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Group and project members

Valid access levels

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

10 => Guest access
20 => Reporter access
30 => Developer access
40 => Master access
50 => Owner access # Only valid for groups

List all members of a group or project

Gets a list of group or project members viewable by the authenticated user.

GET /groups/:id/members
GET /projects/:id/members
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The group/project ID or path
query string no A query string to search for members 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "raymond_smith",
    "name": "Raymond Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30
  }
]

Get a member of a group or project

Gets a member of a group or project.

GET /groups/:id/members/:user_id
GET /projects/:id/members/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The group/project ID or path
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/:user_id

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "access_level": 30,
  "expires_at": null
}

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 group/project ID or path
user_id integer yes The user ID of the new member
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: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" --data "user_id=1&access_level=30" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" --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",
  "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "access_level": 30
}

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 group/project ID or path
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: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id?access_level=40
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" 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",
  "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "access_level": 40
}

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 group/project ID or path
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/:user_id