@apiclient.xyz/gitea

A fully typed TypeScript client for the Gitea API. Manage repositories, organizations, secrets, branches, tags, and CI/CD action runs with a clean, object-oriented interface and built-in auto-pagination.

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Install

npm install @apiclient.xyz/gitea
# or
pnpm install @apiclient.xyz/gitea

Quick Start

import { GiteaClient } from '@apiclient.xyz/gitea';

// 1. Connect to your Gitea instance
const client = new GiteaClient('https://gitea.example.com', 'your-api-token');

// 2. Verify the connection
const { ok } = await client.testConnection();
console.log(ok ? '✅ Connected!' : '❌ Connection failed');

// 3. List all your repos
const repos = await client.getRepos();
repos.forEach(repo => console.log(`📦 ${repo.fullName}`));

That's it — you're up and running. 🚀

Usage

All examples use ESM imports and top-level await. The package ships as a pure ESM module with full TypeScript type declarations.

🔌 Creating a Client

import { GiteaClient } from '@apiclient.xyz/gitea';

const client = new GiteaClient('https://gitea.example.com', 'your-api-token');

• baseUrl — Your Gitea instance root URL (trailing slashes are stripped automatically)
• token — An API token generated in Gitea under Settings > Applications

🩺 Testing the Connection

const result = await client.testConnection();

if (result.ok) {
  console.log('Connected successfully.');
} else {
  console.error('Connection failed:', result.error);
}

📦 Repositories

The client returns rich GiteaRepository objects with built-in methods for managing branches, tags, secrets, action runs, and more.

List / Search Repositories

// Get all repositories (auto-paginated — fetches every page automatically)
const allRepos = await client.getRepos();

// Search with a query
const results = await client.getRepos({ search: 'my-project' });

// Grab a specific page
const page2 = await client.getRepos({ page: 2, perPage: 20 });

for (const repo of results) {
  console.log(`${repo.fullName} — ${repo.description}`);
  console.log(`  Default branch: ${repo.defaultBranch}`);
  console.log(`  Private: ${repo.isPrivate}`);
  console.log(`  Topics: ${repo.topics.join(', ')}`);
}

Get a Single Repository

const repo = await client.getRepo('my-org/my-repo');
console.log(repo.fullName, repo.htmlUrl);

Create a Repository in an Organization

const newRepo = await client.createOrgRepo('my-org', 'new-service', {
  description: 'A brand new microservice',
  private: true,
});
console.log(`Created: ${newRepo.htmlUrl}`);

Update Repository Properties

const repo = await client.getRepo('my-org/my-repo');

await repo.update({
  description: 'Updated description',
  defaultBranch: 'develop',
  private: false,
  archived: false,
});

Manage Topics

await repo.setTopics(['typescript', 'api', 'gitea']);

Avatars

// Upload an avatar (base64-encoded image)
await repo.setAvatar(base64ImageString);

// Remove the avatar
await repo.deleteAvatar();

Transfer Ownership

await repo.transfer('new-owner-org');

Delete a Repository

await repo.delete();

🏢 Organizations

Organizations are returned as rich GiteaOrganization objects.

List All Organizations

// Auto-paginated — fetches every org across all pages
const orgs = await client.getOrgs();

for (const org of orgs) {
  console.log(`${org.name} (${org.repoCount} repos) — ${org.visibility}`);
}

Get a Single Organization

const org = await client.getOrg('my-org');
console.log(org.fullName, org.description);

Create an Organization

const newOrg = await client.createOrg('new-team', {
  fullName: 'New Team',
  description: 'Our shiny new team',
  visibility: 'public',
});

List Repos in an Organization

const org = await client.getOrg('my-org');
const repos = await org.getRepos({ search: 'api' });

Update Organization Properties

await org.update({
  description: 'Updated org description',
  visibility: 'private',
  fullName: 'My Organization (Renamed)',
});

Organization Avatars

await org.setAvatar(base64ImageString);
await org.deleteAvatar();

Delete an Organization

await org.delete();

🔑 Secrets Management

Manage Gitea Actions secrets at both the repository and organization level. Perfect for CI/CD automation.

