Award Emoji API

Introduced in GitLab 8.9. Snippet support added in 8.12.

An awarded emoji tells a thousand words.

Emoji can be awarded on the following (known as “awardables”):

Emoji can also be awarded on comments (also known as notes). See also Notes API.

Issues, merge requests, and snippets

See Award Emoji on Comments for information on using these endpoints with comments.

List an awardable’s award emoji

Get a list of all award emoji for a specified awardable. 

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/award_emoji
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/award_emoji
GET /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/award_emoji

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid/merge_request_iid/snippet_id integer yes ID (iid for merge requests/issues, id for snippets) of an awardable.

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/award_emoji"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 4,
    "name": "1234",
    "user": {
      "name": "Administrator",
      "username": "root",
      "id": 1,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.206Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.206Z",
    "awardable_id": 80,
    "awardable_type": "Issue"
  },
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "microphone",
    "user": {
      "name": "User 4",
      "username": "user4",
      "id": 26,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
    },
    "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
    "awardable_id": 80,
    "awardable_type": "Issue"
  }
]

Get single award emoji

Get a single award emoji from an issue, snippet, or merge request. 

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/award_emoji/:award_id
GET /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/award_emoji/:award_id
GET /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/award_emoji/:award_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid/merge_request_iid/snippet_id integer yes ID (iid for merge requests/issues, id for snippets) of an awardable.
award_id integer yes ID of the award emoji.

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/award_emoji/1"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "microphone",
  "user": {
    "name": "User 4",
    "username": "user4",
    "id": 26,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.177Z",
  "awardable_id": 80,
  "awardable_type": "Issue"
}

Award a new emoji

Create an award emoji on the specified awardable. 

POST /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/award_emoji
POST /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/award_emoji
POST /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/award_emoji

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid/merge_request_iid/snippet_id integer yes ID (iid for merge requests/issues, id for snippets) of an awardable.
name string yes Name of the emoji without colons. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/award_emoji?name=blowfish"

Example Response: 

{
  "id": 344,
  "name": "blowfish",
  "user": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-06-17T17:47:29.266Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-17T17:47:29.266Z",
  "awardable_id": 80,
  "awardable_type": "Issue"
}

Delete an award emoji

Sometimes it’s just not meant to be and you’ll have to remove the award.

Note: Only available to administrators or the author of the award.
DELETE /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/award_emoji/:award_id
DELETE /projects/:id/merge_requests/:merge_request_iid/award_emoji/:award_id
DELETE /projects/:id/snippets/:snippet_id/award_emoji/:award_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid/merge_request_iid/snippet_id integer yes ID (iid for merge requests/issues, id for snippets) of an awardable.
award_id integer yes ID of an award emoji. 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/award_emoji/344"

Award Emoji on Comments

Comments (also known as notes) are a sub-resource of issues, merge requests, and snippets.

Note: The examples below describe working with award emoji on comments for an issue, but can be easily adapted for comments on a merge request or on a snippet. Therefore, you have to replace issue_iid either with merge_request_iid or with the snippet_id.

List a comment’s award emoji

Get all award emoji for a comment (note). 

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id/award_emoji

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid integer yes Internal ID of an issue.
note_id integer yes ID of a comment (note).

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/notes/1/award_emoji"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "mood_bubble_lightning",
    "user": {
      "name": "User 4",
      "username": "user4",
      "id": 26,
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
    },
    "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
    "awardable_id": 1,
    "awardable_type": "Note"
  }
]

Get an award emoji for a comment

Get a single award emoji for a comment (note). 

GET /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id/award_emoji/:award_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid integer yes Internal ID of an issue.
note_id integer yes ID of a comment (note).
award_id integer yes ID of the award emoji.

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/notes/1/award_emoji/2"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 2,
  "name": "mood_bubble_lightning",
  "user": {
    "name": "User 4",
    "username": "user4",
    "id": 26,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e65550957227bd38fe2d7fbc6fd2f7b?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/user4"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-15T10:09:34.197Z",
  "awardable_id": 1,
  "awardable_type": "Note"
}

Award a new emoji on a comment

Create an award emoji on the specified comment (note). 

POST /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id/award_emoji

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid integer yes Internal ID of an issue.
note_id integer yes ID of a comment (note).
name string yes Name of the emoji without colons.

Example request: 

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/notes/1/award_emoji?name=rocket"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 345,
  "name": "rocket",
  "user": {
    "name": "Administrator",
    "username": "root",
    "id": 1,
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "created_at": "2016-06-17T19:59:55.888Z",
  "updated_at": "2016-06-17T19:59:55.888Z",
  "awardable_id": 1,
  "awardable_type": "Note"
}

Delete an award emoji from a comment

Sometimes it’s just not meant to be and you’ll have to remove the award.

Note: Only available to administrators or the author of the award.
DELETE /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid/notes/:note_id/award_emoji/:award_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
issue_iid integer yes Internal ID of an issue.
note_id integer yes ID of a comment (note).
award_id integer yes ID of an award_emoji.

Example request: 

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/issues/80/award_emoji/345"