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# API

Starting from RhodeCode version 1.2 a simple API was implemented. There’s a single schema for calling all api methods. API is implemented with JSON protocol both ways. An url to send API request to RhodeCode is <your_server>/_admin/api

## API ACCESS FOR WEB VIEWS

API access can also be turned on for each web view in RhodeCode that is decorated with @LoginRequired decorator. To enable API access simple change the standard login decorator to @LoginRequired(api_access=True). After this change, a rhodecode view can be accessed without login by adding a GET parameter ?api_key=<api_key> to url. By default this is only enabled on RSS/ATOM feed views.

## API ACCESS

All clients are required to send JSON-RPC spec JSON data:

    {
        "id:"<id>",
        "api_key":"<api_key>",
        "method":"<method_name>",
        "args":{"<arg_key>":"<arg_val>"}
    }

Example call for autopulling remotes repos using curl::
  curl https://server.com/_admin/api -X POST -H ‘content-type:text/plain’ –data-binary ‘{“id”:1,”api_key”:”xe7cdb2v278e4evbdf5vs04v832v0efvcbcve4a3”,”method”:”pull”,”args”:{“repo”:”CPython”}}’
Simply provide
  - id A value of any type, which is used to match the response with the request that it is replying to.
  - api_key for access and permission validation.
  - method is name of method to call
  - args is an key:value list of arguments to pass to method

Note

api_key can be found in your user account page

RhodeCode API will return always a JSON-RPC response:

    {
        "id":<id>, # matching id sent by request
        "result": "<result>"|null, # JSON formatted result, null if any errors
        "error": "null"|<error_message> # JSON formatted error (if any)
    }

All responses from API will be HTTP/1.0 200 OK, if there’s an error while calling api error key from response will contain failure description and result will be null.

## API CLIENT

From version 1.4 RhodeCode adds a script that allows to easily communicate with API. After installing RhodeCode a rhodecode-api script will be available.

To get started quickly simply run:

    rhodecode-api _create_config --apikey=<youapikey> --apihost=<rhodecode host>

This will create a file named .config in the directory you executed it storing json config file with credentials. You can skip this step and always provide both of the arguments to be able to communicate with server

after that simply run any api command for example get_repo:

    rhodecode-api get_repo

    calling {"api_key": "<apikey>", "id": 75, "args": {}, "method": "get_repo"} to http://127.0.0.1:5000
    rhodecode said:
    {'error': 'Missing non optional `repoid` arg in JSON DATA',
     'id': 75,
     'result': None}

Ups looks like we forgot to add an argument

Let’s try again now giving the repoid as parameters:

    rhodecode-api get_repo repoid:rhodecode

    calling {"api_key": "<apikey>", "id": 39, "args": {"repoid": "rhodecode"}, "method": "get_repo"} to http://127.0.0.1:5000
    rhodecode said:
    {'error': None,
     'id': 39,
     'result': <json data...>}

## API METHODS

### pull

Pulls given repo from remote location. Can be used to automatically keep remote repos up to date. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "pull"
    args :    {
                "repoid" : "<reponame or repo_id>"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result : "Pulled from `<reponame>`"
    error :  null

### rescan_repos

Dispatch rescan repositories action. If remove_obsolete is set RhodeCode will delete repos that are in database but not in the filesystem. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "rescan_repos"
    args :    {
                "remove_obsolete" : "<boolean = Optional(False)>"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result : "{'added': [<list of names of added repos>],
               'removed': [<list of names of removed repos>]}"
    error :  null

### invalidate_cache

Invalidate cache for repository. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights or regular user that have write or admin or write access to repository.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "invalidate_cache"
    args :    {
                "repoid" : "<reponame or repo_id>"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result : "Cache for repository `<reponame>` was invalidated: invalidated cache keys: <list_of_cache_keys>"
    error :  null

### lock

Set locking state on given repository by given user. If userid param is skipped , then it is set to id of user whos calling this method. If locked param is skipped then function shows current lock state of given repo. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights or regular user that have admin or write access to repository.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "lock"
    args :    {
                "repoid" : "<reponame or repo_id>"
                "userid" : "<user_id or username = Optional(=apiuser)>",
                "locked" : "<bool true|false = Optional(=None)>"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result : "User `<username>` set lock state for repo `<reponame>` to `true|false`"
    error :  null

### show_ip

Shows IP address as seen from RhodeCode server, together with all defined IP addresses for given user. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "show_ip"
    args :    {
                "userid" : "<user_id or username>",
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result : {
                 "ip_addr_server": <ip_from_clien>",
                 "user_ips": [
                                {
                                   "ip_addr": "<ip_with_mask>",
                                   "ip_range": ["<start_ip>", "<end_ip>"],
                                },
                                ...
                             ]
             }

    error :  null

### get_user

Get’s an user by username or user_id, Returns empty result if user is not found. If userid param is skipped it is set to id of user who is calling this method. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights, or regular users that cannot specify different userid than theirs

