Application settings API (FREE SELF)

These API calls allow you to read and modify GitLab instance application settings as they appear in /admin/application_settings/general. You must be an administrator to perform this action.

Get current application settings

List the current application settings of the GitLab instance.

GET /application/settings

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settings"

Example response:

{
  "default_projects_limit" : 100000,
  "signup_enabled" : true,
  "id" : 1,
  "default_branch_protection" : 2,
  "restricted_visibility_levels" : [],
  "password_authentication_enabled_for_web" : true,
  "after_sign_out_path" : null,
  "max_attachment_size" : 10,
  "max_import_size": 50,
  "user_oauth_applications" : true,
  "updated_at" : "2016-01-04T15:44:55.176Z",
  "session_expire_delay" : 10080,
  "home_page_url" : null,
  "default_snippet_visibility" : "private",
  "outbound_local_requests_whitelist": [],
  "domain_allowlist" : [],
  "domain_denylist_enabled" : false,
  "domain_denylist" : [],
  "created_at" : "2016-01-04T15:44:55.176Z",
  "default_ci_config_path" : null,
  "default_project_visibility" : "private",
  "default_group_visibility" : "private",
  "gravatar_enabled" : true,
  "sign_in_text" : null,
  "container_expiration_policies_enable_historic_entries": true,
  "container_registry_cleanup_tags_service_max_list_size": 200,
  "container_registry_delete_tags_service_timeout": 250,
  "container_registry_expiration_policies_caching": true,
  "container_registry_expiration_policies_worker_capacity": 4,
  "container_registry_token_expire_delay": 5,
  "repository_storages_weighted": {"default": 100},
  "plantuml_enabled": false,
  "plantuml_url": null,
  "kroki_enabled": false,
  "kroki_url": null,
  "terminal_max_session_time": 0,
  "polling_interval_multiplier": 1.0,
  "rsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "dsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "ecdsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "ed25519_key_restriction": 0,
  "ecdsa_sk_key_restriction": 0,
  "ed25519_sk_key_restriction": 0,
  "first_day_of_week": 0,
  "enforce_terms": true,
  "terms": "Hello world!",
  "performance_bar_allowed_group_id": 42,
  "user_show_add_ssh_key_message": true,
  "local_markdown_version": 0,
  "allow_local_requests_from_hooks_and_services": true,
  "allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services": true,
  "allow_local_requests_from_system_hooks": false,
  "asset_proxy_enabled": true,
  "asset_proxy_url": "https://assets.example.com",
  "asset_proxy_whitelist": ["example.com", "*.example.com", "your-instance.com"],
  "asset_proxy_allowlist": ["example.com", "*.example.com", "your-instance.com"],
  "npm_package_requests_forwarding": true,
  "pypi_package_requests_forwarding": true,
  "snippet_size_limit": 52428800,
  "issues_create_limit": 300,
  "raw_blob_request_limit": 300,
  "wiki_page_max_content_bytes": 52428800,
  "require_admin_approval_after_user_signup": false,
  "personal_access_token_prefix": "glpat-",
  "rate_limiting_response_text": null,
  "keep_latest_artifact": true,
  "admin_mode": false,
  "floc_enabled": false,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_timeout": null,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_token": null,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_url": null
}

Users on GitLab Premium or Ultimate may also see the file_template_project_id, delayed_project_deletion, deletion_adjourned_period, or the geo_node_allowed_ips parameters:

{
  "id" : 1,
  "signup_enabled" : true,
  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "geo_node_allowed_ips": "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0",
  "delayed_project_deletion": false,
  "deletion_adjourned_period": 7,
  ...
}

Change application settings

Use an API call to modify GitLab instance application settings.

