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= Gerrit Code Review - /accounts/ REST API
This page describes the account related REST endpoints.
Please also take note of the general information on the
link:rest-api.html[REST API].
[[account-endpoints]]
== Account Endpoints
[[suggest-account]]
=== Suggest Account
--
'GET /accounts/'
--
Suggest users for a given query `q` and result limit `n`. If result
limit is not passed, then the default 10 is used. Returns a list of
matching link:#account-info[AccountInfo] entities.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/?q=John HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
[
{
"_account_id": 1000096,
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "john.doe@example.com",
"username": "john"
},
{
"_account_id": 1001439,
"name": "John Smith",
"email": "john.smith@example.com",
"username": "jsmith"
},
]
----
[[get-account]]
=== Get Account
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]'
--
Returns an account as an link:#account-info[AccountInfo] entity.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/self HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"_account_id": 1000096,
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "john.doe@example.com",
"username": "john"
}
----
[[create-account]]
=== Create Account
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#username[\{username\}]'
--
Creates a new account.
In the request body additional data for the account can be provided as
link:#account-input[AccountInput].
.Request
----
PUT /accounts/john HTTP/1.0
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
{
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "john.doe@example.com",
"ssh_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw==",
"http_password": "19D9aIn7zePb",
"groups": [
"MyProject-Owners"
]
}
----
As response a detailed link:#account-info[AccountInfo] entity is
returned that describes the created account.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"_account_id": 1000195,
"name": "John Doe",
"email": "john.doe@example.com"
}
----
[[get-account-name]]
=== Get Account Name
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/name'
--
Retrieves the full name of an account.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/self/name HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
"John Doe"
----
If the account does not have a name an empty string is returned.
[[set-account-name]]
=== Set Account Name
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/name'
--
Sets the full name of an account.
The new account name must be provided in the request body inside
an link:#account-name-input[AccountNameInput] entity.
.Request
----
PUT /accounts/self/name HTTP/1.0
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
{
"name": "John F. Doe"
}
----
As response the new account name is returned.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
"John F. Doe"
----
If the name was deleted the response is "`204 No Content`".
Some realms may not allow to modify the account name. In this case the
request is rejected with "`405 Method Not Allowed`".
[[delete-account-name]]
=== Delete Account Name
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/name'
--
Deletes the name of an account.
.Request
----
DELETE /accounts/self/name HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----
[[get-username]]
=== Get Username
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/username'
--
Retrieves the username of an account.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/self/username HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
"john.doe"
----
If the account does not have a username the response is "`404 Not Found`".
[[get-active]]
=== Get Active
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/active'
--
Checks if an account is active.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/john.doe@example.com/active HTTP/1.0
----
If the account is active the string `ok` is returned.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
ok
----
If the account is inactive the response is "`204 No Content`".
[[set-active]]
=== Set Active
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/active'
--
Sets the account state to active.
.Request
----
PUT /accounts/john.doe@example.com/active HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
----
If the account was already active the response is "`200 OK`".
[[delete-active]]
=== Delete Active
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/active'
--
Sets the account state to inactive.
.Request
----
DELETE /accounts/john.doe@example.com/active HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----
If the account was already inactive the response is "`404 Not Found`".
[[get-http-password]]
=== Get HTTP Password
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/password.http'
--
Retrieves the HTTP password of an account.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/john.doe@example.com/password.http HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
"Qmxlc21ydCB1YmVyIGFsbGVzIGluIGRlciBXZWx0IQ"
----
If the account does not have an HTTP password the response is "`404 Not Found`".
[[set-http-password]]
=== Set/Generate HTTP Password
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/password.http'
--
Sets/Generates the HTTP password of an account.
The options for setting/generating the HTTP password must be provided
in the request body inside a link:#http-password-input[
HttpPasswordInput] entity.
.Request
----
PUT /accounts/self/password.http HTTP/1.0
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
{
"generate": true
}
----
As response the new HTTP password is returned.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
"ETxgpih8xrNs"
----
If the HTTP password was deleted the response is "`204 No Content`".
