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Revision 66 (Etienne Massip, 2012-03-06 11:54) → Revision 69/102 (Jean-Philippe Lang, 2012-03-29 20:23)

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 h1. Redmine API 

 Redmine exposes some of its data through a REST API. This API provides access and basic CRUD operations (create, update, delete) for the resources described below. The API supports both "XML":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xml and "JSON":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON formats. 

 h2. API Description 

 |_.Resource                       |_.Status       |_.Notes    |_.Availability| 
 |[[Rest_Issues|Issues]]           | Stable          | Usable with some bugs and rough edges.    | 1.0 | 
 |[[Rest_Projects|Projects]]       | Stable          | Usable with some bugs and rough edges.    | 1.0 | 
 |[[Rest_Memberships|Project Memberships]]    | Alpha | | 1.4 | 
 |[[Rest_Users|Users]]             | Stable | | 1.1 | 
 |[[Rest_TimeEntries|Time Entries]]             | Stable | | 1.1 | 
 |[[Rest_News|News]]               | Prototype | Prototype implementation for @index@ only | 1.1 | 
 |[[Rest_IssueRelations|Issue Relations]]    | Alpha | | 1.3 | 
 |[[Rest_Versions|Versions]]    | Alpha | | 1.3 | 
 |[[Rest_Queries|Queries]]    | Alpha | | 1.3 | 
 |[[Rest_Attachments|Attachments]]    | Beta | Adding attachments via the API added in 1.4 | 1.3 | 
 |[[Rest_IssueStatuses|Issue Statuses]]    | Alpha | Provides the list of all statuses | 1.3 | 
 |[[Rest_Trackers|Trackers]]    | Alpha | Provides the list of all trackers | 1.3 | 
 |[[Rest_IssueCategories|Issue Categories]]    | Alpha | | 1.3 | 
 |[[Rest_Roles|Roles]]    | Alpha | | 1.4 | 

 Status legend: 

 * Stable - feature complete, no major changes planned 
 * Beta - usable for integrations with some bugs or missing minor functionality 
 * Alpha - major functionality in place, needs feedback from API users and integrators 
 * Prototype - very rough implementation, possible major breaking changes mid-version. *Not recommended for integration* 
 * Planned - planned in a future version, depending on developer availability 

 

 h2. General topics 

 h3. Specify @Content-Type@ on @POST@/@PUT@ 

 When trying to create or update a remote element, the @Content-Type@ of the body of the request needs to be specified *even if* the remote URL is suffixed accordingly (e.g. @POST ../issues.json@). 

 For JSON content, it should be set to @Content-Type: application/json@. 

 For XML content, to @Content-Type: application/xml@. 

 h3. Authentication 

 Most of the time, the API requires authentication. To enable the API-style authentication, you have to check *Enable REST API* in Administration -> Settings -> Authentication. Then, authentication can be done in 2 different ways: 
 * using your regular login/password via HTTP Basic authentication. 
 * using your API key which is a handy way to avoid putting a password in a script. The API key may be attached to each request in one of the following way: 
 ** passed in as a "key" parameter 
 ** passed in as a username with a random password via HTTP Basic authentication 
 ** passed in as a "X-Redmine-API-Key" HTTP header (added in Redmine 1.1.0) 

 You can find your API key on your account page ( /my/account ) when logged in, on the right-hand pane of the default layout. 

 h3. Collection resources and pagination 

 The response to a GET request on a collection ressources (eg. @/issues.xml@, @/users.xml@) generally won't return all the objects available in your database. Redmine version:1.1.0 introduces a common way to query such ressources using the following parameters: 

 * @offset@: the offset of the first object to retrieve 
 * @limit@: the number of items to be present in the response (default is 25, maximum is 100) 

 Alternatively, you can use the @page@ parameter, instead of @offset@, in conjunction with @limit@. 