PUT /application/settings

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settings?signup_enabled=false&default_project_visibility=internal"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "default_projects_limit": 100000,
  "signup_enabled": false,
  "password_authentication_enabled_for_web": true,
  "gravatar_enabled": true,
  "sign_in_text": "",
  "created_at": "2015-06-12T15:51:55.432Z",
  "updated_at": "2015-06-30T13:22:42.210Z",
  "home_page_url": "",
  "default_branch_protection": 2,
  "restricted_visibility_levels": [],
  "max_attachment_size": 10,
  "max_import_size": 50,
  "session_expire_delay": 10080,
  "default_ci_config_path" : null,
  "default_project_visibility": "internal",
  "default_snippet_visibility": "private",
  "default_group_visibility": "private",
  "outbound_local_requests_whitelist": [],
  "domain_allowlist": [],
  "domain_denylist_enabled" : false,
  "domain_denylist" : [],
  "external_authorization_service_enabled": true,
  "external_authorization_service_url": "https://authorize.me",
  "external_authorization_service_default_label": "default",
  "external_authorization_service_timeout": 0.5,
  "user_oauth_applications": true,
  "after_sign_out_path": "",
  "container_expiration_policies_enable_historic_entries": true,
  "container_registry_cleanup_tags_service_max_list_size": 200,
  "container_registry_delete_tags_service_timeout": 250,
  "container_registry_expiration_policies_caching": true,
  "container_registry_expiration_policies_worker_capacity": 4,
  "container_registry_token_expire_delay": 5,
  "repository_storages": ["default"],
  "plantuml_enabled": false,
  "plantuml_url": null,
  "terminal_max_session_time": 0,
  "polling_interval_multiplier": 1.0,
  "rsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "dsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "ecdsa_key_restriction": 0,
  "ed25519_key_restriction": 0,
  "ecdsa_sk_key_restriction": 0,
  "ed25519_sk_key_restriction": 0,
  "first_day_of_week": 0,
  "enforce_terms": true,
  "terms": "Hello world!",
  "performance_bar_allowed_group_id": 42,
  "user_show_add_ssh_key_message": true,
  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "local_markdown_version": 0,
  "asset_proxy_enabled": true,
  "asset_proxy_url": "https://assets.example.com",
  "asset_proxy_allowlist": ["example.com", "*.example.com", "your-instance.com"],
  "geo_node_allowed_ips": "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0",
  "allow_local_requests_from_hooks_and_services": true,
  "allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services": true,
  "allow_local_requests_from_system_hooks": false,
  "npm_package_requests_forwarding": true,
  "pypi_package_requests_forwarding": true,
  "snippet_size_limit": 52428800,
  "issues_create_limit": 300,
  "raw_blob_request_limit": 300,
  "wiki_page_max_content_bytes": 52428800,
  "require_admin_approval_after_user_signup": false,
  "personal_access_token_prefix": "glpat-",
  "rate_limiting_response_text": null,
  "keep_latest_artifact": true,
  "admin_mode": false,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_timeout": null,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_token": null,
  "external_pipeline_validation_service_url": null
}

Users on GitLab Premium or Ultimate may also see these parameters:

file_template_project_id
geo_node_allowed_ips
geo_status_timeout
delayed_project_delection
deletion_adjourned_period

Example responses: (PREMIUM SELF)

  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "geo_node_allowed_ips": "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0"

List of settings that can be accessed via API calls

In general, all settings are optional. Certain settings though, if enabled, require other settings to be set to function properly. These requirements are listed in the descriptions of the relevant settings.