[[delete-http-password]]
=== Delete HTTP Password
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/password.http'
--
Deletes the HTTP password of an account.
.Request
----
DELETE /accounts/self/password.http HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----
[[list-account-emails]]
=== List Account Emails
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/emails'
--
Returns the email addresses that are configured for the specified user.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/self/emails HTTP/1.0
----
As response the email addresses of the user are returned as a list of
link:#email-info[EmailInfo] entities.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
[
{
"email": "john.doe@example.com",
"preferred": true
},
{
"email": "j.doe@example.com"
}
]
----
[[get-account-email]]
=== Get Account Email
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/emails/link:#email-id[\{email-id\}]'
--
Retrieves an email address of a user.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/self/emails/john.doe@example.com HTTP/1.0
----
As response an link:#email-info[EmailInfo] entity is returned that
describes the email address.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"email": "john.doe@example.com",
"preferred": true
}
----
[[create-account-email]]
=== Create Account Email
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/emails/link:#email-id[\{email-id\}]'
--
Registers a new email address for the user. A verification email is
sent with a link that needs to be visited to confirm the email address,
unless `DEVELOPMENT_BECOME_ANY_ACCOUNT` is used as authentication type.
For the development mode email addresses are directly added without
confirmation. A Gerrit administrator may add an email address without
confirmation by setting `no_confirmation` in the
link:#email-input[EmailInput].
In the request body additional data for the email address can be
provided as link:#email-input[EmailInput].
.Request
----
PUT /accounts/self/emails/john.doe@example.com HTTP/1.0
----
As response the new email address is returned as
link:#email-info[EmailInfo] entity.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"email": "john.doe@example.com",
"pending_confirmation": true
}
----
[[delete-account-email]]
=== Delete Account Email
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/emails/link:#email-id[\{email-id\}]'
--
Deletes an email address of an account.
.Request
----
DELETE /accounts/self/emails/john.doe@example.com HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----
[[set-preferred-email]]
=== Set Preferred Email
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/emails/link:#email-id[\{email-id\}]/preferred'
--
Sets an email address as preferred email address for an account.
.Request
----
PUT /accounts/self/emails/john.doe@example.com/preferred HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
----
If the email address was already the preferred email address of the
account the response is "`200 OK`".
[[list-ssh-keys]]
=== List SSH Keys
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/sshkeys'
--
Returns the SSH keys of an account.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/self/sshkeys HTTP/1.0
----
As response the SSH keys of the account are returned as a list of
link:#ssh-key-info[SshKeyInfo] entities.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
[
{
"seq": 1,
"ssh_public_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d john.doe@example.com",
"encoded_key": "AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d",
"algorithm": "ssh-rsa",
"comment": "john.doe@example.com",
"valid": true
}
]
----
[[get-ssh-key]]
=== Get SSH Key
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/sshkeys/link:#ssh-key-id[\{ssh-key-id\}]'
--
Retrieves an SSH key of a user.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/self/sshkeys/1 HTTP/1.0
----
As response an link:#ssh-key-info[SshKeyInfo] entity is returned that
describes the SSH key.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"seq": 1,
"ssh_public_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d john.doe@example.com",
"encoded_key": "AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d",
"algorithm": "ssh-rsa",
"comment": "john.doe@example.com",
"valid": true
}
----
[[add-ssh-key]]
=== Add SSH Key
--
'POST /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/sshkeys'
--
Adds an SSH key for a user.
The SSH public key must be provided as raw content in the request body.
.Request
----
POST /accounts/self/sshkeys HTTP/1.0
Content-Type: plain/text
AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d
----
As response an link:#ssh-key-info[SshKeyInfo] entity is returned that
describes the new SSH key.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"seq": 2,
"ssh_public_key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d john.doe@example.com",
"encoded_key": "AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEA0T...YImydZAw\u003d\u003d",
"algorithm": "ssh-rsa",
"comment": "john.doe@example.com",
"valid": true
}
----
[[delete-ssh-key]]
=== Delete SSH Key
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/sshkeys/link:#ssh-key-id[\{ssh-key-id\}]'
--
Deletes an SSH key of a user.
