gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/doc/api/settings.md

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Application settings API (FREE SELF)

These API calls allow you to read and modify GitLab instance application settings as they appear in /admin/application_settings/general. You must be an administrator to perform this action.

Get current application settings

List the current application settings of the GitLab instance.

GET /application/settings

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settings"

Example response:

{
  "default_projects_limit" : 100000,
  "signup_enabled" : true,
  "id" : 1,
  "default_branch_protection" : 2,
  "restricted_visibility_levels" : [],
  "password_authentication_enabled_for_web" : true,
  "after_sign_out_path" : null,
  "max_attachment_size" : 10,
  "max_import_size": 50,
  "user_oauth_applications" : true,
  "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:44:55.176Z",
  "session_expire_delay" : 10080,
  "home_page_url" : null,
  "default_snippet_visibility" : "private",
  "outbound_local_requests_whitelist": [],
  "domain_allowlist" : [],
  "domain_denylist_enabled" : false,
  "domain_denylist" : [],
  "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:44:55.176Z",
  "default_ci_config_path" : null,
  "default_project_visibility" : "private",
  "default_group_visibility" : "private",
  "gravatar_enabled" : true,
  "sign_in_text" : null,
  "container_expiration_policies_enable_historic_entries": true,
  "container_registry_token_expire_delay": 5,
  "repository_storages_weighted": {"default": 100},
  "plantuml_enabled": false,
  "plantuml_url": null,
  "kroki_enabled": false,
  "kroki_url": null,
  "terminal_max_session_time": 0,
  "polling_interval_multiplier": 1.0,
  "rsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "dsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "ecdsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "ed25519_key_restriction": 0,
  "first_day_of_week": 0,
  "enforce_terms": true,
  "terms": "Hello world!",
  "performance_bar_allowed_group_id": 42,
  "user_show_add_ssh_key_message": true,
  "local_markdown_version": 0,
  "allow_local_requests_from_hooks_and_services": true,
  "allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services": true,
  "allow_local_requests_from_system_hooks": false,
  "asset_proxy_enabled": true,
  "asset_proxy_url": "https://assets.example.com",
  "asset_proxy_whitelist": ["example.com", "*.example.com", "your-instance.com"],
  "asset_proxy_allowlist": ["example.com", "*.example.com", "your-instance.com"],
  "npm_package_requests_forwarding": true,
  "snippet_size_limit": 52428800,
  "issues_create_limit": 300,
  "raw_blob_request_limit": 300,
  "wiki_page_max_content_bytes": 52428800,
  "require_admin_approval_after_user_signup": false,
  "personal_access_token_prefix": "GL-",
  "rate_limiting_response_text": null,
  "keep_latest_artifact": true,
  "admin_mode": false,
  "floc_enabled": false,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_timeout": null,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_token": null,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_url": null
}

Users on GitLab Premium or Ultimate may also see the file_template_project_id, delayed_project_deletion, deletion_adjourned_period, or the geo_node_allowed_ips parameters:

{
  "id" : 1,
  "signup_enabled" : true,
  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "geo_node_allowed_ips": "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0",
  "delayed_project_deletion": false,
  "deletion_adjourned_period": 7,
  ...
}

Change application settings

Use an API call to modify GitLab instance application settings.

