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Snippets API

Tier: Free, Premium, Ultimate
Offering: GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed, GitLab Dedicated

Snippets API operates on snippets. Related APIs exist for project snippets and moving snippets between storages.

Snippet visibility level

Snippets in GitLab can be either private, internal, or public. You can set it with the visibility field in the snippet.

Valid values for snippet visibility levels are:

Visibility	Description
`private`	Snippet is visible only to the snippet creator.
`internal`	Snippet is visible for any authenticated user except external users.
`public`	Snippet can be accessed without any authentication.

List all snippets for current user

Get a list of the current user’s snippets.

GET /snippets

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`per_page`	integer	no	Number of snippets to return per page.
`page`	integer	no	Page to retrieve.
`created_after`	datetime	no	Return snippets created after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`)
`created_before`	datetime	no	Return snippets created before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`)

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets"

Example response:

[
    {
        "id": 42,
        "title": "Voluptatem iure ut qui aut et consequatur quaerat.",
        "file_name": "mclaughlin.rb",
        "description": null,
        "visibility": "internal",
        "imported": false,
        "imported_from": "none",
        "author": {
            "id": 22,
            "name": "User 0",
            "username": "user0",
            "state": "active",
            "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/52e4ce24a915fb7e51e1ad3b57f4b00a?s=80&d=identicon",
            "web_url": "http://example.com/user0"
        },
        "updated_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.383Z",
        "created_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.383Z",
        "project_id": null,
        "web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/42",
        "raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/42/raw"
    },
    {
        "id": 41,
        "title": "Ut praesentium non et atque.",
        "file_name": "ondrickaemard.rb",
        "description": null,
        "visibility": "internal",
        "imported": false,
        "imported_from": "none",
        "author": {
            "id": 22,
            "name": "User 0",
            "username": "user0",
            "state": "active",
            "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/52e4ce24a915fb7e51e1ad3b57f4b00a?s=80&d=identicon",
            "web_url": "http://example.com/user0"
        },
        "updated_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.360Z",
        "created_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.360Z",
        "project_id": 1,
        "web_url": "http://example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-test/snippets/41",
        "raw_url": "http://example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-test/snippets/41/raw"
    }
]

Get a single snippet

Get a single snippet.

GET /snippets/:id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	yes	ID of snippet to retrieve.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "test",
  "file_name": "add.rb",
  "description": "Ruby test snippet",
  "visibility": "private",
  "imported": false,
  "imported_from": "none",
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "john_smith",
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "John Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
  },
  "expires_at": null,
  "updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
  "created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
  "project_id": null,
  "web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
  "raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1/raw"
}

Single snippet contents

Get a single snippet’s raw contents.

GET /snippets/:id/raw

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	yes	ID of snippet to retrieve.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/raw"

Example response:

Hello World snippet

Snippet repository file content

Returns the raw file content as plain text.

GET /snippets/:id/files/:ref/:file_path/raw

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	yes	ID of snippet to retrieve.
`ref`	string	yes	Reference to a tag, branch or commit.
`file_path`	string	yes	URL-encoded path to the file.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/files/main/snippet%2Erb/raw"

Example response:

Hello World snippet

Create new snippet

Create a new snippet.

The user must have permission to create new snippets.

POST /snippets

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`title`	string	yes	Title of a snippet
`file_name`	string	no	Deprecated: Use `files` instead. Name of a snippet file
`content`	string	no	Deprecated: Use `files` instead. Content of a snippet
`description`	string	no	Description of a snippet
`visibility`	string	no	Snippet’s visibility
`files`	array of hashes	no	An array of snippet files
`files:file_path`	string	yes	File path of the snippet file
`files:content`	string	yes	Content of the snippet file

Example request:

curl --request POST "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets" \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     -d @snippet.json

snippet.json used in the previous example request:

{
  "title": "This is a snippet",
  "description": "Hello World snippet",
  "visibility": "internal",
  "files": [
    {
      "content": "Hello world",
      "file_path": "test.txt"
    }
  ]
}

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "This is a snippet",
  "description": "Hello World snippet",
  "visibility": "internal",
  "imported": false,
  "imported_from": "none",
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "john_smith",
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "John Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
  },
  "expires_at": null,
  "updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
  "created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
  "project_id": null,
  "web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
  "raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1/raw",
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "ssh://git@gitlab.example.com:snippets/1.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.example.com/snippets/1.git",
  "file_name": "test.txt",
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "text.txt",
      "raw_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/-/snippets/1/raw/main/renamed.md"
    }
  ]
}

Update snippet

Update an existing snippet.

The user must have permission to change an existing snippet.

