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Packages API (PREMIUM)

This is the API docs of GitLab Packages.

List packages

Within a project

Introduced in GitLab 11.8.

Get a list of project packages. Both Maven and NPM packages are included in results. When accessed without authentication, only packages of public projects are returned.

GET /projects/:id/packages
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/packages

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "com/mycompany/my-app",
    "version": "1.0-SNAPSHOT",
    "package_type": "maven"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "@foo/bar",
    "version": "1.0.3",
    "package_type": "npm"
  }
]

By default, the GET request will return 20 results, since the API is paginated.

Within a group

Introduced in GitLab 12.5.

Get a list of project packages at the group level. When accessed without authentication, only packages of public projects are returned.

GET /groups/:id/packages
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
exclude_subgroups boolean false If the param is included as true, packages from projects from subgroups are not listed. Default is false. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/packages?exclude_subgroups=true

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "com/mycompany/my-app",
    "version": "1.0-SNAPSHOT",
    "package_type": "maven",
    "_links": {
      "web_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1",
      "delete_api_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "@foo/bar",
    "version": "1.0.3",
    "package_type": "npm",
    "_links": {
      "web_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1",
      "delete_api_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1"
    }
  }
]

By default, the GET request will return 20 results, since the API is paginated.

The _links object contains the following properties:

  • web_path: The path which you can visit in GitLab and see the details of the package.
  • delete_api_path: The API path to delete the package. Only available if the request user has permission to do so.

Get a project package

Introduced in GitLab 11.9.

Get a single project package.

GET /projects/:id/packages/:package_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
package_id integer yes ID of a package. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/packages/:package_id

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "com/mycompany/my-app",
  "version": "1.0-SNAPSHOT",
  "package_type": "maven",
  "_links": {
    "web_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1",
    "delete_api_path": "/namespace1/project1/-/packages/1"
  }
}

The _links object contains the following properties:

  • web_path: The path which you can visit in GitLab and see the details of the package.
  • delete_api_path: The API path to delete the package. Only available if the request user has permission to do so.

List package files

Introduced in GitLab 11.8.

Get a list of package files of a single package.

GET /projects/:id/packages/:package_id/package_files
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project
package_id integer yes ID of a package. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/4/package_files

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 25,
    "package_id": 4,
    "created_at": "2018-11-07T15:25:52.199Z",
    "file_name": "my-app-1.5-20181107.152550-1.jar",
    "size": 2421,
    "file_md5": "58e6a45a629910c6ff99145a688971ac",
    "file_sha1": "ebd193463d3915d7e22219f52740056dfd26cbfe"
  },
  {
    "id": 26,
    "package_id": 4,
    "created_at": "2018-11-07T15:25:56.776Z",
    "file_name": "my-app-1.5-20181107.152550-1.pom",
    "size": 1122,
    "file_md5": "d90f11d851e17c5513586b4a7e98f1b2",
    "file_sha1": "9608d068fe88aff85781811a42f32d97feb440b5"
  },
  {
    "id": 27,
    "package_id": 4,
    "created_at": "2018-11-07T15:26:00.556Z",
    "file_name": "maven-metadata.xml",
    "size": 767,
    "file_md5": "6dfd0cce1203145a927fef5e3a1c650c",
    "file_sha1": "d25932de56052d320a8ac156f745ece73f6a8cd2"
  }
]

By default, the GET request will return 20 results, since the API is paginated.

Delete a project package

Introduced in GitLab 11.9.

Deletes a project package.

DELETE /projects/:id/packages/:package_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project
package_id integer yes ID of a package. 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/packages/:package_id

Can return the following status codes:

  • 204 No Content, if the package was deleted successfully.
  • 404 Not Found, if the package was not found.