.Request
----
DELETE /accounts/self/sshkeys/2 HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----
[[list-account-capabilities]]
=== List Account Capabilities
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/capabilities'
--
Returns the global capabilities that are enabled for the specified
user.
If the global capabilities for the calling user should be listed,
`self` can be used as account-id. This can be used by UI tools to
discover if administrative features are available to the caller, so
they can hide (or show) relevant UI actions.
.Request
----
GET /accounts/self/capabilities HTTP/1.0
----
As response the global capabilities of the user are returned as a
link:#capability-info[CapabilityInfo] entity.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"queryLimit": {
"min": 0,
"max": 500
},
"emailReviewers": true
}
----
Administrator that has authenticated with digest authentication:
.Request
----
GET /a/accounts/self/capabilities HTTP/1.0
Authorization: Digest username="admin", realm="Gerrit Code Review", nonce="...
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"administrateServer": true,
"queryLimit": {
"min": 0,
"max": 500
},
"createAccount": true,
"createGroup": true,
"createProject": true,
"emailReviewers": true,
"killTask": true,
"viewCaches": true,
"flushCaches": true,
"viewConnections": true,
"viewPlugins": true,
"viewQueue": true,
"runGC": true
}
----
.Get your own capabilities
****
get::/accounts/self/capabilities
****
To filter the set of global capabilities the `q` parameter can be used.
Filtering may decrease the response time by avoiding looking at every
possible alternative for the caller.
.Request
----
GET /a/accounts/self/capabilities?q=createAccount&q=createGroup HTTP/1.0
Authorization: Digest username="admin", realm="Gerrit Code Review", nonce="...
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"createAccount": true,
"createGroup": true
}
----
.Check if you can create groups
****
get::/accounts/self/capabilities?q=createGroup
****
[[check-account-capability]]
=== Check Account Capability
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/capabilities/link:#capability-id[\{capability-id\}]'
--
Checks if a user has a certain global capability.
.Request
----
GET /a/accounts/self/capabilities/createGroup HTTP/1.0
----
If the user has the global capability the string `ok` is returned.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
ok
----
If the user doesn't have the global capability the response is
"`404 Not Found`".
.Check if you can create groups
****
get::/accounts/self/capabilities/createGroup
****
[[list-groups]]
=== List Groups
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/groups/'
--
Lists all groups that contain the specified user as a member.
.Request
----
GET /a/accounts/self/groups/ HTTP/1.0
----
As result a list of link:rest-api-groups.html#group-info[GroupInfo]
entries is returned.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
[
{
"id": "global%3AAnonymous-Users",
"url": "#/admin/groups/uuid-global%3AAnonymous-Users",
"options": {
},
"description": "Any user, signed-in or not",
"group_id": 2,
"owner_id": "6a1e70e1a88782771a91808c8af9bbb7a9871389"
},
{
"id": "834ec36dd5e0ed21a2ff5d7e2255da082d63bbd7",
"url": "#/admin/groups/uuid-834ec36dd5e0ed21a2ff5d7e2255da082d63bbd7",
"options": {
"visible_to_all": true,
},
"group_id": 6,
"owner_id": "834ec36dd5e0ed21a2ff5d7e2255da082d63bbd7"
},
{
"id": "global%3ARegistered-Users",
"url": "#/admin/groups/uuid-global%3ARegistered-Users",
"options": {
},
"description": "Any signed-in user",
"group_id": 3,
"owner_id": "6a1e70e1a88782771a91808c8af9bbb7a9871389"
}
]
----
.List all groups that contain you as a member
****
get::/accounts/self/groups/
****
[[get-avatar]]
=== Get Avatar
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/avatar'
--
Retrieves the avatar image of the user.
With the `size` option (alias `s`) you can specify the preferred size
in pixels (height and width).
.Request
----
GET /a/accounts/john.doe@example.com/avatar?s=20 HTTP/1.0
----
The response redirects to the URL of the avatar image.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Location: https://profiles/avatar/john_doe.jpeg?s=20x20
----
[[get-avatar-change-url]]
=== Get Avatar Change URL
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/avatar.change.url'
--
Retrieves the URL where the user can change the avatar image.
