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name: api description: GitLab REST and GraphQL API access via glab. Use when making API requests, querying project data, or automating GitLab operations.

GitLab API

REST and GraphQL API access via glab api.

Placeholders

Auto-resolve to current project values:

• :fullpath - Full project path (e.g., group/project)
• :id - Project ID
• :branch - Current branch
• :user / :username - Current user

Copyglab api projects/:fullpath/merge_requests

REST

Copyglab api projects/:id/issues                          # GET
glab api projects/:id/issues -X POST -f title="..."   # POST with field
glab api projects/:id/issues --paginate               # All pages

GraphQL

Copyglab api graphql -f query='{ currentUser { username } }'

For pagination, accept $endCursor variable and fetch pageInfo { hasNextPage, endCursor }.

Output

• --output json (default) - Pretty-printed JSON
• --output ndjson - Newline-delimited, works with jq streaming

Documentation

• REST endpoints: /api/ in GitLab docs
• GraphQL schema: /api/graphql/reference/