Pipelines API

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Use this API to interact with CI/CD pipelines.

List project pipelines

Version history

name in response introduced in GitLab 15.11 with a flag named pipeline_name_in_api. Disabled by default.
name in request introduced in 15.11 with a flag named pipeline_name_search. Disabled by default.
name in response generally available in GitLab 16.3. Feature flag pipeline_name_in_api removed.
name in request generally available in GitLab 16.9. Feature flag pipeline_name_search removed.
Support for returning child pipelines with source set to parent_pipeline introduced in GitLab 17.0.

List pipelines in a project.

By default, child pipelines are not included in the results. To return child pipelines, set source to parent_pipeline.

GET /projects/:id/pipelines

Use the page and per_page pagination parameters to control the pagination of results.

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	Yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`name`	string	No	Return pipelines with the specified name.
`order_by`	string	No	Order pipelines by `id`, `status`, `ref`, `updated_at` or `user_id` (default: `id`)
`ref`	string	No	The ref of pipelines
`scope`	string	No	The scope of pipelines, one of: `running`, `pending`, `finished`, `branches`, `tags`
`sha`	string	No	The SHA of pipelines
`sort`	string	No	Sort pipelines in `asc` or `desc` order (default: `desc`)
`source`	string	No	The pipeline source.
`status`	string	No	The status of pipelines, one of: `created`, `waiting_for_resource`, `preparing`, `pending`, `running`, `success`, `failed`, `canceled`, `skipped`, `manual`, `scheduled`
`updated_after`	datetime	No	Return pipelines updated after the specified date. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`).
`updated_before`	datetime	No	Return pipelines updated before the specified date. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`).
`created_after`	datetime	No	Return pipelines created after the specified date. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`).
`created_before`	datetime	No	Return pipelines created before the specified date. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`).
`username`	string	No	The username of the user who triggered pipelines
`yaml_errors`	boolean	No	Returns pipelines with invalid configurations

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipelines"

Example of response

[
  {
    "id": 47,
    "iid": 12,
    "project_id": 1,
    "status": "pending",
    "source": "push",
    "ref": "new-pipeline",
    "sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
    "name": "Build pipeline",
    "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/pipelines/47",
    "created_at": "2016-08-11T11:28:34.085Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.169Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 48,
    "iid": 13,
    "project_id": 1,
    "status": "pending",
    "source": "web",
    "ref": "new-pipeline",
    "sha": "eb94b618fb5865b26e80fdd8ae531b7a63ad851a",
    "name": "Build pipeline",
    "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/pipelines/48",
    "created_at": "2016-08-12T10:06:04.561Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-08-12T10:09:56.223Z"
  }
]

Get a single pipeline

Version history

name in response introduced in GitLab 15.11 with a flag named pipeline_name_in_api. Disabled by default.
name in response generally available in GitLab 16.3. Feature flag pipeline_name_in_api removed.

Get one pipeline from a project.

You can also get a single child pipeline.

GET /projects/:id/pipelines/:pipeline_id

Use the page and per_page pagination parameters to control the pagination of results.

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	Yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`pipeline_id`	integer	Yes	The ID of a pipeline

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipelines/46"

Example of response

{
  "id": 287,
  "iid": 144,
  "project_id": 21,
  "name": "Build pipeline",
  "sha": "50f0acb76a40e34a4ff304f7347dcc6587da8a14",
  "ref": "main",
  "status": "success",
  "source": "push",
  "created_at": "2022-09-21T01:05:07.200Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-09-21T01:05:50.185Z",
  "web_url": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/test-group/test-project/-/pipelines/287",
  "before_sha": "8a24fb3c5877a6d0b611ca41fc86edc174593e2b",
  "tag": false,
  "yaml_errors": null,
  "user": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "root",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/root"
  },
  "started_at": "2022-09-21T01:05:14.197Z",
  "finished_at": "2022-09-21T01:05:50.175Z",
  "committed_at": null,
  "duration": 34,
  "queued_duration": 6,
  "coverage": null,
  "detailed_status": {
    "icon": "status_success",
    "text": "passed",
    "label": "passed",
    "group": "success",
    "tooltip": "passed",
    "has_details": false,
    "details_path": "/test-group/test-project/-/pipelines/287",
    "illustration": null,
    "favicon": "/assets/ci_favicons/favicon_status_success-8451333011eee8ce9f2ab25dc487fe24a8758c694827a582f17f42b0a90446a2.png"
  }
}

Get the latest pipeline

Version history

name in response introduced in GitLab 15.11 with a flag named pipeline_name_in_api. Disabled by default.
name in response generally available in GitLab 16.3. Feature flag pipeline_name_in_api removed.

