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Merge requests API (FREE)

  • draft was introduced as a replacement for work_in_progress in GitLab 14.0.
  • merge_user was introduced as an eventual replacement for merged_by in GitLab 14.7.

Every API call to merge requests must be authenticated.

List merge requests

Get all merge requests the authenticated user has access to. By default it returns only merge requests created by the current user. To get all merge requests, use parameter scope=all.

The state parameter can be used to get only merge requests with a given state (opened, closed, locked, or merged) or all of them (all). It should be noted that when searching by locked it mostly returns no results as it is a short-lived, transitional state. The pagination parameters page and per_page can be used to restrict the list of merge requests.

GET /merge_requests
GET /merge_requests?state=opened
GET /merge_requests?state=all
GET /merge_requests?milestone=release
GET /merge_requests?labels=bug,reproduced
GET /merge_requests?author_id=5
GET /merge_requests?author_username=gitlab-bot
GET /merge_requests?my_reaction_emoji=star
GET /merge_requests?scope=assigned_to_me
GET /merge_requests?search=foo&in=title

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
approved_by_ids (PREMIUM) integer array {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have been approved by all the users with the given id. Maximum of 5. None returns merge requests with no approvals. Any returns merge requests with an approval.
approver_ids (PREMIUM) integer array {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have specified all the users with the given id as individual approvers. None returns merge requests without approvers. Any returns merge requests with an approver.
assignee_id integer {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests assigned to the given user id. None returns unassigned merge requests. Any returns merge requests with an assignee.
author_id integer {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests created by the given user id. Mutually exclusive with author_username. Combine with scope=all or scope=assigned_to_me.
author_username string {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests created by the given username. Mutually exclusive with author_id.
created_after datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests created on or after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
created_before datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests created on or before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
deployed_after datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests deployed after the given date/time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
deployed_before datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests deployed before the given date/time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
environment string {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests deployed to the given environment.
in string {dotted-circle} No Modify the scope of the search attribute. title, description, or a string joining them with comma. Default is title,description.
labels string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests matching a comma-separated list of labels. None lists all merge requests with no labels. Any lists all merge requests with at least one label. Predefined names are case-insensitive.
milestone string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests for a specific milestone. None returns merge requests with no milestone. Any returns merge requests that have an assigned milestone.
my_reaction_emoji string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests reacted by the authenticated user by the given emoji. None returns issues not given a reaction. Any returns issues given at least one reaction.
not Hash {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests that do not match the parameters supplied. Accepts: labels, milestone, author_id, author_username, assignee_id, assignee_username, reviewer_id, reviewer_username, my_reaction_emoji.
order_by string {dotted-circle} No Return requests ordered by created_at, title, or updated_at fields. Default is created_at. Introduced in GitLab 14.8.
reviewer_id integer {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have the user as a reviewer with the given user id. None returns merge requests with no reviewers. Any returns merge requests with any reviewer. Mutually exclusive with reviewer_username.
reviewer_username string {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have the user as a reviewer with the given username. None returns merge requests with no reviewers. Any returns merge requests with any reviewer. Mutually exclusive with reviewer_id. Introduced in GitLab 13.8.
scope string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests for the given scope: created_by_me, assigned_to_me or all. Defaults to created_by_me.
search string {dotted-circle} No Search merge requests against their title and description.
sort string {dotted-circle} No Return requests sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc.
source_branch string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests with the given source branch.
state string {dotted-circle} No Return all merge requests or just those that are opened, closed, locked, or merged.
target_branch string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests with the given target branch.
updated_after datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests updated on or after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
updated_before datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests updated on or before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
view string {dotted-circle} No If simple, returns the iid, URL, title, description, and basic state of merge request.
with_labels_details boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, response returns more details for each label in labels field: :name, :color, :description, :description_html, :text_color. Default is false.
with_merge_status_recheck boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, this projection requests (but does not guarantee) that the merge_status field be recalculated asynchronously. Default is false. Introduced in GitLab 13.0.
wip string {dotted-circle} No Filter merge requests against their wip status. yes to return only draft merge requests, no to return non-draft merge requests. 
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "test1",
    "description": "fixed login page css paddings",
    "state": "merged",
    "merged_by": { // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5, use `merge_user` instead
      "id": 87854,
      "name": "Douwe Maan",
      "username": "DouweM",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
    },
    "merge_user": {
      "id": 87854,
      "name": "Douwe Maan",
      "username": "DouweM",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
    },
    "merged_at": "2018-09-07T11:16:17.520Z",
    "closed_by": null,
    "closed_at": null,
    "created_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
    "target_branch": "master",
    "source_branch": "test1",
    "upvotes": 0,
    "downvotes": 0,
    "author": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "admin",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
    },
    "assignee": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "admin",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
    },
    "assignees": [{
      "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
      "username": "axel.block",
      "id": 12,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
    }],
    "reviewers": [{
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Sam Bauch",
      "username": "kenyatta_oconnell",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/956c92487c6f6f7616b536927e22c9a0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com//kenyatta_oconnell"
    }],
    "source_project_id": 2,
    "target_project_id": 3,
    "labels": [
      "Community contribution",
      "Manage"
    ],
    "draft": false,
    "work_in_progress": false,
    "milestone": {
      "id": 5,
      "iid": 1,
      "project_id": 3,
      "title": "v2.0",
      "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
      "state": "closed",
      "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
      "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
      "due_date": "2018-09-22",
      "start_date": "2018-08-08",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/milestones/1"
    },
    "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": true,
    "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
    "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
    "merge_commit_sha": null,
    "squash_commit_sha": null,
    "user_notes_count": 1,
    "discussion_locked": null,
    "should_remove_source_branch": true,
    "force_remove_source_branch": false,
    "allow_collaboration": false,
    "allow_maintainer_to_push": false,
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
    "references": {
      "short": "!1",
      "relative": "my-group/my-project!1",
      "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
    },
    "time_stats": {
      "time_estimate": 0,
      "total_time_spent": 0,
      "human_time_estimate": null,
      "human_total_time_spent": null
    },
    "squash": false,
    "task_completion_status":{
      "count":0,
      "completed_count":0
    }
  }
]

Users on GitLab Premium or higher also see the approvals_before_merge parameter:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "test1",
    "approvals_before_merge": null
    ...
  }
]

Merge requests list response notes

  • Introduced in GitLab 13.0, listing merge requests may not proactively update merge_status (which also affects the has_conflicts), as this can be an expensive operation. If you need the value of these fields from this endpoint, set the with_merge_status_recheck parameter to true in the query.
  • For notes on merge request object fields, read Single merge request response notes.

List project merge requests

Get all merge requests for this project. The state parameter can be used to get only merge requests with a given state (opened, closed, locked, or merged) or all of them (all). The pagination parameters page and per_page can be used to restrict the list of merge requests.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?state=opened
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?state=all
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?iids[]=42&iids[]=43
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?milestone=release
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?labels=bug,reproduced
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests?my_reaction_emoji=star

project_id represents the ID of the project where the MR resides. project_id always equals target_project_id.

In the case of a merge request from the same project, source_project_id, target_project_id and project_id are the same. In the case of a merge request from a fork, target_project_id and project_id are the same and source_project_id is the fork project's ID.

