REST-full access: Cannot add file to repository in Gitlab

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I tried the following request:

curl -v -X POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN:myPrivateToken" 'url-of-gitlab/api/v3/projects/myProjectId/repository/files?file_path=1.json&branch_name=master&content=thefilecontent&commit_message=ACommitMessage'

However, I invariably get

"message":"You can only create files if you are on top of a branch"

in the response. I don't know what's missing from my request. The repository is newly created and I created it through the Gitlab UI. Maybe I need to create a branch first? Any help would do. Thank you very much.

After I've pushed an initial commit to the repo, the API calls started working. The initial push created the master branch. — Cristian Botiza, Apr 11 '14 at 14:43

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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The repository is newly created and I created it through the Gitlab UI.

A newly created repo (through GitLab or even a simple git init locally) has no branches (and no HEAD).
This is what I describe in "Why do I need to explicitly push a new branch?".

Maybe I need to create a branch first?

Yes, you do (at least a master branch)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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