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# Job Artifacts API
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Use this API to download, keep, and delete [job artifacts](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/jobs/job_artifacts/).
## Download job artifacts by job ID[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#download-job-artifacts-by-job-id "Permalink")
Download a job’s artifacts archive using a job ID.
If you use cURL to download artifacts from GitLab.com, use the `--location` parameter as the request might redirect through a CDN.
```
GET /projects/:id/jobs/:job_id/artifacts
```

Supported attributes:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description
---|---|---|---
`id` | integer or string | Yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/#namespaced-paths).
`job_id` | integer | Yes | ID of a job.
`job_token` | string | No | CI/CD job token for multi-project pipelines. Premium and Ultimate only.
If successful, returns [`200`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes) and serves the artifacts file.
Example request:
shell
```
curl --location --output artifacts.zip \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/42/artifacts"
```

Example request using a CI/CD job token:
yaml
```
# Uses the job_token parameter
artifact_download:
  stage: test
  script:
    - 'curl --location --output artifacts.zip \
         --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/42/artifacts?job_token=$CI_JOB_TOKEN"'
```

## Download job artifacts by reference name[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#download-job-artifacts-by-reference-name "Permalink")
History
  * `search_recent_successful_pipelines` attribute [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/515864) in GitLab 18.7 [with a flag](https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/feature_flags/) named `ci_search_recent_successful_pipelines`. Disabled by default.
  * Feature flag `ci_search_recent_successful_pipelines` removed in GitLab 18.10


Download a job’s artifacts archive from the latest successful pipeline using a reference name. When `search_recent_successful_pipelines=true`, the search includes up to 100 recent successful pipelines for the specified reference.
The latest successful pipeline is determined based on creation time. The start or end time of individual jobs does not affect which pipeline is the latest.
For [parent and child pipelines](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/pipelines/downstream_pipelines/#parent-child-pipelines), artifacts are searched in hierarchical order from parent to child. If both parent and child pipelines have a job with the same name, the artifact from the parent pipeline is returned.
Prerequisites:
  * You must have a completed pipeline with a `success` status.
  * If the pipeline includes manual jobs, they must either:
    * Complete successfully.
    * Have `allow_failure: true` set.


If you use cURL to download artifacts from GitLab.com, use the `--location` parameter as the request might redirect through a CDN.
```
GET /projects/:id/jobs/artifacts/:ref_name/download?job=name
```

Supported attributes:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description
---|---|---|---
`id` | integer or string | Yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/#namespaced-paths).
`job` | string | Yes | The name of the job.
`ref_name` | string | Yes | Branch or tag name in repository. HEAD or SHA references are not supported. For merge request pipelines, use `refs/merge-requests/:iid/head` instead of the branch name.
`job_token` | string | No | CI/CD job token for multi-project pipelines. Premium and Ultimate only.
`search_recent_successful_pipelines` | boolean | No | Search across recent successful pipelines instead of just the latest one. Defaults to `false`.
If successful, returns [`200`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes) and serves the artifacts file.
If the job or artifacts are not found, returns [`404`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes).
Example request:
shell
```
curl --location \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/artifacts/main/download?job=test"
```

Example request using a CI/CD job token:
yaml
```
# Uses the job_token parameter
artifact_download:
  stage: test
  script:
    - 'curl --location --output artifacts.zip \
         --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/$CI_PROJECT_ID/jobs/artifacts/main/download?job=test&job_token=$CI_JOB_TOKEN"'
```

Example request with recent pipeline search:
shell
```
curl --location \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: " \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/artifacts/main/download?job=test&search_recent_successful_pipelines=true"
```

## Download a single artifact file by job ID[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#download-a-single-artifact-file-by-job-id "Permalink")
Download a single file from a job’s artifacts using a job ID. The file is extracted from the archive and streamed to the client.
If you use cURL to download artifacts from GitLab.com, use the `--location` parameter as the request might redirect through a CDN.
```
GET /projects/:id/jobs/:job_id/artifacts/*artifact_path
```

Supported attributes:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description
---|---|---|---
`artifact_path` | string | Yes | Path to a file inside the artifacts archive.
`id` | integer or string | Yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/#namespaced-paths).
`job_id` | integer | Yes | The unique job identifier.
`job_token` | string | No | CI/CD job token for multi-project pipelines. Premium and Ultimate only.
If successful, returns [`200`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes) and sends a single artifact file.
Example request:
shell
```
curl --location \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/5/artifacts/some/release/file.pdf"
```

## List all files in the artifacts archive[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#list-all-files-in-the-artifacts-archive "Permalink")
History
  * [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/31448) in GitLab 18.8.