.Request
----
GET /a/accounts/self/avatar.change.url HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
https://profiles/pictures/john.doe
----
[[get-user-preferences]]
=== Get User Preferences
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/preferences'
--
Retrieves the user's preferences.
.Request
----
GET /a/accounts/self/preferences HTTP/1.0
----
As result the account preferences of the user are returned as a
link:#preferences-info[PreferencesInfo] entity.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"changes_per_page": 25,
"show_site_header": true,
"use_flash_clipboard": true,
"date_format": "STD",
"time_format": "HHMM_12",
"size_bar_in_change_table": true,
"review_category_strategy": "ABBREV",
"diff_view": "SIDE_BY_SIDE",
"my": [
{
"url": "#/dashboard/self",
"name": "Changes"
},
{
"url": "#/q/owner:self+is:draft",
"name": "Drafts"
},
{
"url": "#/q/has:draft",
"name": "Draft Comments"
},
{
"url": "#/q/is:watched+is:open",
"name": "Watched Changes"
},
{
"url": "#/q/is:starred",
"name": "Starred Changes"
},
{
"url": "#/groups/self",
"name": "Groups"
}
]
}
----
[[set-user-preferences]]
=== Set User Preferences
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/preferences'
--
Sets the user's preferences.
The new preferences must be provided in the request body as a
link:#preferences-input[PreferencesInput] entity.
.Request
----
PUT /a/accounts/self/preferences HTTP/1.0
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
{
"changes_per_page": 50,
"show_site_header": true,
"use_flash_clipboard": true,
"date_format": "STD",
"time_format": "HHMM_12",
"size_bar_in_change_table": true,
"review_category_strategy": "NAME",
"diff_view": "SIDE_BY_SIDE",
"my": [
{
"url": "#/dashboard/self",
"name": "Changes"
},
{
"url": "#/q/owner:self+is:draft",
"name": "Drafts"
},
{
"url": "#/q/has:draft",
"name": "Draft Comments"
},
{
"url": "#/q/is:watched+is:open",
"name": "Watched Changes"
},
{
"url": "#/q/is:starred",
"name": "Starred Changes"
},
{
"url": "#/groups/self",
"name": "Groups"
}
]
}
----
As result the new preferences of the user are returned as a
link:#preferences-info[PreferencesInfo] entity.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"changes_per_page": 50,
"show_site_header": true,
"use_flash_clipboard": true,
"date_format": "STD",
"time_format": "HHMM_12",
"size_bar_in_change_table": true,
"review_category_strategy": "NAME",
"diff_view": "SIDE_BY_SIDE",
"my": [
{
"url": "#/dashboard/self",
"name": "Changes"
},
{
"url": "#/q/owner:self+is:draft",
"name": "Drafts"
},
{
"url": "#/q/has:draft",
"name": "Draft Comments"
},
{
"url": "#/q/is:watched+is:open",
"name": "Watched Changes"
},
{
"url": "#/q/is:starred",
"name": "Starred Changes"
},
{
"url": "#/groups/self",
"name": "Groups"
}
]
}
----
[[get-diff-preferences]]
=== Get Diff Preferences
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/preferences.diff'
--
Retrieves the diff preferences of a user.
.Request
----
GET /a/accounts/self/preferences.diff HTTP/1.0
----
As result the diff preferences of the user are returned as a
link:#diff-preferences-info[DiffPreferencesInfo] entity.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"context": 10,
"theme": "DEFAULT",
"ignore_whitespace": "IGNORE_ALL_SPACE",
"intraline_difference": true,
"line_length": 100,
"show_tabs": true,
"show_whitespace_errors": true,
"syntax_highlighting": true,
"tab_size": 8
}
----
[[set-diff-preferences]]
=== Set Diff Preferences
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/preferences.diff'
--
Sets the diff preferences of a user.
The new diff preferences must be provided in the request body as a
link:#diff-preferences-input[DiffPreferencesInput] entity.
