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: <your_access_token>" 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_for_web" : 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",
   "outbound_local_requests_whitelist": [],
   "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"],
   "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,
   "first_day_of_week": 0,
   "enforce_terms": true,
   "terms": "Hello world!",
   "performance_bar_allowed_group_id": 42,
   "instance_statistics_visibility_private": false,
   "user_show_add_ssh_key_message": true,
   "local_markdown_version": 0,
   "allow_local_requests_from_hooks_and_services": true,
   "allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services": true,
   "allow_local_requests_from_system_hooks": false,
   "asset_proxy_enabled": true,
   "asset_proxy_url": "https://assets.example.com",
   "asset_proxy_whitelist": ["example.com", "*.example.com", "your-instance.com"]
}

Users on GitLab Premium or Ultimate may also see the file_template_project_id or the geo_node_allowed_ips parameters:

{
   "id" : 1,
   "signup_enabled" : true,
   "file_template_project_id": 1,
   "geo_node_allowed_ips": "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0"
   ...
}

Change application settings

Use an API call to modify GitLab instance application settings.

PUT /application/settings

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" 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": false,
  "password_authentication_enabled_for_web": 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",
  "outbound_local_requests_whitelist": [],
  "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"],
  "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,
  "first_day_of_week": 0,
  "enforce_terms": true,
  "terms": "Hello world!",
  "performance_bar_allowed_group_id": 42,
  "instance_statistics_visibility_private": false,
  "user_show_add_ssh_key_message": true,
  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "local_markdown_version": 0,
  "geo_node_allowed_ips": "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0",
  "allow_local_requests_from_hooks_and_services": true,
  "allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services": true,
  "allow_local_requests_from_system_hooks": false,
  "asset_proxy_enabled": true,
  "asset_proxy_url": "https://assets.example.com",
  "asset_proxy_whitelist": ["example.com", "*.example.com", "your-instance.com"]
}

Users on GitLab Premium or Ultimate may also see these parameters:

• external_authorization_service_enabled
• external_authorization_service_url
• external_authorization_service_default_label
• external_authorization_service_timeout
• file_template_project_id
• geo_node_allowed_ips

Example responses: (PREMIUM ONLY)

  "external_authorization_service_enabled": true,
  "external_authorization_service_url": "https://authorize.me",
  "external_authorization_service_default_label": "default",
  "external_authorization_service_timeout": 0.5,
  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "geo_node_allowed_ips": "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0"