 Examples: 

 <pre> 
 GET /issues.xml 
 => returns the 25 first issues 

 GET /issues.xml?limit=100 
 => returns the 100 first issues 

 GET /issues.xml?offset=30&limit=10 
 => returns 10 issues from the 30th 

 GET /issues.xml?page=3&limit=10 
 => same as above 
 </pre> 

 Responses to GET requests on collection ressources provide information about the total object count available in Redmine and the offset/limit used for the response. Examples: 

 <pre> 
 GET /issues.xml 

 <issues type="array" total_count="2595" limit="25" offset="0"> 
   ... 
 </issues> 
 </pre> 

 <pre> 
 GET /issues.json 

 { "issues":[...], "total_count":2595, "limit":25, "offset":0 } 
 </pre> 

 Note: if you're using a REST client that does not support such top level attributes (total_count, limit, offset), you can set the @nometa@ parameter or @X-Redmine-Nometa@ HTTP header to 1 to get responses without them. Example: 

 <pre> 
 GET /issues.xml?nometa=1 

 <issues type="array"> 
   ... 
 </issues> 
 </pre> 

 h3. Fetching associated data 

 Since of version:1.1.0, you have to explicitly specify the associations you want to be included in the query result by appending the @include@ parameter to the query url : 

 Example: 

 To retrieve issue journals with its description: 

 <pre> 
 GET /issues/296.xml?include=journals 

 <issue> 
   <id>296</id> 
   ... 
   <journals type="array"> 
   ... 
   </journals> 
 </issue> 
 </pre> 

 You can also load multiple associations using a coma separated list of items. 

 Example: 

 <pre> 
 GET /issues/296.xml?include=journals,changesets 

 <issue> 
   <id>296</id> 
   ... 
   <journals type="array"> 
   ... 
   </journals> 
   <changesets type="array"> 
   ... 
   </changesets> 
 </issue> 
 </pre> 

 h3. Working with custom fields 

 Most of the Redmine objects support custom fields. Their values can be found in the @custom_fields@ attributes. 

 XML Example: 

 <pre> 
 GET /issues/296.xml        # an issue with 2 custom fields 

 <issue> 
   <id>296</id> 
   ... 
   <custom_fields type="array"> 
     <custom_field name="Affected version" id="1"> 
       <value>1.0.1</value> 
     </custom_field> 
     <custom_field name="Resolution" id="2"> 
       <value>Fixed</value> 
     </custom_field> 
   </custom_fields> 
 </issue> 
 </pre> 

 JSON Example: 

 <pre> 
 GET /issues/296.json        # an issue with 2 custom fields 

 {"issue": 
   { 
     "id":8471, 
     ... 
     "custom_fields": 
       [ 
         {"value":"1.0.1","name":"Affected version","id":1}, 
         {"value":"Fixed","name":"Resolution","id":2} 
       ] 
   } 
 } 
 </pre> 

 You can also set/change the values of the custom fields when creating/updating an object using the same syntax (except that the custom field name is not required). 

 XML Example: 

 <pre> 
 PUT /issues/296.xml 

 <issue> 
   <subject>Updating custom fields of an issue</subject> 
   ... 
   <custom_fields type="array"> 
     <custom_field id="1"> 
       <value>1.0.2</value> 
     </custom_field> 
     <custom_field id="2"> 
       <value>Invalid</value> 
     </custom_field> 
   </custom_fields> 
 </issue> 
 </pre> 

 Note: the @type="array"@ attribute on @custom_fields@ XML tag is strictly required. 

 JSON Example: 

 <pre> 
 PUT /issues/296.json 

 {"issue": 
   { 
     "subject":"Updating custom fields of an issue", 
     ... 
     "custom_fields": 
       [ 
         {"value":"1.0.2","id":1}, 
         {"value":"Invalid","id":2} 
       ] 
   } 
 } 
 </pre> 

 h3. Attaching files 

 Support for adding attachments through the REST API is added in Redmine version:1.4.0. 