.Request
----
GET /a/accounts/self/preferences.diff HTTP/1.0
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
{
"context": 10,
"theme": "ECLIPSE",
"ignore_whitespace": "IGNORE_ALL_SPACE",
"intraline_difference": true,
"line_length": 100,
"show_line_endings": true,
"show_tabs": true,
"show_whitespace_errors": true,
"syntax_highlighting": true,
"tab_size": 8
}
----
As result the new diff preferences of the user are returned as a
link:#diff-preferences-info[DiffPreferencesInfo] entity.
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
{
"context": 10,
"theme": "ECLIPSE",
"ignore_whitespace": "IGNORE_ALL_SPACE",
"intraline_difference": true,
"line_length": 100,
"show_line_endings": true,
"show_tabs": true,
"show_whitespace_errors": true,
"syntax_highlighting": true,
"tab_size": 8
}
----
[[get-starred-changes]]
=== Get Starred Changes
--
'GET /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/starred.changes'
--
Gets the changes starred by the identified user account. This
URL endpoint is functionally identical to the changes query
`GET /changes/?q=is:starred`. The result is a list of
link:rest-api-changes.html#change-info[ChangeInfo] entities.
.Request
----
GET /a/accounts/self/starred.changes
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Disposition: attachment
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
)]}'
[
{
"id": "myProject~master~I8473b95934b5732ac55d26311a706c9c2bde9940",
"project": "myProject",
"branch": "master",
"change_id": "I8473b95934b5732ac55d26311a706c9c2bde9940",
"subject": "Implementing Feature X",
"status": "NEW",
"created": "2013-02-01 09:59:32.126000000",
"updated": "2013-02-21 11:16:36.775000000",
"mergeable": true,
"_number": 3965,
"owner": {
"name": "John Doe"
}
}
]
----
[[star-change]]
=== Star Change
--
'PUT /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/starred.changes/link:rest-api-changes.html#change-id[\{change-id\}]'
--
Star a change. Starred changes are returned for the search query
`is:starred` or `starredby:USER` and automatically notify the user
whenever updates are made to the change.
.Request
----
PUT /a/accounts/self/starred.changes/myProject~master~I8473b95934b5732ac55d26311a706c9c2bde9940 HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----
[[unstar-change]]
=== Unstar Change
--
'DELETE /accounts/link:#account-id[\{account-id\}]/starred.changes/link:rest-api-changes.html#change-id[\{change-id\}]'
--
Unstar a change. Removes the starred flag, stopping notifications.
.Request
----
DELETE /a/accounts/self/starred.changes/myProject~master~I8473b95934b5732ac55d26311a706c9c2bde9940 HTTP/1.0
----
.Response
----
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
----
[[ids]]
== IDs
[[account-id]]
=== \{account-id\}
Identifier that uniquely identifies one account.
This can be:
* a string of the format "Full Name <email@example.com>"
* just the email address ("email@example")
* a full name if it is unique ("Full Name")
* an account ID ("18419")
* a user name ("username")
* `self` for the calling user
[[capability-id]]
=== \{capability-id\}
Identifier of a global capability. Valid values are all field names of
the link:#capability-info[CapabilityInfo] entity.
[[email-id]]
=== \{email-id\}
An email address, or `preferred` for the preferred email address of the
user.
[[username]]
=== \{username\}
The user name.
[[ssh-key-id]]
=== \{ssh-key-id\}
The sequence number of the SSH key.
[[json-entities]]
== JSON Entities
[[account-info]]
=== AccountInfo
The `AccountInfo` entity contains information about an account.
[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|===========================
|Field Name ||Description
|`_account_id` ||The numeric ID of the account.
|`name` |optional|The full name of the user. +
Only set if link:rest-api-changes.html#detailed-accounts[detailed
account information] is requested.
|`email` |optional|
The email address the user prefers to be contacted through. +
Only set if link:rest-api-changes.html#detailed-accounts[detailed
account information] is requested.
|`username` |optional|The username of the user. +
Only set if link:rest-api-changes.html#detailed-accounts[detailed
account information] is requested.
|===========================
[[account-input]]
=== AccountInput
The `AccountInput` entity contains information for the creation of
a new account.
