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# Avatar API
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/19121) in GitLab 11.0.
## Get a single avatar URL
Get a single [avatar](../user/profile/index.md#profile-settings) URL for a user with the given email address.
If:
- No user with the given public email address is found, results from external avatar services are
returned.
- Public visibility is restricted, response will be `403 Forbidden` when unauthenticated.
NOTE: **Note:**
This endpoint can be accessed without authentication.
```plaintext
GET /avatar?email=admin@example.com
```
Parameters:
| 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. |
Example request:
```shell
curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/avatar?email=admin@example.com&size=32"
```
Example response:
```json
{
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=64&d=identicon"
}
```