diff --git a/api/git/git_test.go b/api/git/git_test.go
index 8276a0925..2d48d153c 100644
--- a/api/git/git_test.go
+++ b/api/git/git_test.go
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@ package git
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/archive"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/archive"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 var bareRepoDir string
diff --git a/api/git/types/types.go b/api/git/types/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fddf9fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/git/types/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package gittypes
+
+// RepoConfig represents a configuration for a repo
+type RepoConfig struct {
+	// The repo url
+	URL string `example:"https://github.com/portainer/portainer-ee.git"`
+	// The reference name
+	ReferenceName string `example:"refs/heads/branch_name"`
+	// Path to where the config file is in this url/refName
+	ConfigFilePath string `example:"docker-compose.yml"`
+	// Git credentials
+	Authentication *GitAuthentication
+	ConfigHash     []byte
+}
+
+type GitAuthentication struct {
+	Username string
+	Password string
+}
diff --git a/api/http/handler/stacks/create_compose_stack.go b/api/http/handler/stacks/create_compose_stack.go
index a12538aff..efb2593ad 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/stacks/create_compose_stack.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/stacks/create_compose_stack.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/portainer/libhttp/request"
 	portainer "github.com/portainer/portainer/api"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/filesystem"
+	gittypes "github.com/portainer/portainer/api/git/types"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/security"
 )
 
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) createComposeStackFromGitRepository(w http.ResponseWrite
 		AdditionalFiles: payload.AdditionalFiles,
 		AutoUpdate:      payload.AutoUpdate,
 		Env:             payload.Env,
-		GitConfig: &portainer.GitConfig{
+		GitConfig: &gittypes.RepoConfig{
 			URL:           payload.RepositoryURL,
 			ReferenceName: payload.RepositoryReferenceName,
 		},
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) createComposeStackFromGitRepository(w http.ResponseWrite
 	}
 
 	if payload.RepositoryAuthentication {
-		stack.GitConfig.Authentication = &portainer.GitAuthentication{
+		stack.GitConfig.Authentication = &gittypes.GitAuthentication{
 			Username: payload.RepositoryUsername,
 			Password: payload.RepositoryPassword,
 		}
diff --git a/api/http/handler/stacks/create_swarm_stack.go b/api/http/handler/stacks/create_swarm_stack.go
index 6838a3bb2..d4f74d460 100644
--- a/api/http/handler/stacks/create_swarm_stack.go
+++ b/api/http/handler/stacks/create_swarm_stack.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/portainer/libhttp/request"
 	portainer "github.com/portainer/portainer/api"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/filesystem"
+	gittypes "github.com/portainer/portainer/api/git/types"
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/security"
 )
 
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) createSwarmStackFromGitRepository(w http.ResponseWriter,
 		EntryPoint:      payload.ComposeFile,
 		AdditionalFiles: payload.AdditionalFiles,
 		AutoUpdate:      payload.AutoUpdate,
-		GitConfig: &portainer.GitConfig{
+		GitConfig: &gittypes.RepoConfig{
 			URL:           payload.RepositoryURL,
 			ReferenceName: payload.RepositoryReferenceName,
 		},
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ func (handler *Handler) createSwarmStackFromGitRepository(w http.ResponseWriter,
 	}
 
 	if payload.RepositoryAuthentication {
-		stack.GitConfig.Authentication = &portainer.GitAuthentication{
+		stack.GitConfig.Authentication = &gittypes.GitAuthentication{
 			Username: payload.RepositoryUsername,
 			Password: payload.RepositoryPassword,
 		}
diff --git a/api/portainer.go b/api/portainer.go
index 14adaf754..58c247862 100644
--- a/api/portainer.go
+++ b/api/portainer.go
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package portainer
 import (
 	"io"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/portainer/liblicense"
+	gittypes "github.com/portainer/portainer/api/git/types"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -686,7 +689,7 @@ type (
 		// Stack auto update settings
 		AutoUpdate *StackAutoUpdate `json:"AutoUpdate" example:""`
 		// Git settings
-		GitConfig *GitConfig `json:"GitConfig" example:""`
+		GitConfig *gittypes.RepoConfig `json:"GitConfig"`
 		// A list of environment variables used during stack deployment
 		Env []Pair `json:"Env" example:""`
 		//