PUT /application/settings

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settings?signup_enabled=false&default_project_visibility=internal"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "default_projects_limit": 100000,
  "signup_enabled": false,
  "password_authentication_enabled_for_web": true,
  "gravatar_enabled": true,
  "sign_in_text": "",
  "created_at": "2015-06-12T15:51:55.432Z",
  "updated_at": "2015-06-30T13:22:42.210Z",
  "home_page_url": "",
  "default_branch_protection": 2,
  "restricted_visibility_levels": [],
  "max_attachment_size": 10,
  "max_import_size": 50,
  "session_expire_delay": 10080,
  "default_ci_config_path" : null,
  "default_project_visibility": "internal",
  "default_snippet_visibility": "private",
  "default_group_visibility": "private",
  "outbound_local_requests_whitelist": [],
  "domain_allowlist": [],
  "domain_denylist_enabled" : false,
  "domain_denylist" : [],
  "external_authorization_service_enabled": true,
  "external_authorization_service_url": "https://authorize.me",
  "external_authorization_service_default_label": "default",
  "external_authorization_service_timeout": 0.5,
  "user_oauth_applications": true,
  "after_sign_out_path": "",
  "container_registry_token_expire_delay": 5,
  "repository_storages": ["default"],
  "plantuml_enabled": false,
  "plantuml_url": null,
  "terminal_max_session_time": 0,
  "polling_interval_multiplier": 1.0,
  "rsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "dsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "ecdsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "ed25519_key_restriction": 0,
  "first_day_of_week": 0,
  "enforce_terms": true,
  "terms": "Hello world!",
  "performance_bar_allowed_group_id": 42,
  "user_show_add_ssh_key_message": true,
  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "local_markdown_version": 0,
  "asset_proxy_enabled": true,
  "asset_proxy_url": "https://assets.example.com",
  "asset_proxy_allowlist": ["example.com", "*.example.com", "your-instance.com"],
  "geo_node_allowed_ips": "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0",
  "allow_local_requests_from_hooks_and_services": true,
  "allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services": true,
  "allow_local_requests_from_system_hooks": false,
  "npm_package_requests_forwarding": true,
  "snippet_size_limit": 52428800,
  "issues_create_limit": 300,
  "raw_blob_request_limit": 300,
  "wiki_page_max_content_bytes": 52428800,
  "require_admin_approval_after_user_signup": false,
  "personal_access_token_prefix": "GL-",
  "rate_limiting_response_text": null,
  "keep_latest_artifact": true,
  "admin_mode": false,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_timeout": null,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_token": null,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_url": null
}

Users on GitLab Premium or Ultimate may also see these parameters:

• file_template_project_id
• geo_node_allowed_ips
• geo_status_timeout
• delayed_project_delection
• deletion_adjourned_period

Example responses: (PREMIUM SELF)

  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "geo_node_allowed_ips": "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0"

List of settings that can be accessed via API calls

In general, all settings are optional. Certain settings though, if enabled, require other settings to be set to function properly. These requirements are listed in the descriptions of the relevant settings.

