Resource state events API

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Resource state events keep track of what happens to GitLab issues merge requests and epics starting with GitLab 15.4

Use them to track which state was set, who did it, and when it happened.

Resource state events API does not track the initial state (“create” or “open”) of resources. For a resource that was not closed or re-opened, an empty list is returned.

Issues

List project issue state events

Gets a list of all state events for a single issue.

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/resource_state_events

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`issue_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of an issue

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/issues/11/resource_state_events"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 142,
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2018-08-20T13:38:20.077Z",
    "resource_type": "Issue",
    "resource_id": 11,
    "state": "opened"
  },
  {
    "id": 143,
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2018-08-21T14:38:20.077Z",
    "resource_type": "Issue",
    "resource_id": 11,
    "state": "closed"
  }
]

Get single issue state event

Returns a single state event for a specific project issue

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/resource_state_events/:resource_state_event_id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`issue_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of an issue
`resource_state_event_id`	integer	yes	The ID of a state event

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/issues/11/resource_state_events/143"

Example response:

{
  "id": 143,
  "user": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2018-08-21T14:38:20.077Z",
  "resource_type": "Issue",
  "resource_id": 11,
  "state": "closed"
}

Merge requests

List project merge request state events

Gets a list of all state events for a single merge request.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/resource_state_events

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of a merge request

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/11/resource_state_events"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 142,
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2018-08-20T13:38:20.077Z",
    "resource_type": "MergeRequest",
    "resource_id": 11,
    "state": "opened"
  },
  {
    "id": 143,
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2018-08-21T14:38:20.077Z",
    "resource_type": "MergeRequest",
    "resource_id": 11,
    "state": "closed"
  }
]

Get single merge request state event

Returns a single state event for a specific project merge request

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/resource_state_events/:resource_state_event_id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`merge_request_iid`	integer	yes	The IID of a merge request
`resource_state_event_id`	integer	yes	The ID of a state event

Example request:

curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/11/resource_state_events/120"

Example response:

{
  "id": 120,
  "user": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2018-08-21T14:38:20.077Z",
  "resource_type": "MergeRequest",
  "resource_id": 11,
  "state": "closed"
}

Epics

History

The Epics REST API was deprecated in GitLab 17.0 and is planned for removal in v5 of the API. In GitLab 17.4 or later, if your administrator enabled the new look for epics, use the Work Items API instead. For more information, see the guide how to migrate your existing APIs. This change is a breaking change.

List group epic state events

Returns a list of all state events for a single epic.

GET /groups/:id/epics/:epic_id/resource_state_events

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
`epic_id`	integer	yes	The ID of an epic.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/epics/11/resource_state_events"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 142,
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2018-08-20T13:38:20.077Z",
    "resource_type": "Epic",
    "resource_id": 11,
    "state": "opened"
  },
  {
    "id": 143,
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2018-08-21T14:38:20.077Z",
    "resource_type": "Epic",
    "resource_id": 11,
    "state": "closed"
  }
]

Get single epic state event

Returns a single state event for a specific group epic.

GET /groups/:id/epics/:epic_id/resource_state_events/:resource_state_event_id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
`epic_id`	integer	yes	The ID of an epic.
`resource_state_event_id`	integer	yes	The ID of a state event.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/epics/11/resource_state_events/143"

Example response:

{
  "id": 143,
  "user": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2018-08-21T14:38:20.077Z",
  "resource_type": "Epic",
  "resource_id": 11,
  "state": "closed"
}

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Resource state events API

Issues

List project issue state events

Get single issue state event

Merge requests

List project merge request state events

Get single merge request state event

Epics

List group epic state events

Get single epic state event

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