Group wikis API

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The group wikis API is available only in APIv4. An API for project wikis is also available.

List wiki pages

List all wiki pages for a given group.

GET /groups/:id/wikis
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
with_contentbooleanNoInclude pages’ content.
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/wikis?with_content=1"

Example response:

[
  {
    "content" : "Here is an instruction how to deploy this project.",
    "format" : "markdown",
    "slug" : "deploy",
    "title" : "deploy",
    "encoding": "UTF-8"
  },
  {
    "content" : "Our development process is described here.",
    "format" : "markdown",
    "slug" : "development",
    "title" : "development",
    "encoding": "UTF-8"
  },{
    "content" : "*  [Deploy](deploy)\n*  [Development](development)",
    "format" : "markdown",
    "slug" : "home",
    "title" : "home",
    "encoding": "UTF-8"
  }
]

Get a wiki page

Get a wiki page for a given group.

GET /groups/:id/wikis/:slug
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
slugstringYesURL-encoded slug (a unique string) of the wiki page, such as dir%2Fpage_name.
render_htmlbooleanNoReturn the rendered HTML of the wiki page.
versionstringNoWiki page version SHA.
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/wikis/home"

Example response:

{
  "content" : "home page",
  "format" : "markdown",
  "slug" : "home",
  "title" : "home",
  "encoding": "UTF-8"
}

Create a new wiki page

Create a new wiki page for the given repository with the given title, slug, and content.

POST /projects/:id/wikis
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
contentstringYesThe content of the wiki page.
titlestringYesThe title of the wiki page.
formatstringNoThe format of the wiki page. Available formats are: markdown (default), rdoc, asciidoc, and org.
curl --data "format=rdoc&title=Hello&content=Hello world" \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/wikis"

Example response:

{
  "content" : "Hello world",
  "format" : "markdown",
  "slug" : "Hello",
  "title" : "Hello",
  "encoding": "UTF-8"
}

Edit an existing wiki page

Update an existing wiki page. At least one parameter is required to update the wiki page.

PUT /groups/:id/wikis/:slug
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
contentstringYes, if title is not providedThe content of the wiki page.
titlestringYes, if content is not providedThe title of the wiki page.
formatstringNoThe format of the wiki page. Available formats are markdown (default), rdoc, asciidoc, and org.
slugstringYesURL encoded slug (a unique string) of the wiki page. For example: dir%2Fpage_name.
curl --request PUT --data "format=rdoc&content=documentation&title=Docs" \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/wikis/foo"

Example response:

{
  "content" : "documentation",
  "format" : "markdown",
  "slug" : "Docs",
  "title" : "Docs",
  "encoding": "UTF-8"
}

Delete a wiki page

Delete a wiki page with a given slug.

DELETE /groups/:id/wikis/:slug
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
slugstringYesURL-encoded slug (a unique string) of the wiki page, such as dir%2Fpage_name.
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/wikis/foo"

If successful, a 204 No Content HTTP response with an empty body is expected.

Upload an attachment to the wiki repository

Upload a file to the attachment folder inside the wiki’s repository. The attachment folder is the uploads folder.

POST /groups/:id/wikis/attachments
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
filestringYesThe attachment to be uploaded.
branchstringNoThe name of the branch. Defaults to the wiki repository default branch.

To upload a file from your file system, use the --form argument. This causes cURL to post data using the header Content-Type: multipart/form-data. The file= parameter must point to a file on your file system and be preceded by @. For example:

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --form "file=@dk.png" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/wikis/attachments"

Example response:

{
  "file_name" : "dk.png",
  "file_path" : "uploads/6a061c4cf9f1c28cb22c384b4b8d4e3c/dk.png",
  "branch" : "main",
  "link" : {
    "url" : "uploads/6a061c4cf9f1c28cb22c384b4b8d4e3c/dk.png",
    "markdown" : "![dk](uploads/6a061c4cf9f1c28cb22c384b4b8d4e3c/dk.png)"
  }
}