[options="header",cols="1,^2,4"]
|============================
|Field Name ||Description
|`username` |optional|
The user name. If provided, must match the user name from the URL.
|`name` |optional|The full name of the user.
|`email` |optional|The email address of the user.
|`ssh_key` |optional|The public SSH key of the user.
|`http_password`|optional|The HTTP password of the user.
|`groups` |optional|
A list of link:rest-api-groups.html#group-id[group IDs] that identify
the groups to which the user should be added.
|============================
[[account-name-input]]
=== AccountNameInput
The `AccountNameInput` entity contains information for setting a name
for an account.
[options="header",cols="1,^2,4"]
|=============================
|Field Name ||Description
|`name` |optional|The new full name of the account. +
If not set or if set to an empty string, the account name is deleted.
|=============================
[[capability-info]]
=== CapabilityInfo
The `CapabilityInfo` entity contains information about the global
capabilities of a user.
[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|=================================
|Field Name ||Description
|`accessDatabase` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_accessDatabase[Access Database]
capability.
|`administrateServer`|not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_administrateServer[Administrate
Server] capability.
|`createAccount` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_createAccount[Create Account]
capability.
|`createGroup` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_createGroup[Create Group]
capability.
|`createProject` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_createProject[Create Project]
capability.
|`emailReviewers` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_emailReviewers[Email Reviewers]
capability.
|`flushCaches` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_flushCaches[Flush Caches]
capability.
|`killTask` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_kill[Kill Task] capability.
|`priority` |not set if `INTERACTIVE`|The name of the thread
pool used by the user, see link:access-control.html#capability_priority[
Priority] capability.
|`queryLimit` ||The link:access-control.html#capability_queryLimit[
Query Limit] of the user as link:#query-limit-info[QueryLimitInfo].
|`runAs` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_runAs[Run As] capability.
|`runGC` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_runGC[Run Garbage Collection]
capability.
|`streamEvents` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_streamEvents[Stream Events]
capability.
|`viewAllAccounts` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_viewAllAccounts[View All Accounts]
capability.
|`viewCaches` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_viewCaches[View Caches] capability.
|`viewConnections` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_viewConnections[View Connections]
capability.
|`viewPlugins` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_viewPlugins[View Plugins] capability.
|`viewQueue` |not set if `false`|Whether the user has the
link:access-control.html#capability_viewQueue[View Queue] capability.
|=================================
[[diff-preferences-info]]
=== DiffPreferencesInfo
The `DiffPreferencesInfo` entity contains information about the diff
preferences of a user.
[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|===========================================
|Field Name ||Description
|`context` ||
The number of lines of context when viewing a patch.
|`theme` ||
The CodeMirror theme. Currently only a subset of light and dark
CodeMirror themes are supported.
|`expand_all_comments` |not set if `false`|
Whether all inline comments should be automatically expanded.
|`ignore_whitespace` ||
Whether whitespace changes should be ignored and if yes, which
whitespace changes should be ignored. +
Allowed values are `IGNORE_NONE`, `IGNORE_SPACE_AT_EOL`,
`IGNORE_SPACE_CHANGE`, `IGNORE_ALL_SPACE`.
|`intraline_difference` |not set if `false`|
Whether intraline differences should be highlighted.
|`line_length` ||
Number of characters that should be displayed in one line.
|`manual_review` |not set if `false`|
Whether the 'Reviewed' flag should not be set automatically on a patch
when it is viewed.
|`retain_header` |not set if `false`|
Whether the header that is displayed above the patch (that either shows
the commit message, the diff preferences, the patch sets or the files)
should be retained on file switch.
|`show_line_endings` |not set if `false`|
Whether Windows EOL/Cr-Lf should be displayed as '\r' in a dotted-line
box.
|`show_tabs` |not set if `false`|
Whether tabs should be shown.
|`show_whitespace_errors` |not set if `false`|
Whether whitespace errors should be shown.
|`skip_deleted` |not set if `false`|
Whether deleted files should be skipped on file switch.
|`skip_uncommented` |not set if `false`|
Whether uncommented files should be skipped on file switch.
|`syntax_highlighting` |not set if `false`|
Whether syntax highlighting should be enabled.
