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# Epics API **(PREMIUM)**
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> - Introduced in [GitLab Ultimate](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 10.2.
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> - Single-level Epics [were moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/37081) to [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) in 12.8.
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Every API call to epic must be authenticated.
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If a user is not a member of a private group, a `GET` request on that group results in a `404` status code.
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If epics feature is not available a `403` status code is returned.
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## Epic issues API
The [epic issues API ](epic_issues.md ) allows you to interact with issues associated with an epic.
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## Milestone dates integration
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/6448) in GitLab 11.3.
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Because start date and due date can be dynamically sourced from related issue milestones,
additional fields are shown when user has edit permission. These include two boolean
fields `start_date_is_fixed` and `due_date_is_fixed` , and four date fields `start_date_fixed` ,
`start_date_from_inherited_source` , `due_date_fixed` and `due_date_from_inherited_source` .
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- `end_date` has been deprecated in favor of `due_date` .
- `start_date_from_milestones` has been deprecated in favor of `start_date_from_inherited_source`
- `due_date_from_milestones` has been deprecated in favor of `due_date_from_inherited_source`
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## Epics pagination
By default, `GET` requests return 20 results at a time because the API results
are paginated.
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Read more on [pagination ](index.md#pagination ).
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WARNING:
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> `reference` attribute in response is deprecated in favour of `references`.
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> Introduced in [GitLab 12.6](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/20354)
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NOTE:
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> `references.relative` is relative to the group that the epic is being requested. When epic is fetched from its origin group
> `relative` format would be the same as `short` format and when requested cross groups it is expected to be the same as `full` format.
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## List epics for a group
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> `parent_iid` and `_links[parent]` in response were [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347527) in GitLab 14.6.
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Gets all epics of the requested group and its subgroups.
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```plaintext
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GET /groups/:id/epics
GET /groups/:id/epics?author_id=5
GET /groups/:id/epics?labels=bug,reproduced
GET /groups/:id/epics?state=opened
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| ------------------- | ---------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `author_id` | integer | no | Return epics created by the given user `id` |
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| `labels` | string | no | Return epics matching a comma-separated list of labels names. Label names from the epic group or a parent group can be used |
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| `with_labels_details` | boolean | no | If `true` , response returns more details for each label in labels field: `:name` , `:color` , `:description` , `:description_html` , `:text_color` . Default is `false` . Available in [GitLab 12.7 ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/21413 ) and later |
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| `order_by` | string | no | Return epics ordered by `created_at` , `updated_at` , or `title` fields. Default is `created_at` |
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| `sort` | string | no | Return epics sorted in `asc` or `desc` order. Default is `desc` |
| `search` | string | no | Search epics against their `title` and `description` |
| `state` | string | no | Search epics against their `state` , possible filters: `opened` , `closed` and `all` , default: `all` |
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| `created_after` | datetime | no | Return epics created on or after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`) |
| `created_before` | datetime | no | Return epics created on or before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`) |
| `updated_after` | datetime | no | Return epics updated on or after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`) |
| `updated_before` | datetime | no | Return epics updated on or before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`) |
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| `include_ancestor_groups` | boolean | no | Include epics from the requested group's ancestors. Default is `false` |
| `include_descendant_groups` | boolean | no | Include epics from the requested group's descendants. Default is `true` |
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| `my_reaction_emoji` | string | no | Return epics reacted by the authenticated user by the given emoji. `None` returns epics not given a reaction. `Any` returns epics given at least one reaction. Available in [GitLab 13.0 ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/31479 ) and later |
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| `not` | Hash | no | Return epics that do not match the parameters supplied. Accepts: `author_id` and `labels` . Available in [GitLab 14.6 ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347525 ) and later |
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics"
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```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 29,
"iid": 4,
"group_id": 7,
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"parent_id": 23,
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"parent_iid": 3,
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"title": "Accusamus iste et ullam ratione voluptatem omnis debitis dolor est.",
"description": "Molestias dolorem eos vitae expedita impedit necessitatibus quo voluptatum.",
"state": "opened",
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"confidential": "false",
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"web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/test/-/epics/4",
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"reference": "& 4",
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"references": {
"short": "& 4",
"relative": "& 4",
"full": "test& 4"
},
"author": {
"id": 10,
"name": "Lu Mayer",
"username": "kam",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/018729e129a6f31c80a6327a30196823?s=80& d=identicon",
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"web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/kam"
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},
