• Assign Guest role to new users on GitLab.com
• Assign Guest role to new users on GitLab self-managed

Guest users

Users assigned the Guest role have limited access and capabilities compared to other user roles. Their permissions are restricted and are designed to provide basic visibility and interaction without compromising sensitive project data. For more information, see Permissions and roles.

In GitLab Ultimate, the Guest role is free and does not count towards the license seat count. Administrators can assign the Guest role to users through the API or the GitLab UI.

Users with the Guest role can:

• View project plans, blockers, and progress indicators.
• View high-level project information such as:
  • Analytics
  • Incident reports
  • Issues and epics
  • Licenses
• Create and link new project work items.
• Access public groups and public projects.

Users with the Guest role cannot:

• Modify existing data that they have not created.
• View code in GitLab projects by default.
• Create projects, groups, and snippets in their personal namespaces.
• Access internal or private projects or groups without administrator access.

Assign Guest role to new users on GitLab.com

Prerequisites:

• You must:
  • Be an administrator.
  • Have at least the Maintainer role.

By default, new users are not assigned the Guest role.

To assign the Guest role to new users:

1. On the left sidebar, select Manage > Members.
2. Select the relevant user or create a new one.
3. In the Max Role column, select Guest.

Assign Guest role to new users on GitLab self-managed

Prerequisites:

• You must:
  • Be an administrator.
  • Have at least the Maintainer role.

By default, new users are not assigned the Guest role.

To assign the Guest role to new users:

1. On the left sidebar, at the bottom, select Admin.
2. Select Overview > Users.
3. Select the relevant user or create a new one.
4. In the Max Role column, select Guest.