This describes the current version of the public ZenHub API. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact support.
The root endpoint for the public API is https://api.zenhub.io/
. For ZenHub Enterprise, refer to the instructions in https://<zenhub_enterprise_host>/setup/howto/api
.
All requests to the API need an API token. Generate a token in the API Tokens section of your ZenHub Dashboard. The token is sent in the X-Authentication-Token
header. For example, using curl
it’d be:
curl -H 'X-Authentication-Token: TOKEN' URL
Alternatively, you can choose to send the token in the URL using the access_token
query string attribute. To do so, add ?access_token=TOKEN
to any URL.
- Each user may only have one token, so generating a new token will invalidate previously created tokens.
- For ZenHub Enterprise users, please follow the instructions in
https://<zenhub_enterprise_host>/setup/howto/api
We allow a maximum of 100 requests per minute to our API. All requests responses include the following headers related to this limitation.
Header | Description |
---|---|
X-RateLimit-Limit |
Total number of requests allowed before the reset time |
X-RateLimit-Used |
Number of requests sent in the current cycle. Will be set to 0 at the reset time. |
X-RateLimit-Reset |
Time in UTC epoch seconds when the usage gets reset. |
To avoid time differences between your computer and our servers, we suggest to use the Date
header in the response to know exactly when the limit is reset.
The ZenHub API can return the following errors:
Status Code | Description |
---|---|
401 |
The token is not valid. See Authentication. |
403 |
Reached request limit to the API. See API Limits. |
404 |
Not found. |
repo_id
is the ID of the repository, not its full name. For example, the ID of theZenHubIO/API
repository is47655910
. To find out the ID of your repository, use GitHub’s API, or copy it from the URL of the Board (for this repo, the Board URL is https://github.com/ZenHubIO/API#boards?repos=47655910).
Get the data for a specific issue.
GET /p1/repositories/:repo_id/issues/:issue_number
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
issue_number |
Number |
Required |
{
"estimate": {
"value": 8
},
"plus_ones": [
{
"created_at": "2015-12-11T18:43:22.296Z"
}
],
"pipeline": {
"name": "In Progress"
},
"is_epic": true
}
plus_ones[].user_id
was removed from the response.- Closed issues might take up to one minute to show up in the Closed Pipeline. Similarly, reopened issues might take up to one minute to show in the correct Pipeline.
Get the events for an issue.
GET /p1/repositories/:repo_id/issues/:issue_number/events
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
issue_number |
Number |
Required |
[
{
"user_id": 16717,
"type": "estimateIssue",
"created_at": "2015-12-11T19:43:22.296Z",
"from_estimate": {
"value": 8
}
},
{
"user_id": 16717,
"type": "estimateIssue",
"created_at": "2015-12-11T18:43:22.296Z",
"from_estimate": {
"value": 4
},
"to_estimate": {
"value": 8
}
},
{
"user_id": 16717,
"type": "estimateIssue",
"created_at": "2015-12-11T13:43:22.296Z",
"to_estimate": {
"value": 4
}
},
{
"user_id": 16717,
"type": "transferIssue",
"created_at": "2015-12-11T12:43:22.296Z",
"from_pipeline": {
"name": "Backlog"
},
"to_pipeline": {
"name": "In progress"
}
},
{
"user_id": 16717,
"type": "transferIssue",
"created_at": "2015-12-11T11:43:22.296Z",
"to_pipeline": {
"name": "Backlog"
}
}
]
- Returns issue events, sorted by creation time, most recent first.
- Each event contains the User ID of the user who performed the change, the Creation Date of the event, and the event Type.
- Type can be either
estimateIssue
ortransferIssue
. The values before and after the event are included in the event data.
Moves an issue between the Pipelines in your repository.
POST /p1/repositories/:repo_id/issues/:issue_number/moves
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
issue_number |
Number |
Required |
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
pipeline_id |
String |
Required |
position |
String or Number |
Required |
pipeline_id
is the ID for one of the Pipelines in your repository (i.e: In Progress, Done, QA). In order to obtain this ID, you can use the Get Board Data for a Repository endpoint.position
can be specified astop
orbottom
, or a0
-based position in the Pipeline such as1
, which would be the second position in the Pipeline.
