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Users API
List users
Get a list of users.
This function takes pagination parameters page
and per_page
to restrict the list of users.
For normal users
GET /users
[
{
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/cd8.jpeg",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith"
},
{
"id": 2,
"username": "jack_smith",
"name": "Jack Smith",
"state": "blocked",
"avatar_url": "http://gravatar.com/../e32131cd8.jpeg",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/jack_smith"
}
]
You can also search for users by email or username with: /users?search=John
In addition, you can lookup users by username:
GET /users?username=:username
For example:
GET /users?username=jack_smith
In addition, you can filter users based on states eg. blocked
, active
This works only to filter users who are blocked
or active
.
It does not support active=false
or blocked=false
.
GET /users?active=true
GET /users?blocked=true
For admins
GET /users
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
order_by |
string | no | Return projects ordered by id , name , username , created_at , or updated_at fields. Default is id |
sort |
string | no | Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc |
two_factor |
string | no | Filter users by Two-factor authentication. Filter values are enabled or disabled . By default it returns all users |
[
{
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
"is_admin": false,
"bio": null,
"location": null,
"skype": "",
"linkedin": "",
"twitter": "",
"website_url": "",
"organization": "",
"last_sign_in_at": "2012-06-01T11:41:01Z",
"confirmed_at": "2012-05-23T09:05:22Z",
"theme_id": 1,
"last_activity_on": "2012-05-23",
"color_scheme_id": 2,
"projects_limit": 100,
"current_sign_in_at": "2012-06-02T06:36:55Z",
"identities": [
{"provider": "github", "extern_uid": "2435223452345"},
{"provider": "bitbucket", "extern_uid": "john.smith"},
{"provider": "google_oauth2", "extern_uid": "8776128412476123468721346"}
],
"can_create_group": true,
"can_create_project": true,
"two_factor_enabled": true,
"external": false,
"private_profile": false
},
{
"id": 2,
"username": "jack_smith",
"email": "jack@example.com",
"name": "Jack Smith",
"state": "blocked",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/2/index.jpg",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/jack_smith",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:01:01Z",
"is_admin": false,
"bio": null,
"location": null,
"skype": "",
"linkedin": "",
"twitter": "",
"website_url": "",
"organization": "",
"last_sign_in_at": null,
"confirmed_at": "2012-05-30T16:53:06.148Z",
"theme_id": 1,
"last_activity_on": "2012-05-23",
"color_scheme_id": 3,
"projects_limit": 100,
"current_sign_in_at": "2014-03-19T17:54:13Z",
"identities": [],
"can_create_group": true,
"can_create_project": true,
"two_factor_enabled": true,
"external": false,
"private_profile": false
}
]
You can lookup users by external UID and provider:
GET /users?extern_uid=:extern_uid&provider=:provider
For example:
GET /users?extern_uid=1234567&provider=github
You can search for users who are external with: /users?external=true
You can search users by creation date time range with:
GET /users?created_before=2001-01-02T00:00:00.060Z&created_after=1999-01-02T00:00:00.060
You can filter by custom attributes with:
GET /users?custom_attributes[key]=value&custom_attributes[other_key]=other_value
You can include the users' custom attributes in the response with:
GET /users?with_custom_attributes=true
Single user
Get a single user.
For user
GET /users/:id
Parameters:
id
(required) - The ID of a user
{
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/cd8.jpeg",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
"bio": null,
"location": null,
"skype": "",
"linkedin": "",
"twitter": "",
"website_url": "",
"organization": ""
}
For admin
GET /users/:id
Parameters:
id
(required) - The ID of a user
{
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
"is_admin": false,
"bio": null,
"location": null,
"skype": "",
"linkedin": "",
"twitter": "",
"website_url": "",
"organization": "",
"last_sign_in_at": "2012-06-01T11:41:01Z",
"confirmed_at": "2012-05-23T09:05:22Z",
"theme_id": 1,
"last_activity_on": "2012-05-23",
"color_scheme_id": 2,
"projects_limit": 100,
"current_sign_in_at": "2012-06-02T06:36:55Z",
"identities": [
{"provider": "github", "extern_uid": "2435223452345"},
{"provider": "bitbucket", "extern_uid": "john.smith"},
{"provider": "google_oauth2", "extern_uid": "8776128412476123468721346"}
],
"can_create_group": true,
"can_create_project": true,
"two_factor_enabled": true,
"external": false,
"private_profile": false
}
You can include the user's custom attributes in the response with:
GET /users/:id?with_custom_attributes=true
User creation
Creates a new user. Note only administrators can create new users. Either password
or reset_password
should be specified (reset_password
takes priority).