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "get_user"
    args :    {
                "userid" : "<username or user_id Optional(=apiuser)>"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: None if user does not exist or
            {
                "user_id" :     "<user_id>",
                "api_key" :     "<api_key>",
                "username" :    "<username>",
                "firstname":    "<firstname>",
                "lastname" :    "<lastname>",
                "email" :       "<email>",
                "emails":       "<list_of_all_additional_emails>",
                "ip_addresses": "<list_of_ip_addresses_for_user>",
                "active" :      "<bool>",
                "admin" :       "<bool>",
                "ldap_dn" :     "<ldap_dn>",
                "last_login":   "<last_login>",
                "permissions": {
                    "global": ["hg.create.repository",
                               "repository.read",
                               "hg.register.manual_activate"],
                    "repositories": {"repo1": "repository.none"},
                    "repositories_groups": {"Group1": "group.read"}
                 },
            }

    error:  null

### get_users

Lists all existing users. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "get_users"
    args :    { }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: [
              {
                "user_id" :     "<user_id>",
                "username" :    "<username>",
                "firstname":    "<firstname>",
                "lastname" :    "<lastname>",
                "email" :       "<email>",
                "emails":       "<list_of_all_additional_emails>",
                "ip_addresses": "<list_of_ip_addresses_for_user>",
                "active" :      "<bool>",
                "admin" :       "<bool>",
                "ldap_dn" :     "<ldap_dn>",
                "last_login":   "<last_login>",
              },
              …
            ]
    error:  null

### create_user

Creates new user. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "create_user"
    args :    {
                "username" :  "<username>",
                "email" :     "<useremail>",
                "password" :  "<password>",
                "firstname" : "<firstname> = Optional(None)",
                "lastname" :  "<lastname> = Optional(None)",
                "active" :    "<bool> = Optional(True)",
                "admin" :     "<bool> = Optional(False)",
                "ldap_dn" :   "<ldap_dn> = Optional(None)"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg" : "created new user `<username>`",
              "user": {
                "user_id" :  "<user_id>",
                "username" : "<username>",
                "firstname": "<firstname>",
                "lastname" : "<lastname>",
                "email" :    "<email>",
                "emails":    "<list_of_all_additional_emails>",
                "active" :   "<bool>",
                "admin" :    "<bool>",
                "ldap_dn" :  "<ldap_dn>",
                "last_login": "<last_login>",
              },
            }
    error:  null

### update_user

updates given user if such user exists. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "update_user"
    args :    {
                "userid" : "<user_id or username>",
                "username" :  "<username> = Optional(None)",
                "email" :     "<useremail> = Optional(None)",
                "password" :  "<password> = Optional(None)",
                "firstname" : "<firstname> = Optional(None)",
                "lastname" :  "<lastname> = Optional(None)",
                "active" :    "<bool> = Optional(None)",
                "admin" :     "<bool> = Optional(None)",
                "ldap_dn" :   "<ldap_dn> = Optional(None)"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg" : "updated user ID:<userid> <username>",
              "user": {
                "user_id" :  "<user_id>",
                "username" : "<username>",
                "firstname": "<firstname>",
                "lastname" : "<lastname>",
                "email" :    "<email>",
                "emails":    "<list_of_all_additional_emails>",
                "active" :   "<bool>",
                "admin" :    "<bool>",
                "ldap_dn" :  "<ldap_dn>",
                "last_login": "<last_login>",
              },
            }
    error:  null

### delete_user

deletes givenuser if such user exists. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "delete_user"
    args :    {
                "userid" : "<user_id or username>",
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg" : "deleted user ID:<userid> <username>",
              "user": null
            }
    error:  null

### get_users_group

Gets an existing user group. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "get_users_group"
    args :    {
                "usersgroupid" : "<user group id or name>"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result : None if group not exist
             {
               "users_group_id" : "<id>",
               "group_name" :     "<groupname>",
               "active":          "<bool>",
               "members" :  [
                              {
                                "user_id" :  "<user_id>",
                                "username" : "<username>",
                                "firstname": "<firstname>",
                                "lastname" : "<lastname>",
                                "email" :    "<email>",
                                "emails":    "<list_of_all_additional_emails>",
                                "active" :   "<bool>",
                                "admin" :    "<bool>",
                                "ldap_dn" :  "<ldap_dn>",
                                "last_login": "<last_login>",
                              },
                              …
                            ]
             }
    error : null

