Groups API

Tier: Free, Premium, Ultimate Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated

Interact with groups by using the REST API.

The fields returned in responses vary based on the permissions of the authenticated user.

Get a single group

Get all details of a group. This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the group is publicly accessible. In case the user that requests is an administrator if the group is publicly accessible. With authentication, it returns the runners_token and enabled_git_access_protocol for the group too, if the user is an administrator or group owner. 

GET /groups/:id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
with_custom_attributes boolean no Include custom attributes in response (administrators only).
with_projects boolean no Include details from projects that belong to the specified group (defaults to true). (Deprecated, scheduled for removal in API v5. To get the details of all projects in a group, use the list a group’s projects endpoint.)
note
The projects and shared_projects attributes in the response are deprecated and scheduled for removal in API v5. To get the details of all projects within a group, use either the list a group’s projects or the list a group’s shared projects endpoint.
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/4"

This endpoint returns a maximum of 100 projects and shared projects. To get the details of all projects within a group, use the list a group’s projects endpoint instead.

Example response: 

{
  "id": 4,
  "name": "Twitter",
  "path": "twitter",
  "description": "Aliquid qui quis dignissimos distinctio ut commodi voluptas est.",
  "visibility": "public",
  "avatar_url": null,
  "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/twitter",
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "repository_storage": "default",
  "full_name": "Twitter",
  "full_path": "twitter",
  "runners_token": "ba324ca7b1c77fc20bb9",
  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "parent_id": null,
  "enabled_git_access_protocol": "all",
  "created_at": "2020-01-15T12:36:29.590Z",
  "shared_with_groups": [
    {
      "group_id": 28,
      "group_name": "H5bp",
      "group_full_path": "h5bp",
      "group_access_level": 20,
      "expires_at": null
    }
  ],
  "prevent_sharing_groups_outside_hierarchy": false,
  "projects": [ // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5
    {
      "id": 7,
      "description": "Voluptas veniam qui et beatae voluptas doloremque explicabo facilis.",
      "default_branch": "main",
      "tag_list": [], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "topics": [],
      "archived": false,
      "visibility": "public",
      "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@gitlab.example.com:twitter/typeahead-js.git",
      "http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.example.com/twitter/typeahead-js.git",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/twitter/typeahead-js",
      "name": "Typeahead.Js",
      "name_with_namespace": "Twitter / Typeahead.Js",
      "path": "typeahead-js",
      "path_with_namespace": "twitter/typeahead-js",
      "issues_enabled": true,
      "merge_requests_enabled": true,
      "wiki_enabled": true,
      "jobs_enabled": true,
      "snippets_enabled": false,
      "container_registry_enabled": true,
      "created_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:25.578Z",
      "last_activity_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:25.881Z",
      "shared_runners_enabled": true,
      "creator_id": 1,
      "namespace": {
        "id": 4,
        "name": "Twitter",
        "path": "twitter",
        "kind": "group"
      },
      "avatar_url": null,
      "star_count": 0,
      "forks_count": 0,
      "open_issues_count": 3,
      "public_jobs": true,
      "shared_with_groups": [],
      "request_access_enabled": false
    },
    {
      "id": 6,
      "description": "Aspernatur omnis repudiandae qui voluptatibus eaque.",
      "default_branch": "main",
      "tag_list": [], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "topics": [],
      "archived": false,
      "visibility": "internal",
      "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@gitlab.example.com:twitter/flight.git",
      "http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.example.com/twitter/flight.git",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/twitter/flight",
      "name": "Flight",
      "name_with_namespace": "Twitter / Flight",
      "path": "flight",
      "path_with_namespace": "twitter/flight",
      "issues_enabled": true,
      "merge_requests_enabled": true,
      "wiki_enabled": true,
      "jobs_enabled": true,
      "snippets_enabled": false,
      "container_registry_enabled": true,
      "created_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:24.661Z",
      "last_activity_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:24.838Z",
      "shared_runners_enabled": true,
      "creator_id": 1,
      "namespace": {
        "id": 4,
        "name": "Twitter",
        "path": "twitter",
        "kind": "group"
      },
      "avatar_url": null,
      "star_count": 0,
      "forks_count": 0,
      "open_issues_count": 8,
      "public_jobs": true,
      "shared_with_groups": [],
      "request_access_enabled": false
    }
  ],
  "shared_projects": [ // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5
    {
      "id": 8,
      "description": "Velit eveniet provident fugiat saepe eligendi autem.",
      "default_branch": "main",
      "tag_list": [], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "topics": [],
      "archived": false,
      "visibility": "private",
      "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@gitlab.example.com:h5bp/html5-boilerplate.git",
      "http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.example.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate.git",
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate",
      "name": "Html5 Boilerplate",
      "name_with_namespace": "H5bp / Html5 Boilerplate",
      "path": "html5-boilerplate",
      "path_with_namespace": "h5bp/html5-boilerplate",
      "issues_enabled": true,
      "merge_requests_enabled": true,
      "wiki_enabled": true,
      "jobs_enabled": true,
      "snippets_enabled": false,
      "container_registry_enabled": true,
      "created_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:27.089Z",
      "last_activity_at": "2016-06-17T07:47:27.310Z",
      "shared_runners_enabled": true,
      "creator_id": 1,
      "namespace": {
        "id": 5,
        "name": "H5bp",
        "path": "h5bp",
        "kind": "group"
      },
      "avatar_url": null,
      "star_count": 0,
      "forks_count": 0,
      "open_issues_count": 4,
      "public_jobs": true,
      "shared_with_groups": [
        {
          "group_id": 4,
          "group_name": "Twitter",
          "group_full_path": "twitter",
          "group_access_level": 30,
          "expires_at": null
        },
        {
          "group_id": 3,
          "group_name": "Gitlab Org",
          "group_full_path": "gitlab-org",
          "group_access_level": 10,
          "expires_at": "2018-08-14"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "ip_restriction_ranges": null,
  "math_rendering_limits_enabled": true,
  "lock_math_rendering_limits_enabled": false
}

