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DETAILS: Tier: Free, Premium, Ultimate Offering: GitLab Self-Managed

To interact with license endpoints, you need to authenticate yourself as an administrator.

Retrieve information about the current license

GET /license
{
  "id": 2,
  "plan": "ultimate",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 300,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}

Retrieve information about all licenses

GET /licenses
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "plan": "premium",
    "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
    "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
    "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
    "historical_max": 300,
    "maximum_user_count": 300,
    "expired": false,
    "overage": 200,
    "user_limit": 100,
    "licensee": {
      "Name": "John Doe1",
      "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
      "Company": "GitLab"
    },
    "add_ons": {
      "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
      "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "plan": "ultimate",
    "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
    "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
    "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
    "historical_max": 300,
    "maximum_user_count": 300,
    "expired": false,
    "overage": 200,
    "user_limit": 100,
    "licensee": {
      "Name": "Doe John",
      "Email": "doejohn@gitlab.com",
      "Company": "GitLab"
    },
    "add_ons": {
      "GitLab_FileLocks": 1
    }
  }
]

Overage is the difference between the number of billable users and the licensed number of users. This is calculated differently depending on whether the license has expired or not.

  • If the license has expired, it uses the historical maximum billable user count (historical_max).
  • If the license has not expired, it uses the current billable users count.

Returns:

  • 200 OK with response containing the licenses in JSON format. This is an empty JSON array if there are no licenses.
  • 403 Forbidden if the current user in not permitted to read the licenses.

Retrieve information about a single license

GET /license/:id

Supported attributes:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of the GitLab license.

Returns the following status codes:

  • 200 OK: Response contains the licenses in JSON format.
  • 404 Not Found: The requested license doesn't exist.
  • 403 Forbidden: The current user is not permitted to read the licenses.

Example request:

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/license/:id"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "plan": "premium",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 50,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}

Add a new license

POST /license
Attribute Type Required Description
license string yes The license string 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/license?license=eyJkYXRhIjoiMHM5Q...S01Udz09XG4ifQ=="

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "plan": "ultimate",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 300,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}

Returns:

  • 201 Created if the license is successfully added.
  • 400 Bad Request if the license couldn't be added, with an error message explaining the reason.

Delete a license

{
  "id": 2,
  "plan": "ultimate",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 300,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}
```0

| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer | yes | ID of the GitLab license. |

```json
{
  "id": 2,
  "plan": "ultimate",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 300,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}
```1

Returns:

- `204 No Content` if the license is successfully deleted.
- `403 Forbidden` if the current user in not permitted to delete the license.
- `404 Not Found` if the license to delete could not be found.

## Trigger recalculation of billable users

```json
{
  "id": 2,
  "plan": "ultimate",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 300,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}
```2

| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer | yes | ID of the GitLab license. |

```json
{
  "id": 2,
  "plan": "ultimate",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 300,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}
```3

Example response:

```json
{
  "id": 2,
  "plan": "ultimate",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 300,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}
```4

Returns:

- `202 Accepted` if the request to refresh billable users is successfully initiated.
- `403 Forbidden` if the current user in not permitted to refresh billable users for the license.
- `404 Not Found` if the license could not be found.

| Attribute                    | Type          | Description                               |
|:-----------------------------|:--------------|:------------------------------------------|
| `success`                    | boolean       | Whether the request succeeded or not.     |

## Retrieve usage information about the current license

Gets usage information about the current license and exports it in CSV format.

```json
{
  "id": 2,
  "plan": "ultimate",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 300,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}
```5

```json
{
  "id": 2,
  "plan": "ultimate",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 300,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}
```6

Example response:

```json
{
  "id": 2,
  "plan": "ultimate",
  "created_at": "2018-02-27T23:21:58.674Z",
  "starts_at": "2018-01-27",
  "expires_at": "2022-01-27",
  "historical_max": 300,
  "maximum_user_count": 300,
  "expired": false,
  "overage": 200,
  "user_limit": 100,
  "active_users": 300,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1",
    "Email": "johndoe1@gitlab.com",
    "Company": "GitLab"
  },
  "add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  }
}
```7

Returns:

- `200 OK`: Response contains the license usage in CSV format.
- `403 Forbidden` if the current user in not permitted to view license usage.