- Valid access levels
- List protected branches
- Get a single protected branch or wildcard protected branch
- Protect repository branches
- Unprotect repository branches
- Update a protected branch
Group-level protected branches API
-
Introduced in GitLab 15.9 with a flag named
group_protected_branches
. Disabled by default. - Flag
group_protected_branches
renamed flag toallow_protected_branches_for_group
GitLab 15.11.
allow_protected_branches_for_group
.
On GitLab.com, this feature is not available.Valid access levels
The access levels are defined in the ProtectedRefAccess.allowed_access_levels
method.
These levels are recognized:
0 => No access
30 => Developer access
40 => Maintainer access
60 => Admin access
List protected branches
Gets a list of protected branches from a group. If a wildcard is set, it is returned instead of the exact name of the branches that match that wildcard.
GET /groups/:id/protected_branches
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id | integer or string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user. |
search | string | no | Name or part of the name of protected branches to be searched for. |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/protected_branches"
Example response:
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "main",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 40,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": 1234,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 40,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": 1234,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"allow_force_push":false,
"code_owner_approval_required": false
},
{
"id": 1,
"name": "release/*",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 40,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 40,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": 1234,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"allow_force_push":false,
"code_owner_approval_required": false
},
...
]
Get a single protected branch or wildcard protected branch
Gets a single protected branch or wildcard protected branch.
GET /groups/:id/protected_branches/:name
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id | integer or string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user. |
name | string | yes | The name of the branch or wildcard. |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/protected_branches/main"
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"name": "main",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 40,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": null,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": 1234,
"access_level_description": "Example Merge Group"
}
],
"allow_force_push":false,
"code_owner_approval_required": false
}
Protect repository branches
Protects a single repository branch using a wildcard protected branch.
POST /groups/:id/protected_branches
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/protected_branches?name=*-stable&push_access_level=30&merge_access_level=30&unprotect_access_level=40"
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id | integer or string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user. |
name | string | yes | The name of the branch or wildcard. |
allow_force_push | boolean | no | Allow all users with push access to force push. Default: false . |
allowed_to_merge | array | no | Array of access levels allowed to merge, with each described by a hash of the form {user_id: integer} , {group_id: integer} , or {access_level: integer} . |
allowed_to_push | array | no | Array of access levels allowed to push, with each described by a hash of the form {user_id: integer} , {group_id: integer} , or {access_level: integer} . |
allowed_to_unprotect | array | no | Array of access levels allowed to unprotect, with each described by a hash of the form {user_id: integer} , {group_id: integer} , or {access_level: integer} . |
code_owner_approval_required | boolean | no | Prevent pushes to this branch if it matches an item in the CODEOWNERS file. Default: false . |
merge_access_level | integer | no | Access levels allowed to merge. Defaults: 40 , Maintainer role. |
push_access_level | integer | no | Access levels allowed to push. Defaults: 40 , Maintainer role. |
unprotect_access_level | integer | no | Access levels allowed to unprotect. Defaults: 40 , Maintainer role. |
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"name": "*-stable",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 30,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 30,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"unprotect_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 40,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"allow_force_push":false,
"code_owner_approval_required": false
}
Example with user / group level access
Elements in the allowed_to_push
/ allowed_to_merge
/ allowed_to_unprotect
array should take the
form {user_id: integer}
, {group_id: integer}
, or {access_level: integer}
. Each user must have
access to the project and each group must
have this project shared. These access levels
allow more granular control over protected branch access.
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/protected_branches?name=*-stable&allowed_to_push%5B%5D%5Buser_id%5D=1"
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"name": "*-stable",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": null,
"user_id": 1,
"group_id": null,
"access_level_description": "Administrator"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 40,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"unprotect_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 40,
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"allow_force_push":false,
"code_owner_approval_required": false
}
Example with allow to push and allow to merge access
Example request:
curl --request POST \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
"name": "main",
"allowed_to_push": [{"access_level": 30}],
"allowed_to_merge": [{
"access_level": 30
},{
"access_level": 40
}
]}'
"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/protected_branches"
Example response:
{
"id": 5,
"name": "main",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers",
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers",
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null
},
{
"id": 2,
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers",
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null
}
],
"unprotect_access_levels": [
{
"id": 1,
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers",
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null
}
],
"allow_force_push":false,
"code_owner_approval_required": false
}
Unprotect repository branches
Unprotects the given protected branch or wildcard protected branch.
DELETE /groups/:id/protected_branches/:name
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/protected_branches/*-stable"
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id | integer or string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user. |
name | string | yes | The name of the branch. |
Example response:
{
"name": "main",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"id": 12,
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers",
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null
}
]
}
Update a protected branch
Updates a protected branch.
PATCH /groups/:id/protected_branches/:name
curl --request PATCH --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/protected_branches/feature-branch?allow_force_push=true&code_owner_approval_required=true"
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id | integer or string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user. |
name | string | yes | The name of the branch. |
allow_force_push | boolean | no | When enabled, members who can push to this branch can also force push. |
allowed_to_push | array | no | Array of push access levels, with each described by a hash. |
allowed_to_merge | array | no | Array of merge access levels, with each described by a hash. |
allowed_to_unprotect | array | no | Array of unprotect access levels, with each described by a hash. |
code_owner_approval_required | boolean | no | Prevent pushes to this branch if it matches an item in the CODEOWNERS file. Default: false . |
Elements in the allowed_to_push
, allowed_to_merge
and allowed_to_unprotect
arrays should:
- Be one of
user_id
,group_id
, oraccess_level
. - Take the form
{user_id: integer}
,{group_id: integer}
, or{access_level: integer}
.
To update:
-
user_id
: Ensure the updated user has access to the project. You must also pass theid
of theaccess_level
in the respective hash. -
group_id
: Ensure the updated group has this project shared. You must also pass theid
of theaccess_level
in the respective hash.
To delete:
- You must pass
_destroy
set totrue
. See the following examples.
Example: create a push_access_level
record
curl --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --request PATCH \
--data '{"allowed_to_push": [{access_level: 40}]}' \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/22034114/protected_branches/main"
Example response:
{
"name": "main",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"id": 12,
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers",
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null
}
]
}
Example: update a push_access_level
record
curl --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --request PATCH \
--data '{"allowed_to_push": [{"id": 12, "access_level": 0}]' \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/22034114/protected_branches/main"
Example response:
{
"name": "main",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"id": 12,
"access_level": 0,
"access_level_description": "No One",
"user_id": null,
"group_id": null
}
]
}
Example: delete a push_access_level
record
curl --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --request PATCH \
--data '{"allowed_to_push": [{"id": 12, "_destroy": true}]}' \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/22034114/protected_branches/main"
Example response:
{
"name": "main",
"push_access_levels": []
}