List of settings that can be accessed via API calls

In general, all settings are optional. Certain settings though, if enabled, will require other settings to be set in order to function properly. These requirements are listed in the descriptions of the relevant 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	required by: akismet_enabled	API key for akismet spam protection.
akismet_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: akismet_api_key) Enable or disable akismet spam protection.
allow_group_owners_to_manage_ldap	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Set to true to allow group owners to manage LDAP
allow_local_requests_from_hooks_and_services	boolean	no	(Deprecated: Use allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services instead) Allow requests to the local network from hooks and services.
allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services	boolean	no	Allow requests to the local network from web hooks and services.
allow_local_requests_from_system_hooks	boolean	no	Allow requests to the local network from system hooks.
asset_proxy_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: asset_proxy_url) Enable proxying of assets. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
asset_proxy_secret_key	string	no	Shared secret with the asset proxy server. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
asset_proxy_url	string	no	URL of the asset proxy server. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
asset_proxy_whitelist	string or array of strings	no	Assets that match these domain(s) will NOT be proxied. Wildcards allowed. Your GitLab installation URL is automatically whitelisted. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
authorized_keys_enabled	boolean	no	By default, we write to the authorized_keys file to support Git over SSH without additional configuration. GitLab can be optimized to authenticate SSH keys via the database file. Only disable this if you have configured your OpenSSH server to use the AuthorizedKeysCommand.
auto_devops_domain	string	no	Specify a domain to use by default for every project's Auto Review Apps and Auto Deploy stages.
auto_devops_enabled	boolean	no	Enable Auto DevOps for projects by default. It will automatically build, test, and deploy applications based on a predefined CI/CD configuration.
check_namespace_plan	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Enabling this will make only licensed EE features available to projects if the project namespace's plan includes the feature or if the project is public.
clientside_sentry_dsn	string	required by: clientside_sentry_enabled	Clientside Sentry Data Source Name.
clientside_sentry_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: clientside_sentry_dsn) 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 maintainers can push new commits, force push, or delete the branch), 1 (partially protected, developers and maintainers can push new commits, but cannot force push or delete the branch) or 2 (fully protected, developers cannot push new commits, but maintainers can; no-one can force push or delete the branch) 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	array of strings	required by: domain_blacklist_enabled	Users with e-mail addresses that match these domain(s) will NOT be able to sign-up. Wildcards allowed. Use separate lines for multiple entries. Ex: domain.com, *.domain.com.
domain_blacklist_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: domain_blacklist) Allows blocking sign-ups from emails from specific domains.
domain_whitelist	array of strings	no	Force people to use only corporate emails for sign-up. Default is null, meaning there is no restriction.
outbound_local_requests_whitelist	array of strings	no	Define a list of trusted domains or ip addresses to which local requests are allowed when local requests for hooks and services are disabled.
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.
elasticsearch_aws	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Enable the use of AWS hosted Elasticsearch
elasticsearch_aws_access_key	string	no	(PREMIUM) AWS IAM access key
elasticsearch_aws_region	string	no	(PREMIUM) The AWS region the elasticsearch domain is configured
elasticsearch_aws_secret_access_key	string	no	(PREMIUM) AWS IAM secret access key
elasticsearch_experimental_indexer	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Use the experimental elasticsearch indexer. More info: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-elasticsearch-indexer
elasticsearch_indexing	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Enable Elasticsearch indexing
elasticsearch_search	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Enable Elasticsearch search
elasticsearch_url	string	no	(PREMIUM) The url to use for connecting to Elasticsearch. Use a comma-separated list to support cluster (e.g., http://localhost:9200, http://localhost:9201"). If your Elasticsearch instance is password protected, pass the username:password in the URL (e.g., http://<username>:<password>@<elastic_host>:9200/).
elasticsearch_limit_indexing	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) Limit Elasticsearch to index certain namespaces and projects
elasticsearch_project_ids	array of integers	no	(PREMIUM) The projects to index via Elasticsearch if elasticsearch_limit_indexing is enabled.
elasticsearch_namespace_ids	array of integers	no	(PREMIUM) The namespaces to index via Elasticsearch if elasticsearch_limit_indexing is enabled.
email_additional_text	string	no	(PREMIUM) Additional text added to the bottom of every email for legal/auditing/compliance reasons
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.
enforce_terms	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: terms) Enforce application ToS to all users.
external_auth_client_cert	string	no	(PREMIUM) (If enabled, requires: external_auth_client_key) The certificate to use to authenticate with the external authorization service
external_auth_client_key	string	required by: external_auth_client_cert	(PREMIUM) Private key for the certificate when authentication is required for the external authorization service, this is encrypted when stored