Repository Secrets

const repo = await client.getRepo('my-org/my-repo');

// List all secrets
const secrets = await repo.getSecrets();
for (const secret of secrets) {
  console.log(`🔒 ${secret.name} (created ${secret.createdAt})`);
}

// Create or update a secret
await repo.setSecret('DEPLOY_TOKEN', 's3cret-value');

// Delete a secret
await repo.deleteSecret('DEPLOY_TOKEN');

Organization Secrets

const org = await client.getOrg('my-org');

// List all org-level secrets
const orgSecrets = await org.getSecrets();

// Create or update
await org.setSecret('NPM_TOKEN', 'npm_abc123');

// Delete
await org.deleteSecret('NPM_TOKEN');

🌿 Branches & Tags

Fetch branches and tags for any repository — auto-paginated by default.

const repo = await client.getRepo('my-org/my-repo');

// Get all branches
const branches = await repo.getBranches();
for (const branch of branches) {
  console.log(`Branch: ${branch.name} @ ${branch.commitSha}`);
}

// Get all tags
const tags = await repo.getTags();
for (const tag of tags) {
  console.log(`Tag: ${tag.name} @ ${tag.commitSha}`);
}

⚡ Gitea Actions (CI/CD Runs)

Full support for listing, filtering, inspecting, and managing Gitea Actions workflow runs and jobs.

List Action Runs

const repo = await client.getRepo('my-org/my-repo');

// Get all recent runs (auto-paginated)
const runs = await repo.getActionRuns();

for (const run of runs) {
  console.log(`#${run.runNumber} ${run.displayTitle}`);
  console.log(`  Status: ${run.resolvedStatus}`);
  console.log(`  Branch: ${run.headBranch}`);
  console.log(`  Event: ${run.event}`);
  console.log(`  Duration: ${run.duration}s`);
  console.log(`  Triggered by: ${run.actorLogin}`);
}

Filter Runs

// Filter by status, branch, event, or actor
const failedRuns = await repo.getActionRuns({ status: 'failed' });
const mainRuns = await repo.getActionRuns({ branch: 'main' });
const pushRuns = await repo.getActionRuns({ event: 'push' });
const myRuns = await repo.getActionRuns({ actor: 'phil' });

// Combine filters
const filtered = await repo.getActionRuns({
  status: 'running',
  branch: 'develop',
  event: 'pull_request',
});

Supported status values: running, failed, pending, success, skipped, waiting, canceled — automatically translated to Gitea's native API values.

Inspect Jobs & Steps

const runs = await repo.getActionRuns();
const latestRun = runs[0];

// Get all jobs in a run
const jobs = await latestRun.getJobs();

for (const job of jobs) {
  console.log(`Job: ${job.name} [${job.resolvedStatus}] (${job.duration}s)`);
  console.log(`  Runner: ${job.runnerName}`);

  // Inspect individual steps
  for (const step of job.steps) {
    console.log(`    Step ${step.number}: ${step.name} — ${step.resolvedStatus} (${step.duration}s)`);
  }
}

Fetch Job Logs

const jobs = await latestRun.getJobs();
const log = await jobs[0].getLog();
console.log(log); // Raw log output

Re-run a Workflow

// Re-dispatches the workflow on the same ref
await latestRun.rerun();

// With custom inputs
await latestRun.rerun({ environment: 'staging' });

Delete an Action Run

await latestRun.delete();

🔄 Auto-Pagination

By default, all list methods (getRepos, getOrgs, getBranches, getTags, getActionRuns, etc.) auto-paginate and return every item across all pages.

To disable auto-pagination and fetch a specific page, pass the page option:

// Only fetch page 3
const page3 = await client.getRepos({ page: 3, perPage: 25 });

The autoPaginate helper is also exported if you need it for custom endpoints:

import { autoPaginate } from '@apiclient.xyz/gitea';

🗂️ Exported Classes

| Class | Description | |---|---| | GiteaClient | Main entry point — connects to a Gitea instance | | GiteaOrganization | Rich object for an organization with repos, secrets, avatars | | GiteaRepository | Rich object for a repo with branches, tags, secrets, runs | | GiteaBranch | Branch with name and commit SHA | | GiteaTag | Tag with name and commit SHA | | GiteaSecret | Secret metadata (name + creation timestamp) | | GiteaActionRun | CI/CD workflow run with jobs, rerun, and delete | | GiteaActionRunJob | Individual job within a run, with steps and log access | | GiteaActionRunJobStep | Individual step within a job |

