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Broadcast Messages API

Introduced in GitLab 8.12.

Broadcast messages API operates on broadcast messages.

As of GitLab 12.8, GET requests do not require authentication. All other broadcast message API endpoints are accessible only to administrators. Non-GET requests by:

  • Guests result in 401 Unauthorized.
  • Regular users result in 403 Forbidden.

Get all broadcast messages

List all broadcast messages.

GET /broadcast_messages

Example request:

curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/broadcast_messages"

Example response:

[
    {
        "message":"Example broadcast message",
        "starts_at":"2016-08-24T23:21:16.078Z",
        "ends_at":"2016-08-26T23:21:16.080Z",
        "color":"#E75E40",
        "font":"#FFFFFF",
        "id":1,
        "active": false,
        "target_path": "*/welcome",
        "broadcast_type": "banner",
        "dismissable": false
    }
]

Get a specific broadcast message

Get a specific broadcast message.

GET /broadcast_messages/:id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of broadcast message to retrieve.

Example request:

curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/broadcast_messages/1"

Example response:

{
    "message":"Deploy in progress",
    "starts_at":"2016-08-24T23:21:16.078Z",
    "ends_at":"2016-08-26T23:21:16.080Z",
    "color":"#cecece",
    "font":"#FFFFFF",
    "id":1,
    "active":false,
    "target_path": "*/welcome",
    "broadcast_type": "banner",
    "dismissable": false
}

Create a broadcast message

Create a new broadcast message.

POST /broadcast_messages

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
message string yes Message to display.
starts_at datetime no Starting time (defaults to current time). Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z)
ends_at datetime no Ending time (defaults to one hour from current time). Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z)
color string no Background color hex code.
font string no Foreground color hex code.
target_path string no Target path of the broadcast message.
broadcast_type string no Appearance type (defaults to banner)
dismissable boolean no Can the user dismiss the message?

Example request:

curl --data "message=Deploy in progress&color=#cecece" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/broadcast_messages"

Example response:

{
    "message":"Deploy in progress",
    "starts_at":"2016-08-26T00:41:35.060Z",
    "ends_at":"2016-08-26T01:41:35.060Z",
    "color":"#cecece",
    "font":"#FFFFFF",
    "id":1,
    "active": true,
    "target_path": "*/welcome",
    "broadcast_type": "notification",
    "dismissable": false
}

Update a broadcast message

Update an existing broadcast message.

PUT /broadcast_messages/:id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of broadcast message to update.
message string no Message to display.
starts_at datetime no Starting time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z)
ends_at datetime no Ending time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (2019-03-15T08:00:00Z)
color string no Background color hex code.
font string no Foreground color hex code.
target_path string no Target path of the broadcast message.
broadcast_type string no Appearance type (defaults to banner)
dismissable boolean no Can the user dismiss the message?

Example request:

curl --request PUT --data "message=Update message&color=#000" --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/broadcast_messages/1"

Example response:

{
    "message":"Update message",
    "starts_at":"2016-08-26T00:41:35.060Z",
    "ends_at":"2016-08-26T01:41:35.060Z",
    "color":"#000",
    "font":"#FFFFFF",
    "id":1,
    "active": true,
    "target_path": "*/welcome",
    "broadcast_type": "notification",
    "dismissable": false
}

Delete a broadcast message

Delete a broadcast message.

DELETE /broadcast_messages/:id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of broadcast message to delete.

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/broadcast_messages/1"