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Project clusters API (certificate-based) (deprecated)

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WARNING: This feature was deprecated in GitLab 14.5.

Users need at least the Maintainer role to use these endpoints.

List project clusters

Returns a list of project clusters.

GET /projects/:id/clusters

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user

Example request:

curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/26/clusters"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id":18,
    "name":"cluster-1",
    "domain":"example.com",
    "created_at":"2019-01-02T20:18:12.563Z",
    "managed": true,
    "enabled": true,
    "provider_type":"user",
    "platform_type":"kubernetes",
    "environment_scope":"*",
    "cluster_type":"project_type",
    "user":
    {
      "id":1,
      "name":"Administrator",
      "username":"root",
      "state":"active",
      "avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4249f4df72b..",
      "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "platform_kubernetes":
    {
      "api_url":"https://104.197.68.152",
      "namespace":"cluster-1-namespace",
      "authorization_type":"rbac",
      "ca_cert":"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\r\nhFiK1L61owwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw\r\nLzEtMCsGA1UEAxMkZDA1YzQ1YjctNzdiMS00NDY0LThjNmEtMTQ0ZDJkZjM4ZDBj\r\nMB4XDTE4MTIyNzIwMDM1MVoXDTIzMTIyNjIxMDM1MVowLzEtMCsGA1UEAxMkZDA1\r\nYzQ1YjctNzdiMS00NDY0LThjNmEtMTQ0ZDJkZjM.......-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
    },
    "management_project":
    {
      "id":2,
      "description":null,
      "name":"project2",
      "name_with_namespace":"John Doe8 / project2",
      "path":"project2",
      "path_with_namespace":"namespace2/project2",
      "created_at":"2019-10-11T02:55:54.138Z"
    }
  },
  {
    "id":19,
    "name":"cluster-2",
    ...
  }
]

Get a single project cluster

Gets a single project cluster.

GET /projects/:id/clusters/:cluster_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
cluster_id integer yes The ID of the cluster

Example request:

curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/26/clusters/18"

Example response:

{
  "id":18,
  "name":"cluster-1",
  "domain":"example.com",
  "created_at":"2019-01-02T20:18:12.563Z",
  "managed": true,
  "enabled": true,
  "provider_type":"user",
  "platform_type":"kubernetes",
  "environment_scope":"*",
  "cluster_type":"project_type",
  "user":
  {
    "id":1,
    "name":"Administrator",
    "username":"root",
    "state":"active",
    "avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4249f4df72b..",
    "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "platform_kubernetes":
  {
    "api_url":"https://104.197.68.152",
    "namespace":"cluster-1-namespace",
    "authorization_type":"rbac",
    "ca_cert":"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\r\nhFiK1L61owwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw\r\nLzEtMCsGA1UEAxMkZDA1YzQ1YjctNzdiMS00NDY0LThjNmEtMTQ0ZDJkZjM4ZDBj\r\nMB4XDTE4MTIyNzIwMDM1MVoXDTIzMTIyNjIxMDM1MVowLzEtMCsGA1UEAxMkZDA1\r\nYzQ1YjctNzdiMS00NDY0LThjNmEtMTQ0ZDJkZjM.......-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
  },
  "management_project":
  {
    "id":2,
    "description":null,
    "name":"project2",
    "name_with_namespace":"John Doe8 / project2",
    "path":"project2",
    "path_with_namespace":"namespace2/project2",
    "created_at":"2019-10-11T02:55:54.138Z"
  },
  "project":
  {
    "id":26,
    "description":"",
    "name":"project-with-clusters-api",
    "name_with_namespace":"Administrator / project-with-clusters-api",
    "path":"project-with-clusters-api",
    "path_with_namespace":"root/project-with-clusters-api",
    "created_at":"2019-01-02T20:13:32.600Z",
    "default_branch":null,
    "tag_list":[], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
    "topics":[],
    "ssh_url_to_repo":"ssh://gitlab.example.com/root/project-with-clusters-api.git",
    "http_url_to_repo":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/project-with-clusters-api.git",
    "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/project-with-clusters-api",
    "readme_url":null,
    "avatar_url":null,
    "star_count":0,
    "forks_count":0,
    "last_activity_at":"2019-01-02T20:13:32.600Z",
    "namespace":
    {
      "id":1,
      "name":"root",
      "path":"root",
      "kind":"user",
      "full_path":"root",
      "parent_id":null
    }
  }
}

Add existing cluster to project

Adds an existing Kubernetes cluster to the project.

