Project wikis API (FREE)

The encoding field was added in GitLab 14.9.

The render_html attribute was added in GitLab 14.9.

The version attribute was added in GitLab 14.9.

The project wikis API is available only in APIv4. An API for group wikis is also available.

List wiki pages

Get all wiki pages for a given project.

GET /projects/:id/wikis

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`with_content`	boolean	no	Include pages' content

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/wikis?with_content=1"

Example response:

[
  {
    "content" : "Here is an instruction how to deploy this project.",
    "format" : "markdown",
    "slug" : "deploy",
    "title" : "deploy",
    "encoding": "UTF-8"
  },
  {
    "content" : "Our development process is described here.",
    "format" : "markdown",
    "slug" : "development",
    "title" : "development",
    "encoding": "UTF-8"
  },{
    "content" : "*  [Deploy](deploy)\n*  [Development](development)",
    "format" : "markdown",
    "slug" : "home",
    "title" : "home",
    "encoding": "UTF-8"
  }
]

Get a wiki page

Get a wiki page for a given project.

GET /projects/:id/wikis/:slug

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`slug`	string	yes	URL encoded slug (a unique string) of the wiki page, such as `dir%2Fpage_name`
`render_html`	boolean	no	Return the rendered HTML of the wiki page
`version`	string	no	Wiki page version SHA

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/wikis/home"

Example response:

{
  "content" : "home page",
  "format" : "markdown",
  "slug" : "home",
  "title" : "home",
  "encoding": "UTF-8"
}

Create a new wiki page

Creates a new wiki page for the given repository with the given title, slug, and content.

POST /projects/:id/wikis

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`content`	string	yes	The content of the wiki page
`title`	string	yes	The title of the wiki page
`format`	string	no	The format of the wiki page. Available formats are: `markdown` (default), `rdoc`, `asciidoc` and `org`

curl --data "format=rdoc&title=Hello&content=Hello world" \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/wikis"

Example response:

{
  "content" : "Hello world",
  "format" : "markdown",
  "slug" : "Hello",
  "title" : "Hello",
  "encoding": "UTF-8"
}

Edit an existing wiki page

Updates an existing wiki page. At least one parameter is required to update the wiki page.

PUT /projects/:id/wikis/:slug

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`content`	string	yes if `title` is not provided	The content of the wiki page
`title`	string	yes if `content` is not provided	The title of the wiki page
`format`	string	no	The format of the wiki page. Available formats are: `markdown` (default), `rdoc`, `asciidoc` and `org`
`slug`	string	yes	URL-encoded slug (a unique string) of the wiki page, such as `dir%2Fpage_name`

curl --request PUT --data "format=rdoc&content=documentation&title=Docs" \
     --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/wikis/foo"

Example response:

{
  "content" : "documentation",
  "format" : "markdown",
  "slug" : "Docs",
  "title" : "Docs",
  "encoding": "UTF-8"
}

Delete a wiki page

Deletes a wiki page with a given slug.

DELETE /projects/:id/wikis/:slug

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`slug`	string	yes	URL-encoded slug (a unique string) of the wiki page, such as `dir%2Fpage_name`

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

On success the HTTP status code is 204 and no JSON response is expected.

Upload an attachment to the wiki repository

Uploads a file to the attachment folder inside the wiki's repository. The attachment folder is the uploads folder.

POST /projects/:id/wikis/attachments

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`id`	integer/string	yes	The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
`file`	string	yes	The attachment to be uploaded
`branch`	string	no	The name of the branch. Defaults to the wiki repository default branch

To upload a file from your file system, use the --form argument. This causes cURL to post data using the header Content-Type: multipart/form-data. The file= parameter must point to a file on your file system and be preceded by @. For example:

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --form "file=@dk.png" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/wikis/attachments"

Example response:

{
  "file_name" : "dk.png",
  "file_path" : "uploads/6a061c4cf9f1c28cb22c384b4b8d4e3c/dk.png",
  "branch" : "master",
  "link" : {
    "url" : "uploads/6a061c4cf9f1c28cb22c384b4b8d4e3c/dk.png",
    "markdown" : "![dk](uploads/6a061c4cf9f1c28cb22c384b4b8d4e3c/dk.png)"
  }
}