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
approved_by_ids (PREMIUM) integer array {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have been approved by all the users with the given id, with a maximum of 5. None returns merge requests with no approvals. Any returns merge requests with an approval.
approver_ids (PREMIUM) integer array {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have specified all the users with the given id as individual approvers. None returns merge requests without approvers. Any returns merge requests with an approver.
assignee_id integer {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests assigned to the given user id. None returns unassigned merge requests. Any returns merge requests with an assignee.
author_id integer {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests created by the given user id. Mutually exclusive with author_username.
author_username string {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests created by the given username. Mutually exclusive with author_id.
created_after datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests created on or after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
created_before datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests created on or before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
environment string {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests deployed to the given environment.
iids[] integer array {dotted-circle} No Return the request having the given iid.
labels string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests matching a comma-separated list of labels. None lists all merge requests with no labels. Any lists all merge requests with at least one label. Predefined names are case-insensitive.
milestone string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests for a specific milestone. None returns merge requests with no milestone. Any returns merge requests that have an assigned milestone.
my_reaction_emoji string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests reacted by the authenticated user by the given emoji. None returns issues not given a reaction. Any returns issues given at least one reaction.
not Hash {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests that do not match the parameters supplied. Accepts: labels, milestone, author_id, author_username, assignee_id, assignee_username, reviewer_id, reviewer_username, my_reaction_emoji.
order_by string {dotted-circle} No Return requests ordered by created_at, title or updated_at fields. Default is created_at. Introduced in GitLab 14.8.
reviewer_id integer {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have the user as a reviewer with the given user id. None returns merge requests with no reviewers. Any returns merge requests with any reviewer. Mutually exclusive with reviewer_username.
reviewer_username string {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have the user as a reviewer with the given username. None returns merge requests with no reviewers. Any returns merge requests with any reviewer. Mutually exclusive with reviewer_id. Introduced in GitLab 13.8.
scope string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests for the given scope: created_by_me, assigned_to_me, or all.
search string {dotted-circle} No Search merge requests against their title and description.
sort string {dotted-circle} No Return requests sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc.
source_branch string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests with the given source branch.
state string {dotted-circle} No Return all merge requests or just those that are opened, closed, locked, or merged.
target_branch string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests with the given target branch.
updated_after datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests updated on or after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
updated_before datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests updated on or before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
view string {dotted-circle} No If simple, returns the iid, URL, title, description, and basic state of merge request.
wip string {dotted-circle} No Filter merge requests against their wip status. yes to return only draft merge requests, no to return non-draft merge requests.
with_labels_details boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, response returns more details for each label in labels field: :name, :color, :description, :description_html, :text_color. Default is false.
with_merge_status_recheck boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, this projection requests (but does not guarantee) that the merge_status field be recalculated asynchronously. Default is false. Introduced in GitLab 13.0. 
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "test1",
    "description": "fixed login page css paddings",
    "state": "merged",
    "merged_by": { // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5, use `merge_user` instead
      "id": 87854,
      "name": "Douwe Maan",
      "username": "DouweM",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
    },
    "merge_user": {
      "id": 87854,
      "name": "Douwe Maan",
      "username": "DouweM",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
    },
    "merged_at": "2018-09-07T11:16:17.520Z",
    "closed_by": null,
    "closed_at": null,
    "created_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
    "target_branch": "master",
    "source_branch": "test1",
    "upvotes": 0,
    "downvotes": 0,
    "author": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "admin",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
    },
    "assignee": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "admin",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
    },
    "assignees": [{
      "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
      "username": "axel.block",
      "id": 12,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
    }],
    "reviewers": [{
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Sam Bauch",
      "username": "kenyatta_oconnell",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/956c92487c6f6f7616b536927e22c9a0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com//kenyatta_oconnell"
    }],
    "source_project_id": 2,
    "target_project_id": 3,
    "labels": [
      "Community contribution",
      "Manage"
    ],
    "draft": false,
    "work_in_progress": false,
    "milestone": {
      "id": 5,
      "iid": 1,
      "project_id": 3,
      "title": "v2.0",
      "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
      "state": "closed",
      "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
      "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
      "due_date": "2018-09-22",
      "start_date": "2018-08-08",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/milestones/1"
    },
    "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": true,
    "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
    "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
    "merge_commit_sha": null,
    "squash_commit_sha": null,
    "user_notes_count": 1,
    "discussion_locked": null,
    "should_remove_source_branch": true,
    "force_remove_source_branch": false,
    "allow_collaboration": false,
    "allow_maintainer_to_push": false,
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
    "references": {
      "short": "!1",
      "relative": "!1",
      "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
    },
    "time_stats": {
      "time_estimate": 0,
      "total_time_spent": 0,
      "human_time_estimate": null,
      "human_total_time_spent": null
    },
    "squash": false,
    "task_completion_status":{
      "count":0,
      "completed_count":0
    },
    "has_conflicts": false,
    "blocking_discussions_resolved": true
  }
]

Users on GitLab Premium or higher also see the approvals_before_merge parameter:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "test1",
    "approvals_before_merge": null
    ...
  }
]

For important notes on response data, read Merge requests list response notes.

List group merge requests

Get all merge requests for this group and its subgroups. The state parameter can be used to get only merge requests with a given state (opened, closed, locked, or merged) or all of them (all). The pagination parameters page and per_page can be used to restrict the list of merge requests.

GET /groups/:id/merge_requests
GET /groups/:id/merge_requests?state=opened
GET /groups/:id/merge_requests?state=all
GET /groups/:id/merge_requests?milestone=release
GET /groups/:id/merge_requests?labels=bug,reproduced
GET /groups/:id/merge_requests?my_reaction_emoji=star

group_id represents the ID of the group which contains the project where the MR resides.