POST /users
Parameters:
email
(required) - Emailpassword
(optional) - Passwordreset_password
(optional) - Send user password reset link - true or false(default)username
(required) - Usernamename
(required) - Nameskype
(optional) - Skype IDlinkedin
(optional) - LinkedIntwitter
(optional) - Twitter accountwebsite_url
(optional) - Website URLorganization
(optional) - Organization nameprojects_limit
(optional) - Number of projects user can createextern_uid
(optional) - External UIDprovider
(optional) - External provider namebio
(optional) - User's biographylocation
(optional) - User's locationadmin
(optional) - User is admin - true or false (default)can_create_group
(optional) - User can create groups - true or falseskip_confirmation
(optional) - Skip confirmation - true or false (default)external
(optional) - Flags the user as external - true or false(default)avatar
(optional) - Image file for user's avatar- `private_profile (optional) - User's profile is private - true or false
User modification
Modifies an existing user. Only administrators can change attributes of a user.
PUT /users/:id
Parameters:
email
- Emailusername
- Usernamename
- Namepassword
- Passwordskype
- Skype IDlinkedin
- LinkedIntwitter
- Twitter accountwebsite_url
- Website URLorganization
- Organization nameprojects_limit
- Limit projects each user can createextern_uid
- External UIDprovider
- External provider namebio
- User's biographylocation
(optional) - User's locationadmin
(optional) - User is admin - true or false (default)can_create_group
(optional) - User can create groups - true or falseskip_reconfirmation
(optional) - Skip reconfirmation - true or false (default)external
(optional) - Flags the user as external - true or false(default)avatar
(optional) - Image file for user's avatar- `private_profile (optional) - User's profile is private - true or false
On password update, user will be forced to change it upon next login.
Note, at the moment this method does only return a 404
error,
even in cases where a 409
(Conflict) would be more appropriate,
e.g. when renaming the email address to some existing one.
User deletion
Deletes a user. Available only for administrators.
This returns a 204 No Content
status code if the operation was successfully or 404
if the resource was not found.
DELETE /users/:id
Parameters:
id
(required) - The ID of the userhard_delete
(optional) - If true, contributions that would usually be moved to the ghost user will be deleted instead, as well as groups owned solely by this user.
User
For normal users
Gets currently authenticated user.
GET /user
{
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
"bio": null,
"location": null,
"skype": "",
"linkedin": "",
"twitter": "",
"website_url": "",
"organization": "",
"last_sign_in_at": "2012-06-01T11:41:01Z",
"confirmed_at": "2012-05-23T09:05:22Z",
"theme_id": 1,
"last_activity_on": "2012-05-23",
"color_scheme_id": 2,
"projects_limit": 100,
"current_sign_in_at": "2012-06-02T06:36:55Z",
"identities": [
{"provider": "github", "extern_uid": "2435223452345"},
{"provider": "bitbucket", "extern_uid": "john_smith"},
{"provider": "google_oauth2", "extern_uid": "8776128412476123468721346"}
],
"can_create_group": true,
"can_create_project": true,
"two_factor_enabled": true,
"external": false,
"private_profile": false
}
For admins
Parameters:
sudo
(optional) - the ID of a user to make the call in their place
GET /user
{
"id": 1,
"username": "john_smith",
"email": "john@example.com",
"name": "John Smith",
"state": "active",
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
"created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
"is_admin": false,
"bio": null,
"location": null,
"skype": "",
"linkedin": "",
"twitter": "",
"website_url": "",
"organization": "",
"last_sign_in_at": "2012-06-01T11:41:01Z",
"confirmed_at": "2012-05-23T09:05:22Z",
"theme_id": 1,
"last_activity_on": "2012-05-23",
"color_scheme_id": 2,
"projects_limit": 100,
"current_sign_in_at": "2012-06-02T06:36:55Z",
"identities": [
{"provider": "github", "extern_uid": "2435223452345"},
{"provider": "bitbucket", "extern_uid": "john_smith"},
{"provider": "google_oauth2", "extern_uid": "8776128412476123468721346"}
],
"can_create_group": true,
"can_create_project": true,
"two_factor_enabled": true,
"external": false,
"private_profile": false
}
List user projects
Please refer to the List of user projects .
