ "freeze_start": "0 23 * * 5", "freeze_end": "0 7 * * 1", "cron_timezone": "UTC" }' \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/19/freeze_periods"

Example response:

{
   "id":1,
   "freeze_start":"0 23 * * 5",
   "freeze_end":"0 7 * * 1",
   "cron_timezone":"UTC",
   "created_at":"2020-05-15T17:03:35.702Z",
   "updated_at":"2020-05-15T17:03:35.702Z"
}

Update a freeze period

Updates a freeze period for a specified freeze_period_id.

Prerequisites:

You must have at least the Maintainer role for the project.

PUT /projects/:id/freeze_periods/:freeze_period_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
`freeze_period_id`	integer	yes	The ID of the freeze period.
`freeze_start`	string	no	Start of the freeze period in cron format.
`freeze_end`	string	no	End of the freeze period in cron format.
`cron_timezone`	string	no	The time zone for the cron fields.

Example request:

curl --request PUT \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --data '{ "freeze_end": "0 8 * * 1" }' \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/19/freeze_periods/1"

Example response:

{
   "id":1,
   "freeze_start":"0 23 * * 5",
   "freeze_end":"0 8 * * 1",
   "cron_timezone":"UTC",
   "created_at":"2020-05-15T17:03:35.702Z",
   "updated_at":"2020-05-15T17:06:41.566Z"
}

Delete a freeze period

Deletes a freeze period for a specified freeze_period_id.

Prerequisites:

You must have at least the Maintainer role for the project.

DELETE /projects/:id/freeze_periods/:freeze_period_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
`freeze_period_id`	integer	yes	The ID of the freeze period.

Example request:

curl --request DELETE \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/19/freeze_periods/1"