### get_users_groups

Lists all existing user groups. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "get_users_groups"
    args :    { }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result : [
               {
               "users_group_id" : "<id>",
               "group_name" :     "<groupname>",
               "active":          "<bool>",
               },
               …
              ]
    error : null

### create_users_group

Creates new user group. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "create_users_group"
    args:     {
                "group_name":  "<groupname>",
                "active":"<bool> = Optional(True)"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg": "created new user group `<groupname>`",
              "users_group": {
                     "users_group_id" : "<id>",
                     "group_name" :     "<groupname>",
                     "active":          "<bool>",
               },
            }
    error:  null

### add_user_to_users_group

Adds a user to a user group. If user exists in that group success will be false. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "add_user_users_group"
    args:     {
                "usersgroupid" : "<user group id or name>",
                "userid" : "<user_id or username>",
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "success": True|False # depends on if member is in group
              "msg": "added member `<username>` to user group `<groupname>` |
                      User is already in that group"
            }
    error:  null

### remove_user_from_users_group

Removes a user from a user group. If user is not in given group success will be false. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "remove_user_from_users_group"
    args:     {
                "usersgroupid" : "<user group id or name>",
                "userid" : "<user_id or username>",
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "success":  True|False,  # depends on if member is in group
              "msg": "removed member <username> from user group <groupname> |
                      User wasn't in group"
            }
    error:  null

### get_repo

Gets an existing repository by it’s name or repository_id. Members will return either users_group or user associated to that repository. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights or regular user that have at least read access to repository.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "get_repo"
    args:     {
                "repoid" : "<reponame or repo_id>"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: None if repository does not exist or
            {
                "repo_id" :          "<repo_id>",
                "repo_name" :        "<reponame>"
                "repo_type" :        "<repo_type>",
                "clone_uri" :        "<clone_uri>",
                "enable_downloads":  "<bool>",
                "enable_locking":    "<bool>",
                "enable_statistics": "<bool>",
                "private":           "<bool>",
                "created_on" :       "<date_time_created>",
                "description" :      "<description>",
                "landing_rev":       "<landing_rev>",
                "last_changeset":    {
                                       "author":   "<full_author>",
                                       "date":     "<date_time_of_commit>",
                                       "message":  "<commit_message>",
                                       "raw_id":   "<raw_id>",
                                       "revision": "<numeric_revision>",
                                       "short_id": "<short_id>"
                                     }
                "owner":             "<repo_owner>",
                "fork_of":           "<name_of_fork_parent>",
                "members" :     [
                                  {
                                    "type":        "user",
                                    "user_id" :    "<user_id>",
                                    "username" :   "<username>",
                                    "firstname":   "<firstname>",
                                    "lastname" :   "<lastname>",
                                    "email" :      "<email>",
                                    "emails":      "<list_of_all_additional_emails>",
                                    "active" :     "<bool>",
                                    "admin" :      "<bool>",
                                    "ldap_dn" :    "<ldap_dn>",
                                    "last_login":  "<last_login>",
                                    "permission" : "repository.(read|write|admin)"
                                  },
                                  …
                                  {
                                    "type":      "users_group",
                                    "id" :       "<usersgroupid>",
                                    "name" :     "<usersgroupname>",
                                    "active":    "<bool>",
                                    "permission" : "repository.(read|write|admin)"
                                  },
                                  …
                                ]
                 "followers":   [
                                  {
                                    "user_id" :     "<user_id>",
                                    "username" :    "<username>",
                                    "firstname":    "<firstname>",
                                    "lastname" :    "<lastname>",
                                    "email" :       "<email>",
                                    "emails":       "<list_of_all_additional_emails>",
                                    "ip_addresses": "<list_of_ip_addresses_for_user>",
                                    "active" :      "<bool>",
                                    "admin" :       "<bool>",
                                    "ldap_dn" :     "<ldap_dn>",
                                    "last_login":   "<last_login>",
                                  },
                                  …
                 ]
            }
    error:  null

### get_repos

Lists all existing repositories. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights or regular user that have admin, write or read access to repository.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "get_repos"
    args:     { }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: [
              {
                "repo_id" :          "<repo_id>",
                "repo_name" :        "<reponame>"
                "repo_type" :        "<repo_type>",
                "clone_uri" :        "<clone_uri>",
                "private": :         "<bool>",
                "created_on" :       "<datetimecreated>",
                "description" :      "<description>",
                "landing_rev":       "<landing_rev>",
                "owner":             "<repo_owner>",
                "fork_of":           "<name_of_fork_parent>",
                "enable_downloads":  "<bool>",
                "enable_locking":    "<bool>",
                "enable_statistics": "<bool>",
              },
              …
            ]
    error:  null