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
admin_mode	boolean	no	Require administrators to enable Admin Mode by re-authenticating for administrative tasks.
admin_notification_email	string	no	Deprecated: Use abuse_notification_email instead. If set, abuse reports are sent to this address. Abuse reports are always available in the Admin Area.
abuse_notification_email	string	no	If set, abuse reports are sent to this address. Abuse reports are always available in the Admin Area.
after_sign_out_path	string	no	Where to redirect users after logout.
after_sign_up_text	string	no	Text shown to the user after signing up.
akismet_api_key	string	required by: akismet_enabled	API key for Akismet spam protection.
akismet_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: akismet_api_key) Enable or disable Akismet spam protection.
allow_group_owners_to_manage_ldap	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Set to true to allow group owners to manage LDAP.
allow_local_requests_from_hooks_and_services	boolean	no	(Deprecated: Use allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services instead) Allow requests to the local network from hooks and services.
allow_local_requests_from_system_hooks	boolean	no	Allow requests to the local network from system hooks.
allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services	boolean	no	Allow requests to the local network from web hooks and services.
archive_builds_in_human_readable	string	no	Set the duration for which the jobs are considered as old and expired. After that time passes, the jobs are archived and no longer able to be retried. Make it empty to never expire jobs. It has to be no less than 1 day, for example: 15 days, 1 month, 2 years.
asset_proxy_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: asset_proxy_url) Enable proxying of assets. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
asset_proxy_secret_key	string	no	Shared secret with the asset proxy server. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
asset_proxy_url	string	no	URL of the asset proxy server. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
asset_proxy_whitelist	string or array of strings	no	(Deprecated: Use asset_proxy_allowlist instead) Assets that match these domain(s) are not proxied. Wildcards allowed. Your GitLab installation URL is automatically allowlisted. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
asset_proxy_allowlist	string or array of strings	no	Assets that match these domain(s) are not proxied. Wildcards allowed. Your GitLab installation URL is automatically allowlisted. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
authorized_keys_enabled	boolean	no	By default, we write to the authorized_keys file to support Git over SSH without additional configuration. GitLab can be optimized to authenticate SSH keys via the database file. Only disable this if you have configured your OpenSSH server to use the AuthorizedKeysCommand.
auto_devops_domain	string	no	Specify a domain to use by default for every project's Auto Review Apps and Auto Deploy stages.
auto_devops_enabled	boolean	no	Enable Auto DevOps for projects by default. It automatically builds, tests, and deploys applications based on a predefined CI/CD configuration.
automatic_purchased_storage_allocation	boolean	no	Enabling this permits automatic allocation of purchased storage in a namespace.
check_namespace_plan	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Enabling this makes only licensed EE features available to projects if the project namespace's plan includes the feature or if the project is public.
commit_email_hostname	string	no	Custom hostname (for private commit emails).
container_registry_token_expire_delay	integer	no	Container Registry token duration in minutes.
deactivate_dormant_users	boolean	no	Enable automatic deactivation of dormant users.
default_artifacts_expire_in	string	no	Set the default expiration time for each job's artifacts.
default_branch_protection	integer	no	Determine if developers can push to the default branch. Can take: 0 (not protected, both developers and maintainers can push new commits, force push, or delete the branch), 1 (partially protected, developers and maintainers can push new commits, but cannot force push, or delete, the branch) or 2 (fully protected, developers cannot push new commits, but maintainers can; no-one can force push or delete the branch) as a parameter. Default is 2.
default_ci_config_path	string	no	Default CI/CD configuration file and path for new projects (.gitlab-ci.yml if not set).
default_group_visibility	string	no	What visibility level new groups receive. Can take private, internal and public as a parameter. Default is private.