"start_date": null,
"start_date_is_fixed": false,
"start_date_fixed": null,
"start_date_from_milestones": null, //deprecated in favor of start_date_from_inherited_source
"start_date_from_inherited_source": null,
"end_date": "2018-07-31", //deprecated in favor of due_date
"due_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date_is_fixed": false,
"due_date_fixed": null,
"due_date_from_milestones": "2018-07-31", //deprecated in favor of start_date_from_inherited_source
"due_date_from_inherited_source": "2018-07-31",
"created_at": "2018-07-17T13:36:22.770Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-18T12:22:05.239Z",
"closed_at": "2018-08-18T12:22:05.239Z",
"labels": [],
"upvotes": 4,
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"downvotes": 0,
"_links":{
"self": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7/epics/4",
"epic_issues": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7/epics/4/issues",
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"group":"http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7",
"parent":"http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7/epics/3"
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}
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},
{
"id": 50,
"iid": 35,
"group_id": 17,
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"parent_id": 19,
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"parent_iid": 1,
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"title": "Accusamus iste et ullam ratione voluptatem omnis debitis dolor est.",
"description": "Molestias dolorem eos vitae expedita impedit necessitatibus quo voluptatum.",
"state": "opened",
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"web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/test/sample/-/epics/35",
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"reference": "& 4",
"references": {
"short": "& 4",
"relative": "sample& 4",
"full": "test/sample& 4"
},
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"author": {
"id": 10,
"name": "Lu Mayer",
"username": "kam",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/018729e129a6f31c80a6327a30196823?s=80& d=identicon",
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"web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/kam"
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},
"start_date": null,
"start_date_is_fixed": false,
"start_date_fixed": null,
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"start_date_from_milestones": null, //deprecated in favor of start_date_from_inherited_source
"start_date_from_inherited_source": null,
"end_date": "2018-07-31", //deprecated in favor of due_date
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"due_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date_is_fixed": false,
"due_date_fixed": null,
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"due_date_from_milestones": "2018-07-31", //deprecated in favor of start_date_from_inherited_source
"due_date_from_inherited_source": "2018-07-31",
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"created_at": "2018-07-17T13:36:22.770Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-18T12:22:05.239Z",
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"closed_at": "2018-08-18T12:22:05.239Z",
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"labels": [],
"upvotes": 4,
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"downvotes": 0,
"_links":{
"self": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/17/epics/35",
"epic_issues": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/17/epics/35/issues",
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"group":"http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/17",
"parent":"http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/17/epics/1"
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}
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}
]
```
## Single epic
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> `parent_iid` and `_links[parent]` in response were [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347527) in GitLab 14.6.
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Gets a single epic
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```plaintext
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GET /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| ------------------- | ---------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `epic_iid` | integer/string | yes | The internal ID of the epic. |
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics/5"
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```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 30,
"iid": 5,
"group_id": 7,
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"parent_id": null,
"parent_iid": null,
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"title": "Ea cupiditate dolores ut vero consequatur quasi veniam voluptatem et non.",
"description": "Molestias dolorem eos vitae expedita impedit necessitatibus quo voluptatum.",
"state": "opened",
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"web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/test/-/epics/5",
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"reference": "& 5",
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"references": {
"short": "& 5",
"relative": "& 5",
"full": "test& 5"
},
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"author":{
"id": 7,
"name": "Pamella Huel",
"username": "arnita",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a2f5c6fcef64c9c69cb8779cb292be1b?s=80& d=identicon",
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"web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/arnita"
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},
"start_date": null,
"start_date_is_fixed": false,
"start_date_fixed": null,
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"start_date_from_milestones": null, //deprecated in favor of start_date_from_inherited_source
"start_date_from_inherited_source": null,
"end_date": "2018-07-31", //deprecated in favor of due_date
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"due_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date_is_fixed": false,
"due_date_fixed": null,
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"due_date_from_milestones": "2018-07-31", //deprecated in favor of start_date_from_inherited_source
"due_date_from_inherited_source": "2018-07-31",
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"created_at": "2018-07-17T13:36:22.770Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-18T12:22:05.239Z",
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"closed_at": "2018-08-18T12:22:05.239Z",
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"labels": [],
"upvotes": 4,
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"downvotes": 0,
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"subscribed": true,
"_links":{
"self": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7/epics/5",
"epic_issues": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7/epics/5/issues",
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"group":"http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7",
"parent": null
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}
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}
```
## New epic
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> `parent_iid` and `_links[parent]` in response were [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347527) in GitLab 14.6.
