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Notes API (FREE)

Notes are comments on:

  • Snippets
  • Issues
  • Merge requests
  • Epics

This includes system notes, which are notes about changes to the object (for example, when an assignee changes, GitLab posts a system note).

Resource events

  • Introduced in GitLab 13.3 for state, milestone, and weight events.
  • Introduced in GitLab 13.4 for iteration events.

Some system notes are not part of this API, but are recorded as separate events:

Notes pagination

By default, GET requests return 20 results at a time because the API results are paginated.

Read more on pagination.

Rate limits

To help avoid abuse, you can limit your users to a specific number of Create request per minute. See Notes rate limits.

Issues

List project issue notes

Gets a list of all notes for a single issue.

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes
GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes?sort=asc&order_by=updated_at
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
issue_iid integer yes The IID of an issue
sort string no Return issue notes sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
order_by string no Return issue notes ordered by created_at or updated_at fields. Default is created_at 
[
  {
    "id": 302,
    "body": "closed",
    "attachment": null,
    "author": {
      "id": 1,
      "username": "pipin",
      "email": "admin@example.com",
      "name": "Pip",
      "state": "active",
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:01Z"
    },
    "created_at": "2013-10-02T09:22:45Z",
    "updated_at": "2013-10-02T10:22:45Z",
    "system": true,
    "noteable_id": 377,
    "noteable_type": "Issue",
    "noteable_iid": 377,
    "resolvable": false,
    "confidential": false,
    "internal": false
  },
  {
    "id": 305,
    "body": "Text of the comment\r\n",
    "attachment": null,
    "author": {
      "id": 1,
      "username": "pipin",
      "email": "admin@example.com",
      "name": "Pip",
      "state": "active",
      "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:01Z"
    },
    "created_at": "2013-10-02T09:56:03Z",
    "updated_at": "2013-10-02T09:56:03Z",
    "system": true,
    "noteable_id": 121,
    "noteable_type": "Issue",
    "noteable_iid": 121,
    "resolvable": false,
    "confidential": true,
    "internal": true
  }
]
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/issues/11/notes"

Get single issue note

Returns a single note for a specific project issue

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
issue_iid integer yes The IID of a project issue
note_id integer yes The ID of an issue note 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/issues/11/notes/1"

Create new issue note

Creates a new note to a single project issue.

POST /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid integer yes The IID of an issue.
body string yes The content of a note. Limited to 1,000,000 characters.
confidential boolean no Deprecated: will be removed in GitLab 16.0 and renamed to internal. The confidential flag of a note. Default is false.
internal boolean no The internal flag of a note. Overrides confidential when both parameters are submitted. Default is false.
created_at string no Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted. It must be after 1970-01-01. Example: 2016-03-11T03:45:40Z (requires administrator or project/group owner rights) 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/issues/11/notes?body=note"

Modify existing issue note

Modify existing note of an issue.

PUT /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid integer yes The IID of an issue.
note_id integer yes The ID of a note.
body string no The content of a note. Limited to 1,000,000 characters.
confidential boolean no Deprecated: will be removed in GitLab 16.0. The confidential flag of a note. Default is false. 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/issues/11/notes/636?body=note"

Delete an issue note

Deletes an existing note of an issue.

DELETE /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
issue_iid integer yes The IID of an issue
note_id integer yes The ID of a note 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/issues/11/notes/636"

Snippets

The Snippets Notes API is intended for project-level snippets, and not for personal snippets.

List all snippet notes

Gets a list of all notes for a single snippet. Snippet notes are comments users can post to a snippet.

GET /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/notes
GET /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/notes?sort=asc&order_by=updated_at
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
snippet_id integer yes The ID of a project snippet
sort string no Return snippet notes sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
order_by string no Return snippet notes ordered by created_at or updated_at fields. Default is created_at 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/snippets/11/notes"

Get single snippet note

Returns a single note for a given snippet.

GET /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
snippet_id integer yes The ID of a project snippet
note_id integer yes The ID of a snippet note 
{
  "id": 52,
  "title": "Snippet",
  "file_name": "snippet.rb",
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "pipin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Pip",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:01Z"
  },
  "expires_at": null,
  "updated_at": "2013-10-02T07:34:20Z",
  "created_at": "2013-10-02T07:34:20Z"
}
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/snippets/11/notes/11"

Create new snippet note

Creates a new note for a single snippet. Snippet notes are user comments on snippets. If you create a note where the body only contains an Award Emoji, GitLab returns this object.

POST /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/notes

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
snippet_id integer yes The ID of a snippet
body string yes The content of a note. Limited to 1,000,000 characters.
created_at string no Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted. Example: 2016-03-11T03:45:40Z (requires administrator or project/group owner rights) 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/snippet/11/notes?body=note"

Modify existing snippet note

Modify existing note of a snippet.