POST /projects/:id/clusters/user

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
name string yes The name of the cluster
domain string no The base domain of the cluster
management_project_id integer no The ID of the management project for the cluster
enabled boolean no Determines if cluster is active or not, defaults to true
managed boolean no Determines if GitLab manages namespaces and service accounts for this cluster. Defaults to true
platform_kubernetes_attributes[api_url] string yes The URL to access the Kubernetes API
platform_kubernetes_attributes[token] string yes The token to authenticate against Kubernetes
platform_kubernetes_attributes[ca_cert] string no TLS certificate. Required if API is using a self-signed TLS certificate.
platform_kubernetes_attributes[namespace] string no The unique namespace related to the project
platform_kubernetes_attributes[authorization_type] string no The cluster authorization type: rbac, abac or unknown_authorization. Defaults to rbac.
environment_scope string no The associated environment to the cluster. Defaults to *. Premium and Ultimate only.

Example request:

curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/26/clusters/user" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-X POST --data '{"name":"cluster-5", "platform_kubernetes_attributes":{"api_url":"https://35.111.51.20","token":"12345","namespace":"cluster-5-namespace","ca_cert":"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\r\nhFiK1L61owwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw\r\nLzEtMCsGA1UEAxMkZDA1YzQ1YjctNzdiMS00NDY0LThjNmEtMTQ0ZDJkZjM4ZDBj\r\nMB4XDTE4MTIyNzIwMDM1MVoXDTIzMTIyNjIxMDM1MVowLzEtMCsGA1UEAxMkZDA1\r\nYzQ1YjctNzdiMS00NDY0LThjNmEtMTQ0ZDJkZjM.......-----END CERTIFICATE-----"}}'

Example response:

{
  "id":24,
  "name":"cluster-5",
  "created_at":"2019-01-03T21:53:40.610Z",
  "managed": true,
  "enabled": true,
  "provider_type":"user",
  "platform_type":"kubernetes",
  "environment_scope":"*",
  "cluster_type":"project_type",
  "user":
  {
    "id":1,
    "name":"Administrator",
    "username":"root",
    "state":"active",
    "avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4249f4df72b..",
    "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "platform_kubernetes":
  {
    "api_url":"https://35.111.51.20",
    "namespace":"cluster-5-namespace",
    "authorization_type":"rbac",
    "ca_cert":"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\r\nhFiK1L61owwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw\r\nLzEtMCsGA1UEAxMkZDA1YzQ1YjctNzdiMS00NDY0LThjNmEtMTQ0ZDJkZjM4ZDBj\r\nMB4XDTE4MTIyNzIwMDM1MVoXDTIzMTIyNjIxMDM1MVowLzEtMCsGA1UEAxMkZDA1\r\nYzQ1YjctNzdiMS00NDY0LThjNmEtMTQ0ZDJkZjM.......-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
  },
  "management_project":null,
  "project":
  {
    "id":26,
    "description":"",
    "name":"project-with-clusters-api",
    "name_with_namespace":"Administrator / project-with-clusters-api",
    "path":"project-with-clusters-api",
    "path_with_namespace":"root/project-with-clusters-api",
    "created_at":"2019-01-02T20:13:32.600Z",
    "default_branch":null,
    "tag_list":[], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
    "topics":[],
    "ssh_url_to_repo":"ssh:://gitlab.example.com/root/project-with-clusters-api.git",
    "http_url_to_repo":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/project-with-clusters-api.git",
    "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/project-with-clusters-api",
    "readme_url":null,
    "avatar_url":null,
    "star_count":0,
    "forks_count":0,
    "last_activity_at":"2019-01-02T20:13:32.600Z",
    "namespace":
    {
      "id":1,
      "name":"root",
      "path":"root",
      "kind":"user",
      "full_path":"root",
      "parent_id":null
    }
  }
}

Edit project cluster

Updates an existing project cluster.