List SSH keys
Get a list of currently authenticated user's SSH keys.
GET /user/keys
[
{
"id": 1,
"title": "Public key",
"key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAiPWx6WM4lhHNedGfBpPJNPpZ7yKu+dnn1SJejgt4596k6YjzGGphH2TUxwKzxcKDKKezwkpfnxPkSMkuEspGRt/aZZ9wa++Oi7Qkr8prgHc4soW6NUlfDzpvZK2H5E7eQaSeP3SAwGmQKUFHCddNaP0L+hM7zhFNzjFvpaMgJw0=",
"created_at": "2014-08-01T14:47:39.080Z"
},
{
"id": 3,
"title": "Another Public key",
"key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAiPWx6WM4lhHNedGfBpPJNPpZ7yKu+dnn1SJejgt4596k6YjzGGphH2TUxwKzxcKDKKezwkpfnxPkSMkuEspGRt/aZZ9wa++Oi7Qkr8prgHc4soW6NUlfDzpvZK2H5E7eQaSeP3SAwGmQKUFHCddNaP0L+hM7zhFNzjFvpaMgJw0=",
"created_at": "2014-08-01T14:47:39.080Z"
}
]
Parameters:
- none
List SSH keys for user
Get a list of a specified user's SSH keys. Available only for admin
GET /users/:id/keys
Parameters:
id
(required) - id of specified user
Single SSH key
Get a single key.
GET /user/keys/:key_id
Parameters:
key_id
(required) - The ID of an SSH key
{
"id": 1,
"title": "Public key",
"key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAiPWx6WM4lhHNedGfBpPJNPpZ7yKu+dnn1SJejgt4596k6YjzGGphH2TUxwKzxcKDKKezwkpfnxPkSMkuEspGRt/aZZ9wa++Oi7Qkr8prgHc4soW6NUlfDzpvZK2H5E7eQaSeP3SAwGmQKUFHCddNaP0L+hM7zhFNzjFvpaMgJw0=",
"created_at": "2014-08-01T14:47:39.080Z"
}
Add SSH key
Creates a new key owned by the currently authenticated user.
POST /user/keys
Parameters:
title
(required) - new SSH Key's titlekey
(required) - new SSH key
{
"created_at": "2015-01-21T17:44:33.512Z",
"key": "ssh-dss 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 loic@call",
"title": "ABC",
"id": 4
}
Will return created key with status 201 Created
on success. If an
error occurs a 400 Bad Request
is returned with a message explaining the error:
{
"message": {
"fingerprint": [
"has already been taken"
],
"key": [
"has already been taken"
]
}
}
Add SSH key for user
Create new key owned by specified user. Available only for admin
POST /users/:id/keys
Parameters:
id
(required) - id of specified usertitle
(required) - new SSH Key's titlekey
(required) - new SSH key
Delete SSH key for current user
Deletes key owned by currently authenticated user.
This returns a 204 No Content
status code if the operation was successfully or 404
if the resource was not found.
DELETE /user/keys/:key_id
Parameters:
key_id
(required) - SSH key ID
Delete SSH key for given user
Deletes key owned by a specified user. Available only for admin.
DELETE /users/:id/keys/:key_id
Parameters:
id
(required) - id of specified userkey_id
(required) - SSH key ID
List all GPG keys
Get a list of currently authenticated user's GPG keys.
GET /user/gpg_keys
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/gpg_keys
Example response:
[
{
"id": 1,
"key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n\r\nxsBNBFVjnlIBCACibzXOLCiZiL2oyzYUaTOCkYnSUhymg3pdbfKtd4mpBa58xKBj\r\nt1pTHVpw3Sk03wmzhM/Ndlt1AV2YhLv++83WKr+gAHFYFiCV/tnY8bx3HqvVoy8O\r\nCfxWhw4QZK7+oYzVmJj8ZJm3ZjOC4pzuegNWlNLCUdZDx9OKlHVXLCX1iUbjdYWa\r\nqKV6tdV8hZolkbyjedQgrpvoWyeSHHpwHF7yk4gNJWMMI5rpcssL7i6mMXb/sDzO\r\nVaAtU5wiVducsOa01InRFf7QSTxoAm6Xy0PGv/k48M6xCALa9nY+BzlOv47jUT57\r\nvilf4Szy9dKD0v9S0mQ+IHB+gNukWrnwtXx5ABEBAAHNFm5hbWUgKGNvbW1lbnQp\r\nIDxlbUBpbD7CwHUEEwECACkFAlVjnlIJEINgJNgv009/AhsDAhkBBgsJCAcDAgYV\r\nCAIJCgsEFgIDAQAAxqMIAFBHuBA8P1v8DtHonIK8Lx2qU23t8Mh68HBIkSjk2H7/\r\noO2cDWCw50jZ9D91PXOOyMPvBWV2IE3tARzCvnNGtzEFRtpIEtZ0cuctxeIF1id5\r\ncrfzdMDsmZyRHAOoZ9VtuD6mzj0ybQWMACb7eIHjZDCee3Slh3TVrLy06YRdq2I4\r\nbjMOPePtK5xnIpHGpAXkB3IONxyITpSLKsA4hCeP7gVvm7r7TuQg1ygiUBlWbBYn\r\niE5ROzqZjG1s7dQNZK/riiU2umGqGuwAb2IPvNiyuGR3cIgRE4llXH/rLuUlspAp\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
"created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
}
]
Get a specific GPG key
Get a specific GPG key of currently authenticated user.
