Merge requests

List merge requests

Get all merge requests for this project. The state parameter can be used to get only merge requests with a given state (opened, closed, or merged) or all of them (all). The pagination parameters page and per_page can be used to restrict the list of merge requests.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?state=opened
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?state=all
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?iid=42

Parameters:

  • id (required) - The ID of a project
  • iid (optional) - Return the request having the given iid
  • state (optional) - Return all requests or just those that are merged, opened or closed
  • order_by (optional) - Return requests ordered by created_at or updated_at fields. Default is created_at
  • sort (optional) - Return requests sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "iid": 1,
    "target_branch": "master",
    "source_branch": "test1",
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "test1",
    "state": "opened",
    "upvotes": 0,
    "downvotes": 0,
    "author": {
      "id": 1,
      "username": "admin",
      "email": "admin@example.com",
      "name": "Administrator",
      "state": "active",
      "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
    },
    "assignee": {
      "id": 1,
      "username": "admin",
      "email": "admin@example.com",
      "name": "Administrator",
      "state": "active",
      "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
    },
    "source_project_id": "2",
    "target_project_id": "3",
    "labels": [ ],
    "description":"fixed login page css paddings",
    "work_in_progress": false,
    "milestone": {
      "id": 5,
      "iid": 1,
      "project_id": 3,
      "title": "v2.0",
      "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
      "state": "closed",
      "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
      "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
      "due_date": null
    },
    "merge_when_build_succeeds": true,
    "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
    "subscribed" : false,
    "user_notes_count": 1
  }
]

Get single MR

Shows information about a single merge request.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id

Parameters:

  • id (required) - The ID of a project
  • merge_request_id (required) - The ID of MR
{
  "id": 1,
  "iid": 1,
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "test1",
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "state": "merged",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
  },
  "source_project_id": "2",
  "target_project_id": "3",
  "labels": [ ],
  "description":"fixed login page css paddings",
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": null
  },
  "merge_when_build_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "subscribed" : true,
  "user_notes_count": 1
}

Get single MR commits

Get a list of merge request commits.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id/commits

Parameters:

  • id (required) - The ID of a project
  • merge_request_id (required) - The ID of MR
[
  {
    "id": "ed899a2f4b50b4370feeea94676502b42383c746",
    "short_id": "ed899a2f4b5",
    "title": "Replace sanitize with escape once",
    "author_name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
    "author_email": "dzaporozhets@sphereconsultinginc.com",
    "created_at": "2012-09-20T11:50:22+03:00",
    "message": "Replace sanitize with escape once"
  },
  {
    "id": "6104942438c14ec7bd21c6cd5bd995272b3faff6",
    "short_id": "6104942438c",
    "title": "Sanitize for network graph",
    "author_name": "randx",
    "author_email": "dmitriy.zaporozhets@gmail.com",
    "created_at": "2012-09-20T09:06:12+03:00",
    "message": "Sanitize for network graph"
  }
]

Get single MR changes

Shows information about the merge request including its files and changes.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id/changes

Parameters:

  • id (required) - The ID of a project
  • merge_request_id (required) - The ID of MR
{
  "id": 21,
  "iid": 1,
  "project_id": 4,
  "title": "Blanditiis beatae suscipit hic assumenda et molestias nisi asperiores repellat et.",
  "state": "reopened",
  "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:39.159Z",
  "updated_at": "2015-02-02T20:08:49.959Z",
  "target_branch": "secret_token",
  "source_branch": "version-1-9",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "name": "Chad Hamill",
    "username": "jarrett",
    "id": 5,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b95567800f828948baf5f4160ebb2473?s=40&d=identicon"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=40&d=identicon"
  },
  "source_project_id": 4,
  "target_project_id": 4,
  "labels": [ ],
  "description": "Qui voluptatibus placeat ipsa alias quasi. Deleniti rem ut sint. Optio velit qui distinctio.",
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 4,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": null
  },
  "merge_when_build_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "subscribed" : true,
  "user_notes_count": 1,
  "changes": [
    {
    "old_path": "VERSION",
    "new_path": "VERSION",
    "a_mode": "100644",
    "b_mode": "100644",
    "diff": "--- a/VERSION\ +++ b/VERSION\ @@ -1 +1 @@\ -1.9.7\ +1.9.8",
    "new_file": false,
    "renamed_file": false,
    "deleted_file": false
    }
  ]
}

Create MR

Creates a new merge request.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests

