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# Snippets
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> [Introduced][ce-6373] in GitLab 8.15.
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### Snippet visibility level
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Snippets in GitLab can be either private, internal, or public.
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You can set it with the `visibility_level` field in the snippet.
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Constants for snippet visibility levels are:
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| Visibility | Visibility level | Description |
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| ---------- | ---------------- | ----------- |
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| Private | `0` | The snippet is visible only to the snippet creator |
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| Internal | `10` | The snippet is visible for any logged in user |
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| Public | `20` | The snippet can be accessed without any authentication |
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## List snippets
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Get a list of current user's snippets.
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```
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GET /snippets
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```
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## Single snippet
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Get a single snippet.
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```
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GET /snippets/:id
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```
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Parameters:
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
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``` bash
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/snippets/1
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```
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Example response:
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``` json
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{
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"id": 1,
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"title": "test",
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"file_name": "add.rb",
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"author": {
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"id": 1,
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"username": "john_smith",
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"email": "john@example.com",
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"name": "John Smith",
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"state": "active",
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"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
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},
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"expires_at": null,
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"updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
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"created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
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"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
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}
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```
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## Create new snippet
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Creates a new snippet. The user must have permission to create new snippets.
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```
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POST /snippets
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```
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Parameters:
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `title` | String | yes | The title of a snippet |
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| `file_name` | String | yes | The name of a snippet file |
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| `content` | String | yes | The content of a snippet |
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| `visibility_level` | Integer | yes | The snippet's visibility |
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``` bash
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curl --request POST --data '{"title": "This is a snippet", "content": "Hello world", "file_name": "test.txt", "visibility_level": 10 }' --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/snippets
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```
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Example response:
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``` json
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{
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"id": 1,
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"title": "This is a snippet",
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"file_name": "test.txt",
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"author": {
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"id": 1,
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"username": "john_smith",
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"email": "john@example.com",
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"name": "John Smith",
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"state": "active",
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"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
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},
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"expires_at": null,
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"updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
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"created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
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"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
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}
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```
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## Update snippet
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Updates an existing snippet. The user must have permission to change an existing snippet.
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```
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PUT /snippets/:id
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```
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Parameters:
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
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| `title` | String | no | The title of a snippet |
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| `file_name` | String | no | The name of a snippet file |
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| `content` | String | no | The content of a snippet |
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| `visibility_level` | Integer | no | The snippet's visibility |
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``` bash
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curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" --data '{"title": "foo", "content": "bar"}' https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/snippets/1
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```
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Example response:
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``` json
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{
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"id": 1,
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"title": "test",
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"file_name": "add.rb",
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"author": {
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"id": 1,
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"username": "john_smith",
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"email": "john@example.com",
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"name": "John Smith",
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"state": "active",
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"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
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},
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"expires_at": null,
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"updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
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"created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
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"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
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}
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```
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## Delete snippet
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Deletes an existing snippet.
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```
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DELETE /snippets/:id
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```
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Parameters:
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
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```
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curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/snippets/1"
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```
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upon successful delete a `204 No content` HTTP code shall be expected, with no data,
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but if the snippet is non-existent, a `404 Not Found` will be returned.
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## Explore all public snippets
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```
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GET /snippets/public
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```
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| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
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| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `per_page` | Integer | no | number of snippets to return per page |
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| `page` | Integer | no | the page to retrieve |
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``` bash
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/snippets/public?per_page=2&page=1
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```
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Example response:
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``` json
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[
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{
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"author": {
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"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/edaf55a9e363ea263e3b981d09e0f7f7?s=80&d=identicon",
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"id": 12,
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"name": "Libby Rolfson",
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"state": "active",
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"username": "elton_wehner",
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"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/elton_wehner"
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},
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"created_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.504Z",
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"file_name": "oconnerrice.rb",
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"id": 49,
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"raw_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/49/raw",
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"title": "Ratione cupiditate et laborum temporibus.",
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"updated_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.504Z",
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"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/49"
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},
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{
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"author": {
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"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/36583b28626de71061e6e5a77972c3bd?s=80&d=identicon",
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"id": 16,
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"name": "Llewellyn Flatley",
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"state": "active",
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"username": "adaline",
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"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/adaline"
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},
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"created_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.479Z",
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"file_name": "muellershields.rb",
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"id": 48,
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"raw_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/48/raw",
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"title": "Minus similique nesciunt vel fugiat qui ullam sunt.",
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"updated_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.479Z",
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"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/48"
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}
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]
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```
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