Application settings API
These API calls allow you to read and modify GitLab instance application
settings as appear in /admin/application_settings. You have to be an
administrator in order to perform this action.
Get current application settings
List the current application settings of the GitLab instance.
GET /application/settingscurl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settingsExample response:
{
"default_projects_limit" : 100000,
"signup_enabled" : true,
"id" : 1,
"default_branch_protection" : 2,
"restricted_visibility_levels" : [],
"password_authentication_enabled_for_web" : true,
"after_sign_out_path" : null,
"max_attachment_size" : 10,
"user_oauth_applications" : true,
"updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:44:55.176Z",
"session_expire_delay" : 10080,
"home_page_url" : null,
"default_snippet_visibility" : "private",
"domain_whitelist" : [],
"domain_blacklist_enabled" : false,
"domain_blacklist" : [],
"created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:44:55.176Z",
"default_project_visibility" : "private",
"default_group_visibility" : "private",
"gravatar_enabled" : true,
"sign_in_text" : null,
"container_registry_token_expire_delay": 5,
"repository_storages": ["default"],
"koding_enabled": false,
"koding_url": null,
"plantuml_enabled": false,
"plantuml_url": null,
"terminal_max_session_time": 0,
"polling_interval_multiplier": 1.0,
"rsa_key_restriction": 0,
"dsa_key_restriction": 0,
"ecdsa_key_restriction": 0,
"ed25519_key_restriction": 0,
}Change application settings
PUT /application/settings| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
admin_notification_email |
string | no | Abuse reports will be sent to this address if it is set. Abuse reports are always available in the admin area. |
after_sign_out_path |
string | no | Where to redirect users after logout |
after_sign_up_text |
string | no | Text shown to the user after signing up |
akismet_api_key |
string | no | API key for akismet spam protection |
akismet_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable or disable akismet spam protection |
allow_group_owners_to_manage_ldap |
boolean | no | Set to true to allow group owners to manage LDAP |
authorized_keys_enabled |
boolean | no | By default, we write to the "authorized_keys" file to support Git over SSH without additional configuration. GitLab can be optimized to authenticate SSH keys via the database file. Only disable this if you have configured your OpenSSH server to use the AuthorizedKeysCommand. |
circuitbreaker_access_retries |
integer | no | The number of attempts GitLab will make to access a storage. |
circuitbreaker_check_interval |
integer | no | Number of seconds in between storage checks. |
circuitbreaker_failure_count_threshold |
integer | no | The number of failures of after which GitLab will completely prevent access to the storage. |
circuitbreaker_failure_reset_time |
integer | no | Time in seconds GitLab will keep storage failure information. When no failures occur during this time, the failure information is reset. |
circuitbreaker_storage_timeout |
integer | no | Seconds to wait for a storage access attempt |
clientside_sentry_dsn |
string | no | Required if clientside_sentry_dsn is enabled |
clientside_sentry_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable Sentry error reporting for the client side |
container_registry_token_expire_delay |
integer | no | Container Registry token duration in minutes |
default_artifacts_expire_in |
string | no | Set the default expiration time for each job's artifacts |
default_branch_protection |
integer | no | Determine if developers can push to master. Can take 0 (not protected, both developers and masters can push new commits, force push, or delete the branch), 1 (partially protected, developers and masters can push new commits, but cannot force push or delete the branch) or 2 (fully protected, developers cannot push new commits, but masters can; no-one can force push or delete the branch) as a parameter. Default is 2. |
default_group_visibility |
string | no | What visibility level new groups receive. Can take private, internal and public as a parameter. Default is private. |
default_project_visibility |
string | no | What visibility level new projects receive. Can take private, internal and public as a parameter. Default is private. |
default_projects_limit |
integer | no | Project limit per user. Default is 100000
|
default_snippet_visibility |
string | no | What visibility level new snippets receive. Can take private, internal and public as a parameter. Default is private. |
disabled_oauth_sign_in_sources |
Array of strings | no | Disabled OAuth sign-in sources |
domain_blacklist_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable/disable the domain_blacklist
|
domain_blacklist |
array of strings | yes (if domain_blacklist_enabled is true) |
People trying to sign-up with emails from this domain will not be allowed to do so. |
domain_whitelist |