{
"pipeline_id": "58bf13aba426771426665e60",
"position": "top"
}
Status 200
for a successful move. No response body.
PUT /p1/repositories/:repo_id/issues/:issue_number/estimate
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
issue_number |
Number |
Required |
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
estimate |
Number |
Required, number representing estimate value |
{ "estimate": 15 }
{ "estimate": 15 }
- Get Epics for a Repository
- Get Epic Data
- Convert an Epic to an Issue
- Convert an Issue to Epic
- Add or Remove Issues from an Epic
Get all Epics for a repository
GET /p1/repositories/:repo_id/epics
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
{
"epic_issues": [
{
"issue_number": 3953,
"repo_id": 1234567,
"issue_url": "https://github.com/RepoOwner/RepoName/issues/3953"
},
{
"issue_number": 1342,
"repo_id": 1234567,
"issue_url": "https://github.com/RepoOwner/RepoName/issues/1342"
},
]
}
- The endpoint returns an array of the repository’s Epics. The issue number, repository ID, and GitHub issue URL is provided for each Epic.
- If an issue is only an issue belonging to an Epic (and not a parent Epic), it is not considered an Epic and won’t be included in the return array.
Get the data for an Epic issue.
GET /p1/repositories/:repo_id/epics/:epic_id
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
epic_id |
Number |
Required, Github issue number |
epic_id
is the GitHub issue number. You may fetch the list of Epics usingGet Epics for a repository
endpoint.
{
"total_epic_estimates": { "value": 60 },
"estimate": { "value": 10 },
"pipeline": { "name": "Backlog" },
"issues": [
{
"issue_number": 3161,
"is_epic": true,
"repo_id": 1099029,
"estimate": { "value": 40 },
"pipeline": { "name": "New Issues" }
},
{
"issue_number": 2,
"is_epic": false,
"repo_id": 1234567,
"estimate": { "value": 10 },
"pipeline": { "name": "New Issues" }
},
{
"issue_number": 1,
"is_epic": false,
"repo_id": 1234567
},
{
"issue_number": 6,
"is_epic": false,
"repo_id": 1234567
},
{
"issue_number": 7,
"is_epic": true,
"repo_id": 9876543
}
]
}
The endpoint returns:
- the total Epic Estimate value (the sum of all the Estimates of Issues contained within the Epic, as well as the Estimate of the Epic itself)
- the Estimate of the Epic
- the name of the Pipeline the Epic is in
- issues belonging to the Epic
For each issue belonging to the Epic:
- issue number
- repo ID
- Estimate value
is_epic
flag (true
orfalse
)- if the issue is from the same repository as the Epic, the ZenHub Board’s Pipeline name (from the repo the Epic is in) is attached.
Converts an Epic back to a regular issue.
POST /p1/repositories/:repo_id/epics/:issue_number/convert_to_issue
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
issue_number |
Number |
Required, the number of the issue to be converted |
200
if the issue was converted to Epic successfully
Does not return any body in the response.
Converts an issue to an Epic, along with any issues that should be part of it.
POST /p1/repositories/:repo_id/issues/:issue_number/convert_to_epic
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
issue_number |
Number |
Required |
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
issues |
[{repo_id: Number, issue_number: Number}] |
Required, array of Objects with repo_id and issue_number |
{
"issues": [
{ "repo_id": 13550592, "issue_number": 3 },
{ "repo_id": 13550592, "issue_number": 1 }
]
}
Does not return any body in the response.
200
if the issue was converted to Epic successfully400
if the supplied issue is already an Epic
Bulk add or remove issues to an Epic. The result returns which issue was added or removed from the Epic.
POST /p1/repositories/:repo_id/epics/:issue_number/update_issues
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
issue_number |
Number |
Required |
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
remove_issues |
[{repo_id: Number, issue_number: Number} ] |
Required, array of Objects with repo_id and issue_number |
add_issues |
[{repo_id: Number, issue_number: Number} ] |
Required, array of Objects with repo_id and issue_number |
{
"remove_issues": [
{ "repo_id": 13550592, "issue_number": 3 }
],
"add_issues": [
{ "repo_id": 13550592, "issue_number": 2 },
{ "repo_id": 13550592, "issue_number": 1 }
]
}
remove_issues
is an array that indicates with issues we want to remove from the specified Epic. They should be specified as an array containing objects with the issue’srepo_id
andissue_number
.add_issues
is an array that indicates with issues we want to add to the specified Epic. They should be specified as an array containing objects with the issue’srepo_id
andissue_number
.