🧩 Exported Interfaces

All interfaces are exported for type annotations:

import type {
  IGiteaUser,
  IGiteaRepository,
  IGiteaOrganization,
  IGiteaSecret,
  IGiteaBranch,
  IGiteaTag,
  IGiteaActionRun,
  IGiteaActionRunJob,
  IGiteaActionRunJobStep,
  ITestConnectionResult,
  IListOptions,
  IActionRunListOptions,
} from '@apiclient.xyz/gitea';

🛠️ Exported Helpers

Utility functions for working with Gitea API data:

| Helper | Description | |---|---| | autoPaginate(fetchPage, opts?) | Auto-paginate any list endpoint | | computeDuration(startedAt, completedAt) | Compute duration in seconds from ISO timestamps | | resolveGiteaStatus(status, conclusion) | Resolve Gitea's split status/conclusion into a single string | | extractRefFromPath(path) | Extract a human-readable ref from Gitea's path field | | extractWorkflowIdFromPath(path) | Extract the workflow filename from Gitea's path field | | toGiteaApiStatus(status) | Translate friendly status names to Gitea API values |

Full API Reference

GiteaClient

| Method | Signature | Description | |---|---|---| | constructor | (baseUrl: string, token: string) | Create a new client | | testConnection | () => Promise<ITestConnectionResult> | Verify credentials and connectivity | | getRepos | (opts?: IListOptions) => Promise<GiteaRepository[]> | List/search repositories (auto-paginated) | | getRepo | (ownerRepo: string) => Promise<GiteaRepository> | Get a single repository | | createOrgRepo | (orgName, name, opts?) => Promise<GiteaRepository> | Create a repo in an organization | | getOrgs | (opts?: IListOptions) => Promise<GiteaOrganization[]> | List organizations (auto-paginated) | | getOrg | (orgName: string) => Promise<GiteaOrganization> | Get a single organization | | createOrg | (name, opts?) => Promise<GiteaOrganization> | Create a new organization |

GiteaRepository

| Method | Description | |---|---| | getBranches(opts?) | List branches (auto-paginated) | | getTags(opts?) | List tags (auto-paginated) | | getSecrets() | List repository secrets | | setSecret(key, value) | Create or update a secret | | deleteSecret(key) | Delete a secret | | getActionRuns(opts?) | List CI/CD runs with optional filters | | update(data) | Update repo properties (name, description, default branch, etc.) | | setTopics(topics) | Replace all repository topics | | setAvatar(base64) | Upload an avatar image | | deleteAvatar() | Remove the avatar | | transfer(newOwner) | Transfer ownership | | delete() | Delete the repository |

GiteaOrganization

| Method | Description | |---|---| | getRepos(opts?) | List org repositories (auto-paginated) | | getSecrets() | List organization secrets | | setSecret(key, value) | Create or update an org secret | | deleteSecret(key) | Delete an org secret | | update(data) | Update org properties (description, visibility, fullName) | | setAvatar(base64) | Upload an avatar image | | deleteAvatar() | Remove the avatar | | delete() | Delete the organization |

GiteaActionRun

| Property | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | id | number | Run ID | | runNumber | number | Sequential run number | | name | string | Workflow name | | displayTitle | string | Display title of the run | | status | string | Raw status (running, waiting, completed) | | conclusion | string | Raw conclusion (success, failure, cancelled) | | resolvedStatus | string | Computed — single human-readable status | | duration | number | Computed — duration in seconds | | headBranch | string | Branch that triggered the run | | headSha | string | Commit SHA | | event | string | Trigger event (push, pull_request, etc.) | | ref | string | Computed — human-readable ref | | workflowId | string | Computed — workflow filename | | actorLogin | string | User who triggered the run |

| Method | Description | |---|---| | getJobs() | List all jobs in this run | | rerun(inputs?) | Re-dispatch the workflow on the same ref | | delete() | Delete this action run |

GiteaActionRunJob

| Property | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | id | number | Job ID | | name | string | Job name | | resolvedStatus | string | Computed — resolved status | | duration | number | Computed — duration in seconds | | steps | GiteaActionRunJobStep[] | Individual steps | | runnerName | string | Runner that executed the job |

| Method | Description | |---|---| | getLog() | Fetch raw log output for this job |

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