default_project_creation	integer	no	Default project creation protection. Can take: 0 (No one), 1 (Maintainers) or 2 (Developers + Maintainers)
default_project_visibility	string	no	What visibility level new projects receive. Can take private, internal and public as a parameter. Default is private.
default_projects_limit	integer	no	Project limit per user. Default is 100000.
default_snippet_visibility	string	no	What visibility level new snippets receive. Can take private, internal and public as a parameter. Default is private.
delayed_project_deletion	boolean	no	(PREMIUM SELF) Enable delayed project deletion by default in new groups. Default is false.
deletion_adjourned_period	integer	no	(PREMIUM SELF) The number of days to wait before deleting a project or group that is marked for deletion. Value must be between 0 and 90.
diff_max_patch_bytes	integer	no	Maximum diff patch size, in bytes.
diff_max_files	integer	no	Maximum files in a diff.
diff_max_lines	integer	no	Maximum lines in a diff.
disable_feed_token	boolean	no	Disable display of RSS/Atom and calendar feed tokens (introduced in GitLab 13.7)
disabled_oauth_sign_in_sources	array of strings	no	Disabled OAuth sign-in sources.
dns_rebinding_protection_enabled	boolean	no	Enforce DNS rebinding attack protection.
domain_denylist_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: domain_denylist) Allows blocking sign-ups from emails from specific domains.
domain_denylist	array of strings	no	Users with email addresses that match these domain(s) cannot sign up. Wildcards allowed. Use separate lines for multiple entries. Ex: domain.com, *.domain.com.
domain_allowlist	array of strings	no	Force people to use only corporate emails for sign-up. Default is null, meaning there is no restriction.
dsa_key_restriction	integer	no	The minimum allowed bit length of an uploaded DSA key. Default is 0 (no restriction). -1 disables DSA keys.
ecdsa_key_restriction	integer	no	The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ECDSA key. Default is 0 (no restriction). -1 disables ECDSA keys.
ed25519_key_restriction	integer	no	The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ED25519 key. Default is 0 (no restriction). -1 disables ED25519 keys.
eks_access_key_id	string	no	AWS IAM access key ID.
eks_account_id	string	no	Amazon account ID.
eks_integration_enabled	boolean	no	Enable integration with Amazon EKS.
eks_secret_access_key	string	no	AWS IAM secret access key.
elasticsearch_aws_access_key	string	no	(PREMIUM) AWS IAM access key.
elasticsearch_aws_region	string	no	(PREMIUM) The AWS region the Elasticsearch domain is configured.
elasticsearch_aws_secret_access_key	string	no	(PREMIUM) AWS IAM secret access key.
elasticsearch_aws	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Enable the use of AWS hosted Elasticsearch.
elasticsearch_indexed_field_length_limit	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Maximum size of text fields to index by Elasticsearch. 0 value means no limit. This does not apply to repository and wiki indexing.
elasticsearch_indexed_file_size_limit_kb	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Maximum size of repository and wiki files that are indexed by Elasticsearch.
elasticsearch_indexing	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Enable Elasticsearch indexing.
elasticsearch_limit_indexing	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Limit Elasticsearch to index certain namespaces and projects.
elasticsearch_max_bulk_concurrency	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Maximum concurrency of Elasticsearch bulk requests per indexing operation. This only applies to repository indexing operations.
elasticsearch_max_bulk_size_mb	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Maximum size of Elasticsearch bulk indexing requests in MB. This only applies to repository indexing operations.
elasticsearch_namespace_ids	array of integers	no	(PREMIUM) The namespaces to index via Elasticsearch if elasticsearch_limit_indexing is enabled.
elasticsearch_project_ids	array of integers	no	(PREMIUM) The projects to index via Elasticsearch if elasticsearch_limit_indexing is enabled.
elasticsearch_search	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Enable Elasticsearch search.
elasticsearch_url	string	no	(PREMIUM) The URL to use for connecting to Elasticsearch. Use a comma-separated list to support cluster (for example, http://localhost:9200, http://localhost:9201").
elasticsearch_username	string	no	(PREMIUM) The username of your Elasticsearch instance.
elasticsearch_password	string	no	(PREMIUM) The password of your Elasticsearch instance.
email_additional_text	string	no	(PREMIUM) Additional text added to the bottom of every email for legal/auditing/compliance reasons.