PUT /snippets/:id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	yes	ID of snippet to update
`title`	string	no	Title of a snippet
`file_name`	string	no	Deprecated: Use `files` instead. Name of a snippet file
`content`	string	no	Deprecated: Use `files` instead. Content of a snippet
`description`	string	no	Description of a snippet
`visibility`	string	no	Snippet’s visibility
`files`	array of hashes	sometimes	An array of snippet files. Required when updating snippets with multiple files.
`files:action`	string	yes	Type of action to perform on the file, one of: `create`, `update`, `delete`, `move`
`files:file_path`	string	no	File path of the snippet file
`files:previous_path`	string	no	Previous path of the snippet file
`files:content`	string	no	Content of the snippet file

Example request:

curl --request PUT "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1" \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     -d @snippet.json

snippet.json used in the previous example request:

{
  "title": "foo",
  "files": [
    {
      "action": "move",
      "previous_path": "test.txt",
      "file_path": "renamed.md"
    }
  ]
}

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "test",
  "description": "description of snippet",
  "visibility": "internal",
  "imported": false,
  "imported_from": "none",
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "john_smith",
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "John Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
  },
  "expires_at": null,
  "updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
  "created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
  "project_id": null,
  "web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
  "raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1/raw",
  "ssh_url_to_repo": "ssh://git@gitlab.example.com:snippets/1.git",
  "http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.example.com/snippets/1.git",
  "file_name": "renamed.md",
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "renamed.md",
      "raw_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/-/snippets/1/raw/main/renamed.md"
    }
  ]
}

Delete snippet

Delete an existing snippet.

DELETE /snippets/:id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	yes	ID of snippet to delete.

Example request:

curl --request DELETE \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1"

The following are possible return codes:

Code	Description
`204`	Delete was successful. No data is returned.
`404`	The snippet wasn’t found.

List all public snippets

List all public snippets.

GET /snippets/public

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`per_page`	integer	no	Number of snippets to return per page.
`page`	integer	no	Page to retrieve.
`created_after`	datetime	no	Return snippets created after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`)
`created_before`	datetime	no	Return snippets created before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`)

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/public?per_page=2&page=1"

Example response:

[
    {
        "author": {
            "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/edaf55a9e363ea263e3b981d09e0f7f7?s=80&d=identicon",
            "id": 12,
            "name": "Libby Rolfson",
            "state": "active",
            "username": "elton_wehner",
            "web_url": "http://example.com/elton_wehner"
        },
        "created_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.504Z",
        "file_name": "oconnerrice.rb",
        "id": 49,
        "title": "Ratione cupiditate et laborum temporibus.",
        "updated_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.504Z",
        "project_id": null,
        "web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/49",
        "raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/49/raw"
    },
    {
        "author": {
            "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/36583b28626de71061e6e5a77972c3bd?s=80&d=identicon",
            "id": 16,
            "name": "Llewellyn Flatley",
            "state": "active",
            "username": "adaline",
            "web_url": "http://example.com/adaline"
        },
        "created_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.479Z",
        "file_name": "muellershields.rb",
        "id": 48,
        "title": "Minus similique nesciunt vel fugiat qui ullam sunt.",
        "updated_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.479Z",
        "project_id": null,
        "web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/48",
        "raw_url": "http://example.com/snippets/49/raw",
        "visibility": "public"
    }
]

List all snippets

List all snippets the current user has access to. Users with the Administrator or Auditor access levels can see all snippets (both personal and project).

GET /snippets/all

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`created_after`	datetime	no	Return snippets created after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`).
`created_before`	datetime	no	Return snippets created before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`).
`page`	integer	no	Page to retrieve.
`per_page`	integer	no	Number of snippets to return per page.
`repository_storage`	string	no	Filter by repository storage used by the snippet (administrators only). Introduced in GitLab 16.3

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/all?per_page=2&page=1"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 113,
    "title": "Internal Project Snippet",
    "description": null,
    "visibility": "internal",
    "imported": false,
    "imported_from": "none",
    "author": {
      "id": 17,
      "username": "tim_kreiger",
      "name": "Tim Kreiger",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/edaf55a9e363ea263e3b981d09e0f7f7?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://example.com/tim_kreiger"
    },
    "created_at": "2023-08-03T10:21:02.480Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-08-03T10:21:02.480Z",
    "project_id": 35,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/tim_kreiger/internal_project/-/snippets/113",
    "raw_url": "http://example.com/tim_kreiger/internal_project/-/snippets/113/raw",
    "file_name": "",
    "files": [],
    "repository_storage": "default"
  },
  {
    "id": 112,
    "title": "Private Personal Snippet",
    "description": null,
    "visibility": "private",
    "imported": false,
    "imported_from": "none",
    "author": {
      "id": 1,
      "username": "root",
      "name": "Administrator",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/edaf55a9e363ea263e3b981d09e0f7f7?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2023-08-03T10:20:59.994Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-08-03T10:20:59.994Z",
    "project_id": null,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/-/snippets/112",
    "raw_url": "http://example.com/-/snippets/112/raw",
    "file_name": "",
    "files": [],
    "repository_storage": "default"
  },
  {
    "id": 111,
    "title": "Public Personal Snippet",
    "description": null,
    "visibility": "public",
    "imported": false,
    "imported_from": "none",
    "author": {
      "id": 17,
      "username": "tim_kreiger",
      "name": "Tim Kreiger",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/edaf55a9e363ea263e3b981d09e0f7f7?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://example.com/tim_kreiger"
    },
    "created_at": "2023-08-03T10:21:01.312Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-08-03T10:21:01.312Z",
    "project_id": null,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/-/snippets/111",
    "raw_url": "http://example.com/-/snippets/111/raw",
    "file_name": "",
    "files": [],
    "repository_storage": "default"
  },
]

Get user agent details

Available only for administrators.

GET /snippets/:id/user_agent_detail

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer	yes	ID of snippet.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/user_agent_detail"

Example response:

{
  "user_agent": "AppleWebKit/537.36",
  "ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
  "akismet_submitted": false
}