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# Merge requests API **(FREE)**
> - `author_id`, `author_username`, and `assignee_id` were [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/13060) in GitLab 9.5.
> - `my_reaction_emoji` was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/14016) in GitLab 10.0.
> - For the `scope` attribute, `created-by-me` and `assigned-to-me` were [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/18935) in favor of `created_by_me` and `assigned_to_me` in GitLab 11.0.
> - `with_labels_details` was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/21413) in GitLab 12.7.
> - `author_username` and `author_username` were [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/13060) in GitLab 12.10.
> - `reference` was [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/20354) in GitLab 12.10 in favour of `references`.
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## List merge requests
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/13060) in GitLab 9.5.
Get all merge requests the authenticated user has access to. By
default it returns only merge requests created by the current user. To
get all merge requests, use parameter `scope=all`.
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| `updated_after` | datetime | no | Return merge requests updated on or after the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`). |
| `updated_before` | datetime | no | Return merge requests updated on or before the given time. Expected in ISO 8601 format (`2019-03-15T08:00:00Z`). |
| `scope` | string | no | Return merge requests for the given scope: `created_by_me`, `assigned_to_me` or `all`. |
| `author_id` | integer | no | Returns merge requests created by the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `author_username`. _([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/13060) in GitLab 9.5)_. |
| `author_id` | integer | no | Returns merge requests created by the given user `id`. Mutually exclusive with `author_username`. |
| `author_username` | string | no | Returns merge requests created by the given `username`. Mutually exclusive with `author_id`. _([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/13060) in GitLab 12.10)_. |
| `assignee_id` | integer | no | Returns merge requests assigned to the given user `id`. `None` returns unassigned merge requests. `Any` returns merge requests with an assignee. _([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/13060) in GitLab 9.5)_. |
| `assignee_id` | integer | no | Returns merge requests assigned to the given user `id`. `None` returns unassigned merge requests. `Any` returns merge requests with an assignee. |
| `approver_ids`**(PREMIUM)** | integer array | no | Returns merge requests which have specified all the users with the given `id`s as individual approvers. `None` returns merge requests without approvers. `Any` returns merge requests with an approver. |
| `approved_by_ids`**(PREMIUM)** | integer array | no | Returns merge requests which have been approved by all the users with the given `id`s (Max: 5). `None` returns merge requests with no approvals. `Any` returns merge requests with an approval. |
| `reviewer_id` | integer | no | Returns merge requests which have the user as a [reviewer](../user/project/merge_requests/getting_started.md#reviewer) with the given user `id`. `None` returns merge requests with no reviewers. `Any` returns merge requests with any reviewer. Mutually exclusive with `reviewer_username`. |
| `reviewer_username` | string | no | Returns merge requests which have the user as a [reviewer](../user/project/merge_requests/getting_started.md#reviewer) with the given `username`. `None` returns merge requests with no reviewers. `Any` returns merge requests with any reviewer. Mutually exclusive with `reviewer_id`. |
| `my_reaction_emoji` | string | no | Return merge requests reacted by the authenticated user by the given `emoji`. `None` returns issues not given a reaction. `Any` returns issues given at least one reaction. _([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/14016) in GitLab 10.0)_. |
| `my_reaction_emoji` | string | no | Return merge requests reacted by the authenticated user by the given `emoji`. `None` returns issues not given a reaction. `Any` returns issues given at least one reaction. |
| `source_branch` | string | no | Return merge requests with the given source branch. |
| `target_branch` | string | no | Return merge requests with the given target branch. |
| `search` | string | no | Search merge requests against their `title` and `description`. |
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## List MR pipelines
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/15454) in GitLab 10.5.