{
"removed_issues":[
{ "repo_id": 3887883, "issue_number": 3 }
],
"added_issues":[
{ "repo_id": 3887883, "issue_number": 2 },
{ "repo_id": 3887883, "issue_number": 1 }
]
}
removed_issues
shows which issues were removed in this operation.add_issues
shows which issues were added in this operation.- Returns a
404
if the Epic doesn’t exist
GET /p1/repositories/:repo_id/board
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
{
"pipelines": [
{
"id": "595d430add03f01d32460080",
"name": "New Issues",
"issues": [
{
"issue_number": 279,
"estimate": { "value": 40 },
"position": 0,
"is_epic": true
},
{
"issue_number": 142,
"is_epic": false
}
]
},
{
"id": "595d430add03f01d32460081",
"name": "Backlog",
"issues": [
{
"issue_number": 303,
"estimate": { "value": 40 },
"position": 3,
"is_epic": false
}
]
},
{
"id": "595d430add03f01d32460082",
"name": "To Do",
"issues": [
{
"issue_number": 380,
"estimate": { "value": 1 },
"position": 0,
"is_epic": true
},
{
"issue_number": 284,
"position": 2,
"is_epic": false
},
{
"issue_number": 329,
"estimate": { "value": 8 },
"position": 7,
"is_epic": false
}
]
}
]
}
- The endpoint returns the Board’s pipelines, plus the issues contained within each Pipeline. It returns the issue number of each issue, their position in the Board, the
is_epic
flag (true
orfalse
), and its Estimate (if set). - Even if the issues are returned in the right order, the position can’t be guessed from its index. Note that some issues won’t have position – this is because they have not been prioritized on your Board.
- The Board returned by the endpoint doesn’t include closed issues. To get closed issues for a repository, you can use the GitHub API. Reopened issues might take up to one minute to appear in the correct Pipeline.
POST /p1/repositories/:repo_id/milestones/:milestone_number/start_date
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
milestone_number |
Number |
Required |
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
start_date |
ISO8601 date string | Required |
{ "start_date": "2010-11-13T01:38:56.842Z" }
{ "start_date": "2010-11-13T01:38:56.842Z" }
GET /p1/repositories/:repo_id/milestones/:milestone_number/start_date
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
milestone_number |
Number |
Required |
{ "start_date": "2010-11-13T01:38:56.842Z" }
GET /p1/repositories/:repo_id/dependencies
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
{
"dependencies": [
{
"blocking": {
"issue_number": 3953,
"repo_id": 1234567
},
"blocked": {
"issue_number": 1342,
"repo_id": 1234567
}
},
{
"blocking": {
"issue_number": 5,
"repo_id": 987
},
"blocked": {
"issue_number": 1342,
"repo_id": 1234567
}
},
]
}
- This endpoint fetches all dependencies associated to the given repository that the user has read permission to
- The endpoint takes a
repo_id
param in the URL. - Only dependencies where the user has read permissions to both sides will be returned
POST /p1/dependencies
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
blocking |
Object |
Required |
blocking.repo_id |
Number |
Required |
blocking.issue_number |
Number |
Required |
blocked |
Object |
Required |
blocked.repo_id |
Number |
Required |
blocked.issue_number |
Number |
Required |
{
"blocking": {
"repo_id": 92563409,
"issue_number": 14
},
"blocked": {
"repo_id": 92563409,
"issue_number": 13
}
}
{
"blocking": {
"repo_id": 92563409,
"issue_number": 14
},
"blocked": {
"repo_id": 92563409,
"issue_number": 13
}
}
- This endpoint creates one dependency
- The endpoint takes a
dependency
in the Body (see description above). - User needs write permission on both repositories
- Cannot create dependency that will cause cycle, or between repositories not in the same workspace
- On success: returns HTTP 200 and returns the created object
DELETE /p1/dependencies
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
blocking |
Object |
Required |
blocking.repo_id |
Number |
Required |
blocking.issue_number |
Number |
Required |
blocked |
Object |
Required |
blocked.repo_id |
Number |
Required |
blocked.issue_number |
Number |
Required |
{
"blocking": {
"repo_id": 92563409,
"issue_number": 14
},
"blocked": {
"repo_id": 92563409,
"issue_number": 13
}
}
- This endpoint removes one dependency