external_auth_client_key_pass	string	no	(PREMIUM) Passphrase to use for the private key when authenticating with the external service this is encrypted when stored
external_authorization_service_enabled	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) (If enabled, requires: external_authorization_service_default_label, external_authorization_service_timeout and external_authorization_service_url ) Enable using an external authorization service for accessing projects
external_authorization_service_default_label	string	required by: external_authorization_service_enabled	(PREMIUM) The default classification label to use when requesting authorization and no classification label has been specified on the project
external_authorization_service_timeout	float	required by: external_authorization_service_enabled	(PREMIUM) The timeout after which an authorization request is aborted, in seconds. When a request times out, access is denied to the user. (min: 0.001, max: 10, step: 0.001)
external_authorization_service_url	string	required by: external_authorization_service_enabled	(PREMIUM) URL to which authorization requests will be directed
file_template_project_id	integer	no	(PREMIUM) The ID of a project to load custom file templates from
first_day_of_week	integer	no	Start day of the week for calendar views and date pickers. Valid values are 0 (default) for Sunday, 1 for Monday, and 6 for Saturday.
geo_status_timeout	integer	no	(PREMIUM) The amount of seconds after which a request to get a secondary node status will time out.
gitaly_timeout_default	integer	no	Default Gitaly timeout, in seconds. This timeout is not enforced for git fetch/push operations or Sidekiq jobs. Set to 0 to disable timeouts.
gitaly_timeout_fast	integer	no	Gitaly fast operation timeout, in seconds. Some Gitaly operations are expected to be fast. If they exceed this threshold, there may be a problem with a storage shard and 'failing fast' can help maintain the stability of the GitLab instance. Set to 0 to disable timeouts.
gitaly_timeout_medium	integer	no	Medium Gitaly timeout, in seconds. This should be a value between the Fast and the Default timeout. Set to 0 to disable timeouts.
gravatar_enabled	boolean	no	Enable Gravatar.
hashed_storage_enabled	boolean	no	Create new projects using hashed storage paths: Enable immutable, hash-based paths and repository names to store repositories on disk. This prevents repositories from having to be moved or renamed when the Project URL changes and may improve disk I/O performance. (EXPERIMENTAL)
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 and help dropdown.
help_page_text	string	no	Custom text displayed on the help page.
help_text	string	no	(PREMIUM) GitLab server administrator information
hide_third_party_offers	boolean	no	Do not display offers from third parties within GitLab.
home_page_url	string	no	Redirect to this URL when not logged in.
housekeeping_bitmaps_enabled	boolean	required by: housekeeping_enabled	Enable Git pack file bitmap creation.
housekeeping_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: housekeeping_bitmaps_enabled, housekeeping_full_repack_period, housekeeping_gc_period, and housekeeping_incremental_repack_period) Enable or disable git housekeeping.
housekeeping_full_repack_period	integer	required by: housekeeping_enabled	Number of Git pushes after which an incremental git repack is run.
housekeeping_gc_period	integer	required by: housekeeping_enabled	Number of Git pushes after which git gc is run.
housekeeping_incremental_repack_period	integer	required by: housekeeping_enabled	Number of Git pushes after which an incremental git repack is run.
html_emails_enabled	boolean	no	Enable HTML emails.
instance_statistics_visibility_private	boolean	no	When set to true Instance statistics will only be available to admins.
import_sources	array of strings	no	Sources to allow project import from, possible values: github, bitbucket, gitlab, google_code, fogbugz, git, and gitlab_project.
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	(If enabled, requires: metrics_host, metrics_method_call_threshold, metrics_packet_size, metrics_pool_size, metrics_port, metrics_sample_interval and metrics_timeout) Enable influxDB metrics.
metrics_host	string	required by: metrics_enabled	InfluxDB host.
metrics_method_call_threshold	integer	required by: metrics_enabled	A method call is only tracked when it takes longer than the given amount of milliseconds.
metrics_packet_size	integer	required by: metrics_enabled	The amount of datapoints to send in a single UDP packet.
metrics_pool_size	integer	required by: metrics_enabled	The amount of InfluxDB connections to keep open.
metrics_port	integer	required by: metrics_enabled	The UDP port to use for connecting to InfluxDB.
metrics_sample_interval	integer	required by: metrics_enabled	The sampling interval in seconds.
metrics_timeout	integer	required by: metrics_enabled	The amount of seconds after which InfluxDB will time out.
mirror_available	boolean	no	Allow mirrors to be set up for projects. If disabled, only admins will be able to set up mirrors in projects.
mirror_capacity_threshold	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Minimum capacity to be available before scheduling more mirrors preemptively
mirror_max_capacity	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Maximum number of mirrors that can be synchronizing at the same time.
mirror_max_delay	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Maximum time (in minutes) between updates that a mirror can have when scheduled to synchronize.
pages_domain_verification_enabled	boolean	no	Require users to prove ownership of custom domains. Domain verification is an essential security measure for public GitLab sites. Users are required to demonstrate they control a domain before it is enabled.
password_authentication_enabled_for_git	boolean	no	Enable authentication for Git over HTTP(S) via a GitLab account password. Default is true.
password_authentication_enabled_for_web	boolean	no	Enable authentication for the web interface via a GitLab account password. Default is true.
performance_bar_allowed_group_id	string	no	(Deprecated: Use performance_bar_allowed_group_path instead) Path of the group that is allowed to toggle the performance bar.