Attribute	Type	Required	Description
`admin_mode`	boolean	no	Require administrators to enable Admin Mode by re-authenticating for administrative tasks.
`admin_notification_email`	string	no	Deprecated: Use `abuse_notification_email` instead. If set, abuse reports are sent to this address. Abuse reports are always available in the Admin Area.
`abuse_notification_email`	string	no	If set, abuse reports are sent to this address. Abuse reports are always available in the Admin Area.
`after_sign_out_path`	string	no	Where to redirect users after logout.
`after_sign_up_text`	string	no	Text shown to the user after signing up.
`akismet_api_key`	string	required by: `akismet_enabled`	API key for Akismet spam protection.
`akismet_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `akismet_api_key`) Enable or disable Akismet spam protection.
`allow_group_owners_to_manage_ldap` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	Set to `true` to allow group owners to manage LDAP.
`allow_local_requests_from_hooks_and_services`	boolean	no	(Deprecated: Use `allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services` instead) Allow requests to the local network from hooks and services.
`allow_local_requests_from_system_hooks`	boolean	no	Allow requests to the local network from system hooks.
`allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services`	boolean	no	Allow requests to the local network from web hooks and services.
`archive_builds_in_human_readable`	string	no	Set the duration for which the jobs are considered as old and expired. After that time passes, the jobs are archived and no longer able to be retried. Make it empty to never expire jobs. It has to be no less than 1 day, for example: `15 days`, `1 month`, `2 years`.
`asset_proxy_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `asset_proxy_url`) Enable proxying of assets. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
`asset_proxy_secret_key`	string	no	Shared secret with the asset proxy server. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
`asset_proxy_url`	string	no	URL of the asset proxy server. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
`asset_proxy_whitelist`	string or array of strings	no	(Deprecated: Use `asset_proxy_allowlist` instead) Assets that match these domain(s) are not proxied. Wildcards allowed. Your GitLab installation URL is automatically allowlisted. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
`asset_proxy_allowlist`	string or array of strings	no	Assets that match these domain(s) are not proxied. Wildcards allowed. Your GitLab installation URL is automatically allowlisted. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
`authorized_keys_enabled`	boolean	no	By default, we write to the `authorized_keys` file to support Git over SSH without additional configuration. GitLab can be optimized to authenticate SSH keys via the database file. Only disable this if you have configured your OpenSSH server to use the AuthorizedKeysCommand.
`auto_devops_domain`	string	no	Specify a domain to use by default for every project's Auto Review Apps and Auto Deploy stages.
`auto_devops_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable Auto DevOps for projects by default. It automatically builds, tests, and deploys applications based on a predefined CI/CD configuration.
`automatic_purchased_storage_allocation`	boolean	no	Enabling this permits automatic allocation of purchased storage in a namespace.
`check_namespace_plan` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	Enabling this makes only licensed EE features available to projects if the project namespace's plan includes the feature or if the project is public.
`commit_email_hostname`	string	no	Custom hostname (for private commit emails).
`container_expiration_policies_enable_historic_entries`	boolean	no	Enable cleanup policies for all projects.
`container_registry_cleanup_tags_service_max_list_size`	integer	no	The maximum number of tags that can be deleted in a single execution of cleanup policies.
`container_registry_delete_tags_service_timeout`	integer	no	The maximum time, in seconds, that the cleanup process can take to delete a batch of tags for cleanup policies.
`container_registry_expiration_policies_caching`	boolean	no	Caching during the execution of cleanup policies.
`container_registry_expiration_policies_worker_capacity`	integer	no	Number of workers for cleanup policies.
`container_registry_token_expire_delay`	integer	no	Container Registry token duration in minutes.
`deactivate_dormant_users`	boolean	no	Enable automatic deactivation of dormant users.
`default_artifacts_expire_in`	string	no	Set the default expiration time for each job's artifacts.
`default_branch_name`	string	no	Instance-level custom initial branch name (introduced in GitLab 13.2).
`default_branch_protection`	integer	no	Determine if developers can push to the default branch. Can take: `0` (not protected, both users with the Developer role or Maintainer role can push new commits and force push), `1` (partially protected, users with the Developer role or Maintainer role can push new commits, but cannot force push) or `2` (fully protected, users with the Developer or Maintainer role cannot push new commits, but users with the Developer or Maintainer role can; no one can force push) as a parameter. Default is `2`.
`default_ci_config_path`	string	no	Default CI/CD configuration file and path for new projects (`.gitlab-ci.yml` if not set).
`default_group_visibility`	string	no	What visibility level new groups receive. Can take `private`, `internal` and `public` as a parameter. Default is `private`.
`default_project_creation`	integer	no	Default project creation protection. Can take: `0` (No one), `1` (Maintainers) or `2` (Developers + Maintainers)
`default_project_visibility`	string	no	What visibility level new projects receive. Can take `private`, `internal` and `public` as a parameter. Default is `private`.
`default_projects_limit`	integer	no	Project limit per user. Default is `100000`.
