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Agents API (FREE ALL)

Introduced in GitLab 14.10.

Agent Tokens API introduced in GitLab 15.0.

Use the Agents API to work with the GitLab agent for Kubernetes.

List the agents for a project

Returns the list of agents registered for the project.

You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.

GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	ID or URL-encoded path of the project maintained by the authenticated user

Response:

The response is a list of agents with the following fields:

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	integer	ID of the agent
`name`	string	Name of the agent
`config_project`	object	Object representing the project the agent belongs to
`config_project.id`	integer	ID of the project
`config_project.description`	string	Description of the project
`config_project.name`	string	Name of the project
`config_project.name_with_namespace`	string	Full name with namespace of the project
`config_project.path`	string	Path to the project
`config_project.path_with_namespace`	string	Full path with namespace to the project
`config_project.created_at`	string	ISO8601 datetime when the project was created
`created_at`	string	ISO8601 datetime when the agent was created
`created_by_user_id`	integer	ID of the user who created the agent

Example request:

curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "agent-1",
    "config_project": {
      "id": 20,
      "description": "",
      "name": "test",
      "name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
      "path": "test",
      "path_with_namespace": "root/test",
      "created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
    },
    "created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
    "created_by_user_id": 42
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "agent-2",
    "config_project": {
      "id": 20,
      "description": "",
      "name": "test",
      "name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
      "path": "test",
      "path_with_namespace": "root/test",
      "created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
    },
    "created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
    "created_by_user_id": 42
  }
]

Get details about an agent

Gets a single agent details.

You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.

GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	ID or URL-encoded path of the project maintained by the authenticated user
`agent_id`	integer	yes	ID of the agent

Response:

The response is a single agent with the following fields:

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	integer	ID of the agent
`name`	string	Name of the agent
`config_project`	object	Object representing the project the agent belongs to
`config_project.id`	integer	ID of the project
`config_project.description`	string	Description of the project
`config_project.name`	string	Name of the project
`config_project.name_with_namespace`	string	Full name with namespace of the project
`config_project.path`	string	Path to the project
`config_project.path_with_namespace`	string	Full path with namespace to the project
`config_project.created_at`	string	ISO8601 datetime when the project was created
`created_at`	string	ISO8601 datetime when the agent was created
`created_by_user_id`	integer	ID of the user who created the agent

Example request:

curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/1"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "agent-1",
  "config_project": {
    "id": 20,
    "description": "",
    "name": "test",
    "name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
    "path": "test",
    "path_with_namespace": "root/test",
    "created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
  },
  "created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
  "created_by_user_id": 42
}

Register an agent with a project

Registers an agent to the project.

You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.

POST /projects/:id/cluster_agents

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	ID or URL-encoded path of the project maintained by the authenticated user
`name`	string	yes	Name for the agent

Response:

The response is the new agent with the following fields:

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	integer	ID of the agent
`name`	string	Name of the agent
`config_project`	object	Object representing the project the agent belongs to
`config_project.id`	integer	ID of the project
`config_project.description`	string	Description of the project
`config_project.name`	string	Name of the project
`config_project.name_with_namespace`	string	Full name with namespace of the project
`config_project.path`	string	Path to the project
`config_project.path_with_namespace`	string	Full path with namespace to the project
`config_project.created_at`	string	ISO8601 datetime when the project was created
`created_at`	string	ISO8601 datetime when the agent was created
`created_by_user_id`	integer	ID of the user who created the agent

Example request:

curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents" \
    -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
    -X POST --data '{"name":"some-agent"}'

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "agent-1",
  "config_project": {
    "id": 20,
    "description": "",
    "name": "test",
    "name_with_namespace": "Administrator / test",
    "path": "test",
    "path_with_namespace": "root/test",
    "created_at": "2022-03-20T20:42:40.221Z"
  },
  "created_at": "2022-04-20T20:42:40.221Z",
  "created_by_user_id": 42
}

Delete a registered agent

Deletes an existing agent registration.

You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.

DELETE /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id

Parameters:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	ID or URL-encoded path of the project maintained by the authenticated user
`agent_id`	integer	yes	ID of the agent

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/1

List tokens for an agent

Introduced in GitLab 15.0.

Returns a list of active tokens for an agent.

You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.

GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens

Supported attributes:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	ID or URL-encoded path of the project maintained by the authenticated user.
`agent_id`	integer or string	yes	ID of the agent.

