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.

WARNING: Due to an issue, the users effective access_level may actually be higher than returned value when listing group members.

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.

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"
  },
  {
    "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"
  },
  {
    "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"
  }
]

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
unassign_issuables	boolean	false	Flag indicating if the removed member should be unassigned from any issues or merge requests inside a given group or project

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