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Notification settings API

Introduced in GitLab 8.12.

Valid notification levels

The notification levels are defined in the NotificationSetting.level model enumeration. Currently, these levels are recognized:

disabled
participating
watch
global
mention
custom

If the custom level is used, specific email events can be controlled. Available events are returned by NotificationSetting.email_events. Currently, these events are recognized:

  • new_note
  • new_issue
  • reopen_issue
  • close_issue
  • reassign_issue
  • issue_due
  • new_merge_request
  • push_to_merge_request
  • reopen_merge_request
  • close_merge_request
  • reassign_merge_request
  • merge_merge_request
  • failed_pipeline
  • success_pipeline
  • new_epic (ULTIMATE)

Global notification settings

Get current notification settings and email address.

GET /notification_settings
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/notification_settings

Example response:

{
  "level": "participating",
  "notification_email": "admin@example.com"
}

Update global notification settings

Update current notification settings and email address.

PUT /notification_settings
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/notification_settings?level=watch
Attribute Type Required Description
level string no The global notification level
notification_email string no The email address to send notifications
new_note boolean no Enable/disable this notification
new_issue boolean no Enable/disable this notification
reopen_issue boolean no Enable/disable this notification
close_issue boolean no Enable/disable this notification
reassign_issue boolean no Enable/disable this notification
issue_due boolean no Enable/disable this notification
new_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
push_to_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
reopen_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
close_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
reassign_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
merge_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
failed_pipeline boolean no Enable/disable this notification
success_pipeline boolean no Enable/disable this notification
new_epic boolean no Enable/disable this notification (Introduced in 11.3) (ULTIMATE)

Example response:

{
  "level": "watch",
  "notification_email": "admin@example.com"
}

Group / project level notification settings

Get current group or project notification settings.

GET /groups/:id/notification_settings
GET /projects/:id/notification_settings
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/notification_settings
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/8/notification_settings
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The group/project ID or path

Example response:

{
  "level": "global"
}

Update group/project level notification settings

Update current group/project notification settings.

PUT /groups/:id/notification_settings
PUT /projects/:id/notification_settings
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/notification_settings?level=watch
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/8/notification_settings?level=custom&new_note=true
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The group/project ID or path
level string no The global notification level
new_note boolean no Enable/disable this notification
new_issue boolean no Enable/disable this notification
reopen_issue boolean no Enable/disable this notification
close_issue boolean no Enable/disable this notification
reassign_issue boolean no Enable/disable this notification
issue_due boolean no Enable/disable this notification
new_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
push_to_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
reopen_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
close_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
reassign_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
merge_merge_request boolean no Enable/disable this notification
failed_pipeline boolean no Enable/disable this notification
success_pipeline boolean no Enable/disable this notification
new_epic boolean no Enable/disable this notification (Introduced in 11.3) (ULTIMATE)

Example responses:

{
  "level": "watch"
}

{
  "level": "custom",
  "events": {
    "new_note": true,
    "new_issue": false,
    "reopen_issue": false,
    "close_issue": false,
    "reassign_issue": false,
    "issue_due": false,
    "new_merge_request": false,
    "push_to_merge_request": false,
    "reopen_merge_request": false,
    "close_merge_request": false,
    "reassign_merge_request": false,
    "merge_merge_request": false,
    "failed_pipeline": false,
    "success_pipeline": false
  }
}

Users on GitLab Ultimate or Gold will also see the new_epic parameter:

{
  "level": "custom",
  "events": {
    "new_note": true,
    "new_issue": false,
    "new_epic": false,
    ...
  }
}