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/settings
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settings

Example response:

{
   "default_projects_limit" : 100000,
   "signup_enabled" : true,
   "id" : 1,
   "default_branch_protection" : 2,
   "restricted_visibility_levels" : [],
   "password_authentication_enabled" : 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
`circuitbreaker_access_retries integer no The number of attempts GitLab will make to access a storage.
`circuitbreaker_backoff_threshold integer no The number of failures after which GitLab will start temporarily disabling access to a storage shard on a host.
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_failure_wait_time integer no Time in seconds GitLab will block access to a failing storage to allow it to recover.
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 can push new commits, but cannot force push or delete the branch, masters can do anything) or 2 (fully protected, developers cannot push new commits, force push or delete the branch, masters can do anything) 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.
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.
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
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 boolean no Enable authentication 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_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_text string no Shared runners text
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.
terminal_max_session_time integer no Maximum time for web terminal websocket connection (in seconds). Set to 0 for unlimited time.
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=internal

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "default_projects_limit": 100000,
  "signup_enabled": true,
  "password_authentication_enabled": 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,
  "rsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "dsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "ecdsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "ed25519_key_restriction": 0,
}