2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/projects.rb b/lib/api/projects.rb
index b89bddc7e29..c97b056ae56 100644
--- a/lib/api/projects.rb
+++ b/lib/api/projects.rb
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ module API
         success Entities::Project
       end
       params do
-        requires :name, type: String, desc: 'The name of the project'
+        optional :name, type: String, desc: 'The name of the project'
         optional :path, type: String, desc: 'The path of the repository'
+        at_least_one_of :name, :path
         use :optional_params
         use :create_params
       end
diff --git a/lib/api/v3/projects.rb b/lib/api/v3/projects.rb
index c3821555452..23d4a692477 100644
--- a/lib/api/v3/projects.rb
+++ b/lib/api/v3/projects.rb
@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@ module API
           success ::API::Entities::Project
         end
         params do
-          requires :name, type: String, desc: 'The name of the project'
+          optional :name, type: String, desc: 'The name of the project'
           optional :path, type: String, desc: 'The path of the repository'
+          at_least_one_of :name, :path
           use :optional_params
           use :create_params
         end