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---
stage: Verify
group: Runner
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers
---
# Runners API
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/2640) in GitLab 8.5.
## Registration and authentication tokens
There are two tokens to take into account when connecting a runner with GitLab.
| Token | Description |
| ----- | ----------- |
| Registration token | Token used to [register the runner](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/register/). It can be [obtained through GitLab](../ci/runners/README.md). |
| Authentication token | Token used to authenticate the runner with the GitLab instance. It is obtained either automatically when [registering a runner](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/register/), or manually when [registering the runner via the Runner API](#register-a-new-runner). |
Here's an example of how the two tokens are used in runner registration:
1. You register the runner via the GitLab API using a registration token, and an
authentication token is returned.
1. You use that authentication token and add it to the
[runner's configuration file](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/commands/#configuration-file):
```toml
[[runners]]
token = "<authentication_token>"
```
GitLab and the runner are then connected.
## List owned runners
Get a list of specific runners available to the user.
```plaintext
GET /runners
GET /runners?scope=active
GET /runners?type=project_type
GET /runners?status=active
GET /runners?tag_list=tag1,tag2
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|----------------|----------|---------------------|
| `scope` | string | no | Deprecated: Use `type` or `status` instead. The scope of specific runners to show, one of: `active`, `paused`, `online`, `offline`; showing all runners if none provided |
| `type` | string | no | The type of runners to show, one of: `instance_type`, `group_type`, `project_type` |
| `status` | string | no | The status of runners to show, one of: `active`, `paused`, `online`, `offline` |
| `tag_list` | string array | no | List of the runner's tags |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"active": true,
"description": "test-1-20150125",
"id": 6,
"is_shared": false,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"name": null,
"online": true,
"status": "online"
},
{
"active": true,
"description": "test-2-20150125",
"id": 8,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"is_shared": false,
"name": null,
"online": false,
"status": "offline"
}
]
```
## List all runners
Get a list of all runners in the GitLab instance (specific and shared). Access
is restricted to users with `admin` privileges.
```plaintext
GET /runners/all
GET /runners/all?scope=online
GET /runners/all?type=project_type
GET /runners/all?status=active
GET /runners/all?tag_list=tag1,tag2
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|----------------|----------|---------------------|
| `scope` | string | no | Deprecated: Use `type` or `status` instead. The scope of runners to show, one of: `specific`, `shared`, `active`, `paused`, `online`, `offline`; showing all runners if none provided |
| `type` | string | no | The type of runners to show, one of: `instance_type`, `group_type`, `project_type` |
| `status` | string | no | The status of runners to show, one of: `active`, `paused`, `online`, `offline` |
| `tag_list` | string array | no | List of the runner's tags |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners/all"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"active": true,
"description": "shared-runner-1",
"id": 1,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"is_shared": true,
"name": null,
"online": true,
"status": "online"
},
{
"active": true,
"description": "shared-runner-2",
"id": 3,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"is_shared": true,
"name": null,
"online": false
"status": "offline"
},
{
"active": true,
"description": "test-1-20150125",
"id": 6,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"is_shared": false,
"name": null,
"online": true
"status": "paused"
},
{
"active": true,
"description": "test-2-20150125",
"id": 8,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"is_shared": false,
"name": null,
"online": false,
"status": "offline"
}
]
```
## Get runner's details
Get details of a runner.
```plaintext
GET /runners/:id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a runner |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners/6"
```
NOTE: **Note:**
The `token` attribute in the response was deprecated [in GitLab 12.10](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/214320).
and removed in [GitLab 13.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/214322).
Example response:
```json
{
"active": true,
"architecture": null,
"description": "test-1-20150125",
"id": 6,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"is_shared": false,
"contacted_at": "2016-01-25T16:39:48.066Z",
"name": null,
"online": true,
"status": "online",
"platform": null,
"projects": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "GitLab Community Edition",
"name_with_namespace": "GitLab.org / GitLab Community Edition",
"path": "gitlab-foss",
"path_with_namespace": "gitlab-org/gitlab-foss"
}
],
"revision": null,
"tag_list": [
"ruby",
"mysql"
],
"version": null,
"access_level": "ref_protected",
"maximum_timeout": 3600
}
```
## Update runner's details
Update details of a runner.