List all files and directories in the artifacts archive of a specified job. This operation reads the artifact metadata without extracting the full archive, making it efficient for browsing large archives.
```
GET /projects/:id/jobs/:job_id/artifacts/tree
```

Supported attributes:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description
---|---|---|---
`id` | integer or string | Yes | ID or [URL-encoded path](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/#namespaced-paths) of the project.
`job_id` | integer | Yes | ID of a job.
`path` | string | No | Path to browse in the artifacts archive. Defaults to root directory.
`recursive` | boolean | No | If `true`, return all entries recursively. Default: `false`.
`job_token` | string | No | CI/CD job token used to trigger a multi-project pipeline. Premium and Ultimate only.
This endpoint supports [pagination](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/#pagination).
If successful, returns [`200`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes) and the following response attributes:
Attribute | Type | Description
---|---|---
`name` | string | File or directory name.
`path` | string | Full path in the artifacts archive. Directories include a trailing slash.
`type` | string | Type of entry. Possible values: `file`, `directory`.
`size` | integer | File size in bytes. Only present for files.
`mode` | string | Unix file mode in octal format. For example, `100644` for files or `040755` for directories.
If the job, artifacts, artifact metadata, or specified path are not found, returns [`404`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes).
Example request:
shell
```
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/42/artifacts/tree"
```

Example response:
json
```
[
  {
    "name": "ci_build_artifacts.zip",
    "path": "ci_build_artifacts.zip",
    "type": "file",
    "size": 1024,
    "mode": "100644"
  },
  {
    "name": "other_artifacts_0.1.2",
    "path": "other_artifacts_0.1.2/",
    "type": "directory",
    "mode": "040755"
  }
]
```

Example request to browse a subdirectory:
shell
```
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/42/artifacts/tree?path=coverage/reports"
```

Example request for recursive listing:
shell
```
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/42/artifacts/tree?recursive=true"
```

Example request using a CI/CD job token:
yaml
```
# Uses the job_token parameter
list_artifacts:
  stage: test
  script:
    - 'curl --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/42/artifacts/tree?job_token=$CI_JOB_TOKEN"'
```

## Download a single artifact file by reference name[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#download-a-single-artifact-file-by-reference-name "Permalink")
History
  * `search_recent_successful_pipelines` attribute [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/work_items/515864) in GitLab 18.9 [with a flag](https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/feature_flags/) named `ci_search_recent_successful_pipelines`. Disabled by default.
  * Feature flag `ci_search_recent_successful_pipelines` removed in GitLab 18.10


Download a single file from a job’s artifacts in the latest successful pipeline using the reference name. The file is extracted from the archive and streamed to the client with the `plain/text` content type. When `search_recent_successful_pipelines=true`, the search includes up to 100 recent successful pipelines for the specified reference.
For [parent and child pipelines](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/pipelines/downstream_pipelines/#parent-child-pipelines), artifacts are searched in hierarchical order from parent to child. If both parent and child pipelines have a job with the same name, the artifact from the parent pipeline is returned.
The artifact file provides more detail than what is available in the [CSV export](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/application_security/vulnerability_report/#exporting).
Prerequisites:
  * You must have a completed pipeline with a `success` status.
  * If the pipeline includes manual jobs, they must either:
    * Complete successfully.
    * Have `allow_failure: true` set.
  * To search across recent successful pipelines, the `ci_search_recent_successful_pipelines` feature flag must be enabled for the project.


If you use cURL to download artifacts from GitLab.com, use the `--location` parameter as the request might redirect through a CDN.
```
GET /projects/:id/jobs/artifacts/:ref_name/raw/*artifact_path?job=name
```

Supported attributes:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description
---|---|---|---
`artifact_path` | string | Yes | Path to a file inside the artifacts archive.
`id` | integer or string | Yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/#namespaced-paths).
`job` | string | Yes | The name of the job.
`ref_name` | string | Yes | Branch or tag name in repository. `HEAD` or `SHA` references are not supported. For merge request pipelines, use `refs/merge-requests/:iid/head` instead of the branch name.
`job_token` | string | No | CI/CD job token for multi-project pipelines. Premium and Ultimate only.
`search_recent_successful_pipelines` | boolean | No | Search across recent successful pipelines instead of just the latest one. Defaults to `false`.
If successful, returns [`200`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes) and sends a single artifact file.
If the job or artifact file are not found, returns [`404`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes).
Example request:
shell
```
curl --location \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/artifacts/main/raw/some/release/file.pdf?job=pdf"
```