- The endpoint takes a
dependency
in the Body (see description above). - User needs write permission on both repositories
- On success: returns HTTP 204 No Content and empty body
- Create a Release Report
- Get a Release Report
- Get Release Reports for a Repository
- Edit a Release Report
- Add Workspaces to a Release Report
- Remove Workspaces from a Release Report
POST /p1/repositories/:repo_id/reports/release
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
title |
String |
Required |
description |
String |
Optional |
start_date |
ISO8601 date string | Optional |
desired_end_date |
ISO8601 date string | Optional |
repositories |
[Number] |
Optional |
{
"title": "Great title",
"description": "Amazing description",
"start_date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"desired_end_date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"repositories": [
103707262
]
}
{
"release_id": "59dff4f508399a35a276a1ea",
"title": "Great title",
"description": "Amazing description",
"start_date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"desired_end_date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"created_at": "2017-10-12T23:04:21.795Z",
"closed_at": null,
"state": "open",
"repositories": [
103707262
]
}
- The endpoint takes a
repo_id
param in the URL. This is the minimum requirement for associating a release with a Board - Additional repository IDs can be passed in the body
repositories
parameter - Any Boards not associated with the URL
repo_id
parameter, but associated with repositories in the request bodyrepositories
parameter will also be associated to the Release Report. - The user creating the release requires push permission to the repositories in the request.
GET /p1/reports/release/:release_id
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
release_id |
String |
Required |
{
"release_id": "59d3cd520a430a6344fd3bdb",
"title": "Test release",
"description": "",
"start_date": "2017-10-01T19:00:00.000Z",
"desired_end_date": "2017-10-03T19:00:00.000Z",
"created_at": "2017-10-03T17:48:02.701Z",
"closed_at": null,
"state": "open",
"repositories": [
105683718
]
}
GET /p1/repositories/:repo_id/reports/releases
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repo_id |
Number |
Required |
[
{
"release_id": "59cbf2fde010f7a5207406e8",
"title": "Great title for release 1",
"description": "Great description for release",
"start_date": "2000-10-10T00:00:00.000Z",
"desired_end_date": "2010-10-10T00:00:00.000Z",
"created_at": "2017-09-27T18:50:37.418Z",
"closed_at": null,
"state": "open"
},
{
"release_id": "59cbf2fde010f7a5207406e8",
"title": "Great title for release 2",
"description": "Great description for release",
"start_date": "2000-10-10T00:00:00.000Z",
"desired_end_date": "2010-10-10T00:00:00.000Z",
"created_at": "2017-09-27T18:50:37.418Z",
"closed_at": null,
"state": "open"
}
]
PATCH /p1/reports/release/:release_id
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
release_id |
String |
Required |
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
title |
String |
Required |
description |
String |
Optional |
start_date |
ISO8601 date string | Optional |
desired_end_date |
ISO8601 date string | Optional |
state |
String |
Optional, open or closed |
{
"title": "Amazing title",
"description": "Amazing description",
"start_date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"desired_end_date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"state": "closed"
}
{
"release_id": "59d3d6438b3f16667f9e7174",
"title": "Amazing title",
"description": "Amazing description",
"start_date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"desired_end_date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"created_at": "2017-10-03T18:26:11.700Z",
"closed_at": "2017-10-03T18:26:11.700Z",
"state": "closed",
"repositories": [
105683567,
105683718
]
}
PATCH /p1/reports/release/:release_id/workspaces/add
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
release_id |
String |
Required |
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repositories |
[Number] |
Required, an array of repo IDs |
{ "repositories": [ 103707262 ] }
{
"release_id": "59d3cd520a430a6344fd3bdb",