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user.
approved_by_ids (PREMIUM) integer array {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have been approved by all the users with the given id, with a maximum of 5. None returns merge requests with no approvals. Any returns merge requests with an approval.
approved_by_usernames (PREMIUM) string array {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have been approved by all the users with the given username, with a maximum of 5. None returns merge requests with no approvals. Any returns merge requests with an approval.
approver_ids (PREMIUM) integer array {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have specified all the users with the given ids as individual approvers. None returns merge requests without approvers. Any returns merge requests with an approver.
assignee_id integer {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests assigned to the given user id. None returns unassigned merge requests. Any returns merge requests with an assignee.
author_id integer {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests created by the given user id. Mutually exclusive with author_username.
author_username string {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests created by the given username. Mutually exclusive with author_id.
created_after datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests created on or after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
created_before datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests created on or before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
labels string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests matching a comma-separated list of labels. None lists all merge requests with no labels. Any lists all merge requests with at least one label. Predefined names are case-insensitive.
milestone string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests for a specific milestone. None returns merge requests with no milestone. Any returns merge requests that have an assigned milestone.
my_reaction_emoji string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests reacted by the authenticated user by the given emoji. None returns issues not given a reaction. Any returns issues given at least one reaction.
non_archived boolean {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests from non archived projects only. Default is true.
not Hash {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests that do not match the parameters supplied. Accepts: labels, milestone, author_id, author_username, assignee_id, assignee_username, reviewer_id, reviewer_username, my_reaction_emoji.
order_by string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests ordered by created_at, title or updated_at fields. Default is created_at. Introduced in GitLab 14.8.
reviewer_id integer {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have the user as a reviewer with the given user id. None returns merge requests with no reviewers. Any returns merge requests with any reviewer. Mutually exclusive with reviewer_username.
reviewer_username string {dotted-circle} No Returns merge requests which have the user as a reviewer with the given username. None returns merge requests with no reviewers. Any returns merge requests with any reviewer. Mutually exclusive with reviewer_id. Introduced in GitLab 13.8.
scope string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests for the given scope: created_by_me, assigned_to_me or all.
search string {dotted-circle} No Search merge requests against their title and description.
source_branch string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests with the given source branch.
sort string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc.
state string {dotted-circle} No Return all merge requests or just those that are opened, closed, locked, or merged.
target_branch string {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests with the given target branch.
updated_after datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests updated on or after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
updated_before datetime {dotted-circle} No Return merge requests updated on or before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z).
view string {dotted-circle} No If simple, returns the iid, URL, title, description, and basic state of merge request.
with_labels_details boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, response returns more details for each label in labels field: :name, :color, :description, :description_html, :text_color. Default is false.
with_merge_status_recheck boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, this projection requests (but does not guarantee) that the merge_status field be recalculated asynchronously. Default is false. Introduced in GitLab 13.0. 
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "test1",
    "description": "fixed login page css paddings",
    "state": "merged",
    "merged_by": { // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5, use `merge_user` instead
      "id": 87854,
      "name": "Douwe Maan",
      "username": "DouweM",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
    },
    "merge_user": {
      "id": 87854,
      "name": "Douwe Maan",
      "username": "DouweM",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
    },
    "merged_at": "2018-09-07T11:16:17.520Z",
    "closed_by": null,
    "closed_at": null,
    "created_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
    "target_branch": "master",
    "source_branch": "test1",
    "upvotes": 0,
    "downvotes": 0,
    "author": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "admin",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
    },
    "assignee": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "admin",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": null,
      "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
    },
    "assignees": [{
      "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
      "username": "axel.block",
      "id": 12,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
    }],
    "reviewers": [{
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Sam Bauch",
      "username": "kenyatta_oconnell",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/956c92487c6f6f7616b536927e22c9a0?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com//kenyatta_oconnell"
    }],
    "source_project_id": 2,
    "target_project_id": 3,
    "labels": [
      "Community contribution",
      "Manage"
    ],
    "draft": false,
    "work_in_progress": false,
    "milestone": {
      "id": 5,
      "iid": 1,
      "project_id": 3,
      "title": "v2.0",
      "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
      "state": "closed",
      "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
      "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
      "due_date": "2018-10-22",
      "start_date": "2018-09-08",
      "web_url": "gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/milestones/1"
    },
    "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": true,
    "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
    "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
    "merge_commit_sha": null,
    "squash_commit_sha": null,
    "user_notes_count": 1,
    "discussion_locked": null,
    "should_remove_source_branch": true,
    "force_remove_source_branch": false,
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
    "references": {
      "short": "!1",
      "relative": "my-project!1",
      "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
    },
    "time_stats": {
      "time_estimate": 0,
      "total_time_spent": 0,
      "human_time_estimate": null,
      "human_total_time_spent": null
    },
    "squash": false,
    "task_completion_status":{
      "count":0,
      "completed_count":0
    },
    "has_conflicts": false,
    "blocking_discussions_resolved": true
  }
]

Users on GitLab Premium or higher also see the approvals_before_merge parameter:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "test1",
    "approvals_before_merge": null
    ...
  }
]

For important notes on response data, read Merge requests list response notes.

Get single MR

Shows information about a single merge request.

Note: the changes_count value in the response is a string, not an integer. This is because when an MR has too many changes to display and store, it is capped at 1,000. In that case, the API returns the string "1000+" for the changes count.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request.
include_diverged_commits_count boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, response includes the commits behind the target branch.
include_rebase_in_progress boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, response includes whether a rebase operation is in progress.
render_html boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, response includes rendered HTML for title and description. 
{
  "id": 155016530,
  "iid": 133,
  "project_id": 15513260,
  "title": "Manual job rules",
  "description": "",
  "state": "opened",
  "created_at": "2022-05-13T07:26:38.402Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-05-14T03:38:31.354Z",
  "merged_by": null, // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5, use `merge_user` instead
  "merge_user": null,
  "merged_at": null,
  "closed_by": null,
  "closed_at": null,
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "manual-job-rules",
  "user_notes_count": 0,
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 4155490,
    "username": "marcel.amirault",
    "name": "Marcel Amirault",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/4155490/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/marcel.amirault"
  },
  "assignees": [],
  "assignee": null,
  "reviewers": [],
  "source_project_id": 15513260,
  "target_project_id": 15513260,
  "labels": [],
  "draft": false,
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": null,
  "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "sha": "e82eb4a098e32c796079ca3915e07487fc4db24c",
  "merge_commit_sha": null,
  "squash_commit_sha": null,
  "discussion_locked": null,
  "should_remove_source_branch": null,
  "force_remove_source_branch": true,
  "reference": "!133",
  "references": {
    "short": "!133",
    "relative": "!133",
    "full": "marcel.amirault/test-project!133"
  },
  "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/marcel.amirault/test-project/-/merge_requests/133",
  "time_stats": {
    "time_estimate": 0,
    "total_time_spent": 0,
    "human_time_estimate": null,
    "human_total_time_spent": null
  },
  "squash": false,
  "task_completion_status": {
    "count": 0,
    "completed_count": 0
  },
  "has_conflicts": false,
  "blocking_discussions_resolved": true,
  "approvals_before_merge": null,
  "subscribed": true,
  "changes_count": "1",
  "latest_build_started_at": "2022-05-13T09:46:50.032Z",
  "latest_build_finished_at": null,
  "first_deployed_to_production_at": null,
  "pipeline": { // Old parameter, use `head_pipeline` instead.
    "id": 538317940,
    "iid": 1877,
    "project_id": 15513260,
    "sha": "1604b0c46c395822e4e9478777f8e54ac99fe5b9",
    "ref": "refs/merge-requests/133/merge",
    "status": "failed",
    "source": "merge_request_event",
    "created_at": "2022-05-13T09:46:39.560Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-05-13T09:47:20.706Z",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/marcel.amirault/test-project/-/pipelines/538317940"
  },
  "head_pipeline": {
    "id": 538317940,
    "iid": 1877,
    "project_id": 15513260,
    "sha": "1604b0c46c395822e4e9478777f8e54ac99fe5b9",
    "ref": "refs/merge-requests/133/merge",
    "status": "failed",
    "source": "merge_request_event",
    "created_at": "2022-05-13T09:46:39.560Z",
    "updated_at": "2022-05-13T09:47:20.706Z",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/marcel.amirault/test-project/-/pipelines/538317940",
    "before_sha": "1604b0c46c395822e4e9478777f8e54ac99fe5b9",
    "tag": false,
    "yaml_errors": null,
    "user": {
      "id": 4155490,
      "username": "marcel.amirault",
      "name": "Marcel Amirault",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/4155490/avatar.png",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/marcel.amirault"
    },
    "started_at": "2022-05-13T09:46:50.032Z",
    "finished_at": "2022-05-13T09:47:20.697Z",
    "committed_at": null,
    "duration": 30,
    "queued_duration": 10,
    "coverage": null,
    "detailed_status": {
      "icon": "status_failed",
      "text": "failed",
      "label": "failed",
      "group": "failed",
      "tooltip": "failed",
      "has_details": true,
      "details_path": "/marcel.amirault/test-project/-/pipelines/538317940",
      "illustration": null,
      "favicon": "/assets/ci_favicons/favicon_status_failed-41304d7f7e3828808b0c26771f0309e55296819a9beea3ea9fbf6689d9857c12.png"
    }
  },
  "diff_refs": {
    "base_sha": "1162f719d711319a2efb2a35566f3bfdadee8bab",
    "head_sha": "e82eb4a098e32c796079ca3915e07487fc4db24c",
    "start_sha": "1162f719d711319a2efb2a35566f3bfdadee8bab"
  },
  "merge_error": null,
  "first_contribution": false,
  "user": {
    "can_merge": true
  }
}

