gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/doc/api/members.md

# Group and project members API

**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 => Maintainer 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.
Returns only direct members and not inherited members through ancestors groups.

```
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](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `query`   | string | no     | A query string to search for members |

```bash
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:

```json
[
  {
    "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
  },
  {
    "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
  }
]
```

## 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 through ancestor groups.
Returns multiple times the same user (with different member attributes) when the user is a member of the project/group and of one or more ancestor group.

```
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](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `query`   | string | no     | A query string to search for members |

```bash
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:

```json
[
  {
    "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
  },
  {
    "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
  },
  {
    "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
  }
]
```

## 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 ID or [URL-encoded path of the project or group](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `user_id` | integer | yes   | The user ID of the member |

```bash
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:

```json
{
  "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,
  "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 ID or [URL-encoded path of the project or group](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `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 |

```bash
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:

```json
{
  "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
}
```

## 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](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) 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 |

```bash
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:

```json
{
  "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
}
```

## 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](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `user_id` | integer | yes   | The user ID of the member |

```bash
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

Look at [share project with group](projects.md#share-project-with-group)