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Group and project members API

Valid access levels

The access levels are defined in the Gitlab::Access module. Currently, these levels are recognized:

  • No access (0)
  • Minimal access (5) (Introduced in GitLab 13.5.)
  • Guest (10)
  • Reporter (20)
  • Developer (30)
  • Maintainer (40)
  • Owner (50) - Only valid to set for groups

WARNING: Due to an issue, projects in personal namespaces don't show owner (50) permission for owner.

Limitations

The group_saml_identity attribute is only visible to a group owner for SSO enabled groups.

The email attribute is only visible to a group owner who manages the user through Group Managed Accounts.

List all members of a group or project

Gets a list of group or project members viewable by the authenticated user. Returns only direct members and not inherited members through ancestors groups.

This function takes pagination parameters page and per_page to restrict the list of users.

GET /groups/:id/members
GET /projects/:id/members
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
query string no A query string to search for members
user_ids array of integers no Filter the results on the given user IDs 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "raymond_smith",
    "name": "Raymond Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30,
    "group_saml_identity": null
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30,
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "group_saml_identity": {
      "extern_uid":"ABC-1234567890",
      "provider": "group_saml",
      "saml_provider_id": 10
    }
  }
]

List all members of a group or project including inherited members

Gets a list of group or project members viewable by the authenticated user, including inherited members and permissions through ancestor groups.

If a user is a member of this group or project and also of one or more ancestor groups, only its membership with the highest access_level is returned. (Improved] in GitLab 13.11.) This represents the effective permission of the user.

This function takes pagination parameters page and per_page to restrict the list of users.

GET /groups/:id/members/all
GET /projects/:id/members/all
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
query string no A query string to search for members
user_ids array of integers no Filter the results on the given user IDs 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/all"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/all"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "raymond_smith",
    "name": "Raymond Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30,
    "group_saml_identity": null
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30,
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "group_saml_identity": {
      "extern_uid":"ABC-1234567890",
      "provider": "group_saml",
      "saml_provider_id": 10
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "username": "foo_bar",
    "name": "Foo bar",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "expires_at": "2012-11-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30,
    "group_saml_identity": null
  }
]

Get a member of a group or project

Gets a member of a group or project. Returns only direct members and not inherited members through ancestor groups.

GET /groups/:id/members/:user_id
GET /projects/:id/members/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/:user_id"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "access_level": 30,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "expires_at": null,
  "group_saml_identity": null
}

Get a member of a group or project, including inherited members

Introduced in GitLab 12.4.

Gets a member of a group or project, including members inherited through ancestor groups. See the corresponding endpoint to list all inherited members for details.

GET /groups/:id/members/all/:user_id
GET /projects/:id/members/all/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/all/:user_id"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/all/:user_id"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "access_level": 30,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "expires_at": null,
  "group_saml_identity": null
}

List all billable members of a group

Introduced in GitLab 13.5.

Gets a list of group members that count as billable. The list includes members in the subgroup or subproject.

This API endpoint works on top-level groups only. It does not work on subgroups.

NOTE: Unlike other API endpoints, billable members is updated once per day at 12:00 UTC.

This function takes pagination parameters page and per_page to restrict the list of users.

Introduced in GitLab 13.7, the search and sort parameters allow you to search for billable group members by name and sort the results, respectively.

GET /groups/:id/billable_members
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
search string no A query string to search for group members by name, username, or email.
sort string no A query string containing parameters that specify the sort attribute and order. See supported values below.

The supported values for the sort attribute are:

Value Description
access_level_asc Access level, ascending
access_level_desc Access level, descending
last_joined Last joined
name_asc Name, ascending
name_desc Name, descending
oldest_joined Oldest joined
oldest_sign_in Oldest sign in
recent_sign_in Recent sign in 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/billable_members"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "raymond_smith",
    "name": "Raymond Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "last_activity_on": "2021-01-27",
    "membership_type": "group_member",
    "removable": true
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "last_activity_on": "2021-01-25",
    "membership_type": "group_member",
    "removable": true
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "username": "foo_bar",
    "name": "Foo bar",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "last_activity_on": "2021-01-20",
    "membership_type": "group_invite",
    "removable": false
  }
]

List memberships for a billable member of a group

Introduced in GitLab 13.11.

Gets a list of memberships for a billable member of a group.

Lists all projects and groups a user is a member of. Only projects and groups within the group hierarchy are included. For instance, if the requested group is Root Group, and the requested user is a direct member of both Root Group / Sub Group One and Other Group / Sub Group Two, then only Root Group / Sub Group One will be returned, because Other Group / Sub Group Two is not within the Root Group hierarchy.

The response represents only direct memberships. Inherited memberships are not included.

This API endpoint works on top-level groups only. It does not work on subgroups.

This API endpoint requires permission to admin memberships for the group.

This API endpoint takes pagination parameters page and per_page to restrict the list of memberships.

GET /groups/:id/billable_members/:user_id/memberships
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the billable member 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/billable_members/:user_id/memberships"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 168,
    "source_id": 131,
    "source_full_name": "Root Group / Sub Group One",
    "source_members_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/root-group/sub-group-one/-/group_members",
    "created_at": "2021-03-31T17:28:44.812Z",
    "expires_at": "2022-03-21",
    "access_level": {
      "string_value": "Developer",
      "integer_value": 30
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 169,
    "source_id": 63,
    "source_full_name": "Root Group / Sub Group One / My Project",
    "source_members_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root-group/sub-group-one/my-project/-/project_members",
    "created_at": "2021-03-31T17:29:14.934Z",
    "expires_at": null,
    "access_level": {
      "string_value": "Maintainer",
      "integer_value": 40
    }
  }
]

Remove a billable member from a group

Removes a billable member from a group and its subgroups and projects.

The user does not need to be a group member to qualify for removal. For example, if the user was added directly to a project within the group, you can still use this API to remove them.

DELETE /groups/:id/billable_members/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/billable_members/:user_id"

Add a member to a group or project

Adds a member to a group or project.

POST /groups/:id/members
POST /projects/:id/members
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer/string yes The user ID of the new member or multiple IDs separated by commas
access_level integer yes A valid access level
expires_at string no A date string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --data "user_id=1&access_level=30" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members"
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --data "user_id=1&access_level=30" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "access_level": 30,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "group_saml_identity": null
}

Edit a member of a group or project

Updates a member of a group or project.

PUT /groups/:id/members/:user_id
PUT /projects/:id/members/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member
access_level integer yes A valid access level
expires_at string no A date string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id?access_level=40"
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/:user_id?access_level=40"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "access_level": 40,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "group_saml_identity": null
}

Set override flag for a member of a group

Introduced in GitLab 13.0.

By default, the access level of LDAP group members is set to the value specified by LDAP through Group Sync. You can allow access level overrides by calling this endpoint.

POST /groups/:id/members/:user_id/override
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id/override"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "access_level": 40,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "override": true
}

Remove override for a member of a group

Introduced in GitLab 13.0.

Sets the override flag to false and allows LDAP Group Sync to reset the access level to the LDAP-prescribed value.

DELETE /groups/:id/members/:user_id/override
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id/override"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "access_level": 40,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "override": false
}

Remove a member from a group or project

Removes a user from a group or project.

DELETE /groups/:id/members/:user_id
DELETE /projects/:id/members/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member
skip_subresources boolean false Whether the deletion of direct memberships of the removed member in subgroups and projects should be skipped. Default is false.
unassign_issuables boolean false Whether the removed member should be unassigned from any issues or merge requests inside a given group or project. Default is false.

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id"
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/:user_id"

Give a group access to a project

See share project with group