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# Events API **(FREE)**
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## Filter parameters
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### Actions
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See [User contribution events ](../user/index.md#user-contribution-events ) for available types for the `action` parameter.
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These options are in lowercase.
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### Target Types
Available target types for the `target_type` parameter are:
- `issue`
- `milestone`
- `merge_request`
- `note`
- `project`
- `snippet`
- `user`
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These options are in lowercase.
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Events associated with epics are not available using the API.
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### Date formatting
Dates for the `before` and `after` parameters should be supplied in the following format:
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```plaintext
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YYYY-MM-DD
```
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### Event Time Period Limit
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GitLab removes events older than 3 years from the events table for performance reasons.
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## List currently authenticated user's events
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Get a list of events for the authenticated user. Scope `read_user` or `api` is required.
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Events associated with epics are not available using the API.
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```plaintext
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GET /events
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `action` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [action type ](#actions ) |
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| `target_type` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [target type ](#target-types ) |
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| `before` | date | no | Include only events created before a particular date. [View how to format dates ](#date-formatting ). |
| `after` | date | no | Include only events created after a particular date. [View how to format dates ](#date-formatting ). |
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| `scope` | string | no | Include all events across a user's projects. |
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| `sort` | string | no | Sort events in `asc` or `desc` order by `created_at` . Default is `desc` . |
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Example request:
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/events?target_type=issue& action=created& after=2017-01-31& before=2017-03-01& scope=all"
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```
Example response:
```json
[
{
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"id": 1,
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"title":null,
"project_id":1,
"action_name":"opened",
"target_id":160,
"target_type":"Issue",
"author_id":25,
"target_title":"Qui natus eos odio tempore et quaerat consequuntur ducimus cupiditate quis.",
"created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.667Z",
"author":{
"name":"User 3",
"username":"user3",
"id":25,
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/97d6d9441ff85fdc730e02a6068d267b?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/user3"
},
"author_username":"user3"
},
{
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"id": 2,
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"title":null,
"project_id":1,
"action_name":"opened",
"target_id":159,
"target_type":"Issue",
"author_id":21,
"target_title":"Nostrum enim non et sed optio illo deleniti non.",
"created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.426Z",
"author":{
"name":"Test User",
"username":"ted",
"id":21,
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/80fb888c9a48b9a3f87477214acaa63f?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/ted"
},
"author_username":"ted"
}
]
```
### Get user contribution events
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Get the contribution events for the specified user, sorted from newest to oldest. Scope `read_user` or `api` is required.
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Events associated with epics are not available using API.
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```plaintext
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GET /users/:id/events
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `id` | integer | yes | The ID or Username of the user |
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| `action` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [action type ](#actions ) |
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| `target_type` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [target type ](#target-types ) |
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| `before` | date | no | Include only events created before a particular date. [View how to format dates ](#date-formatting ). |
| `after` | date | no | Include only events created after a particular date. [View how to format dates ](#date-formatting ). |
| `sort` | string | no | Sort events in `asc` or `desc` order by `created_at` . Default is `desc` . |
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| `page` | integer | no | The page of results to return. Defaults to 1. |
| `per_page` | integer | no | The number of results per page. Defaults to 20. |
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/:id/events"
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```
Example response:
```json
[
{
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"id": 3,
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"title": null,
"project_id": 15,
"action_name": "closed",
"target_id": 830,
"target_type": "Issue",
"author_id": 1,
"target_title": "Public project search field",
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"author_username": "root"
},
{
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"id": 4,
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"title": null,
"project_id": 15,
Migrate events into a new format
This commit migrates events data in such a way that push events are
stored much more efficiently. This is done by creating a shadow table
called "events_for_migration", and a table called "push_event_payloads"
which is used for storing push data of push events. The background
migration in this commit will copy events from the "events" table into
the "events_for_migration" table, push events in will also have a row
created in "push_event_payloads".
This approach allows us to reclaim space in the next release by simply
swapping the "events" and "events_for_migration" tables, then dropping
the old events (now "events_for_migration") table.
