Pipeline schedules API

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Get all pipeline schedules

Get a list of the pipeline schedules of a project.

GET /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
scopestringNoThe scope of pipeline schedules, must be one of: active, inactive
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules"
[
    {
        "id": 13,
        "description": "Test schedule pipeline",
        "ref": "main",
        "cron": "* * * * *",
        "cron_timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
        "next_run_at": "2017-05-19T13:41:00.000Z",
        "active": true,
        "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:31:08.849Z",
        "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:40:17.727Z",
        "owner": {
            "name": "Administrator",
            "username": "root",
            "id": 1,
            "state": "active",
            "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
            "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
        }
    }
]

Get a single pipeline schedule

Get the pipeline schedule of a project.

GET /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
pipeline_schedule_idintegerYesThe pipeline schedule ID
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13"
{
    "id": 13,
    "description": "Test schedule pipeline",
    "ref": "main",
    "cron": "* * * * *",
    "cron_timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "next_run_at": "2017-05-19T13:41:00.000Z",
    "active": true,
    "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:31:08.849Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:40:17.727Z",
    "last_pipeline": {
        "id": 332,
        "sha": "0e788619d0b5ec17388dffb973ecd505946156db",
        "ref": "main",
        "status": "pending"
    },
    "owner": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "variables": [
        {
            "key": "TEST_VARIABLE_1",
            "variable_type": "env_var",
            "value": "TEST_1"
        }
    ]
}

Get all pipelines triggered by a pipeline schedule

Introduced in GitLab 15.3.

Get all pipelines triggered by a pipeline schedule in a project.

GET /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/pipelines

Supported attributes:

AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
pipeline_schedule_idintegerYesThe pipeline schedule ID.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13/pipelines"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 47,
    "iid": 12,
    "project_id": 29,
    "status": "pending",
    "source": "scheduled",
    "ref": "new-pipeline",
    "sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
    "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/pipelines/47",
    "created_at": "2016-08-11T11:28:34.085Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.169Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 48,
    "iid": 13,
    "project_id": 29,
    "status": "pending",
    "source": "scheduled",
    "ref": "new-pipeline",
    "sha": "eb94b618fb5865b26e80fdd8ae531b7a63ad851a",
    "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/pipelines/48",
    "created_at": "2016-08-12T10:06:04.561Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-08-12T10:09:56.223Z"
  }
]

Create a new pipeline schedule

Create a new pipeline schedule of a project.

POST /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
descriptionstringYesThe description of the pipeline schedule.
refstringYesThe branch or tag name that is triggered.
cronstringYesThe cron schedule, for example: 0 1 * * *.
cron_timezonestringNoThe time zone supported by ActiveSupport::TimeZone, for example: Pacific Time (US & Canada) (default: UTC).
activebooleanNoThe activation of pipeline schedule. If false is set, the pipeline schedule is initially deactivated (default: true).
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --form description="Build packages" --form ref="main" --form cron="0 1 * * 5" --form cron_timezone="UTC" \
     --form active="true" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules"
{
    "id": 14,
    "description": "Build packages",
    "ref": "main",
    "cron": "0 1 * * 5",
    "cron_timezone": "UTC",
    "next_run_at": "2017-05-26T01:00:00.000Z",
    "active": true,
    "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:43:08.169Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:43:08.169Z",
    "last_pipeline": null,
    "owner": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
    }
}

Edit a pipeline schedule

Updates the pipeline schedule of a project. After the update is done, it is rescheduled automatically.

PUT /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
pipeline_schedule_idintegerYesThe pipeline schedule ID.
descriptionstringNoThe description of the pipeline schedule.
refstringNoThe branch or tag name that is triggered.
cronstringNoThe cron schedule, for example: 0 1 * * *.
cron_timezonestringNoThe time zone supported by ActiveSupport::TimeZone (for example Pacific Time (US & Canada)), or TZInfo::Timezone (for example America/Los_Angeles).
activebooleanNoThe activation of pipeline schedule. If false is set, the pipeline schedule is initially deactivated.
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --form cron="0 2 * * *" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13"
{
    "id": 13,
    "description": "Test schedule pipeline",
    "ref": "main",
    "cron": "0 2 * * *",
    "cron_timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "next_run_at": "2017-05-19T17:00:00.000Z",
    "active": true,
    "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:31:08.849Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:44:16.135Z",
    "last_pipeline": {
        "id": 332,
        "sha": "0e788619d0b5ec17388dffb973ecd505946156db",
        "ref": "main",
        "status": "pending"
    },
    "owner": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "username": "root",
        "id": 1,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
    }
}

Take ownership of a pipeline schedule

Update the owner of the pipeline schedule of a project.

