Packages API

Introduced support for GitLab CI/CD job token authentication for the project-level API in GitLab 15.3.

The API documentation of GitLab Packages.

List packages

For a project

Get a list of project packages. All package types are included in results. When accessed without authentication, only packages of public projects are returned. By default, packages with default and error status are returned. Use the status parameter to view other packages. 

GET /projects/:id/packages
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
order_by string no The field to use as order. One of created_at (default), name, version, or type.
sort string no The direction of the order, either asc (default) for ascending order or desc for descending order.
package_type string no Filter the returned packages by type. One of conan, maven, npm, pypi, composer, nuget, helm, terraform_module, or golang.
package_name string no Filter the project packages with a fuzzy search by name.
package_version string no Filter the project packages by version. If used in combination with include_versionless, then no versionless packages are returned. Introduced in GitLab 16.6.
include_versionless boolean no When set to true, versionless packages are included in the response.
status string no Filter the returned packages by status. One of default (default), hidden, processing, error, or pending_destruction. 
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",
    "created_at": "2019-11-27T03:37:38.711Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "@foo/bar",
    "version": "1.0.3",
    "package_type": "npm",
    "created_at": "2019-11-27T03:37:38.711Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Hello/0.1@mycompany/stable",
    "conan_package_name": "Hello",
    "version": "0.1",
    "package_type": "conan",
    "_links": {
      "web_path": "/foo/bar/-/packages/3",
      "delete_api_path": "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/3"
    },
    "created_at": "2029-12-16T20:33:34.316Z",
    "tags": []
  }
]

By default, the GET request returns 20 results, because the API is paginated.

Although you can filter packages by status, working with packages that have a processing status can result in malformed data or broken packages.

For a group

Get a list of project packages at the group level. When accessed without authentication, only packages of public projects are returned. By default, packages with default and error status are returned. Use the status parameter to view other packages. 

GET /groups/:id/packages
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
exclude_subgroups boolean no If the parameter is included as true, packages from projects from subgroups are not listed. Default is false.
order_by string no The field to use as order. One of created_at (default), name, version, type, or project_path.
sort string no The direction of the order, either asc (default) for ascending order or desc for descending order.
package_type string no Filter the returned packages by type. One of conan, maven, npm, pypi, composer, nuget, helm, or golang.
package_name string no Filter the project packages with a fuzzy search by name.
package_version string no Filter the returned packages by version. If used in combination with include_versionless, then no versionless packages are returned. Introduced in GitLab 16.6.
include_versionless boolean no When set to true, versionless packages are included in the response.
status string no Filter the returned packages by status. One of default (default), hidden, processing, error, or pending_destruction. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/packages?exclude_subgroups=false"

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"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-11-27T03:37:38.711Z",
    "pipelines": [
      {
        "id": 123,
        "status": "pending",
        "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",
        "user": {
          "name": "Administrator",
          "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "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"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-11-27T03:37:38.711Z",
    "pipelines": [
      {
        "id": 123,
        "status": "pending",
        "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",
        "user": {
          "name": "Administrator",
          "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
]

By default, the GET request returns 20 results, because 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.

Although you can filter packages by status, working with packages that have a processing status can result in malformed data or broken packages.

Get a project package

Get a single project package. Only packages with status default are returned. 

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"
  },
  "created_at": "2019-11-27T03:37:38.711Z",
  "last_downloaded_at": "2022-09-07T07:51:50.504Z",
  "pipelines": [
    {
      "id": 123,
      "status": "pending",
      "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",
      "user": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon"
      }
    }
  ],
  "versions": [
    {
      "id":2,
      "version":"2.0-SNAPSHOT",
      "created_at":"2020-04-28T04:42:11.573Z",
      "pipelines": [
        {
          "id": 234,
          "status": "pending",
          "ref": "new-pipeline",
          "sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
          "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/pipelines/58",
          "created_at": "2016-08-11T11:28:34.085Z",
          "updated_at": "2016-08-11T11:32:35.169Z",
          "user": {
            "name": "Administrator",
            "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

The _links object contains the following properties:

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

List package files

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/:id/packages/:package_id/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",
    "file_sha256": "a903393463d3915d7e22219f52740056dfd26cbfeff321b",
    "pipelines": [
      {
        "id": 123,
        "status": "pending",
        "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",
        "user": {
          "name": "Administrator",
          "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "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",
    "file_sha256": "2987d068fe88aff85781811a42f32d97feb4f092a399"
  },
  {
    "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",
    "file_sha256": "ac849d002e56052d320a8ac156f745ece73f6a8cd2f3e82"
  }
]

By default, the GET request returns 20 results, because the API is paginated.

List package pipelines

Introduced in GitLab 16.1.

Get a list of pipelines for a single package. The results are sorted by id in descending order.

The results are paginated and return up to 20 records per page. 

GET /projects/:id/packages/:package_id/pipelines
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/pipelines"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 9,
    "sha": "2b6127f6bb6f475c4e81afcc2251e3f941e554f9",
    "ref": "mytag",
    "status": "failed",
    "source": "push",
    "created_at": "2023-02-01T12:19:21.895Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-02-01T14:00:05.922Z",
    "web_url": "http://gdk.test:3001/feature-testing/composer-repository/-/pipelines/1",
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "username": "root",
      "name": "Administrator",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gdk.test:3001/root"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "iid": 2,
    "project_id": 9,
    "sha": "e564015ac6cb3d8617647802c875b27d392f72a6",
    "ref": "main",
    "status": "canceled",
    "source": "push",
    "created_at": "2023-02-01T12:23:23.694Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-02-01T12:26:28.635Z",
    "web_url": "http://gdk.test:3001/feature-testing/composer-repository/-/pipelines/2",
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "username": "root",
      "name": "Administrator",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gdk.test:3001/root"
    }
  }
]

Delete a project package

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.

If request forwarding is enabled, deleting a package can introduce a dependency confusion risk.

Delete a package file

caution
Deleting a package file may corrupt your package making it unusable or unpullable from your package manager client. When deleting a package file, be sure that you understand what you’re doing.

Delete a package file: 

DELETE /projects/:id/packages/:package_id/package_files/:package_file_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.
package_file_id integer yes ID of a package file. 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/packages/:package_id/package_files/:package_file_id"

Can return the following status codes:

  • 204 No Content: The package was deleted successfully.
  • 403 Forbidden: The user does not have permission to delete the file.
  • 404 Not Found: The package or package file was not found.