email_author_in_body	boolean	no	Some email servers do not support overriding the email sender name. Enable this option to include the name of the author of the issue, merge request or comment in the email body instead.
enabled_git_access_protocol	string	no	Enabled protocols for Git access. Allowed values are: ssh, http, and nil to allow both protocols.
enforce_namespace_storage_limit	boolean	no	Enabling this permits enforcement of namespace storage limits.
enforce_terms	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: terms) Enforce application ToS to all users.
external_auth_client_cert	string	no	(If enabled, requires: external_auth_client_key) The certificate to use to authenticate with the external authorization service.
external_auth_client_key_pass	string	no	Passphrase to use for the private key when authenticating with the external service this is encrypted when stored.
external_auth_client_key	string	required by: external_auth_client_cert	Private key for the certificate when authentication is required for the external authorization service, this is encrypted when stored.
external_authorization_service_default_label	string	required by: external_authorization_service_enabled	The default classification label to use when requesting authorization and no classification label has been specified on the project.
external_authorization_service_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: external_authorization_service_default_label, external_authorization_service_timeout and external_authorization_service_url) Enable using an external authorization service for accessing projects.
external_authorization_service_timeout	float	required by: external_authorization_service_enabled	The timeout after which an authorization request is aborted, in seconds. When a request times out, access is denied to the user. (min: 0.001, max: 10, step: 0.001).
external_authorization_service_url	string	required by: external_authorization_service_enabled	URL to which authorization requests are directed.
external_pipeline_validation_service_url	string	no	URL to use for pipeline validation requests.
external_pipeline_validation_service_token	string	no	(Optional) Token to include as the X-Gitlab-Token header in requests to the URL in external_pipeline_validation_service_url.
external_pipeline_validation_service_timeout	integer	no	How long to wait for a response from the pipeline validation service. Assumes OK if it times out.
file_template_project_id	integer	no	(PREMIUM) The ID of a project to load custom file templates from.
first_day_of_week	integer	no	Start day of the week for calendar views and date pickers. Valid values are 0 (default) for Sunday, 1 for Monday, and 6 for Saturday.
geo_node_allowed_ips	string	yes	(PREMIUM) Comma-separated list of IPs and CIDRs of allowed secondary nodes. For example, 1.1.1.1, 2.2.2.0/24.
geo_status_timeout	integer	no	(PREMIUM) The amount of seconds after which a request to get a secondary node status times out.
git_two_factor_session_expiry	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Maximum duration (in minutes) of a session for Git operations when 2FA is enabled.
gitaly_timeout_default	integer	no	Default Gitaly timeout, in seconds. This timeout is not enforced for Git fetch/push operations or Sidekiq jobs. Set to 0 to disable timeouts.
gitaly_timeout_fast	integer	no	Gitaly fast operation timeout, in seconds. Some Gitaly operations are expected to be fast. If they exceed this threshold, there may be a problem with a storage shard and 'failing fast' can help maintain the stability of the GitLab instance. Set to 0 to disable timeouts.
gitaly_timeout_medium	integer	no	Medium Gitaly timeout, in seconds. This should be a value between the Fast and the Default timeout. Set to 0 to disable timeouts.
grafana_enabled	boolean	no	Enable Grafana.
grafana_url	string	no	Grafana URL.
gravatar_enabled	boolean	no	Enable Gravatar.
hashed_storage_enabled	boolean	no	Create new projects using hashed storage paths: Enable immutable, hash-based paths and repository names to store repositories on disk. This prevents repositories from having to be moved or renamed when the Project URL changes and may improve disk I/O performance. (Always enabled in GitLab versions 13.0 and later, configuration is scheduled for removal in 14.0)
help_page_hide_commercial_content	boolean	no	Hide marketing-related entries from help.
help_page_support_url	string	no	Alternate support URL for help page and help dropdown.
help_page_text	string	no	Custom text displayed on the help page.
help_text	string	no	(PREMIUM) GitLab server administrator information.
hide_third_party_offers	boolean	no	Do not display offers from third parties in GitLab.
home_page_url	string	no	Redirect to this URL when not logged in.
