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# Tags API
## List project repository tags
Get a list of repository tags from a project, sorted by name in reverse
alphabetical order. This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the
repository is publicly accessible.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/repository/tags
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string| yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user|
| `order_by` | string | no | Return tags ordered by `name` or `updated` fields. Default is `updated` |
| `sort` | string | no | Return tags sorted in `asc` or `desc` order. Default is `desc` |
| `search` | string | no | Return list of tags matching the search criteria. You can use `^term` and `term$` to find tags that begin and end with `term` respectively. |
> Support for `search` was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/54401) in GitLab 11.8.
```json
[
{
"commit": {
"id": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
"short_id": "2695effb",
"title": "Initial commit",
"created_at": "2017-07-26T11:08:53.000+02:00",
"parent_ids": [
"2a4b78934375d7f53875269ffd4f45fd83a84ebe"
],
"message": "Initial commit",
"author_name": "John Smith",
"author_email": "john@example.com",
"authored_date": "2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00",
"committer_name": "Jack Smith",
"committer_email": "jack@example.com",
"committed_date": "2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00"
},
"release": {
"tag_name": "1.0.0",
"description": "Amazing release. Wow"
},
"name": "v1.0.0",
"target": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
"message": null,
"protected": true
}
]
```
## Get a single repository tag
Get a specific repository tag determined by its name. This endpoint can be
accessed without authentication if the repository is publicly accessible.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `tag_name` | string | yes | The name of the tag |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/repository/tags/v1.0.0"
```
Example Response:
```json
{
"name": "v5.0.0",
"message": null,
"target": "60a8ff033665e1207714d6670fcd7b65304ec02f",
"commit": {
"id": "60a8ff033665e1207714d6670fcd7b65304ec02f",
"short_id": "60a8ff03",
"title": "Initial commit",
"created_at": "2017-07-26T11:08:53.000+02:00",
"parent_ids": [
"f61c062ff8bcbdb00e0a1b3317a91aed6ceee06b"
],
"message": "v5.0.0\n",
"author_name": "Arthur Verschaeve",
"author_email": "contact@arthurverschaeve.be",
"authored_date": "2015-02-01T21:56:31.000+01:00",
"committer_name": "Arthur Verschaeve",
"committer_email": "contact@arthurverschaeve.be",
"committed_date": "2015-02-01T21:56:31.000+01:00"
},
"release": null,
"protected": false
}
```
## Create a new tag
Creates a new tag in the repository that points to the supplied ref.
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/repository/tags
```
Parameters:
- `id` (required) - The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user
- `tag_name` (required) - The name of a tag
- `ref` (required) - Create tag using commit SHA, another tag name, or branch name.
- `message` (optional) - Creates annotated tag.
- `release_description` (optional) - Add release notes to the Git tag and store it in the GitLab database.
```shell
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/repository/tags?tag_name=test&ref=master"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"commit": {
"id": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
"short_id": "2695effb",
"title": "Initial commit",
"created_at": "2017-07-26T11:08:53.000+02:00",
"parent_ids": [
"2a4b78934375d7f53875269ffd4f45fd83a84ebe"
],
"message": "Initial commit",
"author_name": "John Smith",
"author_email": "john@example.com",
"authored_date": "2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00",
"committer_name": "Jack Smith",
"committer_email": "jack@example.com",
"committed_date": "2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00"
},
"release": {
"tag_name": "1.0.0",
"description": "Amazing release. Wow"
},
"name": "v1.0.0",
"target": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
"message": null,
"protected": false
}
```
The message will be `null` when creating a lightweight tag otherwise
it will contain the annotation.
The target will contain the tag objects ID when creating annotated tags,
otherwise it will contain the commit ID when creating lightweight tags.
In case of an error,
status code `405` with an explaining error message is returned.
## Delete a tag
Deletes a tag of a repository with given name.
```plaintext
DELETE /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name
```
Parameters:
- `id` (required) - The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user
- `tag_name` (required) - The name of a tag
## Create a new release
Add release notes to the existing Git tag. If there
already exists a release for the given tag, status code `409` is returned.
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name/release
```
Parameters:
- `id` (required) - The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user
- `tag_name` (required) - The name of a tag
Request body:
- `description` (required) - Release notes with Markdown support
```json
{
"description": "Amazing release. Wow"
}
```
Response:
```json
{
"tag_name": "1.0.0",
"description": "Amazing release. Wow"
}
```
## Update a release
Updates the release notes of a given release.
```plaintext
PUT /projects/:id/repository/tags/:tag_name/release
```
Parameters:
- `id` (required) - The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user
- `tag_name` (required) - The name of a tag
Request body:
- `description` (required) - Release notes with Markdown support
```json
{
"description": "Amazing release. Wow"
}
```
Response:
```json
{
"tag_name": "1.0.0",
"description": "Amazing release. Wow"
}
```