The new table structure is also optimised for storage space, and does
not include the unused "title" column nor the "data" column (since this
data is moved to "push_event_payloads").
== Newly Created Events
Newly created events are inserted into both "events" and
"events_for_migration", both using the exact same primary key value. The
table "push_event_payloads" in turn has a foreign key to the _shadow_
table. This removes the need for recreating and validating the foreign
key after swapping the tables. Since the shadow table also has a foreign
key to "projects.id" we also don't have to worry about orphaned rows.
This approach however does require some additional storage as we're
duplicating a portion of the events data for at least 1 release. The
exact amount is hard to estimate, but for GitLab.com this is expected to
be between 10 and 20 GB at most. The background migration in this commit
deliberately does _not_ update the "events" table as doing so would put
a lot of pressure on PostgreSQL's auto vacuuming system.
== Supporting Both Old And New Events
Application code has also been adjusted to support push events using
both the old and new data formats. This is done by creating a PushEvent
class which extends the regular Event class. Using Rails' Single Table
Inheritance system we can ensure the right class is used for the right
data, which in this case is based on the value of `events.action`. To
support displaying old and new data at the same time the PushEvent class
re-defines a few methods of the Event class, falling back to their
original implementations for push events in the old format.
Once all existing events have been migrated the various push event
related methods can be removed from the Event model, and the calls to
`super` can be removed from the methods in the PushEvent model.
The UI and event atom feed have also been slightly changed to better
handle this new setup, fortunately only a few changes were necessary to
make this work.
== API Changes
The API only displays push data of events in the new format. Supporting
both formats in the API is a bit more difficult compared to the UI.
Since the old push data was not really well documented (apart from one
example that used an incorrect "action" nmae) I decided that supporting
both was not worth the effort, especially since events will be migrated
in a few days _and_ new events are created in the correct format.
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"action_name": "pushed",
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"target_id": null,
"target_type": null,
"author_id": 1,
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"author_username": "john",
Migrate events into a new format
This commit migrates events data in such a way that push events are
stored much more efficiently. This is done by creating a shadow table
called "events_for_migration", and a table called "push_event_payloads"
which is used for storing push data of push events. The background
migration in this commit will copy events from the "events" table into
the "events_for_migration" table, push events in will also have a row
created in "push_event_payloads".
This approach allows us to reclaim space in the next release by simply
swapping the "events" and "events_for_migration" tables, then dropping
the old events (now "events_for_migration") table.
The new table structure is also optimised for storage space, and does
not include the unused "title" column nor the "data" column (since this
data is moved to "push_event_payloads").
== Newly Created Events
Newly created events are inserted into both "events" and
"events_for_migration", both using the exact same primary key value. The
table "push_event_payloads" in turn has a foreign key to the _shadow_
table. This removes the need for recreating and validating the foreign
key after swapping the tables. Since the shadow table also has a foreign
key to "projects.id" we also don't have to worry about orphaned rows.
This approach however does require some additional storage as we're
duplicating a portion of the events data for at least 1 release. The
exact amount is hard to estimate, but for GitLab.com this is expected to
be between 10 and 20 GB at most. The background migration in this commit
deliberately does _not_ update the "events" table as doing so would put
a lot of pressure on PostgreSQL's auto vacuuming system.
== Supporting Both Old And New Events
Application code has also been adjusted to support push events using
both the old and new data formats. This is done by creating a PushEvent
class which extends the regular Event class. Using Rails' Single Table
Inheritance system we can ensure the right class is used for the right
data, which in this case is based on the value of `events.action`. To
support displaying old and new data at the same time the PushEvent class
re-defines a few methods of the Event class, falling back to their
original implementations for push events in the old format.
Once all existing events have been migrated the various push event
related methods can be removed from the Event model, and the calls to
`super` can be removed from the methods in the PushEvent model.
The UI and event atom feed have also been slightly changed to better
handle this new setup, fortunately only a few changes were necessary to
make this work.
== API Changes
The API only displays push data of events in the new format. Supporting
both formats in the API is a bit more difficult compared to the UI.
