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# CI Lint API
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Use this API to [validate your GitLab CI/CD configuration](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/lint/).
These endpoints use JSON-encoded YAML content. In some cases, it can be helpful to use third-party tools like [`jq`](https://jqlang.org/) to properly format your YAML content before making a request. This can be helpful if you want to maintain the format of your CI/CD configuration.
For example, the following command uses JQ to properly escape a given YAML file, encode it as JSON, and make a request to the API.
shell
```
jq --null-input --arg yaml "$(<example-gitlab-ci.yml)" '.content=$yaml' \
| curl --url "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/:id/ci/lint?include_merged_yaml=true" \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data @-
```

  1. Create a YAML file named `example-gitlab-ci.yml`:
yaml
```
.api_test:
  rules:
    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE=="merge_request_event"
      changes:
        - src/api/*
deploy:
  extends:
    - .api_test
  rules:
    - when: manual
      allow_failure: true
  script:
    - echo "hello world"
```

  2. To escape and encode an input YAML file (`example-gitlab-ci.yml`), then `POST` it to the GitLab API, create a one-line command that combines `curl` and `jq`:
shell
```
jq --null-input --arg yaml "$(<example-gitlab-ci.yml)" '.content=$yaml' \
| curl --url "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/:id/ci/lint?include_merged_yaml=true" \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data @-
```



## Parse responses from this API[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/lint/#parse-responses-from-this-api "Permalink")
To reformat responses from the CI Lint API, either:
  * Pipe the CI Lint response directly to `jq`.
  * Store the API response as a text file, and provide it to `jq` as an argument, like this:
shell
```
jq --raw-output '.merged_yaml | fromjson' <your_input_here>
```



For example, this JSON array:
json
```
{"valid":"true","errors":[],"merged_yaml":"---\n.api_test:\n  rules:\n  - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE==\"merge_request_event\"\n    changes:\n    - src/api/*\ndeploy:\n  rules:\n  - when: manual\n    allow_failure: true\n  extends:\n  - \".api_test\"\n  script:\n  - echo \"hello world\"\n"}
```

When parsed and reformatted, the resulting YAML file contains:
yaml
```
.api_test:
  rules:
  - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE=="merge_request_event"
    changes:
    - src/api/*
deploy:
  rules:
  - when: manual
    allow_failure: true
  extends:
  - ".api_test"
  script:
  - echo "hello world"
```

## Validate CI/CD configuration[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/lint/#validate-cicd-configuration "Permalink")
Validates `.gitlab-ci.yml` configuration for a specified project. This endpoint validates the CI/CD configuration in the context of the project, including:
  * Using the project’s CI/CD variables.
  * Searching the project’s files for `include:local` entries.


```
POST /projects/:id/ci/lint
```

Attribute | Type | Required | Description
---|---|---|---
`content` | string | Yes | The CI/CD configuration content.
`dry_run` | boolean | No | Run [pipeline creation simulation](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/lint/#simulate-a-pipeline), or only do static check. Default: `false`.
`include_jobs` | boolean | No | If the list of jobs that would exist in a static check or pipeline simulation should be included in the response. Default: `false`.
`ref` | string | No | When `dry_run` is `true`, sets the branch or tag context to use to validate the CI/CD YAML configuration. Defaults to the project’s default branch when not set.
Example request:
shell
```
curl --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/ci/lint" \
  --data @- <<'EOF'
{
  "content": "{
    \"image\": \"ruby:2.6\",
    \"services\": [\"postgres\"],
    \"before_script\": [
      \"bundle install\",
      \"bundle exec rake db:create\"
    ],
    \"variables\": {
      \"DB_NAME\": \"postgres\"
    },
    \"stages\": [\"test\", \"deploy\", \"notify\"],
    \"rspec\": {
      \"script\": \"rake spec\",
      \"tags\": [\"ruby\", \"postgres\"],
      \"only\": [\"branches\"]
    }
  }"
}
EOF
```

Example responses:
  * Valid configuration:
json
```
{
  "valid": true,
  "merged_yaml": "---\ntest_job:\n  script: echo 1\n",
  "errors": [],
  "warnings": [],
  "includes": []
}
```