`default_snippet_visibility`	string	no	What visibility level new snippets receive. Can take `private`, `internal` and `public` as a parameter. Default is `private`.
`delayed_project_deletion` (PREMIUM SELF)	boolean	no	Enable delayed project deletion by default in new groups. Default is `false`.
`delete_inactive_projects`	boolean	no	Enable inactive project deletion feature. Default is `false`. Introduced in GitLab 14.10.
`deletion_adjourned_period` (PREMIUM SELF)	integer	no	The number of days to wait before deleting a project or group that is marked for deletion. Value must be between 0 and 90.
`diff_max_patch_bytes`	integer	no	Maximum diff patch size, in bytes.
`diff_max_files`	integer	no	Maximum files in a diff.
`diff_max_lines`	integer	no	Maximum lines in a diff.
`disable_feed_token`	boolean	no	Disable display of RSS/Atom and calendar feed tokens (introduced in GitLab 13.7)
`disabled_oauth_sign_in_sources`	array of strings	no	Disabled OAuth sign-in sources.
`dns_rebinding_protection_enabled`	boolean	no	Enforce DNS rebinding attack protection.
`domain_denylist_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `domain_denylist`) Allows blocking sign-ups from emails from specific domains.
`domain_denylist`	array of strings	no	Users with email addresses that match these domain(s) cannot sign up. Wildcards allowed. Use separate lines for multiple entries. Ex: `domain.com`, `*.domain.com`.
`domain_allowlist`	array of strings	no	Force people to use only corporate emails for sign-up. Default is `null`, meaning there is no restriction.
`dsa_key_restriction`	integer	no	The minimum allowed bit length of an uploaded DSA key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables DSA keys.
`ecdsa_key_restriction`	integer	no	The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ECDSA key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables ECDSA keys.
`ecdsa_sk_key_restriction`	integer	no	The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ECDSA_SK key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables ECDSA_SK keys.
`ed25519_key_restriction`	integer	no	The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ED25519 key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables ED25519 keys.
`ed25519_sk_key_restriction`	integer	no	The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ED25519_SK key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables ED25519_SK keys.
`eks_access_key_id`	string	no	AWS IAM access key ID.
`eks_account_id`	string	no	Amazon account ID.
`eks_integration_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable integration with Amazon EKS.
`eks_secret_access_key`	string	no	AWS IAM secret access key.
`elasticsearch_aws_access_key` (PREMIUM)	string	no	AWS IAM access key.
`elasticsearch_aws_region` (PREMIUM)	string	no	The AWS region the Elasticsearch domain is configured.
`elasticsearch_aws_secret_access_key` (PREMIUM)	string	no	AWS IAM secret access key.
`elasticsearch_aws` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	Enable the use of AWS hosted Elasticsearch.
`elasticsearch_indexed_field_length_limit` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	Maximum size of text fields to index by Elasticsearch. 0 value means no limit. This does not apply to repository and wiki indexing.
`elasticsearch_indexed_file_size_limit_kb` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	Maximum size of repository and wiki files that are indexed by Elasticsearch.
`elasticsearch_indexing` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	Enable Elasticsearch indexing.
`elasticsearch_limit_indexing` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	Limit Elasticsearch to index certain namespaces and projects.
`elasticsearch_max_bulk_concurrency` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	Maximum concurrency of Elasticsearch bulk requests per indexing operation. This only applies to repository indexing operations.
`elasticsearch_max_bulk_size_mb` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	Maximum size of Elasticsearch bulk indexing requests in MB. This only applies to repository indexing operations.
`elasticsearch_namespace_ids` (PREMIUM)	array of integers	no	The namespaces to index via Elasticsearch if `elasticsearch_limit_indexing` is enabled.
`elasticsearch_project_ids` (PREMIUM)	array of integers	no	The projects to index via Elasticsearch if `elasticsearch_limit_indexing` is enabled.
`elasticsearch_search` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	Enable Elasticsearch search.
`elasticsearch_url` (PREMIUM)	string	no	The URL to use for connecting to Elasticsearch. Use a comma-separated list to support cluster (for example, `http://localhost:9200, http://localhost:9201"`).
`elasticsearch_username` (PREMIUM)	string	no	The `username` of your Elasticsearch instance.
`elasticsearch_password` (PREMIUM)	string	no	The password of your Elasticsearch instance.
`email_additional_text` (PREMIUM)	string	no	Additional text added to the bottom of every email for legal/auditing/compliance reasons.
`email_author_in_body`	boolean	no	Some email servers do not support overriding the email sender name. Enable this option to include the name of the author of the issue, merge request or comment in the email body instead.
`enabled_git_access_protocol`	string	no	Enabled protocols for Git access. Allowed values are: `ssh`, `http`, and `nil` to allow both protocols.
`enforce_namespace_storage_limit`	boolean	no	Enabling this permits enforcement of namespace storage limits.
`enforce_terms`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `terms`) Enforce application ToS to all users.
`external_auth_client_cert`	string	no	(If enabled, requires: `external_auth_client_key`) The certificate to use to authenticate with the external authorization service.
`external_auth_client_key_pass`	string	no	Passphrase to use for the private key when authenticating with the external service this is encrypted when stored.
`external_auth_client_key`	string	required by: `external_auth_client_cert`	Private key for the certificate when authentication is required for the external authorization service, this is encrypted when stored.