Users on GitLab Premium or higher also see the approvals_before_merge parameter:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "test1",
  "approvals_before_merge": null
  ...
}

Single merge request response notes

  • The merge_status field may hold one of the following values:
    • unchecked: This merge request has not yet been checked.
    • checking: This merge request is currently being checked to see if it can be merged.
    • can_be_merged: This merge request can be merged without conflict.
    • cannot_be_merged: There are merge conflicts between the source and target branches.
    • cannot_be_merged_recheck: Currently unchecked. Before the current changes, there were conflicts.
  • The diff_refs in the response correspond to the latest diff version of the merge request.
  • Introduced in GitLab 12.8, the mergeability (merge_status) of each merge request is checked asynchronously when a request is made to this endpoint. Poll this API endpoint to get updated status. This affects the has_conflicts property as it is dependent on the merge_status. It returns false unless merge_status is cannot_be_merged.
  • references.relative is relative to the group or project that the merge request is being requested. When the merge request is fetched from its project, relative format would be the same as short format, and when requested across groups or projects, it is expected to be the same as full format.
  • Introduced in GitLab 14.7, field merge_user can be either user who merged this merge request, user who set it to merge when pipeline succeeds or null. Field merged_by (user who merged this merge request or null) has been deprecated.
  • pipeline is an old parameter and should not be used. Use head_pipeline instead, as it is faster and returns more information.

Get single MR participants

Get a list of merge request participants.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/participants

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "John Doe1",
    "username": "user1",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c922747a93b40d1ea88262bf1aebee62?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://localhost/user1"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "John Doe2",
    "username": "user2",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/10fc7f102be8de7657fb4d80898bbfe3?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://localhost/user2"
  }
]

Get single MR reviewers

Get a list of merge request reviewers.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/reviewers

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
[
  {
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "John Doe1",
      "username": "user1",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c922747a93b40d1ea88262bf1aebee62?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/user1"
    },
    "state": "unreviewed",
    "created_at": "2022-07-27T17:03:27.684Z"
  },
  {
    "user": {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "John Doe2",
      "username": "user2",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/10fc7f102be8de7657fb4d80898bbfe3?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://localhost/user2"
    },
    "state": "reviewed",
    "created_at": "2022-07-27T17:03:27.684Z"
  }
]

Get single MR commits

Get a list of merge request commits.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/commits

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
[
  {
    "id": "ed899a2f4b50b4370feeea94676502b42383c746",
    "short_id": "ed899a2f4b5",
    "title": "Replace sanitize with escape once",
    "author_name": "Example User",
    "author_email": "user@example.com",
    "created_at": "2012-09-20T11:50:22+03:00",
    "message": "Replace sanitize with escape once"
  },
  {
    "id": "6104942438c14ec7bd21c6cd5bd995272b3faff6",
    "short_id": "6104942438c",
    "title": "Sanitize for network graph",
    "author_name": "Example User",
    "author_email": "user@example.com",
    "created_at": "2012-09-20T09:06:12+03:00",
    "message": "Sanitize for network graph"
  }
]

Get single MR changes

Shows information about the merge request including its files and changes.

Introduced in GitLab 13.6, diffs associated with the set of changes have the same size limitations applied as other diffs returned by the API or viewed via the UI. When these limits impact the results, the overflow field contains a value of true. Diff data without these limits applied can be retrieved by adding the access_raw_diffs parameter, accessing diffs not from the database but from Gitaly directly. This approach is generally slower and more resource-intensive, but isn't subject to size limits placed on database-backed diffs. Limits inherent to Gitaly still apply.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/changes

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request.
access_raw_diffs boolean {dotted-circle} No Retrieve change diffs via Gitaly. 
{
  "id": 21,
  "iid": 1,
  "project_id": 4,
  "title": "Blanditiis beatae suscipit hic assumenda et molestias nisi asperiores repellat et.",
  "state": "reopened",
  "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:39.159Z",
  "updated_at": "2015-02-02T20:08:49.959Z",
  "target_branch": "secret_token",
  "source_branch": "version-1-9",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "name": "Chad Hamill",
    "username": "jarrett",
    "id": 5,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b95567800f828948baf5f4160ebb2473?s=40&d=identicon",
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/jarrett"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=40&d=identicon",
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "assignees": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "reviewers": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "source_project_id": 4,
  "target_project_id": 4,
  "labels": [ ],
  "description": "Qui voluptatibus placeat ipsa alias quasi. Deleniti rem ut sint. Optio velit qui distinctio.",
  "draft": false,
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 4,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": null
  },
  "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "subscribed" : true,
  "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
  "merge_commit_sha": null,
  "squash_commit_sha": null,
  "user_notes_count": 1,
  "changes_count": "1",
  "should_remove_source_branch": true,
  "force_remove_source_branch": false,
  "squash": false,
  "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
  "references": {
    "short": "!1",
    "relative": "!1",
    "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
  },
  "discussion_locked": false,
  "time_stats": {
    "time_estimate": 0,
    "total_time_spent": 0,
    "human_time_estimate": null,
    "human_total_time_spent": null
  },
  "task_completion_status":{
    "count":0,
    "completed_count":0
  },
  "changes": [
    {
    "old_path": "VERSION",
    "new_path": "VERSION",
    "a_mode": "100644",
    "b_mode": "100644",
    "diff": "--- a/VERSION\ +++ b/VERSION\ @@ -1 +1 @@\ -1.9.7\ +1.9.8",
    "new_file": false,
    "renamed_file": false,
    "deleted_file": false
    }
  ],
  "overflow": false
}

List MR pipelines

Get a list of merge request pipelines.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/pipelines

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
[
  {
    "id": 77,
    "sha": "959e04d7c7a30600c894bd3c0cd0e1ce7f42c11d",
    "ref": "master",
    "status": "success"
  }
]

Create MR Pipeline

Create a new pipeline for a merge request. A pipeline created via this endpoint doesn't run a regular branch/tag pipeline. It requires .gitlab-ci.yml to be configured with only: [merge_requests] to create jobs.

The new pipeline can be:

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/pipelines

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
{
  "id": 2,
  "sha": "b83d6e391c22777fca1ed3012fce84f633d7fed0",
  "ref": "refs/merge-requests/1/head",
  "status": "pending",
  "web_url": "http://localhost/user1/project1/pipelines/2",
  "before_sha": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "tag": false,
  "yaml_errors": null,
  "user": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "John Doe1",
    "username": "user1",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c922747a93b40d1ea88262bf1aebee62?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://example.com"
  },
  "created_at": "2019-09-04T19:20:18.267Z",
  "updated_at": "2019-09-04T19:20:18.459Z",
  "started_at": null,
  "finished_at": null,
  "committed_at": null,
  "duration": null,
  "coverage": null,
  "detailed_status": {
    "icon": "status_pending",
    "text": "pending",
    "label": "pending",
    "group": "pending",
    "tooltip": "pending",
    "has_details": false,
    "details_path": "/user1/project1/pipelines/2",
    "illustration": null,
    "favicon": "/assets/ci_favicons/favicon_status_pending-5bdf338420e5221ca24353b6bff1c9367189588750632e9a871b7af09ff6a2ae.png"
  }
}