### get_repo_nodes

returns a list of nodes and it’s children in a flat list for a given path at given revision. It’s possible to specify ret_type to show only files or dirs. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "get_repo_nodes"
    args:     {
                "repoid" : "<reponame or repo_id>"
                "revision"  : "<revision>",
                "root_path" : "<root_path>",
                "ret_type"  : "<ret_type> = Optional('all')"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: [
              {
                "name" :        "<name>"
                "type" :        "<type>",
              },
              …
            ]
    error:  null

### create_repo

Creates a repository. If repository name contains “/”, all needed repository groups will be created. For example “foo/bar/baz” will create groups “foo”, “bar” (with “foo” as parent), and create “baz” repository with “bar” as group. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights or regular user that have create repository permission. Regular users cannot specify owner parameter

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "create_repo"
    args:     {
                "repo_name" :        "<reponame>",
                "owner" :            "<onwer_name_or_id = Optional(=apiuser)>",
                "repo_type" :        "<repo_type> = Optional('hg')",
                "description" :      "<description> = Optional('')",
                "private" :          "<bool> = Optional(False)",
                "clone_uri" :        "<clone_uri> = Optional(None)",
                "landing_rev" :      "<landing_rev> = Optional('tip')",
                "enable_downloads":  "<bool> = Optional(False)",
                "enable_locking":    "<bool> = Optional(False)",
                "enable_statistics": "<bool> = Optional(False)",
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg": "Created new repository `<reponame>`",
              "repo": {
                "repo_id" :          "<repo_id>",
                "repo_name" :        "<reponame>"
                "repo_type" :        "<repo_type>",
                "clone_uri" :        "<clone_uri>",
                "private": :         "<bool>",
                "created_on" :       "<datetimecreated>",
                "description" :      "<description>",
                "landing_rev":       "<landing_rev>",
                "owner":             "<username or user_id>",
                "fork_of":           "<name_of_fork_parent>",
                "enable_downloads":  "<bool>",
                "enable_locking":    "<bool>",
                "enable_statistics": "<bool>",
              },
            }
    error:  null

### fork_repo

Creates a fork of given repo. In case of using celery this will immidiatelly return success message, while fork is going to be created asynchronous. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights or regular user that have fork permission, and at least read access to forking repository. Regular users cannot specify owner parameter.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "fork_repo"
    args:     {
                "repoid" :          "<reponame or repo_id>",
                "fork_name":        "<forkname>",
                "owner":            "<username or user_id = Optional(=apiuser)>",
                "description":      "<description>",
                "copy_permissions": "<bool>",
                "private":          "<bool>",
                "landing_rev":      "<landing_rev>"

              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg": "Created fork of `<reponame>` as `<forkname>`",
              "success": true
            }
    error:  null

### delete_repo

Deletes a repository. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights or regular user that have admin access to repository. When forks param is set it’s possible to detach or delete forks of deleting repository

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "delete_repo"
    args:     {
                "repoid" : "<reponame or repo_id>",
                "forks"  : "`delete` or `detach` = Optional(None)"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg": "Deleted repository `<reponame>`",
              "success": true
            }
    error:  null

### grant_user_permission

Grant permission for user on given repository, or update existing one if found. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "grant_user_permission"
    args:     {
                "repoid" : "<reponame or repo_id>"
                "userid" : "<username or user_id>"
                "perm" :       "(repository.(none|read|write|admin))",
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg" : "Granted perm: `<perm>` for user: `<username>` in repo: `<reponame>`",
              "success": true
            }
    error:  null

### revoke_user_permission

Revoke permission for user on given repository. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method  : "revoke_user_permission"
    args:     {
                "repoid" : "<reponame or repo_id>"
                "userid" : "<username or user_id>"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg" : "Revoked perm for user: `<username>` in repo: `<reponame>`",
              "success": true
            }
    error:  null

### grant_users_group_permission

Grant permission for user group on given repository, or update existing one if found. This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method :  "grant_users_group_permission"
    args:     {
                "repoid" : "<reponame or repo_id>"
                "usersgroupid" : "<user group id or name>"
                "perm" : "(repository.(none|read|write|admin))",
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg" : "Granted perm: `<perm>` for group: `<usersgroupname>` in repo: `<reponame>`",
              "success": true
            }
    error:  null

### revoke_users_group_permission

Revoke permission for user group on given repository.This command can be executed only using api_key belonging to user with admin rights.

INPUT:

    id : <id_for_response>
    api_key : "<api_key>"
    method  : "revoke_users_group_permission"
    args:     {
                "repoid" : "<reponame or repo_id>"
                "usersgroupid" : "<user group id or name>"
              }

OUTPUT:

    id : <id_given_in_input>
    result: {
              "msg" : "Revoked perm for group: `<usersgroupname>` in repo: `<reponame>`",
              "success": true
            }
    error:  null

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