Get the latest pipeline for the most recent commit on a specific ref in a project. If no pipeline exists for the commit, a 403 status code is returned.

GET /projects/:id/pipelines/latest

Use the page and per_page pagination parameters to control the pagination of results.

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`ref`	string	No	The branch or tag to check for the latest pipeline. Defaults to the default branch when not specified.

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipelines/latest"

Example of response

{
    "id": 287,
    "iid": 144,
    "project_id": 21,
    "name": "Build pipeline",
    "sha": "50f0acb76a40e34a4ff304f7347dcc6587da8a14",
    "ref": "main",
    "status": "success",
    "source": "push",
    "created_at": "2022-09-21T01:05:07.200Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-09-21T01:05:50.185Z",
    "web_url": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/test-group/test-project/-/pipelines/287",
    "before_sha": "8a24fb3c5877a6d0b611ca41fc86edc174593e2b",
    "tag": false,
    "yaml_errors": null,
    "user": {
        "id": 1,
        "username": "root",
        "name": "Administrator",
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "http://127.0.0.1:3000/root"
    },
    "started_at": "2022-09-21T01:05:14.197Z",
    "finished_at": "2022-09-21T01:05:50.175Z",
    "committed_at": null,
    "duration": 34,
    "queued_duration": 6,
    "coverage": null,
    "detailed_status": {
        "icon": "status_success",
        "text": "passed",
        "label": "passed",
        "group": "success",
        "tooltip": "passed",
        "has_details": false,
        "details_path": "/test-group/test-project/-/pipelines/287",
        "illustration": null,
        "favicon": "/assets/ci_favicons/favicon_status_success-8451333011eee8ce9f2ab25dc487fe24a8758c694827a582f17f42b0a90446a2.png"
    }
}

Get variables for a pipeline

Get the pipeline variables of a pipeline.

GET /projects/:id/pipelines/:pipeline_id/variables

Use the page and per_page pagination parameters to control the pagination of results.

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	Yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`pipeline_id`	integer	Yes	The ID of a pipeline

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipelines/46/variables"

Example of response

[
  {
    "key": "RUN_NIGHTLY_BUILD",
    "variable_type": "env_var",
    "value": "true"
  },
  {
    "key": "foo",
    "value": "bar"
  }
]

Get a test report for a pipeline

This API route is part of the Unit test report feature.

GET /projects/:id/pipelines/:pipeline_id/test_report

Use the page and per_page pagination parameters to control the pagination of results.

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	Yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`pipeline_id`	integer	Yes	The ID of a pipeline

Sample request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipelines/46/test_report"

Sample response:

{
  "total_time": 5,
  "total_count": 1,
  "success_count": 1,
  "failed_count": 0,
  "skipped_count": 0,
  "error_count": 0,
  "test_suites": [
    {
      "name": "Secure",
      "total_time": 5,
      "total_count": 1,
      "success_count": 1,
      "failed_count": 0,
      "skipped_count": 0,
      "error_count": 0,
      "test_cases": [
        {
          "status": "success",
          "name": "Security Reports can create an auto-remediation MR",
          "classname": "vulnerability_management_spec",
          "execution_time": 5,
          "system_output": null,
          "stack_trace": null
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Get a test report summary for a pipeline

This API route is part of the Unit test report feature.

GET /projects/:id/pipelines/:pipeline_id/test_report_summary

Use the page and per_page pagination parameters to control the pagination of results.

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	Yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`pipeline_id`	integer	Yes	The ID of a pipeline

Sample request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipelines/46/test_report_summary"

Sample response:

{
    "total": {
        "time": 1904,
        "count": 3363,
        "success": 3351,
        "failed": 0,
        "skipped": 12,
        "error": 0,
        "suite_error": null
    },
    "test_suites": [
        {
            "name": "test",
            "total_time": 1904,
            "total_count": 3363,
            "success_count": 3351,
            "failed_count": 0,
            "skipped_count": 12,
            "error_count": 0,
            "build_ids": [
                66004
            ],
            "suite_error": null
        }
    ]
}

Create a new pipeline

Version history

iid in response introduced in GitLab 14.6.
inputs attribute introduced in GitLab 17.10 with a flag named ci_inputs_for_pipelines. Enabled by default.
inputs attribute generally available in GitLab 18.1. Feature flag ci_inputs_for_pipelines removed.