```plaintext
PUT /runners/:id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a runner |
| `description` | string | no | The description of a runner |
| `active` | boolean | no | The state of a runner; can be set to `true` or `false` |
| `tag_list` | array | no | The list of tags for a runner; put array of tags, that should be finally assigned to a runner |
| `run_untagged`| boolean | no | Flag indicating the runner can execute untagged jobs |
| `locked` | boolean | no | Flag indicating the runner is locked |
| `access_level` | string | no | The access_level of the runner; `not_protected` or `ref_protected` |
| `maximum_timeout` | integer | no | Maximum timeout set when this runner handles the job |
```shell
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners/6" --form "description=test-1-20150125-test" --form "tag_list=ruby,mysql,tag1,tag2"
```
NOTE: **Note:**
The `token` attribute in the response was deprecated [in GitLab 12.10](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/214320).
and removed in [GitLab 13.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/214322).
Example response:
```json
{
"active": true,
"architecture": null,
"description": "test-1-20150125-test",
"id": 6,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"is_shared": false,
"contacted_at": "2016-01-25T16:39:48.066Z",
"name": null,
"online": true,
"status": "online",
"platform": null,
"projects": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "GitLab Community Edition",
"name_with_namespace": "GitLab.org / GitLab Community Edition",
"path": "gitlab-foss",
"path_with_namespace": "gitlab-org/gitlab-foss"
}
],
"revision": null,
"tag_list": [
"ruby",
"mysql",
"tag1",
"tag2"
],
"version": null,
"access_level": "ref_protected",
"maximum_timeout": null
}
```
### Pause a runner
Pause a specific runner.
```plaintext
PUT --form "active=false" /runners/:runner_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `runner_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a runner |
```shell
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --form "active=false" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners/6"
```
## List runner's jobs
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/15432) in GitLab 10.3.
List jobs that are being processed or were processed by specified runner.
```plaintext
GET /runners/:id/jobs
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a runner |
| `status` | string | no | Status of the job; one of: `running`, `success`, `failed`, `canceled` |
| `order_by`| string | no | Order jobs by `id`. |
| `sort` | string | no | Sort jobs in `asc` or `desc` order (default: `desc`) |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners/1/jobs?status=running"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 2,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"status": "running",
"stage": "test",
"name": "test",
"ref": "master",
"tag": false,
"coverage": null,
"created_at": "2017-11-16T08:50:29.000Z",
"started_at": "2017-11-16T08:51:29.000Z",
"finished_at": "2017-11-16T08:53:29.000Z",
"duration": 120,
"user": {
"id": 1,
"name": "John Doe2",
"username": "user2",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c922747a93b40d1ea88262bf1aebee62?s=80&d=identicon",
"web_url": "http://localhost/user2",
"created_at": "2017-11-16T18:38:46.000Z",
"bio": null,
"location": null,
"public_email": "",
"skype": "",
"linkedin": "",
"twitter": "",
"website_url": "",
"organization": null
},
"commit": {
"id": "97de212e80737a608d939f648d959671fb0a0142",
"short_id": "97de212e",
"title": "Update configuration\r",
"created_at": "2017-11-16T08:50:28.000Z",
"parent_ids": [
"1b12f15a11fc6e62177bef08f47bc7b5ce50b141",
"498214de67004b1da3d820901307bed2a68a8ef6"
],
"message": "See merge request !123",
"author_name": "John Doe2",
"author_email": "user2@example.org",
"authored_date": "2017-11-16T08:50:27.000Z",
"committer_name": "John Doe2",
"committer_email": "user2@example.org",
"committed_date": "2017-11-16T08:50:27.000Z"
},
"pipeline": {
"id": 2,
"sha": "97de212e80737a608d939f648d959671fb0a0142",
"ref": "master",
"status": "running"
},
"project": {
"id": 1,
"description": null,
"name": "project1",
"name_with_namespace": "John Doe2 / project1",
"path": "project1",
"path_with_namespace": "namespace1/project1",
"created_at": "2017-11-16T18:38:46.620Z"
}
}
]
```
## List project's runners
List all runners (specific and shared) available in the project. Shared runners
are listed if at least one shared runner is defined.
```plaintext
GET /projects/:id/runners
GET /projects/:id/runners?scope=active
GET /projects/:id/runners?type=project_type
GET /projects/:id/runners?status=active
GET /projects/:id/runners?tag_list=tag1,tag2
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|----------------|----------|---------------------|
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `scope` | string | no | Deprecated: Use `type` or `status` instead. The scope of specific runners to show, one of: `active`, `paused`, `online`, `offline`; showing all runners if none provided |
| `type` | string | no | The type of runners to show, one of: `instance_type`, `group_type`, `project_type` |
| `status` | string | no | The status of runners to show, one of: `active`, `paused`, `online`, `offline` |
| `tag_list` | string array | no | List of the runner's tags |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/9/runners"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"active": true,
"description": "test-2-20150125",
"id": 8,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"is_shared": false,
"name": null,
"online": false,
"status": "offline"
},
{
"active": true,
"description": "development_runner",
"id": 5,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"is_shared": true,
"name": null,
"online": true
"status": "paused"
}
]
```
## Enable a runner in project
Enable an available specific runner in the project.
