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Project remote mirrors API

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Push mirrors defined on a project's repository settings are called remote mirrors. You can query and modify the state of these mirrors with the remote mirror API.

For security reasons, the url attribute in the API response is always scrubbed of username and password information.

NOTE: Pull mirrors use a different API endpoint to display and update them.

List a project's remote mirrors

Returns an array of remote mirrors and their statuses:

GET /projects/:id/remote_mirrors

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors"

Example response:

[
  {
    "enabled": true,
    "id": 101486,
    "auth_method": "ssh_public_key",
    "last_error": null,
    "last_successful_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
    "last_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
    "last_update_started_at": "2020-01-06T17:31:55.864Z",
    "only_protected_branches": true,
    "keep_divergent_refs": true,
    "update_status": "finished",
    "url": "https://*****:*****@gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security/gitlab.git"
  }
]

Get a single project's remote mirror

Returns a remote mirror and its statuses:

GET /projects/:id/remote_mirrors/:mirror_id

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors/101486"

Example response:

{
  "enabled": true,
  "id": 101486,
  "last_error": null,
  "last_successful_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
  "last_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
  "last_update_started_at": "2020-01-06T17:31:55.864Z",
  "only_protected_branches": true,
  "keep_divergent_refs": true,
  "update_status": "finished",
  "url": "https://*****:*****@gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security/gitlab.git"
}

Create a pull mirror

Learn how to configure a pull mirror by using the project pull mirroring API.

Create a push mirror

Push mirroring is disabled by default. To enable it, include the optional parameter enabled when you create the mirror:

POST /projects/:id/remote_mirrors
Attribute Type Required Description
url String yes The target URL to which the repository is mirrored.
enabled Boolean no Determines if the mirror is enabled.
keep_divergent_refs Boolean no Determines if divergent refs are skipped.
only_protected_branches Boolean no Determines if only protected branches are mirrored.
mirror_branch_regex String no Contains a regular expression. Only branches with names matching the regex are mirrored. Requires only_protected_branches to be disabled. Premium and Ultimate only.
auth_method String no Determines the mirror authentication method (ssh_public_key or password).

Example request:

curl --request POST --data "url=https://username:token@example.com/gitlab/example.git" \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors"

Example response:

{
    "enabled": false,
    "id": 101486,
    "auth_method": "password",
    "last_error": null,
    "last_successful_update_at": null,
    "last_update_at": null,
    "last_update_started_at": null,
    "only_protected_branches": false,
    "keep_divergent_refs": false,
    "update_status": "none",
    "url": "https://*****:*****@example.com/gitlab/example.git"
}

Update a remote mirror's attributes

Toggle a remote mirror on or off, or change which types of branches are mirrored:

PUT /projects/:id/remote_mirrors/:mirror_id
Attribute Type Required Description
mirror_id Integer yes The remote mirror ID.
enabled Boolean no Determines if the mirror is enabled.
keep_divergent_refs Boolean no Determines if divergent refs are skipped.
only_protected_branches Boolean no Determines if only protected branches are mirrored.
mirror_branch_regex String no Determines if only the branch whose name matches the regex is mirrored. It does not work with only_protected_branches enabled. Premium and Ultimate only.
auth_method String no Determines the mirror authentication method (ssh_public_key or password).

Example request:

curl --request PUT --data "enabled=false" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors/101486"

Example response:

{
    "enabled": false,
    "id": 101486,
    "auth_method": "password",
    "last_error": null,
    "last_successful_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
    "last_update_at": "2020-01-06T17:32:02.823Z",
    "last_update_started_at": "2020-01-06T17:31:55.864Z",
    "only_protected_branches": true,
    "keep_divergent_refs": true,
    "update_status": "finished",
    "url": "https://*****:*****@gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security/gitlab.git"
}

Force push mirror update

Force an update to a push mirror.

POST /projects/:id/remote_mirrors/:mirror_id/sync

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
mirror_id Integer Yes The remote mirror ID.

If successful, returns 204.

Example request:

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors/101486/sync"

Example response:

An empty response with a HTTP response code 204.

Delete a remote mirror

Delete a remote mirror.

DELETE /projects/:id/remote_mirrors/:mirror_id
Attribute Type Required Description
mirror_id Integer yes Remote mirror ID.

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/42/remote_mirrors/101486"

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