Commit 1e2fc7c9 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch 'docs/uplift-snippets-api-doc' into 'master'

Refactor snippets API documentation page

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!24921
parents e04ca9a6 60b3ea94
# Snippets API
> [Introduced][ce-6373] in GitLab 8.15.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/6373) in GitLab 8.15.
Snippets API operates on [snippets](../user/snippets.md).
## Snippet visibility level
Snippets in GitLab can be either private, internal, or public.
You can set it with the `visibility` field in the snippet.
Constants for snippet visibility levels are:
Valid values for snippet visibility levels are:
| Visibility | Description |
| ---------- | ----------- |
| `private` | The snippet is visible only to the snippet creator |
| `internal` | The snippet is visible for any logged in user |
| `public` | The snippet can be accessed without any authentication |
|:-----------|:----------------------------------------------------|
| `private` | Snippet is visible only to the snippet creator. |
| `internal` | Snippet is visible for any logged in user. |
| `public` | Snippet can be accessed without any authentication. |
## List snippets
## List all snippets for a user
Get a list of current user's snippets.
Get a list of the current user's snippets.
```
```text
GET /snippets
```
## Single snippet
Example request:
Get a single snippet.
```sh
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 42,
"title": "Voluptatem iure ut qui aut et consequatur quaerat.",
"file_name": "mclaughlin.rb",
"description": null,
"visibility": "internal",
"author": {
"id": 22,
"name": "User 0",
"username": "user0",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/52e4ce24a915fb7e51e1ad3b57f4b00a?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/user0"
},
"updated_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.383Z",
"created_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.383Z",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/42",
"raw_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/42/raw"
},
{
"id": 41,
"title": "Ut praesentium non et atque.",
"file_name": "ondrickaemard.rb",
"description": null,
"visibility": "internal",
"author": {
"id": 22,
"name": "User 0",
"username": "user0",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/52e4ce24a915fb7e51e1ad3b57f4b00a?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/user0"
},
"updated_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.360Z",
"created_at": "2018-09-18T01:12:26.360Z",
"project_id": null,
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/41",
"raw_url": "http://localhost:3000/snippets/41/raw"
}
]
```
## Get a single snippet
Get a single snippet.
```text
GET /snippets/:id
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
|:----------|:--------|:---------|:---------------------------|
| `id` | integer | yes | ID of snippet to retrieve. |
Example request:
```bash
```sh
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1
```
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Get a single snippet's raw contents.
```
```text
GET /snippets/:id/raw
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
|:----------|:--------|:---------|:---------------------------|
| `id` | integer | yes | ID of snippet to retrieve. |
Example request:
```bash
```sh
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/raw
```
Example response:
```
```text
Hello World snippet
```
## Create new snippet
Creates a new snippet. The user must have permission to create new snippets.
Create a new snippet.
```
NOTE: **Note:**
The user must have permission to create new snippets.
```text
POST /snippets
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `title` | String | yes | The title of a snippet |
| `file_name` | String | yes | The name of a snippet file |
| `content` | String | yes | The content of a snippet |
| `description` | String | no | The description of a snippet |
| `visibility` | String | no | The snippet's visibility |
|:--------------|:-------|:---------|:---------------------------------------------------|
| `title` | string | yes | Title of a snippet. |
| `file_name` | string | yes | Name of a snippet file. |
| `content` | string | yes | Content of a snippet. |
| `description` | string | no | Description of a snippet. |
| `visibility` | string | no | Snippet's [visibility](#snippet-visibility-level). |
Example request:
```bash
```sh
curl --request POST \
--data '{"title": "This is a snippet", "content": "Hello world", "description": "Hello World snippet", "file_name": "test.txt", "visibility": "internal" }' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
......@@ -142,25 +205,29 @@ Example response:
## Update snippet
Updates an existing snippet. The user must have permission to change an existing snippet.
Update an existing snippet.
```
NOTE: **Note:**
The user must have permission to change an existing snippet.
```text
PUT /snippets/:id
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
| `title` | String | no | The title of a snippet |
| `file_name` | String | no | The name of a snippet file |
| `description` | String | no | The description of a snippet |
| `content` | String | no | The content of a snippet |
| `visibility` | String | no | The snippet's visibility |
|:--------------|:--------|:---------|:---------------------------------------------------|
| `id` | integer | yes | ID of snippet to update. |
| `title` | string | no | Title of a snippet. |
| `file_name` | string | no | Name of a snippet file. |
| `description` | string | no | Description of a snippet. |
| `content` | string | no | Content of a snippet. |
| `visibility` | string | no | Snippet's [visibility](#snippet-visibility-level). |
Example request:
```bash
```sh
curl --request PUT \
--data '{"title": "foo", "content": "bar"}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
......@@ -194,38 +261,49 @@ Example response:
## Delete snippet
Deletes an existing snippet.
Delete an existing snippet.
```
```text
DELETE /snippets/:id
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
|:----------|:--------|:---------|:-------------------------|
| `id` | integer | yes | ID of snippet to delete. |
Example request:
```
```sh
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1"
```
upon successful delete a `204 No content` HTTP code shall be expected, with no data,
but if the snippet is non-existent, a `404 Not Found` will be returned.
The following are possible return codes:
## Explore all public snippets
| Code | Description |
|:------|:--------------------------------------------|
| `204` | Delete was successful. No data is returned. |
| `404` | The snippet wasn't found. |
```
## List all public snippets
List all public snippets.
```text
GET /snippets/public
```
Parameters:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `per_page` | Integer | no | number of snippets to return per page |
| `page` | Integer | no | the page to retrieve |
|:-----------|:--------|:---------|:---------------------------------------|
| `per_page` | integer | no | Number of snippets to return per page. |
| `page` | integer | no | Page to retrieve. |
```bash
Example request:
```sh
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/public?per_page=2&page=1
```
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## Get user agent details
> **Notes:**
> [Introduced][ce-29508] in GitLab 9.4.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/12655) in GitLab 9.4.
Available only for admins.
NOTE: **Note:**
Available only for administrators.
```
```text
GET /snippets/:id/user_agent_detail
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|---------|----------|--------------------------------------|
| `id` | Integer | yes | The ID of a snippet |
|:----------|:--------|:---------|:---------------|
| `id` | integer | yes | ID of snippet. |
```bash
Example request:
```sh
curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/snippets/1/user_agent_detail
```
......@@ -300,6 +379,3 @@ Example response:
"akismet_submitted": false
}
```
[ce-6373]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/6373
[ce-29508]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/12655
......@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ With GitLab Snippets you can store and share bits of code and text with other us
![GitLab Snippet](img/gitlab_snippet.png)
There are 2 types of snippets, personal snippets and project snippets.
Snippets can be maintained using [snippets API](../api/snippets.md).
There are two types of snippets:
- Personal snippets.
- Project snippets.
## Personal snippets
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