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Creates a new epic.
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NOTE:
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Starting with GitLab [11.3 ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/6448 ), `start_date` and `end_date` should no longer be assigned
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directly, as they now represent composite values. You can configure it via the `*_is_fixed` and
`*_fixed` fields instead.
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```plaintext
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POST /groups/:id/epics
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| ------------------- | ---------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `title` | string | yes | The title of the epic |
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| `labels` | string | no | The comma-separated list of labels |
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| `description` | string | no | The description of the epic. Limited to 1,048,576 characters. |
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| `confidential` | boolean | no | Whether the epic should be confidential |
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| `created_at` | string | no | When the epic was created. Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted, for example `2016-03-11T03:45:40Z` . Requires administrator or project/group owner privileges ([available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/255309) in GitLab 13.5 and later) |
| `start_date_is_fixed` | boolean | no | Whether start date should be sourced from `start_date_fixed` or from milestones (in GitLab 11.3 and later) |
| `start_date_fixed` | string | no | The fixed start date of an epic (in GitLab 11.3 and later) |
| `due_date_is_fixed` | boolean | no | Whether due date should be sourced from `due_date_fixed` or from milestones (in GitLab 11.3 and later) |
| `due_date_fixed` | string | no | The fixed due date of an epic (in GitLab 11.3 and later) |
| `parent_id` | integer/string | no | The ID of a parent epic (in GitLab 11.11 and later) |
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```shell
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curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics?title=Epic& description=Epic%20description& parent_id=29"
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```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 33,
"iid": 6,
"group_id": 7,
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"parent_id": 29,
"parent_iid": 4,
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"title": "Epic",
"description": "Epic description",
"state": "opened",
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"confidential": "false",
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"web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/test/-/epics/6",
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"reference": "& 6",
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"references": {
"short": "& 6",
"relative": "& 6",
"full": "test& 6"
},
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"author": {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"start_date": null,
"start_date_is_fixed": false,
"start_date_fixed": null,
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"start_date_from_milestones": null, //deprecated in favor of start_date_from_inherited_source
"start_date_from_inherited_source": null,
"end_date": "2018-07-31", //deprecated in favor of due_date
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"due_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date_is_fixed": false,
"due_date_fixed": null,
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"due_date_from_milestones": "2018-07-31", //deprecated in favor of start_date_from_inherited_source
"due_date_from_inherited_source": "2018-07-31",
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"created_at": "2018-07-17T13:36:22.770Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-18T12:22:05.239Z",
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"closed_at": "2018-08-18T12:22:05.239Z",
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"labels": [],
"upvotes": 4,
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"downvotes": 0,
"_links":{
"self": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7/epics/6",
"epic_issues": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7/epics/6/issues",
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"group":"http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7",
"parent": "http://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/7/epics/4"
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}
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}
```
## Update epic
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> `parent_iid` and `_links[parent]` in response were [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/347527) in GitLab 14.6.
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Updates an epic.
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NOTE:
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Starting with GitLab [11.3 ](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/6448 ), `start_date` and `end_date` should no longer be assigned
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directly, as they now represent composite values. You can configure it via the `*_is_fixed` and
`*_fixed` fields instead.
