Dockerfiles API

GitLab provides an API endpoint for instance-level Dockerfile templates. Default templates are defined at vendor/Dockerfile in the GitLab repository.

Override Dockerfile API templates

In GitLab Premium and Ultimate tiers, GitLab instance administrators can override templates in the Admin Area.

List Dockerfile templates

Get all Dockerfile templates.

GET /templates/dockerfiles

curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/templates/dockerfiles"

Example response:

[
  {
    "key": "Binary",
    "name": "Binary"
  },
  {
    "key": "Binary-alpine",
    "name": "Binary-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "Binary-scratch",
    "name": "Binary-scratch"
  },
  {
    "key": "Golang",
    "name": "Golang"
  },
  {
    "key": "Golang-alpine",
    "name": "Golang-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "Golang-scratch",
    "name": "Golang-scratch"
  },
  {
    "key": "HTTPd",
    "name": "HTTPd"
  },
  {
    "key": "Node",
    "name": "Node"
  },
  {
    "key": "Node-alpine",
    "name": "Node-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "OpenJDK",
    "name": "OpenJDK"
  },
  {
    "key": "PHP",
    "name": "PHP"
  },
  {
    "key": "Python",
    "name": "Python"
  },
  {
    "key": "Python-alpine",
    "name": "Python-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "Python2",
    "name": "Python2"
  },
  {
    "key": "Ruby",
    "name": "Ruby"
  },
  {
    "key": "Ruby-alpine",
    "name": "Ruby-alpine"
  },
  {
    "key": "Rust",
    "name": "Rust"
  },
  {
    "key": "Swift",
    "name": "Swift"
  }
]

Single Dockerfile template

Get a single Dockerfile template.

GET /templates/dockerfiles/:key
AttributeTypeRequiredDescription
keystringyesThe key of the Dockerfile template
curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/templates/dockerfiles/Binary"

Example response:

{
  "name": "Binary",
  "content": "# This file is a template, and might need editing before it works on your project.\n# This Dockerfile installs a compiled binary into a bare system.\n# You must either commit your compiled binary into source control (not recommended)\n# or build the binary first as part of a CI/CD pipeline.\n\nFROM buildpack-deps:buster\n\nWORKDIR /usr/local/bin\n\n# Change `app` to whatever your binary is called\nAdd app .\nCMD [\"./app\"]\n"
}