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# Avatar API
> [Introduced][ce-19121] in GitLab 11.0
## Get a single avatar URL
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Get a single avatar URL for a given email address. If user with matching public
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email address is not found, results from external avatar services are returned.
This endpoint can be accessed without authentication. In case public visibility
is restricted, response will be `403 Forbidden` when unauthenticated.
```
GET /avatar?email=admin@example.com
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------- |
| `email` | string | yes | Public email address of the user |
| `size` | integer | no | Single pixel dimension (since images are squares). Only used for avatar lookups at `Gravatar` or at the configured `Libravatar` server |
```bash
curl https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/avatar?email=admin@example.com
```
Example response:
```json
{
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon"
}
```
[ce-19121]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/19121