array of strings | no | Force people to use only corporate emails for sign-up. Default is null, meaning there is no restriction. |
dsa_key_restriction |
integer | no | The minimum allowed bit length of an uploaded DSA key. Default is 0 (no restriction). -1 disables DSA keys. |
ecdsa_key_restriction |
integer | no | The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ECDSA key. Default is 0 (no restriction). -1 disables ECDSA keys. |
ed25519_key_restriction |
integer | no | The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ED25519 key. Default is 0 (no restriction). -1 disables ED25519 keys. |
elasticsearch_aws_access_key |
string | no | AWS IAM access key |
elasticsearch_aws_region |
string | no | The AWS region the elasticsearch domain is configured |
elasticsearch_aws_secret_access_key |
string | no | AWS IAM secret access key |
elasticsearch_aws |
boolean | no | Enable the use of AWS hosted Elasticsearch |
elasticsearch_experimental_indexer |
boolean | no | Use the experimental elasticsearch indexer. More info: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-elasticsearch-indexer |
elasticsearch_indexing |
boolean | no | Enable Elasticsearch indexing |
elasticsearch_search |
boolean | no | Enable Elasticsearch search |
elasticsearch_url |
string | no | The url to use for connecting to Elasticsearch. Use a comma-separated list to support cluster (e.g., "http://localhost:9200, http://localhost:9201") |
email_author_in_body |
boolean | no | Some email servers do not support overriding the email sender name. Enable this option to include the name of the author of the issue, merge request or comment in the email body instead. |
enabled_git_access_protocol |
string | no | Enabled protocols for Git access. Allowed values are: ssh, http, and nil to allow both protocols. |
geo_status_timeout |
integer | no | The amount of seconds after which a request to get a secondary node status will time out. |
gravatar_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable Gravatar |
help_page_hide_commercial_content |
boolean | no | Hide marketing-related entries from help |
help_page_support_url |
string | no | Alternate support URL for help page |
help_text |
string | no | GitLab server administrator information |
home_page_url |
string | no | Redirect to this URL when not logged in |
housekeeping_bitmaps_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable Git pack file bitmap creation |
housekeeping_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable or disable git housekeeping |
housekeeping_full_repack_period |
integer | no | Number of Git pushes after which an incremental 'git repack' is run. |
housekeeping_gc_period |
integer | no | Number of Git pushes after which 'git gc' is run. |
housekeeping_incremental_repack_period |
integer | no | Number of Git pushes after which an incremental 'git repack' is run. |
html_emails_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable HTML emails |
import_sources |
Array of strings | no | Sources to allow project import from, possible values: "github bitbucket gitlab google_code fogbugz git gitlab_project |
koding_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable Koding integration. Default is false. |
koding_url |
string | yes (if koding_enabled is true) |
The Koding instance URL for integration. |
max_artifacts_size |
integer | no | Maximum artifacts size in MB |
max_attachment_size |
integer | no | Limit attachment size in MB |
max_pages_size |
integer | no | Maximum size of pages repositories in MB |
metrics_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable influxDB metrics |
metrics_host |
string | yes (if metrics_enabled is true) |
InfluxDB host |
metrics_method_call_threshold |
integer | yes (if metrics_enabled is true) |
A method call is only tracked when it takes longer than the given amount of milliseconds |
metrics_packet_size |
integer | yes (if metrics_enabled is true) |
The amount of datapoints to send in a single UDP packet. |
metrics_pool_size |
integer | yes (if metrics_enabled is true) |
The amount of InfluxDB connections to keep open |
metrics_port |
integer | no | The UDP port to use for connecting to InfluxDB |
metrics_sample_interval |
integer | yes (if metrics_enabled is true) |
The sampling interval in seconds. |
metrics_timeout |
integer | yes (if metrics_enabled is true) |
The amount of seconds after which InfluxDB will time out. |
password_authentication_enabled_for_web |
boolean | no | Enable authentication for the web interface via a GitLab account password. Default is true. |
password_authentication_enabled_for_git |
boolean | no | Enable authentication for Git over HTTP(S) via a GitLab account password. Default is true. |
performance_bar_allowed_group_id |
string | no | The group that is allowed to enable the performance bar |
performance_bar_enabled |
boolean | no | Allow enabling the performance bar |
plantuml_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable PlantUML integration. Default is false. |
plantuml_url |
string | yes (if plantuml_enabled is true) |
The PlantUML instance URL for integration. |