 First, you need to upload your file with a POST request to @/uploads.xml@ (or @/uploads.json@). The request body should be the content of the file you want to attach and the @Content-Type@ header must be set to @application/octet-stream@ (otherwise you'll get a @406 Not Acceptable@ response). If the upload succeeds, you get a 201 response that contains a token for your uploaded file. 

 <pre> 
 POST /uploads.xml 
 Content-Type: application/octet-stream 
 ... 
 (request body is the file content) 

 # 201 response 
 <upload> 
   <token>7167.ed1ccdb093229ca1bd0b043618d88743</token> 
 </upload> 
 </pre> 

 Then you can use this token to attach your uploaded file to a new or an existing issue. 

 <pre> 
 POST /issues.xml 
 <issue> 
   <project_id>1</project_id> 
   <subject>Creating an issue with a uploaded file</subject> 
   <uploads type="array"> 
     <upload> 
       <token>7167.ed1ccdb093229ca1bd0b043618d88743</token> 
       <filename>image.png</filename> 
       <content_type>image/png</content_type> 
     </upload> 
   </uploads> 
 </issue> 
 </pre> 

 If you try to upload a file that exceeds the maximum size allowed, you get a 422 response: 

 <pre> 
 POST /uploads.xml 
 Content-Type: application/octet-stream 
 ... 
 (request body larger than the maximum size allowed) 

 # 422 response 
 <errors> 
   <error>This file cannot be uploaded because it exceeds the maximum allowed file size (1024000)</error> 
 </errors> 
 </pre> 

 h3. Validation errors 

 When trying to create or update an object with invalid or missing attribute parameters, you will get a @422 Unprocessable Entity@ response. That means that the object could not be created or updated. In such cases, the response body contains the corresponding error messages: 

 +XML Example+: 

 <pre> 
 # Request with invalid or missing attributes 
 POST /users.xml 
 <user> 
   <login>john</login> 
   <lastname>Smith</lastname> 
   <mail>john</mail> 
 </uer> 

 # 422 response with the error messages in its body 
 <errors type="array"> 
   <error>First name can't be blank</error> 
   <error>Email is invalid</error> 
 </errors> 
 </pre> 


 +JSON Example+: 

 <pre> 
 # Request with invalid or missing attributes 
 POST /users.json 
 { 
   "user":{ 
     "login":"john", 
     "lastname":"Smith", 
     "mail":"john" 
   } 
 } 

 # 422 response with the error messages in its body 
 { 
   "errors":[ 
     "First name can't be blank", 
     "Email is invalid" 
   ] 
 } 
 </pre> 

 

 h2. API Usage in various languages/tools 

 * [[Rest_api_with_ruby|Ruby]] 
 * [[Rest_api_with_php|PHP]] 
 * [[Rest_api_with_python|Python]] 
 * [[Rest_api_with_java|Java]] 
 * [[Rest_api_with_curl|cURL]] 
 * "Drupal Redmine API module, 2.x branch (currently not stable)":http://drupal.org/project/redmine 
 * [[Rest_api_with_csharp|.NET]] 
 * [[Rest_api_with_delphi|Delphi]] 

 h2. API Change history 

 This section lists changes to the existing API features only. New features of the API are listed in the [[Rest_api#API-Description|API Description]]. 

 h3. 2012-01-29: Multiselect custom fields (r8721, version:1.4.0) 

 Custom fields with multiple values are now supported in Redmine and may be found in API responses. These custom fields have a @multiple=true attribute@ and their @value@ attribute is an array. 

 Example: 

 <pre> 
 GET /issues/296.json 

 {"issue": 
   { 
     "id":8471, 
     ... 
     "custom_fields": 
       [ 
         {"value":["1.0.1","1.0.2"],"multiple":true,"name":"Affected version","id":1}, 
         {"value":"Fixed","name":"Resolution","id":2} 
       ] 
   } 
 } 
 </pre>