`external_authorization_service_default_label`	string	required by: `external_authorization_service_enabled`	The default classification label to use when requesting authorization and no classification label has been specified on the project.
`external_authorization_service_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `external_authorization_service_default_label`, `external_authorization_service_timeout` and `external_authorization_service_url`) Enable using an external authorization service for accessing projects.
`external_authorization_service_timeout`	float	required by: `external_authorization_service_enabled`	The timeout after which an authorization request is aborted, in seconds. When a request times out, access is denied to the user. (min: 0.001, max: 10, step: 0.001).
`external_authorization_service_url`	string	required by: `external_authorization_service_enabled`	URL to which authorization requests are directed.
`external_pipeline_validation_service_url`	string	no	URL to use for pipeline validation requests.
`external_pipeline_validation_service_token`	string	no	Optional. Token to include as the `X-Gitlab-Token` header in requests to the URL in `external_pipeline_validation_service_url`.
`external_pipeline_validation_service_timeout`	integer	no	How long to wait for a response from the pipeline validation service. Assumes `OK` if it times out.
`file_template_project_id` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	The ID of a project to load custom file templates from.
`first_day_of_week`	integer	no	Start day of the week for calendar views and date pickers. Valid values are `0` (default) for Sunday, `1` for Monday, and `6` for Saturday.
`geo_node_allowed_ips` (PREMIUM)	string	yes	Comma-separated list of IPs and CIDRs of allowed secondary nodes. For example, `1.1.1.1, 2.2.2.0/24`.
`geo_status_timeout` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	The amount of seconds after which a request to get a secondary node status times out.
`git_two_factor_session_expiry` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	Maximum duration (in minutes) of a session for Git operations when 2FA is enabled.
`gitaly_timeout_default`	integer	no	Default Gitaly timeout, in seconds. This timeout is not enforced for Git fetch/push operations or Sidekiq jobs. Set to `0` to disable timeouts.
`gitaly_timeout_fast`	integer	no	Gitaly fast operation timeout, in seconds. Some Gitaly operations are expected to be fast. If they exceed this threshold, there may be a problem with a storage shard and 'failing fast' can help maintain the stability of the GitLab instance. Set to `0` to disable timeouts.
`gitaly_timeout_medium`	integer	no	Medium Gitaly timeout, in seconds. This should be a value between the Fast and the Default timeout. Set to `0` to disable timeouts.
`grafana_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable Grafana.
`grafana_url`	string	no	Grafana URL.
`gravatar_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable Gravatar.
`hashed_storage_enabled`	boolean	no	Create new projects using hashed storage paths: Enable immutable, hash-based paths and repository names to store repositories on disk. This prevents repositories from having to be moved or renamed when the Project URL changes and may improve disk I/O performance. (Always enabled in GitLab versions 13.0 and later, configuration is scheduled for removal in 14.0)
`help_page_hide_commercial_content`	boolean	no	Hide marketing-related entries from help.
`help_page_support_url`	string	no	Alternate support URL for help page and help dropdown.
`help_page_text`	string	no	Custom text displayed on the help page.
`help_text` (PREMIUM)	string	no	GitLab server administrator information.
`hide_third_party_offers`	boolean	no	Do not display offers from third parties in GitLab.
`home_page_url`	string	no	Redirect to this URL when not logged in.
`housekeeping_bitmaps_enabled`	boolean	no	Git pack file bitmap creation is always enabled and cannot be changed via API and UI. This API field is deprecated and always returns `true`.
`housekeeping_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `housekeeping_bitmaps_enabled`, `housekeeping_full_repack_period`, `housekeeping_gc_period`, and `housekeeping_incremental_repack_period`) Enable or disable Git housekeeping.
`housekeeping_full_repack_period`	integer	required by: `housekeeping_enabled`	Number of Git pushes after which an incremental `git repack` is run.
`housekeeping_gc_period`	integer	required by: `housekeeping_enabled`	Number of Git pushes after which `git gc` is run.
`housekeeping_incremental_repack_period`	integer	required by: `housekeeping_enabled`	Number of Git pushes after which an incremental `git repack` is run.
`html_emails_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable HTML emails.
`import_sources`	array of strings	no	Sources to allow project import from, possible values: `github`, `bitbucket`, `bitbucket_server`, `gitlab`, `fogbugz`, `git`, `gitlab_project`, `gitea`, `manifest`, and `phabricator`.
`in_product_marketing_emails_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable in-product marketing emails. Enabled by default.
`inactive_projects_delete_after_months`	integer	no	If `delete_inactive_projects` is `true`, the time (in months) to wait before deleting inactive projects. Introduced in GitLab 14.10.
`inactive_projects_min_size_mb`	integer	no	If `delete_inactive_projects` is `true`, the minimum repository size for projects to be checked for inactivity. Introduced in GitLab 14.10.
`inactive_projects_send_warning_email_after_months`	integer	no	If `delete_inactive_projects` is `true`, sets the time (in months) to wait before emailing maintainers that the project will be deleted because it is inactive. Introduced in GitLab 14.10.
`invisible_captcha_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable Invisible CAPTCHA spam detection during sign-up. Disabled by default.
`issues_create_limit`	integer	no	Max number of issue creation requests per minute per user. Disabled by default.
