External Status Checks API

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List status checks for a merge request

For a single merge request, list the external status checks that apply to it and their status. 

GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/status_checks

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of a project
merge_request_iid integer yes IID of a merge request 
[
    {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Rule 1",
        "external_url": "https://gitlab.com/test-endpoint",
        "status": "passed"
    },
    {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "Rule 2",
        "external_url": "https://gitlab.com/test-endpoint-2",
        "status": "pending"
    }
]

Set status of an external status check

Version history
  • Introduced in GitLab 14.9, passed status to pass external status checks. Introduced with a flag named status_checks_add_status_field. Disabled by default.
  • Introduced in GitLab 14.9, failed status to fail external status checks. Introduced with a flag named status_checks_add_status_field. Disabled by default.
  • pass status to pass checks is deprecated in GitLab 14.9. Replaced with passed.
  • Support for failed and passed enabled by default in GitLab 15.0 and feature flag removed.

For a single merge request, use the API to inform GitLab that a merge request has passed a check by an external service. To set the status of an external check, the personal access token used must belong to a user with at least the Developer role on the target project of the merge request.

Execute this API call as any user with rights to approve the merge request itself. 

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/status_check_responses

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of a project
merge_request_iid integer yes IID of a merge request
sha string yes SHA at HEAD of the source branch
external_status_check_id integer yes ID of an external status check
status string no Set to passed to pass the check or failed to fail it
note
sha must be the SHA at the HEAD of the merge request’s source branch.

Retry failed status check for a merge request

Introduced in GitLab 15.7.

For a single merge request, retry the specified failed external status check. Even though the merge request hasn’t changed, this endpoint resends the current state of merge request to the defined external service. 

POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/status_checks/:external_status_check_id/retry

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of a project
merge_request_iid integer yes IID of a merge request
external_status_check_id integer yes ID of a failed external status check

Response

In case of success status code is 202. 

{
    "message": "202 Accepted"
}

In case status check is already passed status code is 422 

{
    "message": "External status check must be failed"
}

Example payload sent to external service 

{
  "object_kind": "merge_request",
  "event_type": "merge_request",
  "user": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "email": "[REDACTED]"
  },
  "project": {
    "id": 6,
    "name": "Flight",
    "description": "Ipsa minima est consequuntur quisquam.",
    "web_url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "git_ssh_url": "ssh://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
    "git_http_url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
    "namespace": "Flightjs",
    "visibility_level": 20,
    "path_with_namespace": "flightjs/Flight",
    "default_branch": "master",
    "ci_config_path": null,
    "homepage": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight",
    "url": "ssh://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
    "ssh_url": "ssh://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
    "http_url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git"
  },
  "object_attributes": {
    "assignee_id": null,
    "author_id": 1,
    "created_at": "2022-12-07 07:53:43 UTC",
    "description": "",
    "head_pipeline_id": 558,
    "id": 144,
    "iid": 4,
    "last_edited_at": null,
    "last_edited_by_id": null,
    "merge_commit_sha": null,
    "merge_error": null,
    "merge_params": {
      "force_remove_source_branch": "1"
    },
    "merge_status": "can_be_merged",
    "merge_user_id": null,
    "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": false,
    "milestone_id": null,
    "source_branch": "root-master-patch-30152",
    "source_project_id": 6,
    "state_id": 1,
    "target_branch": "master",
    "target_project_id": 6,
    "time_estimate": 0,
    "title": "Update README.md",
    "updated_at": "2022-12-07 07:53:43 UTC",
    "updated_by_id": null,
    "url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight/-/merge_requests/4",
    "source": {
      "id": 6,
      "name": "Flight",
      "description": "Ipsa minima est consequuntur quisquam.",
      "web_url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight",
      "avatar_url": null,
      "git_ssh_url": "ssh://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
      "git_http_url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
      "namespace": "Flightjs",
      "visibility_level": 20,
      "path_with_namespace": "flightjs/Flight",
      "default_branch": "master",
      "ci_config_path": null,
      "homepage": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight",
      "url": "ssh://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
      "ssh_url": "ssh://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
      "http_url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git"
    },
    "target": {
      "id": 6,
      "name": "Flight",
      "description": "Ipsa minima est consequuntur quisquam.",
      "web_url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight",
      "avatar_url": null,
      "git_ssh_url": "ssh://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
      "git_http_url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
      "namespace": "Flightjs",
      "visibility_level": 20,
      "path_with_namespace": "flightjs/Flight",
      "default_branch": "master",
      "ci_config_path": null,
      "homepage": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight",
      "url": "ssh://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
      "ssh_url": "ssh://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
      "http_url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git"
    },
    "last_commit": {
      "id": "141be9714669a4c1ccaa013c6a7f3e462ff2a40f",
      "message": "Update README.md",
      "title": "Update README.md",
      "timestamp": "2022-12-07T07:52:11+00:00",
      "url": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight/-/commit/141be9714669a4c1ccaa013c6a7f3e462ff2a40f",
      "author": {
        "name": "Administrator",
        "email": "admin@example.com"
      }
    },
    "work_in_progress": false,
    "total_time_spent": 0,
    "time_change": 0,
    "human_total_time_spent": null,
    "human_time_change": null,
    "human_time_estimate": null,
    "assignee_ids": [
    ],
    "reviewer_ids": [
    ],
    "labels": [
    ],
    "state": "opened",
    "blocking_discussions_resolved": true,
    "first_contribution": false,
    "detailed_merge_status": "mergeable"
  },
  "labels": [
  ],
  "changes": {
  },
  "repository": {
    "name": "Flight",
    "url": "ssh://example.com/flightjs/Flight.git",
    "description": "Ipsa minima est consequuntur quisquam.",
    "homepage": "http://example.com/flightjs/Flight"
  },
  "external_approval_rule": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "QA",
    "external_url": "https://example.com/"
  }
}

Get project external status checks

You can request information about a project’s external status checks using the following endpoint: 

GET /projects/:id/external_status_checks

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of a project 
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Compliance Check",
    "project_id": 6,
    "external_url": "https://gitlab.com/example/test.json",
    "protected_branches": [
      {
        "id": 14,
        "project_id": 6,
        "name": "master",
        "created_at": "2020-10-12T14:04:50.787Z",
        "updated_at": "2020-10-12T14:04:50.787Z",
        "code_owner_approval_required": false
      }
    ]
  }
]

Create external status check

You can create a new external status check for a project using the following endpoint: 

POST /projects/:id/external_status_checks
caution
External status checks send information about all applicable merge requests to the defined external service. This includes confidential merge requests.
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of a project
name string yes Display name of external status check
external_url string yes URL of external status check resource
protected_branch_ids array<Integer> no IDs of protected branches to scope the rule by

Delete external status check

You can delete an external status check for a project using the following endpoint: 

DELETE /projects/:id/external_status_checks/:check_id
Attribute Type Required Description
check_id integer yes ID of an external status check
id integer yes ID of a project

Update external status check

You can update an existing external status check for a project using the following endpoint: 

PUT /projects/:id/external_status_checks/:check_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of a project
check_id integer yes ID of an external status check
name string no Display name of external status check
external_url string no URL of external status check resource
protected_branch_ids array<Integer> no IDs of protected branches to scope the rule by