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GitLab Metadata API

The Metadata API from GitLab — 1 operation(s) for metadata.

GitLab Metadata API is one of 44 APIs that GitLab publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Metadata. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, an API reference, rate-limit docs, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version v4.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.gitlab.com/api/.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
v4
Base URL
https://gitlab.com/api/graphql
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

GitLab Metadata API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Private-Token (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Metadata 1
GET
/api/v4/metadata
GitLab Retrieve Metadata Information for This GitLab Instance
getApiV4Metadata → 200401

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is API_Entities_Metadata (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

API_Entities_Metadata
object
APIEntitiesMetadata model
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

gitlab-metadata-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs GitLab publishes across the network.

GitLab GraphQL API
GitLab Issues API
GitLab Merge Requests API
GitLab Pipelines API
GitLab Jobs API
GitLab Runners API
GitLab Users API
GitLab Repositories API
GitLab Commits API
GitLab Branches API
GitLab Tags API
GitLab Releases API
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