Since the old push data was not really well documented (apart from one
example that used an incorrect "action" nmae) I decided that supporting
both was not worth the effort, especially since events will be migrated
in a few days _and_ new events are created in the correct format.
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"push_data": {
"commit_count": 1,
"action": "pushed",
"ref_type": "branch",
"commit_from": "50d4420237a9de7be1304607147aec22e4a14af7",
"commit_to": "c5feabde2d8cd023215af4d2ceeb7a64839fc428",
"ref": "master",
"commit_title": "Add simple search to projects in public area"
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},
"target_title": null
},
{
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"id": 5,
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"title": null,
"project_id": 15,
"action_name": "closed",
"target_id": 840,
"target_type": "Issue",
"author_id": 1,
"target_title": "Finish & merge Code search PR",
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"author_username": "root"
},
{
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"id": 7,
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"title": null,
"project_id": 15,
"action_name": "commented on",
"target_id": 1312,
"target_type": "Note",
"author_id": 1,
"target_title": null,
"created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:58.089Z",
"note": {
"id": 1312,
"body": "What an awesome day!",
"attachment": null,
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:56.698Z",
"system": false,
"noteable_id": 377,
"noteable_type": "Issue"
},
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/root"
},
"author_username": "root"
}
]
```
## List a Project's visible events
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NOTE:
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This endpoint has been around longer than the others. Documentation was formerly located in the [Projects API pages ](projects.md ).
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Get a list of visible events for a particular project.
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```plaintext
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GET /projects/:project_id/events
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```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
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| `project_id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project ](index.md#namespaced-path-encoding ) |
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| `action` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [action type ](#actions ) |
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| `target_type` | string | no | Include only events of a particular [target type ](#target-types ) |
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| `before` | date | no | Include only events created before a particular date. [View how to format dates ](#date-formatting ). |
| `after` | date | no | Include only events created after a particular date. [View how to format dates ](#date-formatting ). |
| `sort` | string | no | Sort events in `asc` or `desc` order by `created_at` . Default is `desc` . |
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Example request:
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```shell
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curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: < your_access_token > " "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:project_id/events?target_type=issue& action=created& after=2017-01-31& before=2017-03-01"
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```
Example response:
```json
[
{
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"id": 8,
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"title":null,
"project_id":1,
"action_name":"opened",
"target_id":160,
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"target_iid":160,
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"target_type":"Issue",
"author_id":25,
"target_title":"Qui natus eos odio tempore et quaerat consequuntur ducimus cupiditate quis.",
"created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.667Z",
"author":{
"name":"User 3",
"username":"user3",
"id":25,
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/97d6d9441ff85fdc730e02a6068d267b?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/user3"
},
"author_username":"user3"
},
{
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"id": 9,
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"title":null,
"project_id":1,
"action_name":"opened",
"target_id":159,
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"target_iid":159,
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"target_type":"Issue",
"author_id":21,
"target_title":"Nostrum enim non et sed optio illo deleniti non.",
"created_at":"2017-02-09T10:43:19.426Z",
"author":{
"name":"Test User",
"username":"ted",
"id":21,
"state":"active",
"avatar_url":"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/80fb888c9a48b9a3f87477214acaa63f?s=80\u0026d=identicon",
"web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/ted"
},
"author_username":"ted"
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},
{
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"id": 10,
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"title": null,
"project_id": 1,
"action_name": "commented on",
"target_id": 1312,
"target_iid": 1312,
"target_type": "Note",
"author_id": 1,
"data": null,
"target_title": null,
"created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:58.089Z",
"note": {
"id": 1312,
"body": "What an awesome day!",
"attachment": null,
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
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"avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
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},
"created_at": "2015-12-04T10:33:56.698Z",
"system": false,
"noteable_id": 377,
"noteable_type": "Issue",
"noteable_iid": 377
},
"author": {
"name": "Dmitriy Zaporozhets",
"username": "root",
"id": 1,
"state": "active",
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"avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/user/avatar/1/fox_avatar.png",
"web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
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},
"author_username": "root"
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}
]
```
