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Codeship API

Continuous Integration / API Key Intermediate HTTPS
Varies by plan (check documentation)
82 Score
Grade A
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Overview

Codeship is a hosted CI platform (now part of CloudBees) that automatically builds and tests your code on every Git push. Note that Codeship reached end-of-life in 2023 — existing accounts still function but no new accounts are being created. The API lets you list projects, retrieve build details, and restart failed builds; it is most useful for teams that already have active Codeship projects and want to integrate build status into other tools.

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Beginner Tip

Authenticate with `https://codeship.com/api/v1/authenticate.json` using your username and password to receive a short-lived token, then pass that token in all subsequent requests. Token sessions last 60 minutes.

Available Data

IP address information
geographic location
ASN and ISP data

Example Response

JSON Response 
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from Codeship",
    "description": "Codeship is a Continuous Integration Platform in the cloud",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

api_key Session token returned on successful authentication — include this in subsequent requests as a query parameter `api_key`.
id Unique numeric ID for the authenticated user account.
organizations List of organizations the user belongs to, each with an `id` and `name`.

Implementation Example 

const url = "https://docs.cloudbees.com/docs/cloudbees-codeship/latest/api-overview/";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

401 Invalid credentials Wrong username/password in the authentication request, or the session token has expired.
✓ Re-authenticate by POSTing to `/api/v1/authenticate.json` with your Codeship email and password to get a fresh token.
403 Forbidden on project endpoints The authenticated user does not have access to the requested project.
✓ Confirm the project UUID using `GET /api/v1/projects.json` and verify the account has at least Viewer access on that project.
API unresponsive / connection refused Codeship reached EOL in 2023; some endpoints may be intermittently unavailable.
✓ Check the CloudBees status page and consider migrating to an actively maintained CI service such as GitHub Actions or CircleCI.

Matrix Score Breakdown

🌐 Reachability 30/30
⚡ Speed 15/20
🔒 Security 15/15
🛠 Developer XP 12/20
✓ Reliability 10/15

Partially tested on Apr 5, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Continuous Integration
Difficulty Intermediate
Verified: 2026-04-07

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