## PurposeMain purpose of GitLab CI API is to provide necessary data and context forGitLab CI Runners.For consumer API take a look at this [documentation](../../api/README.md) whereyou will find all relevant information.
## API PrefixCurrent CI API prefix is `/ci/api/v1`.You need to prepend this prefix to all examples in this documentation, like: GET /ci/api/v1/builds/:id/artifacts