1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index 6bd8111c2b2..becb3bce5b0 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ module Gitlab
       render_api_error!('403 Forbidden', 403)
     end
 
+    def bad_request!(attribute)
+      message = ["400 (Bad request)"]
+      message << "\"" + attribute.to_s + "\" not given"
+      render_api_error!(message.join(' '), 400)
+    end
+
     def not_found!(resource = nil)
       message = ["404"]
       message << resource if resource