Response:

The response is a list of tokens with the following fields:

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	integer	ID of the token.
`name`	string	Name of the token.
`description`	string or null	Description of the token.
`agent_id`	integer	ID of the agent the token belongs to.
`status`	string	The status of the token. Valid values are `active` and `revoked`.
`created_at`	string	ISO8601 datetime when the token was created.
`created_by_user_id`	string	User ID of the user who created the token.

Example request:

curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/tokens"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "abcd",
    "description": "Some token",
    "agent_id": 5,
    "status": "active",
    "created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
    "created_by_user_id": 1
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "foobar",
    "description": null,
    "agent_id": 5,
    "status": "active",
    "created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
    "created_by_user_id": 1
  }
]

NOTE: The last_used_at field for a token is only returned when getting a single agent token.

Get a single agent token

Introduced in GitLab 15.0.

Gets a single agent token.

You must have at least the Developer role to use this endpoint.

Returns a 404 if the agent token has been revoked.

GET /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens/:token_id

Supported attributes:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	ID or URL-encoded path of the project maintained by the authenticated user.
`agent_id`	integer	yes	ID of the agent.
`token_id`	integer	yes	ID of the token.

Response:

The response is a single token with the following fields:

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	integer	ID of the token.
`name`	string	Name of the token.
`description`	string or null	Description of the token.
`agent_id`	integer	ID of the agent the token belongs to.
`status`	string	The status of the token. Valid values are `active` and `revoked`.
`created_at`	string	ISO8601 datetime when the token was created.
`created_by_user_id`	string	User ID of the user who created the token.
`last_used_at`	string or null	ISO8601 datetime when the token was last used.

Example request:

curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/token/1"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "abcd",
  "description": "Some token",
  "agent_id": 5,
  "status": "active",
  "created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
  "created_by_user_id": 1,
  "last_used_at": null
}

Create an agent token

Introduced in GitLab 15.0.

Two-token limit introduced in GitLab 16.1 with a flag named cluster_agents_limit_tokens_created.

Two-token limit generally available in GitLab 16.2. Feature flag cluster_agents_limit_tokens_created removed.

Creates a new token for an agent.

You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.

An agent can have only two active tokens at one time.

POST /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens

Supported attributes:

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	ID or URL-encoded path of the project maintained by the authenticated user.
`agent_id`	integer	yes	ID of the agent.
`name`	string	yes	Name for the token.
`description`	string	no	Description for the token.

Response:

The response is the new token with the following fields:

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	integer	ID of the token.
`name`	string	Name of the token.
`description`	string or null	Description of the token.
`agent_id`	integer	ID of the agent the token belongs to.
`status`	string	The status of the token. Valid values are `active` and `revoked`.
`created_at`	string	ISO8601 datetime when the token was created.
`created_by_user_id`	string	User ID of the user who created the token.
`last_used_at`	string or null	ISO8601 datetime when the token was last used.
`token`	string	The secret token value.

NOTE: The token is only returned in the response of the POST endpoint and cannot be retrieved afterwards.

Example request:

curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/tokens" \
    -H "Content-Type:application/json" \
    -X POST --data '{"name":"some-token"}'

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "abcd",
  "description": "Some token",
  "agent_id": 5,
  "status": "active",
  "created_at": "2022-03-25T14:12:11.497Z",
  "created_by_user_id": 1,
  "last_used_at": null,
  "token": "qeY8UVRisx9y3Loxo1scLxFuRxYcgeX3sxsdrpP_fR3Loq4xyg"
}

Revoke an agent token

Introduced in GitLab 15.0.

Revokes an agent token.

You must have at least the Maintainer role to use this endpoint.

DELETE /projects/:id/cluster_agents/:agent_id/tokens/:token_id

Supported attributes:

| Attribute | Type | Required | Description | |------------|-------------------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -| | id | integer or string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the project maintained by the authenticated user. | | agent_id | integer | yes | ID of the agent. | | token_id | integer | yes | ID of the token. |

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/20/cluster_agents/5/tokens/1

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cluster_agents.md

Agents API (FREE ALL)

List the agents for a project

Get details about an agent

Register an agent with a project

Delete a registered agent

List tokens for an agent

Get a single agent token

Create an agent token

Revoke an agent token

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Agents API (FREE ALL)

List the agents for a project

Get details about an agent

Register an agent with a project

Delete a registered agent

List tokens for an agent

Get a single agent token

Create an agent token

Revoke an agent token