Parameters:

  • id (required) - The ID of a project
  • source_branch (required) - The source branch
  • target_branch (required) - The target branch
  • assignee_id (optional) - Assignee user ID
  • title (required) - Title of MR
  • description (optional) - Description of MR
  • target_project_id (optional) - The target project (numeric id)
  • labels (optional) - Labels for MR as a comma-separated list
  • milestone_id (optional) - Milestone ID
{
  "id": 1,
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "test1",
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "state": "opened",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
  },
  "source_project_id": 4,
  "target_project_id": 4,
  "labels": [ ],
  "description":"fixed login page css paddings",
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 4,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": null
  },
  "merge_when_build_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "subscribed" : true,
  "user_notes_count": 0
}

If the operation is successful, 200 and the newly created merge request is returned. If an error occurs, an error number and a message explaining the reason is returned.

Update MR

Updates an existing merge request. You can change the target branch, title, or even close the MR.

PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id

Parameters:

  • id (required) - The ID of a project
  • merge_request_id (required) - ID of MR
  • target_branch - The target branch
  • assignee_id - Assignee user ID
  • title - Title of MR
  • description - Description of MR
  • state_event - New state (close|reopen|merge)
  • labels (optional) - Labels for MR as a comma-separated list
  • milestone_id (optional) - Milestone ID
{
  "id": 1,
  "target_branch": "master",
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "state": "opened",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
  },
  "source_project_id": 4,
  "target_project_id": 4,
  "labels": [ ],
  "description": "description1",
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 4,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": null
  },
  "merge_when_build_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "subscribed" : true,
  "user_notes_count": 1
}

If the operation is successful, 200 and the updated merge request is returned. If an error occurs, an error number and a message explaining the reason is returned.

Delete a merge request

Only for admins and project owners. Soft deletes the merge request in question. If the operation is successful, a status code 200 is returned. In case you cannot destroy this merge request, or it is not present, code 404 is given.

DELETE /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
merge_request_id integer yes The ID of a project's merge request
curl -X DELETE -H "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/4/merge_request/85

Accept MR

Merge changes submitted with MR using this API.

If the merge succeeds you'll get a 200 OK.

If it has some conflicts and can not be merged - you'll get a 405 and the error message 'Branch cannot be merged'

If merge request is already merged or closed - you'll get a 406 and the error message 'Method Not Allowed'

If the sha parameter is passed and does not match the HEAD of the source - you'll get a 409 and the error message 'SHA does not match HEAD of source branch'

If you don't have permissions to accept this merge request - you'll get a 401

PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id/merge

Parameters:

  • id (required) - The ID of a project
  • merge_request_id (required) - ID of MR
  • merge_commit_message (optional) - Custom merge commit message
  • should_remove_source_branch (optional) - if true removes the source branch
  • merged_when_build_succeeds (optional) - if true the MR is merged when the build succeeds
  • sha (optional) - if present, then this SHA must match the HEAD of the source branch, otherwise the merge will fail
{
  "id": 1,
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "test1",
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "state": "merged",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
  },
  "source_project_id": 4,
  "target_project_id": 4,
  "labels": [ ],
  "description":"fixed login page css paddings",
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 4,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": null
  },
  "merge_when_build_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "subscribed" : true,
  "user_notes_count": 1
}

Cancel Merge When Build Succeeds

If successful you'll get 200 OK.

If you don't have permissions to accept this merge request - you'll get a 401

If the merge request is already merged or closed - you get 405 and error message 'Method Not Allowed'

In case the merge request is not set to be merged when the build succeeds, you'll also get a 406 error.

PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id/cancel_merge_when_build_succeeds

Parameters:

  • id (required) - The ID of a project
  • merge_request_id (required) - ID of MR
{
  "id": 1,
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "test1",
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "state": "opened",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
  },
  "source_project_id": 4,
  "target_project_id": 4,
  "labels": [ ],
  "description":"fixed login page css paddings",
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 4,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": null
  },
  "merge_when_build_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "subscribed" : true,
  "user_notes_count": 1
}

Comments on merge requests

Comments are done via the notes resource.

