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Users & Events

User lookup, the authenticated user (whoami), event streams, and markdown attachment upload/download.

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get_users

📖 Read-only

Get GitLab user details by usernames

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
usernames array Array of usernames to search for

get_user

📖 Read-only

Get user details by ID

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
user_id string The ID of the user

whoami

📖 Read-only

Get current authenticated user details

Parameters

No parameters.

list_events

📖 Read-only

List events for the authenticated user (before/after: YYYY-MM-DD)

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
action string If defined, returns events with the specified action type
target_type enum (epic | issue | merge_request | milestone | note | project | snippet | user) If defined, returns events with the specified target type
before string If defined, Returns events created before the specified date (YYYY-MM-DD format). To include events on 2025-08-29, use before=2025-08-30
after string If defined, Returns events created after the specified date (YYYY-MM-DD format). To include events on 2025-08-29, use after=2025-08-28
scope string Include all events across a user's projects
sort enum (asc | desc) Direction to sort the results by creation date. Default: desc
page number Returns the specified results page. Default: 1
per_page number Number of results per page. Default: 20

get_project_events

📖 Read-only

List events for a project (before/after: YYYY-MM-DD)

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
project_id string Project ID or URL-encoded path
action string If defined, returns events with the specified action type
target_type enum (epic | issue | merge_request | milestone | note | project | snippet | user) If defined, returns events with the specified target type
before string If defined, Returns events created before the specified date (YYYY-MM-DD format). To include events on 2025-08-29, use before=2025-08-30
after string If defined, Returns events created after the specified date (YYYY-MM-DD format). To include events on 2025-08-29, use after=2025-08-28
sort enum (asc | desc) Direction to sort the results by creation date. Default: desc
page number Returns the specified results page. Default: 1
per_page number Number of results per page. Default: 20

upload_markdown

✏️ Writes

Upload a file for use in markdown content

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
project_id string Project ID or URL-encoded path of the project
file_path string Path to the file to upload

download_attachment

📖 Read-only

Download an uploaded file from a project (images returned as base64; use local_path to save to disk)

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
project_id string Project ID or URL-encoded path of the project
secret string The 32-character secret of the upload
filename string The filename of the upload
local_path string Local path to save the file (optional, defaults to current directory)