|`hide_top_menu` |not set if `false`|
If true the top menu header and site header is hidden.
|`auto_hide_diff_table_header` |not set if `false`|
If true the diff table header is automatically hidden when
scrolling down more than half of a page.
|`hide_line_numbers` |not set if `false`|
If true the line numbers are hidden.
|`tab_size` ||
Number of spaces that should be used to display one tab.
|'hide_empty_pane' |not set if `false`|
Whether empty panes should be hidden. The left pane is empty when a
file was added; the right pane is empty when a file was deleted.
|===========================================
[[diff-preferences-input]]
=== DiffPreferencesInput
The `DiffPreferencesInput` entity contains information for setting the
diff preferences of a user. Fields which are not set will not be
updated.
[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|===========================================
|Field Name ||Description
|`context` |optional|
The number of lines of context when viewing a patch.
|`expand_all_comments` |optional|
Whether all inline comments should be automatically expanded.
|`ignore_whitespace` |optional|
Whether whitespace changes should be ignored and if yes, which
whitespace changes should be ignored. +
Allowed values are `IGNORE_NONE`, `IGNORE_SPACE_AT_EOL`,
`IGNORE_SPACE_CHANGE`, `IGNORE_ALL_SPACE`.
|`intraline_difference` |optional|
Whether intraline differences should be highlighted.
|`line_length` |optional|
Number of characters that should be displayed in one line.
|`manual_review` |optional|
Whether the 'Reviewed' flag should not be set automatically on a patch
when it is viewed.
|`retain_header` |optional|
Whether the header that is displayed above the patch (that either shows
the commit message, the diff preferences, the patch sets or the files)
should be retained on file switch.
|`show_line_endings` |optional|
Whether Windows EOL/Cr-Lf should be displayed as '\r' in a dotted-line
box.
|`show_tabs` |optional|
Whether tabs should be shown.
|`show_whitespace_errors` |optional|
Whether whitespace errors should be shown.
|`skip_deleted` |optional|
Whether deleted files should be skipped on file switch.
|`skip_uncommented` |optional|
Whether uncommented files should be skipped on file switch.
|`syntax_highlighting` |optional|
Whether syntax highlighting should be enabled.
|`hide_top_menu` |optional|
True if the top menu header and site header should be hidden.
|`auto_hide_diff_table_header` |optional|
True if the diff table header is automatically hidden when
scrolling down more than half of a page.
|`hide_line_numbers` |optional|
True if the line numbers should be hidden.
|`tab_size` |optional|
Number of spaces that should be used to display one tab.
|===========================================
[[email-info]]
=== EmailInfo
The `EmailInfo` entity contains information about an email address of a
user.
[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|========================
|Field Name ||Description
|`email` ||The email address.
|`preferred`|not set if `false`|
Whether this is the preferred email address of the user.
|`pending_confirmation`|not set if `false`|
Set true if the user must confirm control of the email address
by following a verification link before Gerrit will permit use of
this address.
|========================
[[email-input]]
=== EmailInput
The `EmailInput` entity contains information for registering a new
email address.
[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|==============================
|Field Name ||Description
|`email` ||
The email address. If provided, must match the email address from the
URL.
|`preferred` |`false` if not set|
Whether the new email address should become the preferred email address
of the user (only supported if `no_confirmation` is set or if the
authentication type is `DEVELOPMENT_BECOME_ANY_ACCOUNT`).
|`no_confirmation`|`false` if not set|
Whether the email address should be added without confirmation. In this
case no verification email is sent to the user. +
Only Gerrit administrators are allowed to add email addresses without
confirmation.
|==============================
[[http-password-input]]
=== HttpPasswordInput
The `HttpPasswordInput` entity contains information for setting/generating
an HTTP password.
[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|============================
|Field Name ||Description
|`generate` |`false` if not set|
Whether a new HTTP password should be generated
|`http_password`|optional|
The new HTTP password. Only Gerrit administrators may set the HTTP
password directly. +
If empty or not set and `generate` is false or not set, the HTTP
password is deleted.
|============================
[[preferences-info]]
=== PreferencesInfo
The `PreferencesInfo` entity contains information about a user's preferences.