`keep_latest_artifact`	boolean	no	Prevent the deletion of the artifacts from the most recent successful jobs, regardless of the expiry time. Enabled by default.
`local_markdown_version`	integer	no	Increase this value when any cached Markdown should be invalidated.
`mailgun_signing_key`	string	no	The Mailgun HTTP webhook signing key for receiving events from webhook.
`mailgun_events_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable Mailgun event receiver.
`maintenance_mode_message` (PREMIUM)	string	no	Message displayed when instance is in maintenance mode.
`maintenance_mode` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	When instance is in maintenance mode, non-administrative users can sign in with read-only access and make read-only API requests.
`max_artifacts_size`	integer	no	Maximum artifacts size in MB.
`max_attachment_size`	integer	no	Limit attachment size in MB.
`max_import_size`	integer	no	Maximum import size in MB. 0 for unlimited. Default = 0 (unlimited) Modified from 50MB to 0 in GitLab 13.8.
`max_pages_size`	integer	no	Maximum size of pages repositories in MB.
`max_personal_access_token_lifetime` (ULTIMATE SELF)	integer	no	Maximum allowable lifetime for personal access tokens in days.
`max_ssh_key_lifetime` (ULTIMATE SELF)	integer	no	Maximum allowable lifetime for SSH keys in days. Introduced in GitLab 14.6.
`metrics_method_call_threshold`	integer	no	A method call is only tracked when it takes longer than the given amount of milliseconds.
`mirror_available`	boolean	no	Allow repository mirroring to configured by project Maintainers. If disabled, only Administrators can configure repository mirroring.
`mirror_capacity_threshold` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	Minimum capacity to be available before scheduling more mirrors preemptively.
`mirror_max_capacity` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	Maximum number of mirrors that can be synchronizing at the same time.
`mirror_max_delay` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	Maximum time (in minutes) between updates that a mirror can have when scheduled to synchronize.
`npm_package_requests_forwarding` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	Use npmjs.org as a default remote repository when the package is not found in the GitLab Package Registry for npm.
`pypi_package_requests_forwarding` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	Use pypi.org as a default remote repository when the package is not found in the GitLab Package Registry for PyPI.
`outbound_local_requests_whitelist`	array of strings	no	Define a list of trusted domains or IP addresses to which local requests are allowed when local requests for hooks and services are disabled.
`pages_domain_verification_enabled`	boolean	no	Require users to prove ownership of custom domains. Domain verification is an essential security measure for public GitLab sites. Users are required to demonstrate they control a domain before it is enabled.
`password_authentication_enabled_for_git`	boolean	no	Enable authentication for Git over HTTP(S) via a GitLab account password. Default is `true`.
`password_authentication_enabled_for_web`	boolean	no	Enable authentication for the web interface via a GitLab account password. Default is `true`.
`performance_bar_allowed_group_id`	string	no	(Deprecated: Use `performance_bar_allowed_group_path` instead) Path of the group that is allowed to toggle the performance bar.
`performance_bar_allowed_group_path`	string	no	Path of the group that is allowed to toggle the performance bar.
`performance_bar_enabled`	boolean	no	(Deprecated: Pass `performance_bar_allowed_group_path: nil` instead) Allow enabling the performance bar.
`personal_access_token_prefix`	string	no	Prefix for all generated personal access tokens.
`plantuml_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `plantuml_url`) Enable PlantUML integration. Default is `false`.
`plantuml_url`	string	required by: `plantuml_enabled`	The PlantUML instance URL for integration.
`polling_interval_multiplier`	decimal	no	Interval multiplier used by endpoints that perform polling. Set to `0` to disable polling.
`project_export_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable project export.
`prometheus_metrics_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable Prometheus metrics.
`protected_ci_variables`	boolean	no	CI/CD variables are protected by default.
`pseudonymizer_enabled` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	When enabled, GitLab runs a background job that produces pseudonymized CSVs of the GitLab database to upload to your configured object storage directory.
`push_event_activities_limit`	integer	no	Number of changes (branches or tags) in a single push to determine whether individual push events or bulk push events are created. Bulk push events are created if it surpasses that value.
`push_event_hooks_limit`	integer	no	Number of changes (branches or tags) in a single push to determine whether webhooks and services fire or not. Webhooks and services aren't submitted if it surpasses that value.
`rate_limiting_response_text`	string	no	When rate limiting is enabled via the `throttle_*` settings, send this plain text response when a rate limit is exceeded. 'Retry later' is sent if this is blank.
`raw_blob_request_limit`	integer	no	Max number of requests per minute for each raw path. Default: 300. To disable throttling set to 0.
`user_email_lookup_limit`	integer	no	{warning} Deprecated in GitLab 14.9 will be removed in 15.0. Replaced by `search_rate_limit`. Max number of requests per minute for email lookup. Default: 60. To disable throttling set to 0.
`search_rate_limit`	integer	no	Max number of requests per minute for performing a search while authenticated. Default: 30. To disable throttling set to 0.
`search_rate_limit_unauthenticated`	integer	no	Max number of requests per minute for performing a search while unauthenticated. Default: 10. To disable throttling set to 0.