housekeeping_bitmaps_enabled	boolean	required by: housekeeping_enabled	Enable Git pack file bitmap creation.
housekeeping_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: housekeeping_bitmaps_enabled, housekeeping_full_repack_period, housekeeping_gc_period, and housekeeping_incremental_repack_period) Enable or disable Git housekeeping.
housekeeping_full_repack_period	integer	required by: housekeeping_enabled	Number of Git pushes after which an incremental git repack is run.
housekeeping_gc_period	integer	required by: housekeeping_enabled	Number of Git pushes after which git gc is run.
housekeeping_incremental_repack_period	integer	required by: housekeeping_enabled	Number of Git pushes after which an incremental git repack is run.
html_emails_enabled	boolean	no	Enable HTML emails.
import_sources	array of strings	no	Sources to allow project import from, possible values: github, bitbucket, bitbucket_server, gitlab, fogbugz, git, gitlab_project, gitea, manifest, and phabricator.
in_product_marketing_emails_enabled	boolean	no	Enable in-product marketing emails. Enabled by default.
invisible_captcha_enabled	boolean	no	Enable Invisible Captcha spam detection during sign-up. Disabled by default.
issues_create_limit	integer	no	Max number of issue creation requests per minute per user. Disabled by default.
keep_latest_artifact	boolean	no	Prevent the deletion of the artifacts from the most recent successful jobs, regardless of the expiry time. Enabled by default.
local_markdown_version	integer	no	Increase this value when any cached Markdown should be invalidated.
mailgun_signing_key	string	no	The Mailgun HTTP webhook signing key for receiving events from webhook
mailgun_events_enabled	boolean	no	Enable Mailgun event receiver.
maintenance_mode_message	string	no	(PREMIUM) Message displayed when instance is in maintenance mode.
maintenance_mode	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) When instance is in maintenance mode, non-administrative users can sign in with read-only access and make read-only API requests.
max_artifacts_size	integer	no	Maximum artifacts size in MB.
max_attachment_size	integer	no	Limit attachment size in MB.
max_import_size	integer	no	Maximum import size in MB. 0 for unlimited. Default = 0 (unlimited) Modified from 50MB to 0 in GitLab 13.8.
max_pages_size	integer	no	Maximum size of pages repositories in MB.
max_personal_access_token_lifetime	integer	no	(ULTIMATE SELF) Maximum allowable lifetime for personal access tokens in days.
metrics_method_call_threshold	integer	no	A method call is only tracked when it takes longer than the given amount of milliseconds.
mirror_available	boolean	no	Allow repository mirroring to configured by project Maintainers. If disabled, only Administrators can configure repository mirroring.
mirror_capacity_threshold	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Minimum capacity to be available before scheduling more mirrors preemptively.
mirror_max_capacity	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Maximum number of mirrors that can be synchronizing at the same time.
mirror_max_delay	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Maximum time (in minutes) between updates that a mirror can have when scheduled to synchronize.
npm_package_requests_forwarding	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Use npmjs.org as a default remote repository when the package is not found in the GitLab Package Registry for npm.
outbound_local_requests_whitelist	array of strings	no	Define a list of trusted domains or IP addresses to which local requests are allowed when local requests for hooks and services are disabled.
pages_domain_verification_enabled	boolean	no	Require users to prove ownership of custom domains. Domain verification is an essential security measure for public GitLab sites. Users are required to demonstrate they control a domain before it is enabled.
password_authentication_enabled_for_git	boolean	no	Enable authentication for Git over HTTP(S) via a GitLab account password. Default is true.
password_authentication_enabled_for_web	boolean	no	Enable authentication for the web interface via a GitLab account password. Default is true.
performance_bar_allowed_group_id	string	no	(Deprecated: Use performance_bar_allowed_group_path instead) Path of the group that is allowed to toggle the performance bar.
performance_bar_allowed_group_path	string	no	Path of the group that is allowed to toggle the performance bar.
performance_bar_enabled	boolean	no	(Deprecated: Pass performance_bar_allowed_group_path: nil instead) Allow enabling the performance bar.
personal_access_token_prefix	string	no	Prefix for all generated personal access tokens.