List issues that will close on merge

Get all the issues that would be closed by merging the provided merge request.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id/closes_issues
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
merge_request_id integer yes The ID of the merge request
curl -H "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/76/merge_requests/1/closes_issues

Example response when the GitLab issue tracker is used:

[
   {
      "state" : "opened",
      "description" : "Ratione dolores corrupti mollitia soluta quia.",
      "author" : {
         "state" : "active",
         "id" : 18,
         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/eileen.lowe",
         "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
         "avatar_url" : null,
         "username" : "eileen.lowe"
      },
      "milestone" : {
         "project_id" : 1,
         "description" : "Ducimus nam enim ex consequatur cumque ratione.",
         "state" : "closed",
         "due_date" : null,
         "iid" : 2,
         "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.996Z",
         "title" : "v4.0",
         "id" : 17,
         "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.996Z"
      },
      "project_id" : 1,
      "assignee" : {
         "state" : "active",
         "id" : 1,
         "name" : "Administrator",
         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/u/root",
         "avatar_url" : null,
         "username" : "root"
      },
      "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:51.081Z",
      "id" : 76,
      "title" : "Consequatur vero maxime deserunt laboriosam est voluptas dolorem.",
      "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:51.081Z",
      "iid" : 6,
      "labels" : [],
      "user_notes_count": 1
   },
]

Example response when an external issue tracker (e.g. JIRA) is used:

[
   {
       "id" : "PROJECT-123",
       "title" : "Title of this issue"
   }
]

Subscribe to a merge request

Subscribes the authenticated user to a merge request to receive notification. If the operation is successful, status code 201 together with the updated merge request is returned. If the user is already subscribed to the merge request, the status code 304 is returned. If the project or merge request is not found, status code 404 is returned.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id/subscription
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
merge_request_id integer yes The ID of the merge request
curl -X POST -H "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/merge_requests/17/subscription

Example response:

{
  "id": 17,
  "iid": 1,
  "project_id": 5,
  "title": "Et et sequi est impedit nulla ut rem et voluptatem.",
  "description": "Consequatur velit eos rerum optio autem. Quia id officia quaerat dolorum optio. Illo laudantium aut ipsum dolorem.",
  "state": "opened",
  "created_at": "2016-04-05T21:42:23.233Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-04-05T22:11:52.900Z",
  "target_branch": "ui-dev-kit",
  "source_branch": "version-1-9",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "name": "Eileen Skiles",
    "username": "leila",
    "id": 19,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/39ce4a2822cc896933ffbd68c1470e55?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/leila"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "name": "Celine Wehner",
    "username": "carli",
    "id": 16,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f4cd5605b769dd2ce405a27c6e6f2684?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/carli"
  },
  "source_project_id": 5,
  "target_project_id": 5,
  "labels": [],
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 7,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 5,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Corrupti eveniet et velit occaecati dolorem est rerum aut.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2016-04-05T21:41:40.905Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-04-05T21:41:40.905Z",
    "due_date": null
  },
  "merge_when_build_succeeds": false,
  "merge_status": "cannot_be_merged",
  "subscribed": true
}

Unsubscribe from a merge request

Unsubscribes the authenticated user from a merge request to not receive notifications from that merge request. If the operation is successful, status code 200 together with the updated merge request is returned. If the user is not subscribed to the merge request, the status code 304 is returned. If the project or merge request is not found, status code 404 is returned.

DELETE /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_id/subscription
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of a project
merge_request_id integer yes The ID of the merge request
curl -X DELETE -H "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/projects/5/merge_requests/17/subscription

Example response:

{
  "id": 17,
  "iid": 1,
  "project_id": 5,
  "title": "Et et sequi est impedit nulla ut rem et voluptatem.",
  "description": "Consequatur velit eos rerum optio autem. Quia id officia quaerat dolorum optio. Illo laudantium aut ipsum dolorem.",
  "state": "opened",
  "created_at": "2016-04-05T21:42:23.233Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-04-05T22:11:52.900Z",
  "target_branch": "ui-dev-kit",
  "source_branch": "version-1-9",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "name": "Eileen Skiles",
    "username": "leila",
    "id": 19,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/39ce4a2822cc896933ffbd68c1470e55?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/leila"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "name": "Celine Wehner",
    "username": "carli",
    "id": 16,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f4cd5605b769dd2ce405a27c6e6f2684?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/u/carli"
  },
  "source_project_id": 5,
  "target_project_id": 5,
  "labels": [],
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 7,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 5,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Corrupti eveniet et velit occaecati dolorem est rerum aut.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2016-04-05T21:41:40.905Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-04-05T21:41:40.905Z",
    "due_date": null
  },
  "merge_when_build_succeeds": false,
  "merge_status": "cannot_be_merged",
  "subscribed": false
}