  * Invalid configuration:
json
```
{
  "valid": false,
  "errors": [
    "jobs config should contain at least one visible job"
  ],
  "warnings": [],
  "merged_yaml": "---\n\".job\":\n  script:\n  - echo \"A hidden job\"\n",
  "includes": []
}
```



## Validate existing CI/CD configuration[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/lint/#validate-existing-cicd-configuration "Permalink")
History
  * `sha` attribute [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/369212) in GitLab 16.5.
  * `sha` and `ref` [renamed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/143098) to `content_ref` and `dry_run_ref` in GitLab 16.10.


Validates the existing `.gitlab-ci.yml` configuration for a specified project. This endpoint validates the CI/CD configuration in the context of the project, including:
  * Using the project’s CI/CD variables.
  * Searching the project’s files for `include:local` entries.


```
GET /projects/:id/ci/lint
```

Attribute | Type | Required | Description
---|---|---|---
`content_ref` | string | No | The CI/CD configuration content is taken from this commit SHA, branch or tag. Defaults to the SHA of the head of the project’s default branch when not set.
`dry_run` | boolean | No | Run pipeline creation simulation, or only do static check.
`dry_run_ref` | string | No | Of `dry_run` is `true`, sets the branch or tag context to use to validate the CI/CD YAML configuration. Defaults to the project’s default branch when not set.
`include_jobs` | boolean | No | If the list of jobs that would exist in a static check or pipeline simulation should be included in the response. Default: `false`.
`ref` | string | No | (Deprecated) When `dry_run` is `true`, sets the branch or tag context to use to validate the CI/CD YAML configuration. Defaults to the project’s default branch when not set. Use `dry_run_ref` instead.
`sha` | string | No | (Deprecated) The CI/CD configuration content is taken from this commit SHA, branch or tag. Defaults to the SHA of the head of the project’s default branch when not set. Use `content_ref` instead.
Example request:
shell
```
curl --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/ci/lint"
```

Example responses:
  * Valid configuration, with `include.yml` as an [included file](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#include) and `include_jobs` set to `true`:
json
```
{
  "valid": true,
  "errors": [],
  "warnings": [],
  "merged_yaml": "---\ninclude-job:\n  script:\n  - echo \"An included job\"\njob:\n  rules:\n  - if: \"$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH\"\n  script:\n  - echo \"A test job\"\n",
  "includes": [
    {
      "type": "local",
      "location": "include.yml",
      "blob": "https://gitlab.example.com/test-group/test-project/-/blob/ef5014c045873c5c4ffeb7a2f5be021a1d3ed703/include.yml",
      "raw": "https://gitlab.example.com/test-group/test-project/-/raw/ef5014c045873c5c4ffeb7a2f5be021a1d3ed703/include.yml",
      "extra": {},
      "context_project": "test-group/test-project",
      "context_sha": "ef5014c045873c5c4ffeb7a2f5be021a1d3ed703"
    }
  ],
  "jobs": [
    {
      "name": "include-job",
      "stage": "test",
      "before_script": [],
      "script": [
        "echo \"An included job\""
      ],
      "after_script": [],
      "tag_list": [],
      "only": {
        "refs": [
          "branches",
          "tags"
        ]
      },
      "except": null,
      "environment": null,
      "when": "on_success",
      "allow_failure": false,
      "needs": null
    },
    {
      "name": "job",
      "stage": "test",
      "before_script": [],
      "script": [
        "echo \"A test job\""
      ],
      "after_script": [],
      "tag_list": [],
      "only": null,
      "except": null,
      "environment": null,
      "when": "on_success",
      "allow_failure": false,
      "needs": null
    }
  ]
}
```

  * Invalid configuration:
json
```
{
  "valid": false,
  "errors": [
    "jobs config should contain at least one visible job"
  ],
  "warnings": [],
  "merged_yaml": "---\n\".job\":\n  script:\n  - echo \"A hidden job\"\n",
  "includes": []
}
```



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