`recaptcha_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `recaptcha_private_key` and `recaptcha_site_key`) Enable reCAPTCHA.
`recaptcha_private_key`	string	required by: `recaptcha_enabled`	Private key for reCAPTCHA.
`recaptcha_site_key`	string	required by: `recaptcha_enabled`	Site key for reCAPTCHA.
`receive_max_input_size`	integer	no	Maximum push size (MB).
`repository_checks_enabled`	boolean	no	GitLab periodically runs `git fsck` in all project and wiki repositories to look for silent disk corruption issues.
`repository_size_limit` (PREMIUM)	integer	no	Size limit per repository (MB)
`repository_storages_weighted`	hash of strings to integers	no	(GitLab 13.1 and later) Hash of names of taken from `gitlab.yml` to weights. New projects are created in one of these stores, chosen by a weighted random selection.
`repository_storages`	array of strings	no	(GitLab 13.0 and earlier) List of names of enabled storage paths, taken from `gitlab.yml`. New projects are created in one of these stores, chosen at random.
`require_admin_approval_after_user_signup`	boolean	no	When enabled, any user that signs up for an account using the registration form is placed under a Pending approval state and has to be explicitly approved by an administrator.
`require_two_factor_authentication`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `two_factor_grace_period`) Require all users to set up Two-factor authentication.
`restricted_visibility_levels`	array of strings	no	Selected levels cannot be used by non-Administrator users for groups, projects or snippets. Can take `private`, `internal` and `public` as a parameter. Default is `null` which means there is no restriction.
`rsa_key_restriction`	integer	no	The minimum allowed bit length of an uploaded RSA key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables RSA keys.
`send_user_confirmation_email`	boolean	no	Send confirmation email on sign-up.
`session_expire_delay`	integer	no	Session duration in minutes. GitLab restart is required to apply changes.
`shared_runners_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `shared_runners_text` and `shared_runners_minutes`) Enable shared runners for new projects.
`shared_runners_minutes` (PREMIUM)	integer	required by: `shared_runners_enabled`	Set the maximum number of CI/CD minutes that a group can use on shared runners per month.
`shared_runners_text`	string	required by: `shared_runners_enabled`	Shared runners text.
`sidekiq_job_limiter_mode`	string	no	`track` or `compress`. Sets the behavior for Sidekiq job size limits. Default: 'compress'.
`sidekiq_job_limiter_compression_threshold_bytes`	integer	no	The threshold in bytes at which Sidekiq jobs are compressed before being stored in Redis. Default: 100 000 bytes (100KB).
`sidekiq_job_limiter_limit_bytes`	integer	no	The threshold in bytes at which Sidekiq jobs are rejected. Default: 0 bytes (doesn't reject any job).
`sign_in_text`	string	no	Text on the login page.
`signin_enabled`	string	no	(Deprecated: Use `password_authentication_enabled_for_web` instead) Flag indicating if password authentication is enabled for the web interface.
`signup_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable registration. Default is `true`.
`slack_app_enabled` (PREMIUM)	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `slack_app_id`, `slack_app_secret` and `slack_app_secret`) Enable Slack app.
`slack_app_id` (PREMIUM)	string	required by: `slack_app_enabled`	The app ID of the Slack-app.
`slack_app_secret` (PREMIUM)	string	required by: `slack_app_enabled`	The app secret of the Slack-app.
`slack_app_verification_token` (PREMIUM)	string	required by: `slack_app_enabled`	The verification token of the Slack-app.
`snippet_size_limit`	integer	no	Max snippet content size in bytes. Default: 52428800 Bytes (50MB).
`snowplow_app_id`	string	no	The Snowplow site name / application ID. (for example, `gitlab`)
`snowplow_collector_hostname`	string	required by: `snowplow_enabled`	The Snowplow collector hostname. (for example, `snowplow.trx.gitlab.net`)
`snowplow_cookie_domain`	string	no	The Snowplow cookie domain. (for example, `.gitlab.com`)
`snowplow_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable snowplow tracking.
`sourcegraph_enabled`	boolean	no	Enables Sourcegraph integration. Default is `false`. If enabled, requires `sourcegraph_url`.
`sourcegraph_public_only`	boolean	no	Blocks Sourcegraph from being loaded on private and internal projects. Default is `true`.
`sourcegraph_url`	string	required by: `sourcegraph_enabled`	The Sourcegraph instance URL for integration.
`spam_check_endpoint_enabled`	boolean	no	Enables spam checking using external Spam Check API endpoint. Default is `false`.
`spam_check_endpoint_url`	string	no	URL of the external Spamcheck service endpoint. Valid URI schemes are `grpc` or `tls`. Specifying `tls` forces communication to be encrypted.
`spam_check_api_key`	string	no	API key used by GitLab for accessing the Spam Check service endpoint.
`suggest_pipeline_enabled`	boolean	no	Enable pipeline suggestion banner.
`terminal_max_session_time`	integer	no	Maximum time for web terminal websocket connection (in seconds). Set to `0` for unlimited time.
`terms`	text	required by: `enforce_terms`	(Required by: `enforce_terms`) Markdown content for the ToS.
`throttle_authenticated_api_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `throttle_authenticated_api_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_authenticated_api_requests_per_period`) Enable authenticated API request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots).
`throttle_authenticated_api_period_in_seconds`	integer	required by: `throttle_authenticated_api_enabled`	Rate limit period (in seconds).
`throttle_authenticated_api_requests_per_period`	integer	required by: `throttle_authenticated_api_enabled`	Maximum requests per period per user.
`throttle_authenticated_packages_api_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `throttle_authenticated_packages_api_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_authenticated_packages_api_requests_per_period`) Enable authenticated API request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots). View Package Registry rate limits for more details.