Create MR

Creates a new merge request.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
source_branch string {check-circle} Yes The source branch.
target_branch string {check-circle} Yes The target branch.
title string {check-circle} Yes Title of MR.
allow_collaboration boolean {dotted-circle} No Allow commits from members who can merge to the target branch.
allow_maintainer_to_push boolean {dotted-circle} No Alias of allow_collaboration.
approvals_before_merge (PREMIUM) integer {dotted-circle} No Number of approvals required before this can be merged (see below).
assignee_id integer {dotted-circle} No Assignee user ID.
assignee_ids integer array {dotted-circle} No The ID of the users to assign the MR to. Set to 0 or provide an empty value to unassign all assignees.
description string {dotted-circle} No Description of the merge request. Limited to 1,048,576 characters.
labels string {dotted-circle} No Labels for the merge request, as a comma-separated list.
milestone_id integer {dotted-circle} No The global ID of a milestone.
remove_source_branch boolean {dotted-circle} No Flag indicating if a merge request should remove the source branch when merging.
reviewer_ids integer array {dotted-circle} No The ID of the users added as a reviewer to the merge request. If set to 0 or left empty, no reviewers are added. Introduced in GitLab 13.8.
squash boolean {dotted-circle} No Squash commits into a single commit when merging.
target_project_id integer {dotted-circle} No Numeric ID of the target project.

If approvals_before_merge is not provided, it inherits the value from the target project. If provided, the following conditions must hold for it to take effect:

  • The target project's approvals_before_merge must be greater than zero. A value of zero disables approvals for that project.
  • The provided value of approvals_before_merge must be greater than the target project's approvals_before_merge.
{
  "id": 1,
  "iid": 1,
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "description": "fixed login page css paddings",
  "state": "merged",
  "created_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "test1",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "source_project_id": 2,
  "target_project_id": 3,
  "labels": [
    "Community contribution",
    "Manage"
  ],
  "draft": false,
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": "2018-09-22",
    "start_date": "2018-08-08",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/milestones/1"
  },
  "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "merge_error": null,
  "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
  "merge_commit_sha": null,
  "squash_commit_sha": null,
  "user_notes_count": 1,
  "discussion_locked": null,
  "should_remove_source_branch": true,
  "force_remove_source_branch": false,
  "allow_collaboration": false,
  "allow_maintainer_to_push": false,
  "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
  "references": {
    "short": "!1",
    "relative": "!1",
    "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
  },
  "time_stats": {
    "time_estimate": 0,
    "total_time_spent": 0,
    "human_time_estimate": null,
    "human_total_time_spent": null
  },
  "squash": false,
  "subscribed": false,
  "changes_count": "1",
  "merged_by": { // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5, use `merge_user` instead
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merge_user": {
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merged_at": "2018-09-07T11:16:17.520Z",
  "closed_by": null,
  "closed_at": null,
  "latest_build_started_at": "2018-09-07T07:27:38.472Z",
  "latest_build_finished_at": "2018-09-07T08:07:06.012Z",
  "first_deployed_to_production_at": null,
  "pipeline": {
    "id": 29626725,
    "sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "ref": "patch-28",
    "status": "success",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/pipelines/29626725"
  },
  "diff_refs": {
    "base_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00",
    "head_sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "start_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00"
  },
  "diverged_commits_count": 2,
  "task_completion_status":{
    "count":0,
    "completed_count":0
  }
}

Users of GitLab Premium or higher also see the approvals_before_merge parameter:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "test1",
  "approvals_before_merge": null
  ...
}

For important notes on response data, read Single merge request response notes.

Update MR

Updates an existing merge request. You can change the target branch, title, or even close the MR.

PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The ID of a merge request.
add_labels string {dotted-circle} No Comma-separated label names to add to a merge request.
allow_collaboration boolean {dotted-circle} No Allow commits from members who can merge to the target branch.
allow_maintainer_to_push boolean {dotted-circle} No Alias of allow_collaboration.
assignee_id integer {dotted-circle} No The ID of the user to assign the merge request to. Set to 0 or provide an empty value to unassign all assignees.
assignee_ids integer array {dotted-circle} No The ID of the users to assign the merge request to. Set to 0 or provide an empty value to unassign all assignees.
description string {dotted-circle} No Description of the merge request. Limited to 1,048,576 characters.
discussion_locked boolean {dotted-circle} No Flag indicating if the merge request's discussion is locked. If the discussion is locked only project members can add, edit or resolve comments.
labels string {dotted-circle} No Comma-separated label names for a merge request. Set to an empty string to unassign all labels.
milestone_id integer {dotted-circle} No The global ID of a milestone to assign the merge request to. Set to 0 or provide an empty value to unassign a milestone.
remove_labels string {dotted-circle} No Comma-separated label names to remove from a merge request.
remove_source_branch boolean {dotted-circle} No Flag indicating if a merge request should remove the source branch when merging.
reviewer_ids integer array {dotted-circle} No The ID of the users set as a reviewer to the merge request. Set the value to 0 or provide an empty value to unset all reviewers. Introduced in GitLab 13.8.
squash boolean {dotted-circle} No Squash commits into a single commit when merging.
state_event string {dotted-circle} No New state (close/reopen).
target_branch string {dotted-circle} No The target branch.
title string {dotted-circle} No Title of MR.

Must include at least one non-required attribute from above.

{
  "id": 1,
  "iid": 1,
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "description": "fixed login page css paddings",
  "state": "merged",
  "created_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "test1",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignees": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "reviewers": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "source_project_id": 2,
  "target_project_id": 3,
  "labels": [
    "Community contribution",
    "Manage"
  ],
  "draft": false,
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": "2018-09-22",
    "start_date": "2018-08-08",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/milestones/1"
  },
  "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "merge_error": null,
  "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
  "merge_commit_sha": null,
  "squash_commit_sha": null,
  "user_notes_count": 1,
  "discussion_locked": null,
  "should_remove_source_branch": true,
  "force_remove_source_branch": false,
  "allow_collaboration": false,
  "allow_maintainer_to_push": false,
  "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
  "references": {
    "short": "!1",
    "relative": "!1",
    "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
  },
  "time_stats": {
    "time_estimate": 0,
    "total_time_spent": 0,
    "human_time_estimate": null,
    "human_total_time_spent": null
  },
  "squash": false,
  "subscribed": false,
  "changes_count": "1",
  "merged_by": { // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5, use `merge_user` instead
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merge_user": {
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merged_at": "2018-09-07T11:16:17.520Z",
  "closed_by": null,
  "closed_at": null,
  "latest_build_started_at": "2018-09-07T07:27:38.472Z",
  "latest_build_finished_at": "2018-09-07T08:07:06.012Z",
  "first_deployed_to_production_at": null,
  "pipeline": {
    "id": 29626725,
    "sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "ref": "patch-28",
    "status": "success",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/pipelines/29626725"
  },
  "diff_refs": {
    "base_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00",
    "head_sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "start_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00"
  },
  "diverged_commits_count": 2,
  "task_completion_status":{
    "count":0,
    "completed_count":0
  }
}

Users on GitLab Premium or higher also see the approvals_before_merge parameter:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "test1",
  "approvals_before_merge": null
  ...
}

For important notes on response data, read Single merge request response notes.

Delete a merge request

Only for administrators and project owners. Deletes the merge request in question.

DELETE /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/4/merge_requests/85"

Merge a merge request

Accept and merge changes submitted with MR using this API.

PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/merge

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request.
merge_commit_message string {dotted-circle} No Custom merge commit message.
merge_when_pipeline_succeeds boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, the merge request is merged when the pipeline succeeds.
sha string {dotted-circle} No If present, then this SHA must match the HEAD of the source branch, otherwise the merge fails.
should_remove_source_branch boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, removes the source branch.
squash_commit_message string {dotted-circle} No Custom squash commit message.
squash boolean {dotted-circle} No If true, the commits are squashed into a single commit on merge. 
{
  "id": 1,
  "iid": 1,
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "description": "fixed login page css paddings",
  "state": "merged",
  "created_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "test1",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignees": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "reviewers": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "source_project_id": 2,
  "target_project_id": 3,
  "labels": [
    "Community contribution",
    "Manage"
  ],
  "draft": false,
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": "2018-09-22",
    "start_date": "2018-08-08",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/milestones/1"
  },
  "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "merge_error": null,
  "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
  "merge_commit_sha": null,
  "squash_commit_sha": null,
  "user_notes_count": 1,
  "discussion_locked": null,
  "should_remove_source_branch": true,
  "force_remove_source_branch": false,
  "allow_collaboration": false,
  "allow_maintainer_to_push": false,
  "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
  "references": {
    "short": "!1",
    "relative": "!1",
    "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
  },
  "time_stats": {
    "time_estimate": 0,
    "total_time_spent": 0,
    "human_time_estimate": null,
    "human_total_time_spent": null
  },
  "squash": false,
  "subscribed": false,
  "changes_count": "1",
  "merged_by": { // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5, use `merge_user` instead
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merge_user": {
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merged_at": "2018-09-07T11:16:17.520Z",
  "closed_by": null,
  "closed_at": null,
  "latest_build_started_at": "2018-09-07T07:27:38.472Z",
  "latest_build_finished_at": "2018-09-07T08:07:06.012Z",
  "first_deployed_to_production_at": null,
  "pipeline": {
    "id": 29626725,
    "sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "ref": "patch-28",
    "status": "success",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/pipelines/29626725"
  },
  "diff_refs": {
    "base_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00",
    "head_sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "start_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00"
  },
  "diverged_commits_count": 2,
  "task_completion_status":{
    "count":0,
    "completed_count":0
  }
}

Users on GitLab Premium or higher also see the approvals_before_merge parameter:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "test1",
  "approvals_before_merge": null
  ...
}

This API returns specific HTTP status codes on failure:

HTTP Status Message Reason
401 Unauthorized This user does not have permission to accept this merge request.
405 Method Not Allowed The merge request is not able to be merged.
409 SHA does not match HEAD of source branch The provided sha parameter does not match the HEAD of the source.
422 Branch cannot be merged The merge request failed to merge.

For additional important notes on response data, read Single merge request response notes.

Merge to default merge ref path

Merge the changes between the merge request source and target branches into refs/merge-requests/:iid/merge ref, of the target project repository, if possible. This ref has the state the target branch would have if a regular merge action was taken.

This is not a regular merge action given it doesn't change the merge request target branch state in any manner.

This ref (refs/merge-requests/:iid/merge) isn't necessarily overwritten when submitting requests to this API, though it makes sure the ref has the latest possible state.

If the merge request has conflicts, is empty or already merged, you receive a 400 and a descriptive error message.

It returns the HEAD commit of refs/merge-requests/:iid/merge in the response body in case of 200.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/merge_ref

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
{
  "commit_id": "854a3a7a17acbcc0bbbea170986df1eb60435f34"
}

Cancel Merge When Pipeline Succeeds

This API returns specific HTTP status codes on failure:

HTTP Status Message Reason
401 Unauthorized This user does not have permission to cancel this merge request.
405 Method Not Allowed The merge request is already merged or closed.
406 Not Acceptable The merge request is not set to be merged when the pipeline succeeds. 
POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/cancel_merge_when_pipeline_succeeds

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
{
  "id": 1,
  "iid": 1,
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "description": "fixed login page css paddings",
  "state": "merged",
  "created_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "test1",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignees": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "reviewers": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "source_project_id": 2,
  "target_project_id": 3,
  "labels": [
    "Community contribution",
    "Manage"
  ],
  "draft": false,
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": "2018-09-22",
    "start_date": "2018-08-08",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/milestones/1"
  },
  "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": false,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "merge_error": null,
  "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
  "merge_commit_sha": null,
  "squash_commit_sha": null,
  "user_notes_count": 1,
  "discussion_locked": null,
  "should_remove_source_branch": true,
  "force_remove_source_branch": false,
  "allow_collaboration": false,
  "allow_maintainer_to_push": false,
  "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
  "references": {
    "short": "!1",
    "relative": "!1",
    "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
  },
  "time_stats": {
    "time_estimate": 0,
    "total_time_spent": 0,
    "human_time_estimate": null,
    "human_total_time_spent": null
  },
  "squash": false,
  "subscribed": false,
  "changes_count": "1",
  "merged_by": { // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5, use `merge_user` instead
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merge_user": {
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merged_at": "2018-09-07T11:16:17.520Z",
  "closed_by": null,
  "closed_at": null,
  "latest_build_started_at": "2018-09-07T07:27:38.472Z",
  "latest_build_finished_at": "2018-09-07T08:07:06.012Z",
  "first_deployed_to_production_at": null,
  "pipeline": {
    "id": 29626725,
    "sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "ref": "patch-28",
    "status": "success",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/pipelines/29626725"
  },
  "diff_refs": {
    "base_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00",
    "head_sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "start_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00"
  },
  "diverged_commits_count": 2,
  "task_completion_status":{
    "count":0,
    "completed_count":0
  }
}

Users on GitLab Premium or higher also see the approvals_before_merge parameter:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "test1",
  "approvals_before_merge": null
  ...
}

For important notes on response data, read Single merge request response notes.

Rebase a merge request

Automatically rebase the source_branch of the merge request against its target_branch.

If you don't have permissions to push to the merge request's source branch - you receive a 403 Forbidden response.

PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/rebase
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request.
skip_ci boolean {dotted-circle} No Set to true to skip creating a CI pipeline. 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/76/merge_requests/1/rebase"

This is an asynchronous request. The API returns a HTTP 202 Accepted response if the request is enqueued successfully, with a response containing:

{
  "rebase_in_progress": true
}

You can poll the Get single MR endpoint with the include_rebase_in_progress parameter to check the status of the asynchronous request.

If the rebase operation is ongoing, the response includes the following:

{
  "rebase_in_progress": true,
  "merge_error": null
}

After the rebase operation has completed successfully, the response includes the following:

{
  "rebase_in_progress": false,
  "merge_error": null
}

If the rebase operation fails, the response includes the following:

{
  "rebase_in_progress": false,
  "merge_error": "Rebase failed. Please rebase locally"
}

Reset approvals of a merge request

Clear all approvals of merge request.

Available only for bot users based on project or group tokens. Users without bot permissions receive a 401 Unauthorized response.

PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/reset_approvals
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/76/merge_requests/1/reset_approvals"

Comments on merge requests

Comments are done via the notes resource.