GET /user/gpg_keys/:key_id
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
key_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the GPG key |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/gpg_keys/1
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
"created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
}
Add a GPG key
Creates a new GPG key owned by the currently authenticated user.
POST /user/gpg_keys
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
key | string | yes | The new GPG key |
curl --data "key=-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n\r\nxsBNBFV..." --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/gpg_keys
Example response:
[
{
"id": 1,
"key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
"created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
}
]
Delete a GPG key
Delete a GPG key owned by currently authenticated user.
DELETE /user/gpg_keys/:key_id
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
key_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the GPG key |
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/gpg_keys/1
Returns 204 No Content
on success, or 404 Not found
if the key cannot be found.
List all GPG keys for given user
Get a list of a specified user's GPG keys. Available only for admins.
GET /users/:id/gpg_keys
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer | yes | The ID of the user |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/2/gpg_keys
Example response:
[
{
"id": 1,
"key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
"created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
}
]
Get a specific GPG key for a given user
Get a specific GPG key for a given user. Available only for admins.
GET /users/:id/gpg_keys/:key_id
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer | yes | The ID of the user |
key_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the GPG key |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/2/gpg_keys/1
Example response:
{
"id": 1,
"key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
"created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
}
Add a GPG key for a given user
Create new GPG key owned by the specified user. Available only for admins.
POST /users/:id/gpg_keys
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer | yes | The ID of the user |
key_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the GPG key |
curl --data "key=-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n\r\nxsBNBFV..." --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/2/gpg_keys
Example response:
[
{
"id": 1,
"key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
"created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
}
]
Delete a GPG key for a given user
Delete a GPG key owned by a specified user. Available only for admins.
DELETE /users/:id/gpg_keys/:key_id
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id |
integer | yes | The ID of the user |
key_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the GPG key |
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/2/gpg_keys/1
List emails
Get a list of currently authenticated user's emails.
GET /user/emails
[
{
"id": 1,
"email": "email@example.com"
},
{
"id": 3,
"email": "email2@example.com"
}
]
Parameters:
- none
List emails for user
Get a list of a specified user's emails. Available only for admin
GET /users/:id/emails
Parameters:
id
(required) - id of specified user
Single email
Get a single email.
GET /user/emails/:email_id
Parameters:
email_id
(required) - email ID
{
"id": 1,
"email": "email@example.com"
}
Add email
Creates a new email owned by the currently authenticated user.
POST /user/emails
Parameters:
email
(required) - email address
{
"id": 4,
"email": "email@example.com"
}
Will return created email with status 201 Created
on success. If an
error occurs a 400 Bad Request
is returned with a message explaining the error:
{
"message": {
"email": [
"has already been taken"
]
}
}
Add email for user
Create new email owned by specified user. Available only for admin
POST /users/:id/emails
Parameters:
id
(required) - id of specified useremail
(required) - email address
Delete email for current user
Deletes email owned by currently authenticated user.
This returns a 204 No Content
status code if the operation was successfully or 404
if the resource was not found.
DELETE /user/emails/:email_id
Parameters:
email_id
(required) - email ID
Delete email for given user
Deletes email owned by a specified user. Available only for admin.
DELETE /users/:id/emails/:email_id
Parameters:
id
(required) - id of specified useremail_id
(required) - email ID
Block user
Blocks the specified user. Available only for admin.
