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Events API

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Use this API to review event activity. Events can include a wide range of actions including things like joining projects, commenting on issues, pushing changes to MRs, or closing epics.

For information about activity retention limits, see:

List all events

Lists all events for the currently authenticated user. Does not return events associated with epics.

Prerequisites:

  • Your access token must have either the read_user or api scope.
GET /events

Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
action string no If defined, returns events with the specified action type.
target_type string no If defined, returns events with the specified target type.
before date (ISO 8601) no If defined, returns tokens created before the specified date.
after date (ISO 8601) no If defined, returns tokens created after the specified date.
scope string no Include all events across a user's projects.
sort string no Direction to sort the results by creation date. Possible values: asc, desc. Default: desc.

Example request:

curl --request GET \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/events?target_type=issue&action=created&after=2017-01-31&before=2017-03-01&scope=all"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "title":null,
    "project_id":1,
    "action_name":"opened",
    "target_id":160,
    "target_iid":53,
    "target_type":"Issue",
    "author_id":25,
    "target_title":"Qui natus eos odio tempore et quaerat consequuntur ducimus cupiditate quis.",
    "created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.667Z",
    "author":{
      "name":"User 3",
      "username":"user3",
      "id":25,
      "state":"active",
      "avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/97d6d9441ff85fdc730e02a6068d267b?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
      "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/user3"
    },
    "author_username":"user3",
    "imported":false,
    "imported_from": "none"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "title":null,
    "project_id":1,
    "action_name":"opened",
    "target_id":159,
    "target_iid":14,
    "target_type":"Issue",
    "author_id":21,
    "target_title":"Nostrum enim non et sed optio illo deleniti non.",
    "created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.426Z",
    "author":{
      "name":"Test User",
      "username":"ted",
      "id":21,
      "state":"active",
      "avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/80fb888c9a48b9a3f87477214acaa63f?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
      "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/ted"
    },
    "author_username":"ted",
    "imported":false,
    "imported_from": "none"
  }
]

Get contribution events for a user

Gets the contribution events for a specified user. Does not return events associated with epics.

Prerequisites:

  • Your access token must have either the read_user or api scope.
GET /users/:id/events

Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
id integer yes ID or Username of a user.
action string no If defined, returns events with the specified action type.
target_type string no If defined, returns events with the specified target type.
before date (ISO 8601) no If defined, returns tokens created before the specified date.
after date (ISO 8601) no If defined, returns tokens created after the specified date.
sort string no Direction to sort the results by creation date. Possible values: asc, desc. Default: desc.
page integer no Returns the specified results page. Default: 1.
per_page integer no Number of results per page. Default: 20. 
curl --request GET \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/:id/events"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 3,
    "title": null,
    "project_id": 15,
    "action_name": "closed",
    "target_id": 830,
    "target_iid": 82,
    "target_type": "Issue",
    "author_id": 1,
    "target_title": "Public project search field",
    "author": {
      "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
    },
    "author_username": "root",
    "imported": false,
    "imported_from": "none"
  },
  {
    "id": 4,
    "title": null,
    "project_id": 15,
    "action_name": "pushed",
    "target_id": null,
    "target_iid": null,
    "target_type": null,
    "author_id": 1,
    "author": {
      "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
    },
    "author_username": "john",
    "imported": false,
    "imported_from": "none",
    "push_data": {
      "commit_count": 1,
      "action": "pushed",
      "ref_type": "branch",
      "commit_from": "50d4420237a9de7be1304607147aec22e4a14af7",
      "commit_to": "c5feabde2d8cd023215af4d2ceeb7a64839fc428",
      "ref": "main",
      "commit_title": "Add simple search to projects in public area"
    },
    "target_title": null
  },
  {
    "id": 5,
    "title": null,
    "project_id": 15,
    "action_name": "closed",
    "target_id": 840,
    "target_iid": 11,
    "target_type": "Issue",
    "author_id": 1,
    "target_title": "Finish & merge Code search PR",
    "author": {
      "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
    },
    "author_username": "root",
    "imported": false,
    "imported_from": "none"
  },
  {
    "id": 7,
    "title": null,
    "project_id": 15,
    "action_name": "commented on",
    "target_id": 1312,
    "target_iid": 61,
    "target_type": "Note",
    "author_id": 1,
    "target_title": null,
    "created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:58.089Z",
    "note": {
      "id": 1312,
      "body": "What an awesome day!",
      "attachment": null,
      "author": {
        "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
        "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
      },
      "created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:56.698Z",
      "system": false,
      "noteable_id": 377,
      "noteable_type": "Issue"
    },
    "author": {
      "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
      "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
    },
    "author_username": "root",
    "imported": false,
    "imported_from": "none"
  }
]

List a project's visible events

Lists all visible events for a specified project.

GET /projects/:project_id/events

Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
project_id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of a project.
action string no If defined, returns events with the specified action type.
target_type string no If defined, returns events with the specified target type.
before date (ISO 8601) no If defined, returns tokens created before the specified date.
after date (ISO 8601) no If defined, returns tokens created after the specified date.
sort string no Direction to sort the results by creation date. Possible values: asc, desc. Default: desc.

Example request:

curl --request GET \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:project_id/events?target_type=issue&action=created&after=2017-01-31&before=2017-03-01"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 8,
    "title":null,
    "project_id":1,
    "action_name":"opened",
    "target_id":160,
    "target_iid":160,
    "target_type":"Issue",
    "author_id":25,
    "target_title":"Qui natus eos odio tempore et quaerat consequuntur ducimus cupiditate quis.",
    "created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.667Z",
    "author":{
      "name":"User 3",
      "username":"user3",
      "id":25,
      "state":"active",
      "avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/97d6d9441ff85fdc730e02a6068d267b?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
      "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/user3"
    },
    "author_username":"user3",
    "imported":false,
    "imported_from": "none"
  },
  {
    "id": 9,
    "title":null,
    "project_id":1,
    "action_name":"opened",
    "target_id":159,
    "target_iid":159,
    "target_type":"Issue",
    "author_id":21,
    "target_title":"Nostrum enim non et sed optio illo deleniti non.",
    "created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.426Z",
    "author":{
      "name":"Test User",
      "username":"ted",
      "id":21,
      "state":"active",
      "avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/80fb888c9a48b9a3f87477214acaa63f?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
      "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/ted"
    },
    "author_username":"ted",
    "imported":false,
    "imported_from": "none"
  },
  {
    "id": 10,
    "title": null,
    "project_id": 1,
    "action_name": "commented on",
    "target_id": 1312,
    "target_iid": 1312,
    "target_type": "Note",
    "author_id": 1,
    "data": null,
    "target_title": null,
    "created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:58.089Z",
    "note": {
      "id": 1312,
      "body": "What an awesome day!",
      "attachment": null,
      "author": {
        "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
      },
      "created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:56.698Z",
      "system": false,
      "noteable_id": 377,
      "noteable_type": "Issue",
      "noteable_iid": 377
    },
    "author": {
      "name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "author_username": "root",
    "imported": false,
    "imported_from": "none"
  }
]

Target type

Version history

  • Added epics in GitLab 17.3.

You can filter the results to return events from a specific target type. Possible values are:

  • epic1
  • issue
  • merge_request
  • milestone
  • note2
  • project
  • snippet
  • user

Footnotes:

  1. You must enable the new look for epics. Some epic features like child items, linked items, start dates, due dates, and health statuses are not returned by the API.
  2. Some merge request notes may instead use the DiscussionNote type. This target type is not supported by the API.