polling_interval_multiplier |
decimal | no | Interval multiplier used by endpoints that perform polling. Set to 0 to disable polling. |
project_export_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable project export |
prometheus_metrics_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable prometheus metrics |
recaptcha_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable recaptcha |
recaptcha_private_key |
string | yes (if recaptcha_enabled is true) |
Private key for recaptcha |
recaptcha_site_key |
string | yes (if recaptcha_enabled is true) |
Site key for recaptcha |
repository_checks_enabled |
boolean | no | GitLab will periodically run 'git fsck' in all project and wiki repositories to look for silent disk corruption issues. |
repository_size_limit |
integer | no | Size limit per repository (MB) |
repository_storages |
array of strings | no | A list of names of enabled storage paths, taken from gitlab.yml. New projects will be created in one of these stores, chosen at random. |
require_two_factor_authentication |
boolean | no | Require all users to setup Two-factor authentication |
restricted_visibility_levels |
array of strings | no | Selected levels cannot be used by non-admin users for projects or snippets. Can take private, internal and public as a parameter. Default is null which means there is no restriction. |
rsa_key_restriction |
integer | no | The minimum allowed bit length of an uploaded RSA key. Default is 0 (no restriction). -1 disables RSA keys. |
send_user_confirmation_email |
boolean | no | Send confirmation email on sign-up |
sentry_dsn |
string | yes (if sentry_enabled is true) |
Sentry Data Source Name |
sentry_enabled |
boolean | no | Sentry is an error reporting and logging tool which is currently not shipped with GitLab, get it here: https://getsentry.com |
session_expire_delay |
integer | no | Session duration in minutes. GitLab restart is required to apply changes |
shared_runners_enabled |
true | no | Enable shared runners for new projects |
shared_runners_minutes |
integer | yes (if shared_runners_enabled is true) |
Set the maximum number of pipeline minutes that a group can use on shared Runners per month. |
sidekiq_throttling_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable Sidekiq Job Throttling |
sidekiq_throttling_factor |
decimal | yes (if sidekiq_throttling_enabled is true) |
The factor by which the queues should be throttled. A value between 0.0 and 1.0, exclusive. |
sidekiq_throttling_queues |
array of strings | yes (if sidekiq_throttling_enabled is true) |
Choose which queues you wish to throttle |
sign_in_text |
string | no | Text on login page |
signup_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable registration. Default is true. |
slack_app_enabled |
boolean | no | Enable Slack ap |
slack_app_id |
string | yes (if slack_app_enabled is true) |
The app id of the Slack-app |
slack_app_secret |
string | yes (if slack_app_enabled is true) |
The app secret of the Slack-app |
slack_app_verification_token |
string | yes (if slack_app_enabled is true) |
The verification token of the Slack-app |
two_factor_grace_period |
integer | no | Amount of time (in hours) that users are allowed to skip forced configuration of two-factor authentication |
unique_ips_limit_enabled |
boolean | no | Limit sign in from multiple ips |
unique_ips_limit_per_user |
integer | yes (if unique_ips_limit_enabled is true) |
Maximum number of ips per user |
unique_ips_limit_time_window |
integer | yes (if unique_ips_limit_enabled is true) |
How many seconds an IP will be counted towards the limit |
usage_ping_enabled |
boolean | no | Every week GitLab will report license usage back to GitLab, Inc. |
user_default_external |
boolean | no | Newly registered users will by default be external |
user_oauth_applications |
boolean | no | Allow users to register any application to use GitLab as an OAuth provider |
version_check_enabled |
boolean | no | Let GitLab inform you when an update is available. |
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settings?signup_enabled=false&default_project_visibility=internalExample response:
{
"id": 1,
"default_projects_limit": 100000,
"signup_enabled": true,
"password_authentication_enabled_for_web": true,
"gravatar_enabled": true,
"sign_in_text": "",
"created_at": "2015-06-12T15:51:55.432Z",
"updated_at": "2015-06-30T13:22:42.210Z",
"home_page_url": "",
"default_branch_protection": 2,
"restricted_visibility_levels": [],
"max_attachment_size": 10,
"session_expire_delay": 10080,
"default_project_visibility": "internal",
"default_snippet_visibility": "private",
"default_group_visibility": "private",
"domain_whitelist": [],
"domain_blacklist_enabled" : false,
"domain_blacklist" : [],
"user_oauth_applications": true,
"after_sign_out_path": "",
"container_registry_token_expire_delay": 5,
"repository_storages": ["default"],
"koding_enabled": false,
"koding_url": null,
"plantuml_enabled": false,
"plantuml_url": null,
"terminal_max_session_time": 0,
"polling_interval_multiplier": 1.0
}