PUT /projects/:id/clusters/:cluster_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
cluster_id integer yes The ID of the cluster
name string no The name of the cluster
domain string no The base domain of the cluster
management_project_id integer no The ID of the management project for the cluster
enabled boolean no Determines if cluster is active or not
managed boolean no Determines if GitLab manages namespaces and service accounts for this cluster
platform_kubernetes_attributes[api_url] string no The URL to access the Kubernetes API
platform_kubernetes_attributes[token] string no The token to authenticate against Kubernetes
platform_kubernetes_attributes[ca_cert] string no TLS certificate. Required if API is using a self-signed TLS certificate.
platform_kubernetes_attributes[namespace] string no The unique namespace related to the project
environment_scope string no The associated environment to the cluster

NOTE: name, api_url, ca_cert and token can only be updated if the cluster was added through the "Add existing Kubernetes cluster" option or through the "Add existing cluster to project" endpoint.

Example request:

curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/26/clusters/24" \
-H "Content-Type:application/json" \
-X PUT --data '{"name":"new-cluster-name","domain":"new-domain.com","api_url":"https://new-api-url.com"}'

Example response:

{
  "id":24,
  "name":"new-cluster-name",
  "domain":"new-domain.com",
  "created_at":"2019-01-03T21:53:40.610Z",
  "managed": true,
  "enabled": true,
  "provider_type":"user",
  "platform_type":"kubernetes",
  "environment_scope":"*",
  "cluster_type":"project_type",
  "user":
  {
    "id":1,
    "name":"Administrator",
    "username":"root",
    "state":"active",
    "avatar_url":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4249f4df72b..",
    "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "platform_kubernetes":
  {
    "api_url":"https://new-api-url.com",
    "namespace":"cluster-5-namespace",
    "authorization_type":"rbac",
    "ca_cert":null
  },
  "management_project":
  {
    "id":2,
    "description":null,
    "name":"project2",
    "name_with_namespace":"John Doe8 / project2",
    "path":"project2",
    "path_with_namespace":"namespace2/project2",
    "created_at":"2019-10-11T02:55:54.138Z"
  },
  "project":
  {
    "id":26,
    "description":"",
    "name":"project-with-clusters-api",
    "name_with_namespace":"Administrator / project-with-clusters-api",
    "path":"project-with-clusters-api",
    "path_with_namespace":"root/project-with-clusters-api",
    "created_at":"2019-01-02T20:13:32.600Z",
    "default_branch":null,
    "tag_list":[], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
    "topics":[],
    "ssh_url_to_repo":"ssh:://gitlab.example.com/root/project-with-clusters-api.git",
    "http_url_to_repo":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/project-with-clusters-api.git",
    "web_url":"https://gitlab.example.com/root/project-with-clusters-api",
    "readme_url":null,
    "avatar_url":null,
    "star_count":0,
    "forks_count":0,
    "last_activity_at":"2019-01-02T20:13:32.600Z",
    "namespace":
    {
      "id":1,
      "name":"root",
      "path":"root",
      "kind":"user",
      "full_path":"root",
      "parent_id":null
    }
  }
}

Delete project cluster

Deletes an existing project cluster. Does not remove existing resources within the connected Kubernetes cluster.

DELETE /projects/:id/clusters/:cluster_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project owned by the authenticated user
cluster_id integer yes The ID of the cluster

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/26/clusters/23"