Example request with recent pipeline search:
shell
```
curl --location \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/artifacts/main/raw/some/release/file.pdf?job=pdf&search_recent_successful_pipelines=true"
```

## Keep job artifacts[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#keep-job-artifacts "Permalink")
Prevent a job’s artifacts from being automatically deleted when they reach their expiration date.
```
POST /projects/:id/jobs/:job_id/artifacts/keep
```

Supported attributes:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description
---|---|---|---
`id` | integer or string | Yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/#namespaced-paths).
`job_id` | integer | Yes | ID of a job.
If successful, returns [`200`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes) and the job details.
Example request:
shell
```
curl --request POST \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/1/artifacts/keep"
```

Example response:
json
```
{
  "commit": {
    "author_email": "admin@example.com",
    "author_name": "Administrator",
    "created_at": "2015-12-24T16:51:14.000+01:00",
    "id": "0ff3ae198f8601a285adcf5c0fff204ee6fba5fd",
    "message": "Test the CI integration.",
    "short_id": "0ff3ae19",
    "title": "Test the CI integration."
  },
  "coverage": null,
  "allow_failure": false,
  "download_url": null,
  "id": 42,
  "name": "rubocop",
  "ref": "main",
  "artifacts": [],
  "runner": null,
  "stage": "test",
  "created_at": "2016-01-11T10:13:33.506Z",
  "started_at": "2016-01-11T10:13:33.506Z",
  "finished_at": "2016-01-11T10:15:10.506Z",
  "duration": 97.0,
  "status": "failed",
  "failure_reason": "script_failure",
  "tag": false,
  "web_url": "https://example.com/foo/bar/-/jobs/42",
  "user": null
}
```

## Delete job artifacts[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#delete-job-artifacts "Permalink")
Delete all artifacts associated with a specific job. Artifacts cannot be recovered after they are deleted.
Prerequisites:
  * You must have the Maintainer or Owner role for the project.


```
DELETE /projects/:id/jobs/:job_id/artifacts
```

Supported attributes:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description
---|---|---|---
`id` | integer or string | Yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/#namespaced-paths).
`job_id` | integer | Yes | ID of a job.
If successful, returns [`204 No Content`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes).
Example request:
shell
```
curl --request DELETE \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/1/artifacts"
```

## Delete all job artifacts in a project[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#delete-all-job-artifacts-in-a-project "Permalink")
Delete all job artifacts eligible for deletion in a project. Artifacts cannot be recovered after they are deleted.
By default, artifacts from [the most recent successful pipeline of each ref](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/jobs/job_artifacts/#keep-artifacts-from-most-recent-successful-jobs) are not deleted.
Requests to this endpoint set the expiry of all job artifacts that can be deleted to the current time. The files are then deleted from the system as part of the regular cleanup of expired job artifacts. Job logs are never deleted.
The regular cleanup occurs asynchronously on a schedule, so there might be a short delay before artifacts are deleted.
Prerequisites:
  * You must have the Maintainer or Owner role for the project.


```
DELETE /projects/:id/artifacts
```

Supported attributes:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description
---|---|---|---
`id` | integer or string | Yes | ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/#namespaced-paths).
If successful, returns [`202 Accepted`](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/troubleshooting/#status-codes).
Example request:
shell
```
curl --request DELETE \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/artifacts"
```

## Troubleshooting[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#troubleshooting "Permalink")
### Using branch names with merge request pipelines[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#using-branch-names-with-merge-request-pipelines "Permalink")
You might get a `404 Not Found` error when trying to download job artifacts using a branch name as the `ref_name`.
This issue occurs because merge request pipelines use a different reference format than branch pipelines. Merge request pipelines run on `refs/merge-requests/:iid/head`, not directly on the source branch.
To download job artifacts for a merge request pipeline, use `refs/merge-requests/:iid/head` as the `ref_name` instead of the branch name, where `:iid` is the merge request ID. In merge request pipelines the ID is available from the variable `$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID` and the full `ref_name` from the variable `$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_REF_PATH`.
For example, for merge request `!123`:
shell
```
curl --location \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/jobs/artifacts/refs/merge-requests/123/head/raw/file.txt?job=test"
```

### Downloading `artifacts:reports` files[](https://docs.gitlab.com/api/job_artifacts/#downloading-artifactsreports-files "Permalink")
You might get a `404 Not Found` error when trying to download reports using the job artifacts API.
This issue occurs because [reports](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#artifactsreports) are not downloadable by default.
To make reports downloadable, add their filenames or `gl-*-report.json` to [`artifacts:paths`](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#artifactspaths).
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