- Epic issues API
- Epics pagination
- List epics for a group
- Single epic
- New epic
- Update epic
- Delete epic
- Create a todo
Epics API
Every API call to epic must be authenticated.
If a user is not a member of a group and the group is private, a GET
request on that group will result to a 404
status code.
If epics feature is not available a 403
status code will be returned.
Epic issues API
The epic issues API allows you to interact with issues associated with an epic.
Milestone dates integration
Introduced in GitLab 11.3.
Since start date and due date can be dynamically sourced from related issue milestones, when user has edit permission, additional fields will be shown. These include two boolean fields start_date_is_fixed
and due_date_is_fixed
, and four date fields start_date_fixed
, start_date_from_milestones
, due_date_fixed
and due_date_from_milestones
.
end_date
has been deprecated in favor of due_date
.
Epics pagination
By default, GET
requests return 20 results at a time because the API results
are paginated.
Read more on pagination.
List epics for a group
Gets all epics of the requested group and its subgroups.
GET /groups/:id/epics
GET /groups/:id/epics?author_id=5
GET /groups/:id/epics?labels=bug,reproduced
GET /groups/:id/epics?state=opened
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user |
author_id |
integer | no | Return epics created by the given user id
|
labels |
string | no | Return epics matching a comma separated list of labels names. Label names from the epic group or a parent group can be used |
order_by |
string | no | Return epics ordered by created_at or updated_at fields. Default is created_at
|
sort |
string | no | Return epics sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
|
search |
string | no | Search epics against their title and description
|
state |
string | no | Search epics against their state , possible filters: opened , closed and all , default: all
|
created_after |
datetime | no | Return epics created on or after the given time |
created_before |
datetime | no | Return epics created on or before the given time |
updated_after |
datetime | no | Return epics updated on or after the given time |
updated_before |
datetime | no | Return epics updated on or before the given time |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics
Example response:
[
{
"id": 29,
"iid": 4,
"group_id": 7,
"title": "Accusamus iste et ullam ratione voluptatem omnis debitis dolor est.",
"description": "Molestias dolorem eos vitae expedita impedit necessitatibus quo voluptatum.",
"state": "opened",
"author": {
"id": 10,
"name": "Lu Mayer",
"username": "kam",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/018729e129a6f31c80a6327a30196823?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3001/kam"
},
"start_date": null,
"start_date_is_fixed": false,
"start_date_fixed": null,
"start_date_from_milestones": null,
"end_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date_is_fixed": false,
"due_date_fixed": null,
"due_date_from_milestones": "2018-07-31",
"created_at": "2018-07-17T13:36:22.770Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-18T12:22:05.239Z",
"labels": [],
"upvotes": 4,
"downvotes": 0
}
]
Single epic
Gets a single epic
GET /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user |
epic_iid |
integer/string | yes | The internal ID of the epic. |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics/5
Example response:
{
"id": 30,
"iid": 5,
"group_id": 7,
"title": "Ea cupiditate dolores ut vero consequatur quasi veniam voluptatem et non.",
"description": "Molestias dolorem eos vitae expedita impedit necessitatibus quo voluptatum.",
"state": "opened",
"author":{
"id": 7,
"name": "Pamella Huel",
"username": "arnita",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a2f5c6fcef64c9c69cb8779cb292be1b?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3001/arnita"
},
"start_date": null,
"start_date_is_fixed": false,
"start_date_fixed": null,
"start_date_from_milestones": null,
"end_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date_is_fixed": false,
"due_date_fixed": null,
"due_date_from_milestones": "2018-07-31",
"created_at": "2018-07-17T13:36:22.770Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-18T12:22:05.239Z",
"labels": [],
"upvotes": 4,
"downvotes": 0
}
New epic
Creates a new epic.
