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Invitations API (FREE)
Use the Invitations API to send email to users you want to join a group or project, and to list pending invitations.
Valid access levels
To send an invitation, you must have access to the project or group you are sending email for. Valid access
levels are defined in the Gitlab::Access
module. Currently, these levels are valid:
- 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.
Invite by email to group or project
Invites a new user by email to join a group or project.
POST /groups/:id/invitations
POST /projects/:id/invitations
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user |
email |
string | yes | The email of the new member or multiple emails separated by commas |
access_level |
integer | yes | A valid access level |
expires_at |
string | no | A date string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY |
invite_source |
string | no | The source of the invitation that starts the member creation process. See this issue. |
areas_of_focus |
string | no | Areas the inviter wants the member to focus upon. |
tasks_to_be_done |
array of strings | no | Tasks the inviter wants the member to focus on. The tasks are added as issues to a specified project. The possible values are: ci , code and issues . If specified, requires tasks_project_id . Introduced in GitLab 14.5 with a flag named invite_members_for_task . Disabled by default. |
tasks_project_id |
integer | no | The project ID in which to create the task issues. If specified, requires tasks_to_be_done . Introduced in GitLab 14.5 with a flag named invite_members_for_task . Disabled by default. |
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--data "email=test@example.com&access_level=30" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/invitations"
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--data "email=test@example.com&access_level=30" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/invitations"
Example responses:
When all emails were successfully sent:
{ "status": "success" }
When there was any error sending the email:
{
"status": "error",
"message": {
"test@example.com": "Invite email has already been taken",
"test2@example.com": "User already exists in source"
}
}
List all invitations pending for a group or project
Gets a list of invited group or project members viewable by the authenticated user. Returns invitations to direct members only, and not through inherited ancestors' groups.
This function takes pagination parameters page
and per_page
to restrict the list of users.
GET /groups/:id/invitations
GET /projects/:id/invitations
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user |
page |
integer | no | Page to retrieve |
per_page |
integer | no | Number of member invitations to return per page |
query |
string | no | A query string to search for invited members by invite email. Query text must match email address exactly. When empty, returns all invitations. |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/invitations?query=member@example.org"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/invitations?query=member@example.org"
Example response:
[
{
"id": 1,
"invite_email": "member@example.org",
"created_at": "2020-10-22T14:13:35Z",
"access_level": 30,
"expires_at": "2020-11-22T14:13:35Z",
"user_name": "Raymond Smith",
"created_by_name": "Administrator"
},
]
Update an invitation to a group or project
Updates a pending invitation's access level or access expiry date.
PUT /groups/:id/invitations/:email
PUT /projects/:id/invitations/:email
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user. |
email |
string | yes | The email address to which the invitation was previously sent. |
access_level |
integer | no | A valid access level (defaults: 30 , the Developer role). |
expires_at |
string | no | A date string in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ ). |
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/55/invitations/email@example.org?access_level=40"
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/55/invitations/email@example.org?access_level=40"
Example response:
{
"expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
"access_level": 40,
}
Delete an invitation to a group or project
Deletes a pending invitation by email address.
DELETE /groups/:id/invitations/:email
DELETE /projects/:id/invitations/:email
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user |
email |
string | yes | The email address to which the invitation was previously sent |
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/55/invitations/email@example.org"
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/55/invitations/email@example.org"
- Returns
204
and no content on success. - Returns
403
forbidden if unauthorized to delete the invitation. - Returns
404
not found if authorized and no invitation is found for that email address. - Returns
409
if the request was valid but the invitation could not be deleted.