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```plaintext
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PUT /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| ------------------- | ---------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `epic_iid` | integer/string | yes | The internal ID of the epic |
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| `title` | string | no | The title of an epic |
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| `description` | string | no | The description of an epic. Limited to 1,048,576 characters. |
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| `confidential` | boolean | no | Whether the epic should be confidential |
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| `labels` | string | no | Comma-separated label names for an issue. Set to an empty string to unassign all labels. |
| `add_labels` | string | no | Comma-separated label names to add to an issue. |
| `remove_labels` | string | no | Comma-separated label names to remove from an issue. |
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| `updated_at` | string | no | When the epic was updated. Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted, for example `2016-03-11T03:45:40Z` . Requires administrator or project/group owner privileges ([available](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/255309) in GitLab 13.5 and later) |
| `start_date_is_fixed` | boolean | no | Whether start date should be sourced from `start_date_fixed` or from milestones (in GitLab 11.3 and later) |
| `start_date_fixed` | string | no | The fixed start date of an epic (in GitLab 11.3 and later) |
| `due_date_is_fixed` | boolean | no | Whether due date should be sourced from `due_date_fixed` or from milestones (in GitLab 11.3 and later) |
| `due_date_fixed` | string | no | The fixed due date of an epic (in GitLab 11.3 and later) |
| `state_event` | string | no | State event for an epic. Set `close` to close the epic and `reopen` to reopen it (in GitLab 11.4 and later) |
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```shell
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curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics/5?title=New%20Title"
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```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 33,
"iid": 6,
"group_id": 7,
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"parent_id": null,
"parent_iid": null,
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"title": "New Title",
"description": "Epic description",
"state": "opened",
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"confidential": "false",
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"web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/test/-/epics/6",
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"reference": "& 6",
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"references": {
"short": "& 6",
"relative": "& 6",
"full": "test& 6"
},
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"author": {
"name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
"avatar_url" : null,
"state" : "active",
"web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
"id" : 18,
"username" : "eileen.lowe"
},
"start_date": null,
"start_date_is_fixed": false,
"start_date_fixed": null,
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"start_date_from_milestones": null, //deprecated in favor of start_date_from_inherited_source
"start_date_from_inherited_source": null,
"end_date": "2018-07-31", //deprecated in favor of due_date
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"due_date": "2018-07-31",
"due_date_is_fixed": false,
"due_date_fixed": null,
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"due_date_from_milestones": "2018-07-31", //deprecated in favor of start_date_from_inherited_source
"due_date_from_inherited_source": "2018-07-31",
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"created_at": "2018-07-17T13:36:22.770Z",
"updated_at": "2018-07-18T12:22:05.239Z",
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"closed_at": "2018-08-18T12:22:05.239Z",
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"labels": [],
"upvotes": 4,
"downvotes": 0
}
```
## Delete epic
Deletes an epic
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```plaintext
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DELETE /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| ------------------- | ---------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `epic_iid` | integer/string | yes | The internal ID of the epic. |
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```shell
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curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics/5"
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```
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## Create a to-do item
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Manually creates a to-do item for the current user on an epic. If
there already exists a to-do item for the user on that epic, status code `304` is
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returned.
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```plaintext
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POST /groups/:id/epics/:epic_iid/todo
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|---------|----------|--------------------------------------|
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| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the group ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) owned by the authenticated user |
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| `epic_iid` | integer | yes | The internal ID of a group's epic |
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```shell
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curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/epics/5/todo"
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```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 112,
"group": {
"id": 1,
"name": "Gitlab",
"path": "gitlab",
"kind": "group",
"full_path": "base/gitlab",
"parent_id": null
},
"author": {
"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"
},
"action_name": "marked",
"target_type": "epic",
"target": {
"id": 30,
"iid": 5,
"group_id": 1,
"title": "Ea cupiditate dolores ut vero consequatur quasi veniam voluptatem et non.",
"description": "Molestias dolorem eos vitae expedita impedit necessitatibus quo voluptatum.",
"author":{
"id": 7,
"name": "Pamella Huel",
"username": "arnita",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a2f5c6fcef64c9c69cb8779cb292be1b?s=80& d=identicon",
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"web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/arnita"
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},
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"web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/test/-/epics/5",
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"reference": "& 5",
"references": {
"short": "& 5",
"relative": "& 5",
"full": "test& 5"
},
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"start_date": null,
"end_date": null,
"created_at": "2018-01-21T06:21:13.165Z",
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"updated_at": "2018-01-22T12:41:41.166Z",
"closed_at": "2018-08-18T12:22:05.239Z"
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},
"target_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/epics/5",
"body": "Vel voluptas atque dicta mollitia adipisci qui at.",
"state": "pending",
"created_at": "2016-07-01T11:09:13.992Z"
}
```