POST /users/:id/block
Parameters:
id
(required) - id of specified user
Will return 201 OK
on success, 404 User Not Found
is user cannot be found or
403 Forbidden
when trying to block an already blocked user by LDAP synchronization.
Unblock user
Unblocks the specified user. Available only for admin.
POST /users/:id/unblock
Parameters:
id
(required) - id of specified user
Will return 201 OK
on success, 404 User Not Found
is user cannot be found or
403 Forbidden
when trying to unblock a user blocked by LDAP synchronization.
Get user contribution events
Please refer to the Events API documentation
Get all impersonation tokens of a user
Requires admin permissions.
It retrieves every impersonation token of the user. Use the pagination
parameters page
and per_page
to restrict the list of impersonation tokens.
GET /users/:user_id/impersonation_tokens
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
user_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the user |
state |
string | no | filter tokens based on state (all , active , inactive ) |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/impersonation_tokens
Example response:
[
{
"active" : true,
"token" : "EsMo-vhKfXGwX9RKrwiy",
"scopes" : [
"api"
],
"revoked" : false,
"name" : "mytoken",
"id" : 2,
"created_at" : "2017-03-17T17:18:09.283Z",
"impersonation" : true,
"expires_at" : "2017-04-04"
},
{
"active" : false,
"scopes" : [
"read_user"
],
"revoked" : true,
"token" : "ZcZRpLeEuQRprkRjYydY",
"name" : "mytoken2",
"created_at" : "2017-03-17T17:19:28.697Z",
"id" : 3,
"impersonation" : true,
"expires_at" : "2017-04-14"
}
]
Get an impersonation token of a user
Requires admin permissions.
It shows a user's impersonation token.
GET /users/:user_id/impersonation_tokens/:impersonation_token_id
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
user_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the user |
impersonation_token_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the impersonation token |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/impersonation_tokens/2
Example response:
{
"active" : true,
"token" : "EsMo-vhKfXGwX9RKrwiy",
"scopes" : [
"api"
],
"revoked" : false,
"name" : "mytoken",
"id" : 2,
"created_at" : "2017-03-17T17:18:09.283Z",
"impersonation" : true,
"expires_at" : "2017-04-04"
}
Create an impersonation token
Requires admin permissions.
It creates a new impersonation token. Note that only administrators can do this. You are only able to create impersonation tokens to impersonate the user and perform both API calls and Git reads and writes. The user will not see these tokens in their profile settings page.
POST /users/:user_id/impersonation_tokens
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
user_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the user |
name |
string | yes | The name of the impersonation token |
expires_at |
date | no | The expiration date of the impersonation token in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD ) |
scopes |
array | yes | The array of scopes of the impersonation token (api , read_user ) |
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" --data "name=mytoken" --data "expires_at=2017-04-04" --data "scopes[]=api" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/impersonation_tokens
Example response:
{
"id" : 2,
"revoked" : false,
"scopes" : [
"api"
],
"token" : "EsMo-vhKfXGwX9RKrwiy",
"active" : true,
"impersonation" : true,
"name" : "mytoken",
"created_at" : "2017-03-17T17:18:09.283Z",
"expires_at" : "2017-04-04"
}
Revoke an impersonation token
Requires admin permissions.
It revokes an impersonation token.
DELETE /users/:user_id/impersonation_tokens/:impersonation_token_id
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/impersonation_tokens/1
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
user_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the user |
impersonation_token_id |
integer | yes | The ID of the impersonation token |
Get user activities (admin only)
Note: This API endpoint is only available on 8.15 (EE) and 9.1 (CE) and above.
Get the last activity date for all users, sorted from oldest to newest.
The activities that update the timestamp are:
- Git HTTP/SSH activities (such as clone, push)
- User logging in into GitLab
By default, it shows the activity for all users in the last 6 months, but this can be
amended by using the from
parameter.
GET /user/activities
Parameters:
Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
from |
string | no | Date string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY, e.g. 2016-03-11 . Defaults to 6 months ago. |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/activities
Example response:
[
{
"username": "user1",
"last_activity_on": "2015-12-14",
"last_activity_at": "2015-12-14"
},
{
"username": "user2",
"last_activity_on": "2015-12-15",
"last_activity_at": "2015-12-15"
},
{
"username": "user3",
"last_activity_on": "2015-12-16",
"last_activity_at": "2015-12-16"
}
]
Please note that last_activity_at
is deprecated, please use last_activity_on
.