"title": "Test release",
"description": "",
"start_date": "2017-10-01T19:00:00.000Z",
"desired_end_date": "2017-10-03T19:00:00.000Z",
"created_at": "2017-10-03T17:48:02.701Z",
"closed_at": null,
"state": "open",
"repositories": [
103707262,
105683718
]
}
PATCH /p1/reports/release/:release_id/workspaces/remove
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
release_id |
String |
Required |
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
repositories |
[Number] |
Required, array of repo IDs |
{ "repositories": [ 103707262 ] }
{
"release_id": "59d3cd520a430a6344fd3bdb",
"title": "Test release",
"description": "",
"start_date": "2017-10-01T19:00:00.000Z",
"desired_end_date": "2017-10-03T19:00:00.000Z",
"created_at": "2017-10-03T17:48:02.701Z",
"closed_at": null,
"state": "open",
"repositories": [
105683718
]
}
GET /p1/reports/release/:release_id/issues
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
release_id |
String |
Required |
[
{ "repo_id": 103707262, "issue_number": 2 },
{ "repo_id": 103707262, "issue_number": 3 }
]
PATCH /p1/reports/release/:release_id/issues
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
release_id |
String |
Required |
Name | Type | Comments |
---|---|---|
add_issues |
[{repo_id: Number, issue_number: Number}] |
Required, array of Objects with repo_id and issue_number |
remove_issues |
[{repo_id: Number, issue_number: Number}] |
Required, array of Objects with repo_id and issue_number |
- Both the
add_issues
andremove_issues
keys are required, but can be an empty array when not used
{
"add_issues": [
{ "repo_id": 103707262, "issue_number": 3 }
],
"remove_issues": []
}
{
"added": [
{ "repo_id": 103707262, "issue_number": 3 }
],
"removed": []
}
- Adding and removing issues can be done in the same request by populating with the
add_issues
andremove_issues
keys.
You can use our webhooks to fetch or store your ZenHub data, in real time, across services like Slack, Gitter, Spark, HipChat, or something custom!
To set up an integration, head on over to our Dashboard, navigate to your organization, and select the Slack & Integrations tab. From there, you may choose one of the 5 services (Slack, HipChat, Gitter, Spark, or Custom).
For instructions, you'll notice the How to create a webhook
link changes dynamically based on the service you select. Simply choose a repository with which to connect, add an optional description, paste your webhook, and click "Add" to save your new integration.
Our custom webhook sends a POST request to your webhook for multiple events that occur on your ZenHub board:
{
"type": "issue_transfer",
"github_url": "https://github.com/ZenHubIO/support/issues/618",
"organization": "ZenHubHQ",
"repo": "support",
"user_name": "ZenHubIO",
"issue_number": "618",
"issue_title": "ZenHub Change Log",
"to_pipeline_name": "New Issues",
"from_pipeline_name": "Discussion"
}
{
"type": "estimate_set",
"github_url": "https://github.com/ZenHubIO/support/issues/618",
"organization": "ZenHubHQ",
"repo": "support",
"user_name": "ZenHubIO",
"issue_number": "618",
"issue_title": "ZenHub Change Log",
"estimate": "8"
}
{
"type": "estimate_cleared",
"github_url": "https://github.com/ZenHubIO/support/issues/618",
"organization": "ZenHubHQ",
"repo": "support",
"user_name": "ZenHubIO",
"issue_number": "618",
"issue_title": "ZenHub Change Log",
}
{
"type": "issue_reprioritized",
"github_url": "https://github.com/ZenHubIO/support/issues/618",
"organization": "ZenHubHQ",
"repo": "support",
"user_name": "ZenHubIO",
"issue_number": "618",
"issue_title": "ZenHub Change Log",
"to_pipeline_name": "Backlog",
"from_position": "4",
"to_position": "0"
}
As an example, here's a simple Node/Express app that would be able receive the webhooks (using ngrok):
var express = require('express');
var http = require('http');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
var app = express();
http.createServer(app).listen('6000', function() {
console.log('Listening on 6000');
});
app.use(bodyParser());
app.post('*', function(req, res) {
console.dir(req.body);
});
We’d love to hear from you. If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas related to the ZenHub API, open an issue in our Support repo or find us on Twitter.