POST /projects/:id/pipeline

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	Yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`ref`	string	Yes	The branch or tag to run the pipeline on. For merge request pipelines use the merge requests endpoint.
`variables`	array	No	An array of hashes containing the variables available in the pipeline, matching the structure `[{ 'key': 'UPLOAD_TO_S3', 'variable_type': 'file', 'value': 'true' }, {'key': 'TEST', 'value': 'test variable'}]`. If `variable_type` is excluded, it defaults to `env_var`.
`inputs`	hash	No	A hash containing the inputs, as key-value pairs, to use when creating the pipeline.

Basic example:

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipeline?ref=main"

Example request with inputs:

curl --request POST \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"inputs": {"environment": "environment", "scan_security": false, "level": 3}}' \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipeline?ref=main"

Example of response

{
  "id": 61,
  "iid": 21,
  "project_id": 1,
  "sha": "384c444e840a515b23f21915ee5766b87068a70d",
  "ref": "main",
  "status": "pending",
  "before_sha": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "tag": false,
  "yaml_errors": null,
  "user": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-11-04T09:36:13.747Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-11-04T09:36:13.977Z",
  "started_at": null,
  "finished_at": null,
  "committed_at": null,
  "duration": null,
  "queued_duration": 0.010,
  "coverage": null,
  "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/pipelines/61"
}

Retry jobs in a pipeline

Version history

iid in response introduced in GitLab 14.6.

Retry failed or canceled jobs in a pipeline. If there are no failed or canceled jobs in the pipeline, calling this endpoint has no effect.

POST /projects/:id/pipelines/:pipeline_id/retry

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	Yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`pipeline_id`	integer	Yes	The ID of a pipeline

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipelines/46/retry"

Response:

{
  "id": 46,
  "iid": 11,
  "project_id": 1,
  "status": "pending",
  "ref": "main",
  "sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
  "before_sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
  "tag": false,
  "yaml_errors": null,
  "user": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-08-11T11:28:34.085Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.169Z",
  "started_at": null,
  "finished_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.145Z",
  "committed_at": null,
  "duration": null,
  "queued_duration": 0.010,
  "coverage": null,
  "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/pipelines/46"
}

Cancel all jobs for a pipeline

POST /projects/:id/pipelines/:pipeline_id/cancel

This endpoint returns a success response 200 regardless of the pipeline's state. For more information, see issue 414963.

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	Yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`pipeline_id`	integer	Yes	The ID of a pipeline

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipelines/46/cancel"

Response:

{
  "id": 46,
  "iid": 11,
  "project_id": 1,
  "status": "canceled",
  "ref": "main",
  "sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
  "before_sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
  "tag": false,
  "yaml_errors": null,
  "user": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-08-11T11:28:34.085Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.169Z",
  "started_at": null,
  "finished_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.145Z",
  "committed_at": null,
  "duration": null,
  "queued_duration": 0.010,
  "coverage": null,
  "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/pipelines/46"
}

Delete a pipeline

Deleting a pipeline expires all pipeline caches, and deletes all immediately related objects, such as builds, logs, artifacts, and triggers. This action cannot be undone.

Deleting a pipeline does not automatically delete its child pipelines. See the related issue for details.

DELETE /projects/:id/pipelines/:pipeline_id

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	Yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`pipeline_id`	integer	Yes	The ID of a pipeline

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --request "DELETE" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipelines/46"

Update pipeline metadata

You can update the metadata of a pipeline. The metadata contains the name of the pipeline.

PUT /projects/:id/pipelines/:pipeline_id/metadata

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	Yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`name`	string	Yes	The new name of the pipeline
`pipeline_id`	integer	Yes	The ID of a pipeline

Sample request:

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --data "name=Some new pipeline name" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/pipelines/46/metadata"

Sample response:

{
  "id": 46,
  "iid": 11,
  "project_id": 1,
  "status": "running",
  "ref": "main",
  "sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
  "before_sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
  "tag": false,
  "yaml_errors": null,
  "user": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-08-11T11:28:34.085Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.169Z",
  "started_at": null,
  "finished_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.145Z",
  "committed_at": null,
  "duration": null,
  "queued_duration": 0.010,
  "coverage": null,
  "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/pipelines/46",
  "name": "Some new pipeline name"
}