plantuml_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: plantuml_url) Enable PlantUML integration. Default is false.
plantuml_url	string	required by: plantuml_enabled	The PlantUML instance URL for integration.
polling_interval_multiplier	decimal	no	Interval multiplier used by endpoints that perform polling. Set to 0 to disable polling.
project_export_enabled	boolean	no	Enable project export.
prometheus_metrics_enabled	boolean	no	Enable Prometheus metrics.
protected_ci_variables	boolean	no	CI/CD variables are protected by default.
pseudonymizer_enabled	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) When enabled, GitLab runs a background job that produces pseudonymized CSVs of the GitLab database to upload to your configured object storage directory.
push_event_activities_limit	integer	no	Number of changes (branches or tags) in a single push to determine whether individual push events or bulk push events are created. Bulk push events are created if it surpasses that value.
push_event_hooks_limit	integer	no	Number of changes (branches or tags) in a single push to determine whether webhooks and services fire or not. Webhooks and services aren't submitted if it surpasses that value.
rate_limiting_response_text	string	no	When rate limiting is enabled via the throttle_* settings, send this plain text response when a rate limit is exceeded. 'Retry later' is sent if this is blank.
raw_blob_request_limit	integer	no	Max number of requests per minute for each raw path. Default: 300. To disable throttling set to 0.
recaptcha_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: recaptcha_private_key and recaptcha_site_key) Enable reCAPTCHA.
recaptcha_private_key	string	required by: recaptcha_enabled	Private key for reCAPTCHA.
recaptcha_site_key	string	required by: recaptcha_enabled	Site key for reCAPTCHA.
receive_max_input_size	integer	no	Maximum push size (MB).
repository_checks_enabled	boolean	no	GitLab periodically runs git fsck in all project and wiki repositories to look for silent disk corruption issues.
repository_size_limit	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Size limit per repository (MB)
repository_storages_weighted	hash of strings to integers	no	(GitLab 13.1 and later) Hash of names of taken from gitlab.yml to weights. New projects are created in one of these stores, chosen by a weighted random selection.
repository_storages	array of strings	no	(GitLab 13.0 and earlier) List of names of enabled storage paths, taken from gitlab.yml. New projects are created in one of these stores, chosen at random.
require_admin_approval_after_user_signup	boolean	no	When enabled, any user that signs up for an account using the registration form is placed under a Pending approval state and has to be explicitly approved by an administrator.
require_two_factor_authentication	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: two_factor_grace_period) Require all users to set up Two-factor authentication.
restricted_visibility_levels	array of strings	no	Selected levels cannot be used by non-Administrator users for groups, projects or snippets. Can take private, internal and public as a parameter. Default is null which means there is no restriction.
rsa_key_restriction	integer	no	The minimum allowed bit length of an uploaded RSA key. Default is 0 (no restriction). -1 disables RSA keys.
send_user_confirmation_email	boolean	no	Send confirmation email on sign-up.
session_expire_delay	integer	no	Session duration in minutes. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
shared_runners_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: shared_runners_text and shared_runners_minutes) Enable shared runners for new projects.
shared_runners_minutes	integer	required by: shared_runners_enabled	(PREMIUM) Set the maximum number of pipeline minutes that a group can use on shared runners per month.
shared_runners_text	string	required by: shared_runners_enabled	Shared runners text.
sign_in_text	string	no	Text on the login page.
signin_enabled	string	no	(Deprecated: Use password_authentication_enabled_for_web instead) Flag indicating if password authentication is enabled for the web interface.
signup_enabled	boolean	no	Enable registration. Default is true.
slack_app_enabled	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) (If enabled, requires: slack_app_id, slack_app_secret and slack_app_secret) Enable Slack app.
slack_app_id	string	required by: slack_app_enabled	(PREMIUM) The app ID of the Slack-app.
slack_app_secret	string	required by: slack_app_enabled	(PREMIUM) The app secret of the Slack-app.
slack_app_verification_token	string	required by: slack_app_enabled	(PREMIUM) The verification token of the Slack-app.
snippet_size_limit	integer	no	Max snippet content size in bytes. Default: 52428800 Bytes (50MB).