List issues that close on merge

Get all the issues that would be closed by merging the provided merge request.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/closes_issues
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/76/merge_requests/1/closes_issues"

Example response when the GitLab issue tracker is used:

[
   {
      "state" : "opened",
      "description" : "Ratione dolores corrupti mollitia soluta quia.",
      "author" : {
         "state" : "active",
         "id" : 18,
         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/eileen.lowe",
         "name" : "Alexandra Bashirian",
         "avatar_url" : null,
         "username" : "eileen.lowe"
      },
      "milestone" : {
         "project_id" : 1,
         "description" : "Ducimus nam enim ex consequatur cumque ratione.",
         "state" : "closed",
         "due_date" : null,
         "iid" : 2,
         "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.996Z",
         "title" : "v4.0",
         "id" : 17,
         "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:39.996Z"
      },
      "project_id" : 1,
      "assignee" : {
         "state" : "active",
         "id" : 1,
         "name" : "Administrator",
         "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/root",
         "avatar_url" : null,
         "username" : "root"
      },
      "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:51.081Z",
      "id" : 76,
      "title" : "Consequatur vero maxime deserunt laboriosam est voluptas dolorem.",
      "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:31:51.081Z",
      "iid" : 6,
      "labels" : [],
      "user_notes_count": 1,
      "changes_count": "1"
   }
]

Example response when an external issue tracker (for example, Jira) is used:

[
   {
       "id" : "PROJECT-123",
       "title" : "Title of this issue"
   }
]

Subscribe to a merge request

Subscribes the authenticated user to a merge request to receive notification. If the user is already subscribed to the merge request, the status code HTTP 304 Not Modified is returned.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/subscribe
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/17/subscribe"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "iid": 1,
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "description": "fixed login page css paddings",
  "state": "merged",
  "created_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "test1",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignees": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "reviewers": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "source_project_id": 2,
  "target_project_id": 3,
  "labels": [
    "Community contribution",
    "Manage"
  ],
  "draft": false,
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": "2018-09-22",
    "start_date": "2018-08-08",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/milestones/1"
  },
  "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
  "merge_commit_sha": null,
  "squash_commit_sha": null,
  "user_notes_count": 1,
  "discussion_locked": null,
  "should_remove_source_branch": true,
  "force_remove_source_branch": false,
  "allow_collaboration": false,
  "allow_maintainer_to_push": false,
  "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
  "references": {
    "short": "!1",
    "relative": "!1",
    "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
  },
  "time_stats": {
    "time_estimate": 0,
    "total_time_spent": 0,
    "human_time_estimate": null,
    "human_total_time_spent": null
  },
  "squash": false,
  "subscribed": false,
  "changes_count": "1",
  "merged_by": { // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5, use `merge_user` instead
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merge_user": {
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merged_at": "2018-09-07T11:16:17.520Z",
  "closed_by": null,
  "closed_at": null,
  "latest_build_started_at": "2018-09-07T07:27:38.472Z",
  "latest_build_finished_at": "2018-09-07T08:07:06.012Z",
  "first_deployed_to_production_at": null,
  "pipeline": {
    "id": 29626725,
    "sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "ref": "patch-28",
    "status": "success",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/pipelines/29626725"
  },
  "diff_refs": {
    "base_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00",
    "head_sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "start_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00"
  },
  "diverged_commits_count": 2,
  "task_completion_status":{
    "count":0,
    "completed_count":0
  }
}

Users on GitLab Premium or higher also see the approvals_before_merge parameter:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "test1",
  "approvals_before_merge": null
  ...
}

For important notes on response data, read Single merge request response notes.

Unsubscribe from a merge request

Unsubscribes the authenticated user from a merge request to not receive notifications from that merge request. If the user is not subscribed to the merge request, the status code HTTP 304 Not Modified is returned.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/unsubscribe
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/17/unsubscribe"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "iid": 1,
  "project_id": 3,
  "title": "test1",
  "description": "fixed login page css paddings",
  "state": "merged",
  "created_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2017-04-29T08:46:00Z",
  "target_branch": "master",
  "source_branch": "test1",
  "upvotes": 0,
  "downvotes": 0,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "admin",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "web_url" : "https://gitlab.example.com/admin"
  },
  "assignees": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "reviewers": [{
    "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
    "username": "axel.block",
    "id": 12,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
  }],
  "source_project_id": 2,
  "target_project_id": 3,
  "labels": [
    "Community contribution",
    "Manage"
  ],
  "draft": false,
  "work_in_progress": false,
  "milestone": {
    "id": 5,
    "iid": 1,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "v2.0",
    "description": "Assumenda aut placeat expedita exercitationem labore sunt enim earum.",
    "state": "closed",
    "created_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-02-02T19:49:26.013Z",
    "due_date": "2018-09-22",
    "start_date": "2018-08-08",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/milestones/1"
  },
  "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": true,
  "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
  "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
  "merge_commit_sha": null,
  "squash_commit_sha": null,
  "user_notes_count": 1,
  "discussion_locked": null,
  "should_remove_source_branch": true,
  "force_remove_source_branch": false,
  "allow_collaboration": false,
  "allow_maintainer_to_push": false,
  "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
  "references": {
    "short": "!1",
    "relative": "!1",
    "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
  },
  "time_stats": {
    "time_estimate": 0,
    "total_time_spent": 0,
    "human_time_estimate": null,
    "human_total_time_spent": null
  },
  "squash": false,
  "subscribed": false,
  "changes_count": "1",
  "merged_by": { // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5, use `merge_user` instead
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merge_user": {
    "id": 87854,
    "name": "Douwe Maan",
    "username": "DouweM",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/user/avatar/87854/avatar.png",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.com/DouweM"
  },
  "merged_at": "2018-09-07T11:16:17.520Z",
  "closed_by": null,
  "closed_at": null,
  "latest_build_started_at": "2018-09-07T07:27:38.472Z",
  "latest_build_finished_at": "2018-09-07T08:07:06.012Z",
  "first_deployed_to_production_at": null,
  "pipeline": {
    "id": 29626725,
    "sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "ref": "patch-28",
    "status": "success",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/pipelines/29626725"
  },
  "diff_refs": {
    "base_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00",
    "head_sha": "2be7ddb704c7b6b83732fdd5b9f09d5a397b5f8f",
    "start_sha": "c380d3acebd181f13629a25d2e2acca46ffe1e00"
  },
  "diverged_commits_count": 2,
  "task_completion_status":{
    "count":0,
    "completed_count":0
  }
}

Users on GitLab Premium or higher also see the approvals_before_merge parameter:

{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "test1",
  "approvals_before_merge": null
  ...
}

For important notes on response data, read Single merge request response notes.

Create a to-do item

Manually creates a to-do item for the current user on a merge request. If there already exists a to-do item for the user on that merge request, status code HTTP 304 Not Modified is returned.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/todo
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/27/todo"

Example response:

{
  "id": 113,
  "project": {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "GitLab CI/CD",
    "name_with_namespace": "GitLab Org / GitLab CI/CD",
    "path": "gitlab-ci",
    "path_with_namespace": "gitlab-org/gitlab-ci"
  },
  "author": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "action_name": "marked",
  "target_type": "MergeRequest",
  "target": {
    "id": 27,
    "iid": 7,
    "project_id": 3,
    "title": "Et voluptas laudantium minus nihil recusandae ut accusamus earum aut non.",
    "description": "Veniam sunt nihil modi earum cumque illum delectus. Nihil ad quis distinctio quia. Autem eligendi at quibusdam repellendus.",
    "state": "merged",
    "created_at": "2016-06-17T07:48:04.330Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-07-01T11:14:15.537Z",
    "target_branch": "allow_regex_for_project_skip_ref",
    "source_branch": "backup",
    "upvotes": 0,
    "downvotes": 0,
    "author": {
      "name": "Jarret O'Keefe",
      "username": "francisca",
      "id": 14,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a7fa515d53450023c83d62986d0658a8?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/francisca",
      "discussion_locked": false
    },
    "assignee": {
      "name": "Dr. Gabrielle Strosin",
      "username": "barrett.krajcik",
      "id": 4,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/733005fcd7e6df12d2d8580171ccb966?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/barrett.krajcik"
    },
    "assignees": [{
      "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
      "username": "axel.block",
      "id": 12,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
    }],
    "reviewers": [{
      "name": "Miss Monserrate Beier",
      "username": "axel.block",
      "id": 12,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/46f6f7dc858ada7be1853f7fb96e81da?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/axel.block"
    }],
    "source_project_id": 3,
    "target_project_id": 3,
    "labels": [],
    "draft": false,
    "work_in_progress": false,
    "milestone": {
      "id": 27,
      "iid": 2,
      "project_id": 3,
      "title": "v1.0",
      "description": "Quis ea accusantium animi hic fuga assumenda.",
      "state": "active",
      "created_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:33.840Z",
      "updated_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:33.840Z",
      "due_date": null
    },
    "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "merge_status": "unchecked",
    "subscribed": true,
    "sha": "8888888888888888888888888888888888888888",
    "merge_commit_sha": null,
    "squash_commit_sha": null,
    "user_notes_count": 7,
    "changes_count": "1",
    "should_remove_source_branch": true,
    "force_remove_source_branch": false,
    "squash": false,
    "web_url": "http://example.com/my-group/my-project/merge_requests/1",
    "references": {
      "short": "!1",
      "relative": "!1",
      "full": "my-group/my-project!1"
    }
  },
  "target_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ci/merge_requests/7",
  "body": "Et voluptas laudantium minus nihil recusandae ut accusamus earum aut non.",
  "state": "pending",
  "created_at": "2016-07-01T11:14:15.530Z"
}

Get MR diff versions

Get a list of merge request diff versions. For an explanation of the SHAs in the response, read SHAs in the API response.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/versions
Attribute Type Required Description
id String {check-circle} Yes The ID of the project.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/merge_requests/1/versions"

Example response:

[{
  "id": 110,
  "head_commit_sha": "33e2ee8579fda5bc36accc9c6fbd0b4fefda9e30",
  "base_commit_sha": "eeb57dffe83deb686a60a71c16c32f71046868fd",
  "start_commit_sha": "eeb57dffe83deb686a60a71c16c32f71046868fd",
  "created_at": "2016-07-26T14:44:48.926Z",
  "merge_request_id": 105,
  "state": "collected",
  "real_size": "1"
}, {
  "id": 108,
  "head_commit_sha": "3eed087b29835c48015768f839d76e5ea8f07a24",
  "base_commit_sha": "eeb57dffe83deb686a60a71c16c32f71046868fd",
  "start_commit_sha": "eeb57dffe83deb686a60a71c16c32f71046868fd",
  "created_at": "2016-07-25T14:21:33.028Z",
  "merge_request_id": 105,
  "state": "collected",
  "real_size": "1"
}]

SHAs in the API response

SHA field Purpose
base_commit_sha The merge-base commit SHA between the source branch and the target branches.
head_commit_sha The HEAD commit of the source branch.
start_commit_sha The HEAD commit SHA of the target branch when this version of the diff was created.

Get a single MR diff version

Get a single merge request diff version. For an explanation of the SHAs in the response, read SHAs in the API response.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/versions/:version_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id String {check-circle} Yes The ID of the project.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request.
version_id integer {check-circle} Yes The ID of the merge request diff version. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/merge_requests/1/versions/1"

Example response:

{
  "id": 110,
  "head_commit_sha": "33e2ee8579fda5bc36accc9c6fbd0b4fefda9e30",
  "base_commit_sha": "eeb57dffe83deb686a60a71c16c32f71046868fd",
  "start_commit_sha": "eeb57dffe83deb686a60a71c16c32f71046868fd",
  "created_at": "2016-07-26T14:44:48.926Z",
  "merge_request_id": 105,
  "state": "collected",
  "real_size": "1",
  "commits": [{
    "id": "33e2ee8579fda5bc36accc9c6fbd0b4fefda9e30",
    "short_id": "33e2ee85",
    "title": "Change year to 2018",
    "author_name": "Administrator",
    "author_email": "admin@example.com",
    "created_at": "2016-07-26T17:44:29.000+03:00",
    "message": "Change year to 2018"
  }, {
    "id": "aa24655de48b36335556ac8a3cd8bb521f977cbd",
    "short_id": "aa24655d",
    "title": "Update LICENSE",
    "author_name": "Administrator",
    "author_email": "admin@example.com",
    "created_at": "2016-07-25T17:21:53.000+03:00",
    "message": "Update LICENSE"
  }, {
    "id": "3eed087b29835c48015768f839d76e5ea8f07a24",
    "short_id": "3eed087b",
    "title": "Add license",
    "author_name": "Administrator",
    "author_email": "admin@example.com",
    "created_at": "2016-07-25T17:21:20.000+03:00",
    "message": "Add license"
  }],
  "diffs": [{
    "old_path": "LICENSE",
    "new_path": "LICENSE",
    "a_mode": "0",
    "b_mode": "100644",
    "diff": "--- /dev/null\n+++ b/LICENSE\n@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@\n+The MIT License (MIT)\n+\n+Copyright (c) 2018 Administrator\n+\n+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\n+of this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal\n+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\n+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\n+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\n+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\n+\n+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all\n+copies or substantial portions of the Software.\n+\n+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\n+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\n+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\n+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\n+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\n+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE\n+SOFTWARE.\n",
    "new_file": true,
    "renamed_file": false,
    "deleted_file": false
  }]
}

Set a time estimate for a merge request

Sets an estimated time of work for this merge request.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/time_estimate
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request.
duration string {check-circle} Yes The duration in human format, such as 3h30m. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/93/time_estimate?duration=3h30m"

Example response:

{
  "human_time_estimate": "3h 30m",
  "human_total_time_spent": null,
  "time_estimate": 12600,
  "total_time_spent": 0
}

Reset the time estimate for a merge request

Resets the estimated time for this merge request to 0 seconds.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/reset_time_estimate
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of a project's merge request. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/93/reset_time_estimate"

Example response:

{
  "human_time_estimate": null,
  "human_total_time_spent": null,
  "time_estimate": 0,
  "total_time_spent": 0
}

Add spent time for a merge request

Adds spent time for this merge request.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/add_spent_time
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request.
duration string {check-circle} Yes The duration in human format, such as 3h30m
summary string {dotted-circle} No A summary of how the time was spent. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/93/add_spent_time?duration=1h"

Example response:

{
  "human_time_estimate": null,
  "human_total_time_spent": "1h",
  "time_estimate": 0,
  "total_time_spent": 3600
}

Reset spent time for a merge request

Resets the total spent time for this merge request to 0 seconds.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/reset_spent_time
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of a project's merge request. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/93/reset_spent_time"

Example response:

{
  "human_time_estimate": null,
  "human_total_time_spent": null,
  "time_estimate": 0,
  "total_time_spent": 0
}

Get time tracking stats

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/time_stats
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string {check-circle} Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user.
merge_request_iid integer {check-circle} Yes The internal ID of the merge request. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/93/time_stats"

Example response:

{
  "human_time_estimate": "2h",
  "human_total_time_spent": "1h",
  "time_estimate": 7200,
  "total_time_spent": 3600
}

Approvals

For approvals, see Merge request approvals

List merge request state events

To track which state was set, who did it, and when it happened, check out Resource state events API.