performance_bar_allowed_group_path	string	no	Path of the group that is allowed to toggle the performance bar.
performance_bar_enabled	boolean	no	(Deprecated: Pass performance_bar_allowed_group_path: nil instead) Allow enabling the performance bar.
plantuml_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: plantuml_url) Enable PlantUML integration. Default is false.
plantuml_url	string	required by: plantuml_enabled	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.
pseudonymizer_enabled	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) When enabled, GitLab will run a background job that will produce pseudonymized CSVs of the GitLab database that will be uploaded to your configured object storage directory.
recaptcha_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: recaptcha_private_key and recaptcha_site_key) Enable recaptcha.
recaptcha_private_key	string	required by: recaptcha_enabled	Private key for recaptcha.
recaptcha_site_key	string	required by: recaptcha_enabled	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_size_limit	integer	no	(PREMIUM) Size limit per repository (MB)
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	(If enabled, requires: two_factor_grace_period) Require all users to set up Two-factor authentication.
restricted_visibility_levels	array of strings	no	Selected levels cannot be used by non-admin users for groups, 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.
session_expire_delay	integer	no	Session duration in minutes. GitLab restart is required to apply changes
shared_runners_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: shared_runners_text and shared_runners_minutes) Enable shared runners for new projects.
shared_runners_minutes	integer	required by: shared_runners_enabled	(PREMIUM) Set the maximum number of pipeline minutes that a group can use on shared Runners per month.
shared_runners_text	string	required by: shared_runners_enabled	Shared runners text.
sign_in_text	string	no	Text on the login page.
signin_enabled	string	no	(Deprecated: Use password_authentication_enabled_for_web instead) Flag indicating if password authentication is enabled for the web interface.
signup_enabled	boolean	no	Enable registration. Default is true.
slack_app_enabled	boolean	no	(PREMIUM) (If enabled, requires: slack_app_id, slack_app_secret and slack_app_secret) Enable Slack app.
slack_app_id	string	required by: slack_app_enabled	(PREMIUM) The app id of the Slack-app.
slack_app_secret	string	required by: slack_app_enabled	(PREMIUM) The app secret of the Slack-app.
slack_app_verification_token	string	required by: slack_app_enabled	(PREMIUM) The verification token of the Slack-app.
terminal_max_session_time	integer	no	Maximum time for web terminal websocket connection (in seconds). Set to 0 for unlimited time.
terms	text	required by: enforce_terms	(Required by: enforce_terms) Markdown content for the ToS.
throttle_authenticated_api_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: throttle_authenticated_api_period_in_seconds and throttle_authenticated_api_requests_per_period) Enable authenticated API request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (e.g. from crawlers or abusive bots).
throttle_authenticated_api_period_in_seconds	integer	required by: throttle_authenticated_api_enabled	Rate limit period in seconds.
throttle_authenticated_api_requests_per_period	integer	required by: throttle_authenticated_api_enabled	Max requests per period per user.
throttle_authenticated_web_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: throttle_authenticated_web_period_in_seconds and throttle_authenticated_web_requests_per_period) Enable authenticated web request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (e.g. from crawlers or abusive bots).
throttle_authenticated_web_period_in_seconds	integer	required by: throttle_authenticated_web_enabled	Rate limit period in seconds.
throttle_authenticated_web_requests_per_period	integer	required by: throttle_authenticated_web_enabled	Max requests per period per user.
throttle_unauthenticated_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: throttle_unauthenticated_period_in_seconds and throttle_unauthenticated_requests_per_period) Enable unauthenticated request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (e.g. from crawlers or abusive bots).
throttle_unauthenticated_period_in_seconds	integer	required by: throttle_unauthenticated_enabled	Rate limit period in seconds.
throttle_unauthenticated_requests_per_period	integer	required by: throttle_unauthenticated_enabled	Max requests per period per IP.
time_tracking_limit_to_hours	boolean	no	Limit display of time tracking units to hours. Default is false.
two_factor_grace_period	integer	required by: require_two_factor_authentication	Amount of time (in hours) that users are allowed to skip forced configuration of two-factor authentication.
unique_ips_limit_enabled	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: unique_ips_limit_per_user and unique_ips_limit_time_window) Limit sign in from multiple ips.
unique_ips_limit_per_user	integer	required by: unique_ips_limit_enabled	Maximum number of ips per user.
unique_ips_limit_time_window	integer	required by: unique_ips_limit_enabled	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 be external by default.
user_oauth_applications	boolean	no	Allow users to register any application to use GitLab as an OAuth provider.
user_show_add_ssh_key_message	boolean	no	When set to false disable the "You won't be able to pull or push project code via SSH" warning shown to users with no uploaded SSH key.
version_check_enabled	boolean	no	Let GitLab inform you when an update is available.
local_markdown_version	integer	no	Increase this value when any cached markdown should be invalidated.
snowplow_enabled	boolean	no	Enable snowplow tracking.
snowplow_collector_hostname	string	required by: snowplow_enabled	The Snowplow collector hostname. (e.g. snowplow.trx.gitlab.net)
snowplow_site_id	string	no	The Snowplow site name / application id. (e.g. gitlab)
snowplow_cookie_domain	string	no	The Snowplow cookie domain. (e.g. .gitlab.com)
geo_node_allowed_ips	string	yes	(PREMIUM) Comma-separated list of IPs and CIDRs of allowed secondary nodes. For example, 1.1.1.1, 2.2.2.0/24.