snowplow_app_id	string	no	The Snowplow site name / application ID. (for example, gitlab)
snowplow_collector_hostname	string	required by: snowplow_enabled	The Snowplow collector hostname. (for example, snowplow.trx.gitlab.net)
snowplow_cookie_domain	string	no	The Snowplow cookie domain. (for example, .gitlab.com)
snowplow_enabled	boolean	no	Enable snowplow tracking.
sourcegraph_enabled	boolean	no	Enables Sourcegraph integration. Default is false. If enabled, requires sourcegraph_url.
sourcegraph_public_only	boolean	no	Blocks Sourcegraph from being loaded on private and internal projects. Default is true.
sourcegraph_url	string	required by: sourcegraph_enabled	The Sourcegraph instance URL for integration.
spam_check_endpoint_enabled	boolean	no	Enables Spam Check via external API endpoint. Default is false.
spam_check_endpoint_url	string	no	URL of the external Spam Check service endpoint.
spam_check_api_key	string	no	The API key used by GitLab for accessing the Spam Check service endpoint.
terminal_max_session_time	integer	no	Maximum time for web terminal websocket connection (in seconds). Set to 0 for unlimited time.
terms	text	required by: enforce_terms	(Required by: enforce_terms) Markdown content for the ToS.
throttle_authenticated_api_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: throttle_authenticated_api_period_in_seconds and throttle_authenticated_api_requests_per_period) Enable authenticated API request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots).
throttle_authenticated_api_period_in_seconds	integer	required by: throttle_authenticated_api_enabled	Rate limit period in seconds.
throttle_authenticated_api_requests_per_period	integer	required by: throttle_authenticated_api_enabled	Max requests per period per user.
throttle_authenticated_web_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: throttle_authenticated_web_period_in_seconds and throttle_authenticated_web_requests_per_period) Enable authenticated web request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots).
throttle_authenticated_web_period_in_seconds	integer	required by: throttle_authenticated_web_enabled	Rate limit period in seconds.
throttle_authenticated_web_requests_per_period	integer	required by: throttle_authenticated_web_enabled	Max requests per period per user.
throttle_unauthenticated_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: throttle_unauthenticated_period_in_seconds and throttle_unauthenticated_requests_per_period) Enable unauthenticated request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots).
throttle_unauthenticated_period_in_seconds	integer	required by: throttle_unauthenticated_enabled	Rate limit period in seconds.
throttle_unauthenticated_requests_per_period	integer	required by: throttle_unauthenticated_enabled	Max requests per period per IP.
time_tracking_limit_to_hours	boolean	no	Limit display of time tracking units to hours. Default is false.
two_factor_grace_period	integer	required by: require_two_factor_authentication	Amount of time (in hours) that users are allowed to skip forced configuration of two-factor authentication.
unique_ips_limit_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: unique_ips_limit_per_user and unique_ips_limit_time_window) Limit sign in from multiple IPs.
unique_ips_limit_per_user	integer	required by: unique_ips_limit_enabled	Maximum number of IPs per user.
unique_ips_limit_time_window	integer	required by: unique_ips_limit_enabled	How many seconds an IP is counted towards the limit.
usage_ping_enabled	boolean	no	Every week GitLab reports license usage back to GitLab, Inc.
user_default_external	boolean	no	Newly registered users are external by default.
user_default_internal_regex	string	no	Specify an email address regex pattern to identify default internal users.
user_oauth_applications	boolean	no	Allow users to register any application to use GitLab as an OAuth provider.
user_show_add_ssh_key_message	boolean	no	When set to false disable the You won't be able to pull or push project code via SSH warning shown to users with no uploaded SSH key.
version_check_enabled	boolean	no	Let GitLab inform you when an update is available.
whats_new_variant	string	no	What's new variant, possible values: all_tiers, current_tier, and disabled.
web_ide_clientside_preview_enabled	boolean	no	Live Preview (allow live previews of JavaScript projects in the Web IDE using CodeSandbox Live Preview).
wiki_page_max_content_bytes	integer	no	Maximum wiki page content size in bytes. Default: 52428800 Bytes (50 MB). The minimum value is 1024 bytes.

Package Registry: Package file size limits

The package file size limits are not part of the Application settings API. Instead, these settings can be accessed using the Plan limits API.