POST /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/take_ownership
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
pipeline_schedule_idintegerYesThe pipeline schedule ID
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13/take_ownership"
{
    "id": 13,
    "description": "Test schedule pipeline",
    "ref": "main",
    "cron": "0 2 * * *",
    "cron_timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "next_run_at": "2017-05-19T17:00:00.000Z",
    "active": true,
    "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:31:08.849Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:46:37.468Z",
    "last_pipeline": {
        "id": 332,
        "sha": "0e788619d0b5ec17388dffb973ecd505946156db",
        "ref": "main",
        "status": "pending"
    },
    "owner": {
        "name": "shinya",
        "username": "maeda",
        "id": 50,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8ca0a796a679c292e3a11da50f99e801?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/maeda"
    }
}

Delete a pipeline schedule

Delete the pipeline schedule of a project.

DELETE /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
pipeline_schedule_idintegerYesThe pipeline schedule ID
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13"
{
    "id": 13,
    "description": "Test schedule pipeline",
    "ref": "main",
    "cron": "0 2 * * *",
    "cron_timezone": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "next_run_at": "2017-05-19T17:00:00.000Z",
    "active": true,
    "created_at": "2017-05-19T13:31:08.849Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-05-19T13:46:37.468Z",
    "last_pipeline": {
        "id": 332,
        "sha": "0e788619d0b5ec17388dffb973ecd505946156db",
        "ref": "main",
        "status": "pending"
    },
    "owner": {
        "name": "shinya",
        "username": "maeda",
        "id": 50,
        "state": "active",
        "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8ca0a796a679c292e3a11da50f99e801?s=80&d=identicon",
        "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/maeda"
    }
}

Run a scheduled pipeline immediately

Trigger a new scheduled pipeline, which runs immediately. The next scheduled run of this pipeline is not affected.

POST /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/play
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
pipeline_schedule_idintegerYesThe pipeline schedule ID

Example request:

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/pipeline_schedules/1/play"

Example response:

{
  "message": "201 Created"
}

Pipeline schedule variables

Create a new pipeline schedule variable

Create a new variable of a pipeline schedule.

POST /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/variables
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
pipeline_schedule_idintegerYesThe pipeline schedule ID
keystringYesThe key of a variable; must have no more than 255 characters; only A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and _ are allowed
valuestringYesThe value of a variable
variable_typestringNoThe type of a variable. Available types are: env_var (default) and file
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --form "key=NEW_VARIABLE" \
     --form "value=new value" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13/variables"
{
    "key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
    "variable_type": "env_var",
    "value": "new value"
}

Edit a pipeline schedule variable

Updates the variable of a pipeline schedule.

PUT /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/variables/:key
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
pipeline_schedule_idintegerYesThe pipeline schedule ID
keystringYesThe key of a variable
valuestringYesThe value of a variable
variable_typestringNoThe type of a variable. Available types are: env_var (default) and file
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --form "value=updated value" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13/variables/NEW_VARIABLE"
{
    "key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
    "value": "updated value",
    "variable_type": "env_var"
}

Delete a pipeline schedule variable

Delete the variable of a pipeline schedule.

DELETE /projects/:id/pipeline_schedules/:pipeline_schedule_id/variables/:key
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
idinteger/stringYesThe ID or URL-encoded path of the project
pipeline_schedule_idintegerYesThe pipeline schedule ID
keystringYesThe key of a variable
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/29/pipeline_schedules/13/variables/NEW_VARIABLE"
{
    "key": "NEW_VARIABLE",
    "value": "updated value"
}