```plaintext
POST /projects/:id/runners
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `runner_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a runner |
```shell
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/9/runners" --form "runner_id=9"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"active": true,
"description": "test-2016-02-01",
"id": 9,
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"is_shared": false,
"name": null,
"online": true,
"status": "online"
}
```
## Disable a runner from project
Disable a specific runner from the project. It works only if the project isn't
the only project associated with the specified runner. If so, an error is
returned. Use the call to [delete a runner](#delete-a-runner) instead.
```plaintext
DELETE /projects/:id/runners/:runner_id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `runner_id` | integer | yes | The ID of a runner |
```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/9/runners/9"
```
## List group's runners
List all runners (specific and shared) available in the group as well it's ancestor groups.
Shared runners are listed if at least one shared runner is defined.
```plaintext
GET /groups/:id/runners
GET /groups/:id/runners?type=group_type
GET /groups/:id/runners?status=active
GET /groups/:id/runners?tag_list=tag1,tag2
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|------------|----------------|----------|---------------------|
| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of the group owned by the authenticated user |
| `type` | string | no | The type of runners to show, one of: `instance_type`, `group_type`, `project_type` |
| `status` | string | no | The status of runners to show, one of: `active`, `paused`, `online`, `offline` |
| `tag_list` | string array | no | List of the runner's tags |
```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/9/runners"
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"id": 3,
"description": "Shared",
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"active": true,
"is_shared": true,
"name": "gitlab-runner",
"online": null,
"status": "not_connected"
},
{
"id": 6,
"description": "Test",
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"active": true,
"is_shared": true,
"name": "gitlab-runner",
"online": false,
"status": "offline"
},
{
"id": 8,
"description": "Test 2",
"ip_address": "127.0.0.1",
"active": true,
"is_shared": false,
"name": "gitlab-runner",
"online": null,
"status": "not_connected"
}
]
```
## Register a new runner
Register a new runner for the instance.
```plaintext
POST /runners
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|--------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `token` | string | yes | [Registration token](#registration-and-authentication-tokens). |
| `description`| string | no | Runner's description|
| `info` | hash | no | Runner's metadata. You can include `name`, `version`, `revision`, `platform`, and `architecture`, but only `version` is displayed in the Admin area of the UI. |
| `active` | boolean | no | Whether the runner is active |
| `locked` | boolean | no | Whether the runner should be locked for current project |
| `run_untagged` | boolean | no | Whether the runner should handle untagged jobs |
| `tag_list` | string array | no | List of runner's tags |
| `access_level` | string | no | The access_level of the runner; `not_protected` or `ref_protected` |
| `maximum_timeout` | integer | no | Maximum timeout set when this runner handles the job |
```shell
curl --request POST "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners" --form "token=<registration_token>" --form "description=test-1-20150125-test" --form "tag_list=ruby,mysql,tag1,tag2"
```
Response:
| Status | Description |
|-----------|---------------------------------|
| 201 | Runner was created |
Example response:
```json
{
"id": "12345",
"token": "6337ff461c94fd3fa32ba3b1ff4125"
}
```
## Delete a runner
There are two ways to delete a runner:
- By specifying the runner ID.
- By specifying the runner's authentication token.
### Delete a runner by ID
To delete the runner by ID, use your access token with the runner's ID:
```plaintext
DELETE /runners/:id
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a runner. The ID is visible in the UI under **Settings > CI/CD**. Expand **Runners**, and below the **Remove Runner** button is an ID preceded by the pound sign, for example, `#6`. |
```shell
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners/6"
```
### Delete a runner by authentication token
To delete the runner by using its authentication token:
```plaintext
DELETE /runners
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `token` | string | yes | The runner's [authentication token](#registration-and-authentication-tokens). |
```shell
curl --request DELETE "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners" --form "token=<authentication_token>"
```
Response:
| Status | Description |
|-----------|---------------------------------|
| 204 | Runner was deleted |
## Verify authentication for a registered runner
Validates authentication credentials for a registered runner.
```plaintext
POST /runners/verify
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|-------------|---------|----------|---------------------|
| `token` | string | yes | Runner's [authentication token](#registration-and-authentication-tokens). |
```shell
curl --request POST "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/runners/verify" --form "token=<authentication_token>"
```
Response:
| Status | Description |
|-----------|---------------------------------|
| 200 | Credentials are valid |
| 403 | Credentials are invalid |
|