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# Snippets API
> [Introduced][ce-6373] in GitLab 8.15.
## Snippet visibility level
Snippets in GitLab can be either private, internal, or public.
You can set it with the `visibility` field in the snippet.
Constants for snippet visibility levels are:
| Visibility | Description |
| ---------- | ----------- |
| `private` | The snippet is visible only to the snippet creator |
| `internal` | The snippet is visible for any logged in user |
| `public` | The snippet can be accessed without any authentication |
## List snippets
Get a list of current user's snippets.
```
GET /snippets
```
## Single snippet
Get a single snippet.
```
GET /snippets/:id
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"title": "test",
"file_name": "add.rb",
"description": "Ruby test snippet",
"visibility": "private",
"author": {
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
},
"expires_at": null,
"updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
}
```
## Single snippet contents
Get a single snippet's raw contents.
```
GET /snippets/:id/raw
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/raw
```
Example response:
```
Hello World snippet
```
## Create new snippet
Creates a new snippet. The user must have permission to create new snippets.
```
POST /snippets
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `title` | String | yes | The title of a snippet |
| `file_name` | String | yes | The name of a snippet file |
| `content` | String | yes | The content of a snippet |
| `description` | String | no | The description of a snippet |
| `visibility` | String | no | The snippet's visibility |
```bash
curl --request POST \
--data '{"title": "This is a snippet", "content": "Hello world", "description": "Hello World snippet", "file_name": "test.txt", "visibility": "internal" }' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: valid_api_token" \
https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"title": "This is a snippet",
"file_name": "test.txt",
"description": "Hello World snippet",
"visibility": "internal",
"author": {
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
},
"expires_at": null,
"updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
}
```
## Update snippet
Updates an existing snippet. The user must have permission to change an existing snippet.
```
PUT /snippets/:id
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
| `title` | String | no | The title of a snippet |
| `file_name` | String | no | The name of a snippet file |
| `description` | String | no | The description of a snippet |
| `content` | String | no | The content of a snippet |
| `visibility` | String | no | The snippet's visibility |
```bash
curl --request PUT \
--data '{"title": "foo", "content": "bar"}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: valid_api_token" \
https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1
```
Example response:
```json
{
"id": 1,
"title": "test",
"file_name": "add.rb",
"description": "description of snippet",
"visibility": "internal",
"author": {
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z"
},
"expires_at": null,
"updated_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"created_at": "2012-06-28T10:52:04Z",
"web_url": "http://example.com/snippets/1",
}
```
## Delete snippet
Deletes an existing snippet.
```
DELETE /snippets/:id
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
```
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1"
```
upon successful delete a `204 No content` HTTP code shall be expected, with no data,
but if the snippet is non-existent, a `404 Not Found` will be returned.
## Explore all public snippets
```
GET /snippets/public
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `per_page` | Integer | no | number of snippets to return per page |
| `page` | Integer | no | the page to retrieve |
```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/public?per_page=2&page=1
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"author": {
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/edaf55a9e363ea263e3b981d09e0f7f7?s=80&d=identicon",
"id": 12,
"name": "Libby Rolfson",
"state": "active",
"username": "elton_wehner",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/elton_wehner"
},
"created_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.504Z",
"file_name": "oconnerrice.rb",
"id": 49,
"raw_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/49/raw",
"title": "Ratione cupiditate et laborum temporibus.",
"updated_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.504Z",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/49"
},
{
"author": {
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/36583b28626de71061e6e5a77972c3bd?s=80&d=identicon",
"id": 16,
"name": "Llewellyn Flatley",
"state": "active",
"username": "adaline",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/adaline"
},
"created_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.479Z",
"file_name": "muellershields.rb",
"id": 48,
"raw_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/48/raw",
"title": "Minus similique nesciunt vel fugiat qui ullam sunt.",
"updated_at": "2016-11-25T16:53:34.479Z",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/48",
"visibility": "public"
}
]
```
## Get user agent details
> **Notes:**
> [Introduced][ce-29508] in GitLab 9.4.
Available only for admins.
```
GET /snippets/:id/user_agent_detail
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|---------|----------|--------------------------------------|
| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
```bash
curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/user_agent_detail
```
Example response:
```json
{
"user_agent": "AppleWebKit/537.36",
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"akismet_submitted": false
}
```
[ce-6373]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/6373
[ce-29508]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/12655
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