Issue links API

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Use this API to manage issue links.

List issue relations

Get a list of a given issue’s linked issues, sorted by the relationship creation datetime (ascending). Issues are filtered according to the user authorizations.

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/links

Parameters:

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger or stringyesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
issue_iidintegeryesThe internal ID of a project’s issue
[
  {
    "id" : 84,
    "iid" : 14,
    "issue_link_id": 1,
    "project_id" : 4,
    "created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "title" : "Issues with auth",
    "state" : "opened",
    "assignees" : [],
    "assignee" : null,
    "labels" : [
      "bug"
    ],
    "author" : {
      "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "state" : "active",
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
      "id" : 18,
      "username" : "eileen.lowe"
    },
    "description" : null,
    "updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "milestone" : null,
    "user_notes_count": 0,
    "due_date": null,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/14",
    "confidential": false,
    "weight": null,
    "link_type": "relates_to",
    "link_created_at": "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "link_updated_at": "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z"
  }
]

Gets details about an issue link.

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/links/:issue_link_id

Supported attributes:

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger or stringYesID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iidintegerYesInternal ID of a project’s issue.
issue_link_idinteger or stringYesID of an issue relationship.

Response body attributes:

AttributeTypeDescription
source_issueobjectDetails of the source issue of the relationship.
target_issueobjectDetails of the target issue of the relationship.
link_typestringType of the relationship. Possible values are relates_to, blocks and is_blocked_by.

Example request:

curl --request GET \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/84/issues/14/links/1"

Example response:

{
  "source_issue" : {
    "id" : 83,
    "iid" : 11,
    "project_id" : 4,
    "created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "title" : "Issues with auth",
    "state" : "opened",
    "assignees" : [],
    "assignee" : null,
    "labels" : [
      "bug"
    ],
    "author" : {
      "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "state" : "active",
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
      "id" : 18,
      "username" : "eileen.lowe"
    },
    "description" : null,
    "updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "milestone" : null,
    "subscribed" : true,
    "user_notes_count": 0,
    "due_date": null,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/11",
    "confidential": false,
    "weight": null
  },
  "target_issue" : {
    "id" : 84,
    "iid" : 14,
    "project_id" : 4,
    "created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "title" : "Issues with auth",
    "state" : "opened",
    "assignees" : [],
    "assignee" : null,
    "labels" : [
      "bug"
    ],
    "author" : {
      "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "state" : "active",
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
      "id" : 18,
      "username" : "eileen.lowe"
    },
    "description" : null,
    "updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "milestone" : null,
    "subscribed" : true,
    "user_notes_count": 0,
    "due_date": null,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/14",
    "confidential": false,
    "weight": null
  },
  "link_type": "relates_to"
}

Creates a two-way relation between two issues. The user must be allowed to update both issues to succeed.

POST /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/links
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger or stringyesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
issue_iidintegeryesThe internal ID of a project’s issue
target_project_idinteger or stringyesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project of a target project
target_issue_iidinteger or stringyesThe internal ID of a target project’s issue
link_typestringnoThe type of the relation (relates_to, blocks, is_blocked_by), defaults to relates_to).
curl --request POST \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/issues/1/links?target_project_id=5&target_issue_iid=1"

Example response:

{
  "source_issue" : {
    "id" : 83,
    "iid" : 11,
    "project_id" : 4,
    "created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "title" : "Issues with auth",
    "state" : "opened",
    "assignees" : [],
    "assignee" : null,
    "labels" : [
      "bug"
    ],
    "author" : {
      "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "state" : "active",
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
      "id" : 18,
      "username" : "eileen.lowe"
    },
    "description" : null,
    "updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "milestone" : null,
    "subscribed" : true,
    "user_notes_count": 0,
    "due_date": null,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/11",
    "confidential": false,
    "weight": null
  },
  "target_issue" : {
    "id" : 84,
    "iid" : 14,
    "project_id" : 4,
    "created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "title" : "Issues with auth",
    "state" : "opened",
    "assignees" : [],
    "assignee" : null,
    "labels" : [
      "bug"
    ],
    "author" : {
      "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "state" : "active",
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
      "id" : 18,
      "username" : "eileen.lowe"
    },
    "description" : null,
    "updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "milestone" : null,
    "subscribed" : true,
    "user_notes_count": 0,
    "due_date": null,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/14",
    "confidential": false,
    "weight": null
  },
  "link_type": "relates_to"
}

Deletes an issue link, thus removes the two-way relationship.

DELETE /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/links/:issue_link_id
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger or stringyesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
issue_iidintegeryesThe internal ID of a project’s issue
issue_link_idinteger or stringyesThe ID of an issue relationship
link_typestringnoThe type of the relation (relates_to, blocks, is_blocked_by), defaults to relates_to
{
  "source_issue" : {
    "id" : 83,
    "iid" : 11,
    "project_id" : 4,
    "created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "title" : "Issues with auth",
    "state" : "opened",
    "assignees" : [],
    "assignee" : null,
    "labels" : [
      "bug"
    ],
    "author" : {
      "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "state" : "active",
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
      "id" : 18,
      "username" : "eileen.lowe"
    },
    "description" : null,
    "updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "milestone" : null,
    "subscribed" : true,
    "user_notes_count": 0,
    "due_date": null,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/11",
    "confidential": false,
    "weight": null
  },
  "target_issue" : {
    "id" : 84,
    "iid" : 14,
    "project_id" : 4,
    "created_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "title" : "Issues with auth",
    "state" : "opened",
    "assignees" : [],
    "assignee" : null,
    "labels" : [
      "bug"
    ],
    "author" : {
      "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
      "avatar_url" : null,
      "state" : "active",
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
      "id" : 18,
      "username" : "eileen.lowe"
    },
    "description" : null,
    "updated_at" : "2016-01-07T12:44:33.959Z",
    "milestone" : null,
    "subscribed" : true,
    "user_notes_count": 0,
    "due_date": null,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/example/example/issues/14",
    "confidential": false,
    "weight": null
  },
  "link_type": "relates_to"
}