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Gerrit rest java client

Java REST client for Gerrit Code Review

From uwolfer·Updated June 17, 2026·View on GitHub·

Java implementation of the [Gerrit Code Review Tool] REST API. The project is written primarily in Java, distributed under the Apache License 2.0 license, first published in 2014. Key topics include: code-review, gerrit, git, java, rest.

Latest release: v0.9.8
June 9, 2026View Changelog →

gerrit-rest-java-client

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Introduction

Java implementation of the Gerrit Code Review Tool REST API.

Only Gerrit 2.6 or newer is supported (missing / incomplete REST API in older versions).

This implementation is used for example as base for the Gerrit IntelliJ Plugin.

Many different authentication-methods are supported (HTTP basic, HTTP digest, LDAP with form,
HTTP password from Gerrit setting, ...).

Usage

This library implements <code>com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.GerritApi</code>.

You just need a few lines to get it working:

java
GerritRestApiFactory gerritRestApiFactory = new GerritRestApiFactory(); GerritAuthData.Basic authData = new GerritAuthData.Basic("http://localhost:8080"); // or: authData = new GerritAuthData.Basic("https://example.com/gerrit", "user", "password"); GerritApi gerritApi = gerritRestApiFactory.create(authData); List<ChangeInfo> changes = gerritApi.changes().query("status:merged").withLimit(10).get();

If you like to write a script instead of a full Java application, you might want to use Groovy.
There is a basic Groovy example available.

Note: It is not guaranteed that all interfaces are implemented. If an implementation is missing, you get a
<code>com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.NotImplementedException</code>. Feel free to implement it and create a pull
request at GitHub - it is quite easy! :)

Note: The source of <code>com.google.gerrit.extensions</code> is included in this repository at the
moment because not all extensions to this API are merged into Gerrit repository yet.

Maven Artifact

Releases are available with Maven:

xml
<dependency> <groupId>com.urswolfer.gerrit.client.rest</groupId> <artifactId>gerrit-rest-java-client</artifactId> <version>0.9.8</version> </dependency>

Android Support

Apache HttpClient causes problems on Android platform. There is a workaround by using HttpClient for Android.
Android support builds are not officially released, but you should be able to create your own build by using the
httpclient-android branch. You probably want to merge master branch into this branch before building it.

Dependencies

This library depends on Apache HttpClient, Gson and Guava.

Your Support

If you like this library, you can support it:

  • Star it: Star it at GitHub. GitHub account required.
  • Improve it: Report bugs or feature requests. Or even fix / implement them by yourself - everything is open source!
  • Donate: You can find donation-possibilities at the bottom of this file.

Donations

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Copyright 2013 - 2018 Urs Wolfer

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