`throttle_authenticated_packages_api_period_in_seconds`	integer	required by: `throttle_authenticated_packages_api_enabled`	Rate limit period (in seconds). View Package Registry rate limits for more details.
`throttle_authenticated_packages_api_requests_per_period`	integer	required by: `throttle_authenticated_packages_api_enabled`	Maximum requests per period per user. View Package Registry rate limits for more details.
`throttle_authenticated_web_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `throttle_authenticated_web_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_authenticated_web_requests_per_period`) Enable authenticated web request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots).
`throttle_authenticated_web_period_in_seconds`	integer	required by: `throttle_authenticated_web_enabled`	Rate limit period (in seconds).
`throttle_authenticated_web_requests_per_period`	integer	required by: `throttle_authenticated_web_enabled`	Maximum requests per period per user.
`throttle_unauthenticated_enabled`	boolean	no	(Deprecated in GitLab 14.3. Use `throttle_unauthenticated_web_enabled` or `throttle_unauthenticated_api_enabled` instead.) (If enabled, requires: `throttle_unauthenticated_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_unauthenticated_requests_per_period`) Enable unauthenticated web request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots).
`throttle_unauthenticated_period_in_seconds`	integer	required by: `throttle_unauthenticated_enabled`	(Deprecated in GitLab 14.3. Use `throttle_unauthenticated_web_period_in_seconds` or `throttle_unauthenticated_api_period_in_seconds` instead.) Rate limit period in seconds.
`throttle_unauthenticated_requests_per_period`	integer	required by: `throttle_unauthenticated_enabled`	(Deprecated in GitLab 14.3. Use `throttle_unauthenticated_web_requests_per_period` or `throttle_unauthenticated_api_requests_per_period` instead.) Max requests per period per IP.
`throttle_unauthenticated_api_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `throttle_unauthenticated_api_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_unauthenticated_api_requests_per_period`) Enable unauthenticated API request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots).
`throttle_unauthenticated_api_period_in_seconds`	integer	required by: `throttle_unauthenticated_api_enabled`	Rate limit period in seconds.
`throttle_unauthenticated_api_requests_per_period`	integer	required by: `throttle_unauthenticated_api_enabled`	Max requests per period per IP.
`throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_requests_per_period`) Enable authenticated API request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots). View Package Registry rate limits for more details.
`throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_period_in_seconds`	integer	required by: `throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_enabled`	Rate limit period (in seconds). View Package Registry rate limits for more details.
`throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_requests_per_period`	integer	required by: `throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_enabled`	Maximum requests per period per user. View Package Registry rate limits for more details.
`throttle_unauthenticated_web_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `throttle_unauthenticated_web_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_unauthenticated_web_requests_per_period`) Enable unauthenticated web request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots).
`throttle_unauthenticated_web_period_in_seconds`	integer	required by: `throttle_unauthenticated_web_enabled`	Rate limit period in seconds.
`throttle_unauthenticated_web_requests_per_period`	integer	required by: `throttle_unauthenticated_web_enabled`	Max requests per period per IP.
`time_tracking_limit_to_hours`	boolean	no	Limit display of time tracking units to hours. Default is `false`.
`two_factor_grace_period`	integer	required by: `require_two_factor_authentication`	Amount of time (in hours) that users are allowed to skip forced configuration of two-factor authentication.
`unique_ips_limit_enabled`	boolean	no	(If enabled, requires: `unique_ips_limit_per_user` and `unique_ips_limit_time_window`) Limit sign in from multiple IPs.
`unique_ips_limit_per_user`	integer	required by: `unique_ips_limit_enabled`	Maximum number of IPs per user.
`unique_ips_limit_time_window`	integer	required by: `unique_ips_limit_enabled`	How many seconds an IP is counted towards the limit.
`usage_ping_enabled`	boolean	no	Every week GitLab reports license usage back to GitLab, Inc.
`user_deactivation_emails_enabled`	boolean	no	Send an email to users upon account deactivation.
`user_default_external`	boolean	no	Newly registered users are external by default.
`user_default_internal_regex`	string	no	Specify an email address regex pattern to identify default internal users.
`user_oauth_applications`	boolean	no	Allow users to register any application to use GitLab as an OAuth provider.
`user_show_add_ssh_key_message`	boolean	no	When set to `false` disable the `You won't be able to pull or push project code via SSH` warning shown to users with no uploaded SSH key.
`version_check_enabled`	boolean	no	Let GitLab inform you when an update is available.
`whats_new_variant`	string	no	What's new variant, possible values: `all_tiers`, `current_tier`, and `disabled`.
`web_ide_clientside_preview_enabled`	boolean	no	Live Preview (allow live previews of JavaScript projects in the Web IDE using CodeSandbox Live Preview).
`wiki_page_max_content_bytes`	integer	no	Maximum wiki page content size in bytes. Default: 52428800 Bytes (50 MB). The minimum value is 1024 bytes.

Package Registry: Package file size limits

The package file size limits are not part of the Application settings API. Instead, these settings can be accessed using the Plan limits API.