Notification settings API (FREE)

Change notification settings using the REST API.

Valid notification levels

The notification levels are defined in the NotificationSetting.level model enumeration. Currently, these levels are recognized:

disabled
participating
watch
global
mention
custom

If the custom level is used, specific email events can be controlled. Available events are returned by NotificationSetting.email_events. Currently, these events are recognized:

new_note
new_issue
reopen_issue
close_issue
reassign_issue
issue_due
new_merge_request
push_to_merge_request
reopen_merge_request
close_merge_request
reassign_merge_request
merge_merge_request
failed_pipeline
fixed_pipeline
success_pipeline
moved_project
merge_when_pipeline_succeeds
new_epic (ULTIMATE)

Global notification settings

Get current notification settings and email address.

GET /notification_settings

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/notification_settings"

Example response:

{
  "level": "participating",
  "notification_email": "admin@example.com"
}

Update global notification settings

Update current notification settings and email address.

PUT /notification_settings

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/notification_settings?level=watch"

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`level`	string	no	The global notification level
`notification_email`	string	no	The email address to send notifications
`new_note`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`new_issue`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`reopen_issue`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`close_issue`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`reassign_issue`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`issue_due`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`new_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`push_to_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`reopen_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`close_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`reassign_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`merge_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`failed_pipeline`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`fixed_pipeline`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`success_pipeline`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`moved_project`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification (Introduced in GitLab 13.3)
`merge_when_pipeline_succeeds`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification (Introduced in GitLab 13.9)
`new_epic`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification (Introduced in GitLab 11.3) (ULTIMATE)

Example response:

{
  "level": "watch",
  "notification_email": "admin@example.com"
}

Group / project level notification settings

Get current group or project notification settings.

GET /groups/:id/notification_settings
GET /projects/:id/notification_settings

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/notification_settings"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/8/notification_settings"

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID, or URL-encoded path, of the group or project.

Example response:

{
  "level": "global"
}

Update group/project level notification settings

Update current group/project notification settings.

PUT /groups/:id/notification_settings
PUT /projects/:id/notification_settings

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5/notification_settings?level=watch"
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/8/notification_settings?level=custom&new_note=true"

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer or string	yes	The ID, or URL-encoded path, of the group or project
`level`	string	no	The global notification level
`new_note`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`new_issue`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`reopen_issue`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`close_issue`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`reassign_issue`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`issue_due`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`new_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`push_to_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`reopen_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`close_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`reassign_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`merge_merge_request`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`failed_pipeline`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`fixed_pipeline`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`success_pipeline`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification
`moved_project`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification (Introduced in GitLab 13.3)
`merge_when_pipeline_succeeds`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification (Introduced in GitLab 13.9)
`new_epic`	boolean	no	Enable/disable this notification (Introduced in GitLab 11.3) (ULTIMATE)

Example responses:

{
  "level": "watch"
}

{
  "level": "custom",
  "events": {
    "new_note": true,
    "new_issue": false,
    "reopen_issue": false,
    "close_issue": false,
    "reassign_issue": false,
    "issue_due": false,
    "new_merge_request": false,
    "push_to_merge_request": false,
    "reopen_merge_request": false,
    "close_merge_request": false,
    "reassign_merge_request": false,
    "merge_merge_request": false,
    "failed_pipeline": false,
    "fixed_pipeline": false,
    "success_pipeline": false
  }
}

Users on GitLab Ultimate also see the new_epic parameter:

{
  "level": "custom",
  "events": {
    "new_note": true,
    "new_issue": false,
    "new_epic": false,
    ...
  }
}