start_date
and end_date
should no longer be assigned
directly, as they now represent composite values. You can configure it via the *_is_fixed
and
*_fixed
fields instead.POST /groups/:id/epics
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user |
title |
string | yes | The title of the epic |
labels |
string | no | The comma separated list of labels |
description |
string | no | The description of the epic. Limited to 1 000 000 characters. |
start_date_is_fixed |
boolean | no | Whether start date should be sourced from start_date_fixed or from milestones (since 11.3) |
start_date_fixed |
string | no | The fixed start date of an epic (since 11.3) |
due_date_is_fixed |
boolean | no | Whether due date should be sourced from due_date_fixed or from milestones (since 11.3) |
due_date_fixed |
string | no | The fixed due date of an epic (since 11.3) |
parent_id |
integer/string | no | The id of a parent epic (since 11.11) |
curl --header POST "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics?title=Epic&description=Epic%20description
Example response:
{
"id": 33,
"iid": 6,
"group_id": 7,
"title": "Epic",
"description": "Epic description",
"state": "opened",
"author": {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"start_date": null,
"start_date_is_fixed": false,
"start_date_fixed": null,
"start_date_from_milestones": null,
"end_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date_is_fixed": false,
"due_date_fixed": null,
"due_date_from_milestones": "2018-07-31",
"created_at": "2018-07-17T13:36:22.770Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-18T12:22:05.239Z",
"labels": [],
"upvotes": 4,
"downvotes": 0
}
Update epic
Updates an epic.
start_date
and end_date
should no longer be assigned
directly, as they now represent composite values. You can configure it via the *_is_fixed
and
*_fixed
fields instead.PUT /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user |
epic_iid |
integer/string | yes | The internal ID of the epic |
title |
string | no | The title of an epic |
description |
string | no | The description of an epic. Limited to 1 000 000 characters. |
labels |
string | no | The comma separated list of labels |
start_date_is_fixed |
boolean | no | Whether start date should be sourced from start_date_fixed or from milestones (since 11.3) |
start_date_fixed |
string | no | The fixed start date of an epic (since 11.3) |
due_date_is_fixed |
boolean | no | Whether due date should be sourced from due_date_fixed or from milestones (since 11.3) |
due_date_fixed |
string | no | The fixed due date of an epic (since 11.3) |
state_event |
string | no | State event for an epic. Set close to close the epic and reopen to reopen it (since 11.4) |
curl --header PUT "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics/5?title=New%20Title
Example response:
{
"id": 33,
"iid": 6,
"group_id": 7,
"title": "New Title",
"description": "Epic description",
"state": "opened",
"author": {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"start_date": null,
"start_date_is_fixed": false,
"start_date_fixed": null,
"start_date_from_milestones": null,
"end_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date_is_fixed": false,
"due_date_fixed": null,
"due_date_from_milestones": "2018-07-31",
"created_at": "2018-07-17T13:36:22.770Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-18T12:22:05.239Z",
"labels": [],
"upvotes": 4,
"downvotes": 0
}
Delete epic
Deletes an epic
DELETE /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user |
epic_iid |
integer/string | yes | The internal ID of the epic. |
curl --header DELETE "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics/5
Create a todo
Manually creates a todo for the current user on an epic. If
there already exists a todo for the user on that epic, status code 304
is
returned.
POST /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid/todo
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user |
epic_iid |
integer | yes | The internal ID of a group’s epic |
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics/5/todo
Example response:
{
"id": 112,
"group": {
"id": 1,
"name": "Gitlab",
"path": "gitlab",
"kind": "group",
"full_path": "base/gitlab",
"parent_id": null
},
"author": {
"name": "Administrator",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
},
"action_name": "marked",
"target_type": "epic",
"target": {
"id": 30,
"iid": 5,
"group_id": 1,
"title": "Ea cupiditate dolores ut vero consequatur quasi veniam voluptatem et non.",
"description": "Molestias dolorem eos vitae expedita impedit necessitatibus quo voluptatum.",
"author":{
"id": 7,
"name": "Pamella Huel",
"username": "arnita",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a2f5c6fcef64c9c69cb8779cb292be1b?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3001/arnita"
},
"start_date": null,
"end_date": null,
"created_at": "2018-01-21T06:21:13.165Z",
"updated_at": "2018-01-22T12:41:41.166Z"
},
"target_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/epics/5",
"body": "Vel voluptas atque dicta mollitia adipisci qui at.",
"state": "pending",
"created_at": "2016-07-01T11:09:13.992Z"
}
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