[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|=====================================
|Field Name ||Description
|`changes_per_page` ||
The number of changes to show on each page.
Allowed values are `10`, `25`, `50`, `100`.
|`show_site_header` |not set if `false`|
Whether the site header should be shown.
|`use_flash_clipboard` |not set if `false`|
Whether to use the flash clipboard widget.
|`download_scheme` ||
The type of download URL the user prefers to use.
|`download_command` ||
The type of download command the user prefers to use.
|`copy_self_on_email` |not set if `false`|
Whether to CC me on comments I write.
|`date_format` ||
The format to display the date in.
Allowed values are `STD`, `US`, `ISO`, `EURO`, `UK`.
|`time_format` ||
The format to display the time in.
Allowed values are `HHMM_12`, `HHMM_24`.
|`relative_date_in_change_table` |not set if `false`|
Whether to show relative dates in the changes table.
|`size_bar_in_change_table` |not set if `false`|
Whether to show the change sizes as colored bars in the change table.
|`legacycid_in_change_table` |not set if `false`|
Whether to show change number in the change table.
|`mute_common_path_prefixes` |not set if `false`|
Whether to mute common path prefixes in file names in the file table.
|`review_category_strategy` ||
The strategy used to displayed info in the review category column.
Allowed values are `NONE`, `NAME`, `EMAIL`, `USERNAME`, `ABBREV`.
|`diff_view` ||
The type of diff view to show.
Allowed values are `SIDE_BY_SIDE`, `UNIFIED_DIFF`.
|=====================================
[[preferences-input]]
=== PreferencesInput
The `PreferencesInput` entity contains information for setting the
user preferences. Fields which are not set will not be updated.
[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|=====================================
|Field Name ||Description
|`changes_per_page` |optional|
The number of changes to show on each page.
Allowed values are `10`, `25`, `50`, `100`.
|`show_site_header` |optional|
Whether the site header should be shown.
|`use_flash_clipboard` |optional|
Whether to use the flash clipboard widget.
|`download_scheme` |optional|
The type of download URL the user prefers to use.
|`download_command` |optional|
The type of download command the user prefers to use.
|`copy_self_on_email` |optional|
Whether to CC me on comments I write.
|`date_format` |optional|
The format to display the date in.
Allowed values are `STD`, `US`, `ISO`, `EURO`, `UK`.
|`time_format` |optional|
The format to display the time in.
Allowed values are `HHMM_12`, `HHMM_24`.
|`relative_date_in_change_table` |optional|
Whether to show relative dates in the changes table.
|`size_bar_in_change_table` |optional|
Whether to show the change sizes as colored bars in the change table.
|`legacycid_in_change_table` |optional|
Whether to show change number in the change table.
|`mute_common_path_prefixes` |optional|
Whether to mute common path prefixes in file names in the file table.
|`review_category_strategy` |optional|
The strategy used to displayed info in the review category column.
Allowed values are `NONE`, `NAME`, `EMAIL`, `USERNAME`, `ABBREV`.
|`diff_view` |optional|
The type of diff view to show.
Allowed values are `SIDE_BY_SIDE`, `UNIFIED_DIFF`.
|=====================================
[[query-limit-info]]
=== QueryLimitInfo
The `QueryLimitInfo` entity contains information about the
link:access-control.html#capability_queryLimit[Query Limit] of a user.
[options="header",cols="1,6"]
|================================
|Field Name |Description
|`min` |Lower limit.
|`max` |Upper limit.
|================================
[[ssh-key-info]]
=== SshKeyInfo
The `SshKeyInfo` entity contains information about an SSH key of a
user.
[options="header",cols="1,^1,5"]
|=============================
|Field Name ||Description
|`seq` ||The sequence number of the SSH key.
|`ssh_public_key`||The complete public SSH key.
|`encoded_key` ||The encoded key.
|`algorithm` ||The algorithm of the SSH key.
|`comment` |optional|The comment of the SSH key.
|`valid` ||Whether the SSH key is valid.
|=============================
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