PUT /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
snippet_id integer yes The ID of a snippet
note_id integer yes The ID of a snippet note
body string yes The content of a note. Limited to 1,000,000 characters. 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/snippets/11/notes/1659?body=note"

Delete a snippet note

Deletes an existing note of a snippet.

DELETE /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
snippet_id integer yes The ID of a snippet
note_id integer yes The ID of a note 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/snippets/52/notes/1659"

Merge requests

List all merge request notes

Gets a list of all notes for a single merge request.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/notes
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/notes?sort=asc&order_by=updated_at
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
merge_request_iid integer yes The IID of a project merge request
sort string no Return merge request notes sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
order_by string no Return merge request notes ordered by created_at or updated_at fields. Default is created_at 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/11/notes"

Get single merge request note

Returns a single note for a given merge request.

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
merge_request_iid integer yes The IID of a project merge request
note_id integer yes The ID of a merge request note 
{
  "id": 301,
  "body": "Comment for MR",
  "attachment": null,
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "pipin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Pip",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:01Z"
  },
  "created_at": "2013-10-02T08:57:14Z",
  "updated_at": "2013-10-02T08:57:14Z",
  "system": false,
  "noteable_id": 2,
  "noteable_type": "MergeRequest",
  "noteable_iid": 2,
  "resolvable": false,
  "confidential": false,
  "internal": false
}
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/11/notes/1"

Create new merge request note

Creates a new note for a single merge request. If you create a note where the body only contains an Award Emoji, GitLab returns this object.

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/notes

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
merge_request_iid integer yes The IID of a project merge request
body string yes The content of a note. Limited to 1,000,000 characters.
created_at string no Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted. Example: 2016-03-11T03:45:40Z (requires administrator or project/group owner rights)
merge_request_diff_sha string no Required for the /merge quick action. The SHA of the head commit, which ensures the merge request wasn't updated after the API request was sent.

Modify existing merge request note

Modify existing note of a merge request.

PUT /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
merge_request_iid integer yes The IID of a project merge request
note_id integer no The ID of a note
body string yes The content of a note. Limited to 1,000,000 characters.
confidential boolean no Deprecated: will be removed in GitLab 16.0. The confidential flag of a note. Default is false. 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/11/notes/1?body=note"

Delete a merge request note

Deletes an existing note of a merge request.

DELETE /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
merge_request_iid integer yes The IID of a merge request
note_id integer yes The ID of a note 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/merge_requests/7/notes/1602"

Epics (PREMIUM)

List all epic notes

Gets a list of all notes for a single epic. Epic notes are comments users can post to an epic.

NOTE: The epics notes API uses the epic ID instead of epic IID. If you use the epic's IID, GitLab returns either a 404 error or notes for the wrong epic. It's different from the issue notes API and merge requests notes API.

GET /groups/:id/epics/:epic_id/notes
GET /groups/:id/epics/:epic_id/notes?sort=asc&order_by=updated_at
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
epic_id integer yes The ID of a group epic
sort string no Return epic notes sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
order_by string no Return epic notes ordered by created_at or updated_at fields. Default is created_at 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/epics/11/notes"

Get single epic note

Returns a single note for a given epic.

GET /groups/:id/epics/:epic_id/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
epic_id integer yes The ID of an epic
note_id integer yes The ID of a note 
{
  "id": 52,
  "title": "Epic",
  "file_name": "epic.rb",
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "pipin",
    "email": "admin@example.com",
    "name": "Pip",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2013-09-30T13:46:01Z"
  },
  "expires_at": null,
  "updated_at": "2013-10-02T07:34:20Z",
  "created_at": "2013-10-02T07:34:20Z",
  "confidential": false,
  "internal": false
}
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/epics/11/notes/1"

Create new epic note

Creates a new note for a single epic. Epic notes are comments users can post to an epic. If you create a note where the body only contains an Award Emoji, GitLab returns this object.

POST /groups/:id/epics/:epic_id/notes

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
body string yes The content of a note. Limited to 1,000,000 characters.
epic_id integer yes The ID of an epic
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
confidential boolean no Deprecated: will be removed in GitLab 16.0 and is renamed to internal. The confidential flag of a note. Default is false.
internal boolean no The internal flag of a note. Overrides confidential when both parameters are submitted. Default is false. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/epics/11/notes?body=note"

Modify existing epic note

Modify existing note of an epic.

PUT /groups/:id/epics/:epic_id/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
epic_id integer yes The ID of an epic
note_id integer yes The ID of a note
body string yes The content of a note. Limited to 1,000,000 characters.
confidential boolean no Deprecated: will be removed in GitLab 16.0. The confidential flag of a note. Default is false. 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/epics/11/notes/1?body=note"

Delete an epic note

Deletes an existing note of an epic.

DELETE /groups/:id/epics/:epic_id/notes/:note_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
epic_id integer yes The ID of an epic
note_id integer yes The ID of a note 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/epics/52/notes/1659"