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Packages API (PREMIUM)

This is the API docs of GitLab Packages.

List packages

Within a project

Introduced in GitLab 11.8.

Get a list of project packages. All package types are included in results. When accessed without authentication, only packages of public projects are returned.

GET /projects/:id/packages
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project
order_by string no The field to use as order. One of created_at (default), name, version, or type.
sort string no The direction of the order, either asc (default) for ascending order or desc for descending order.
package_type string no Filter the returned packages by type. One of conan, maven, npm, pypi or nuget. (Introduced in GitLab 12.9)
package_name string no Filter the project packages with a fuzzy search by name. (Introduced in GitLab 12.9) 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/packages

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "com/mycompany/my-app",
    "version": "1.0-SNAPSHOT",
    "package_type": "maven",
    "created_at": "2019-11-27T03:37:38.711Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "@foo/bar",
    "version": "1.0.3",
    "package_type": "npm",
    "created_at": "2019-11-27T03:37:38.711Z"
  }
]

By default, the GET request will return 20 results, since the API is paginated.

Within a group

Introduced in GitLab 12.5.

Get a list of project packages at the group level. When accessed without authentication, only packages of public projects are returned.

GET /groups/:id/packages
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
exclude_subgroups boolean false If the parameter is included as true, packages from projects from subgroups are not listed. Default is false.
order_by string no The field to use as order. One of created_at (default), name, version, type, or project_path.
sort string no The direction of the order, either asc (default) for ascending order or desc for descending order.
package_type string no Filter the returned packages by type. One of conan, maven, npm, pypi or nuget. (Introduced in GitLab 12.9)
package_name string no Filter the project packages with a fuzzy search by name. (Introduced in GitLab 13.0) 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/packages?exclude_subgroups=true

CAUTION: Deprecation

The build_info attribute in the response is deprecated in favour of pipeline. Introduced GitLab 12.10.

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "com/mycompany/my-app",
    "version": "1.0-SNAPSHOT",
    "package_type": "maven",
    "_links": {
      "web_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1",
      "delete_api_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-11-27T03:37:38.711Z",
    "pipeline": {
      "id": 123,
      "status": "pending",
      "ref": "new-pipeline",
      "sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
      "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",
      "user": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon"
      }
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "@foo/bar",
    "version": "1.0.3",
    "package_type": "npm",
    "_links": {
      "web_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1",
      "delete_api_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-11-27T03:37:38.711Z",
    "pipeline": {
      "id": 123,
      "status": "pending",
      "ref": "new-pipeline",
      "sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
      "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",
      "user": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon"
      }
    }
  }
]

By default, the GET request will return 20 results, since the API is paginated.

The _links object contains the following properties:

  • web_path: The path which you can visit in GitLab and see the details of the package.
  • delete_api_path: The API path to delete the package. Only available if the request user has permission to do so.

Get a project package

Introduced in GitLab 11.9.

Get a single project package.

GET /projects/:id/packages/:package_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
package_id integer yes ID of a package. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/packages/:package_id

CAUTION: Deprecation

The build_info attribute in the response is deprecated in favour of pipeline. Introduced GitLab 12.10.

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "com/mycompany/my-app",
  "version": "1.0-SNAPSHOT",
  "package_type": "maven",
  "_links": {
    "web_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1",
    "delete_api_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1"
  },
  "created_at": "2019-11-27T03:37:38.711Z",
  "pipeline": {
    "id": 123,
    "status": "pending",
    "ref": "new-pipeline",
    "sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
    "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",
    "user": {
      "name": "Administrator",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon"
    }
  },
  "versions": [
    {
      "id":2,
      "version":"2.0-SNAPSHOT",
      "created_at":"2020-04-28T04:42:11.573Z",
      "pipeline": {
        "id": 234,
        "status": "pending",
        "ref": "new-pipeline",
        "sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
        "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/pipelines/58",
        "created_at": "2016-08-11T11:28:34.085Z",
        "updated_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.169Z",
        "user": {
          "name": "Administrator",
          "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

The _links object contains the following properties:

  • web_path: The path which you can visit in GitLab and see the details of the package.
  • delete_api_path: The API path to delete the package. Only available if the request user has permission to do so.

List package files

Introduced in GitLab 11.8.

Get a list of package files of a single package.

GET /projects/:id/packages/:package_id/package_files
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project
package_id integer yes ID of a package. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/4/package_files

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 25,
    "package_id": 4,
    "created_at": "2018-11-07T15:25:52.199Z",
    "file_name": "my-app-1.5-20181107.152550-1.jar",
    "size": 2421,
    "file_md5": "58e6a45a629910c6ff99145a688971ac",
    "file_sha1": "ebd193463d3915d7e22219f52740056dfd26cbfe"
  },
  {
    "id": 26,
    "package_id": 4,
    "created_at": "2018-11-07T15:25:56.776Z",
    "file_name": "my-app-1.5-20181107.152550-1.pom",
    "size": 1122,
    "file_md5": "d90f11d851e17c5513586b4a7e98f1b2",
    "file_sha1": "9608d068fe88aff85781811a42f32d97feb440b5"
  },
  {
    "id": 27,
    "package_id": 4,
    "created_at": "2018-11-07T15:26:00.556Z",
    "file_name": "maven-metadata.xml",
    "size": 767,
    "file_md5": "6dfd0cce1203145a927fef5e3a1c650c",
    "file_sha1": "d25932de56052d320a8ac156f745ece73f6a8cd2"
  }
]

By default, the GET request will return 20 results, since the API is paginated.

Delete a project package

Introduced in GitLab 11.9.

Deletes a project package.

DELETE /projects/:id/packages/:package_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project
package_id integer yes ID of a package. 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/packages/:package_id

Can return the following status codes:

  • 204 No Content, if the package was deleted successfully.
  • 404 Not Found, if the package was not found.