The prevent_sharing_groups_outside_hierarchy attribute is present only on top-level groups.

Users of GitLab Premium or Ultimate also see the attributes:

  • shared_runners_minutes_limit
  • extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit
  • marked_for_deletion_on
  • membership_lock
  • wiki_access_level
  • duo_features_enabled
  • lock_duo_features_enabled

Additional response attributes: 

{
  "id": 4,
  "description": "Aliquid qui quis dignissimos distinctio ut commodi voluptas est.",
  "shared_runners_minutes_limit": 133,
  "extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit": 133,
  "marked_for_deletion_on": "2020-04-03",
  "membership_lock": false,
  "wiki_access_level": "disabled",
  "duo_features_enabled": true,
  "lock_duo_features_enabled": false,
  ...
}

When adding the parameter with_projects=false, projects aren’t returned. 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/4?with_projects=false"

Example response: 

{
  "id": 4,
  "name": "Twitter",
  "path": "twitter",
  "description": "Aliquid qui quis dignissimos distinctio ut commodi voluptas est.",
  "visibility": "public",
  "avatar_url": null,
  "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/twitter",
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "repository_storage": "default",
  "full_name": "Twitter",
  "full_path": "twitter",
  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "parent_id": null
}

List groups

List groups.

List all groups

Get a list of visible groups for the authenticated user. When accessed without authentication, only public groups are returned.

By default, this request returns 20 results at a time because the API results are paginated.

When accessed without authentication, this endpoint also supports keyset pagination:

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
skip_groups array of integers no Skip the group IDs passed
all_available boolean no Show all the groups you have access to (defaults to false for authenticated users, true for administrators); Attributes owned and min_access_level have precedence
search string no Return the list of authorized groups matching the search criteria
order_by string no Order groups by name, path, id, or similarity. Default is name
sort string no Order groups in asc or desc order. Default is asc
statistics boolean no Include group statistics (administrators only).
Note: For top-level groups, the response returns the full root_storage_statistics data displayed in the UI. Introduced in GitLab 17.4.
visibility string no Limit to groups with public, internal, or private visibility.
with_custom_attributes boolean no Include custom attributes in response (administrators only)
owned boolean no Limit to groups explicitly owned by the current user
min_access_level integer no Limit to groups where current user has at least this role (access_level)
top_level_only boolean no Limit to top level groups, excluding all subgroups
repository_storage string no Filter by repository storage used by the group (administrators only). Introduced in GitLab 16.3. Premium and Ultimate only.
marked_for_deletion_on date no Filter by date when group was marked for deletion. Introduced in GitLab 17.1. Premium and Ultimate only. 
GET /groups

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Foobar Group",
    "path": "foo-bar",
    "description": "An interesting group",
    "visibility": "public",
    "share_with_group_lock": false,
    "require_two_factor_authentication": false,
    "two_factor_grace_period": 48,
    "project_creation_level": "developer",
    "auto_devops_enabled": null,
    "subgroup_creation_level": "owner",
    "emails_disabled": null,
    "emails_enabled": null,
    "mentions_disabled": null,
    "lfs_enabled": true,
    "default_branch": null,
    "default_branch_protection": 2,
    "default_branch_protection_defaults": {
      "allowed_to_push": [
          {
              "access_level": 40
          }
      ],
      "allow_force_push": false,
      "allowed_to_merge": [
          {
              "access_level": 40
          }
      ]
    },
    "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/group/avatar/1/foo.jpg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/groups/foo-bar",
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "repository_storage": "default",
    "full_name": "Foobar Group",
    "full_path": "foo-bar",
    "file_template_project_id": 1,
    "parent_id": null,
    "created_at": "2020-01-15T12:36:29.590Z",
    "ip_restriction_ranges": null
  }
]

When adding the parameter statistics=true and the authenticated user is an administrator, additional group statistics are returned. For top-level groups, root_storage_statistics are added as well. 

GET /groups?statistics=true

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Foobar Group",
    "path": "foo-bar",
    "description": "An interesting group",
    "visibility": "public",
    "share_with_group_lock": false,
    "require_two_factor_authentication": false,
    "two_factor_grace_period": 48,
    "project_creation_level": "developer",
    "auto_devops_enabled": null,
    "subgroup_creation_level": "owner",
    "emails_disabled": null,
    "emails_enabled": null,
    "mentions_disabled": null,
    "lfs_enabled": true,
    "default_branch": null,
    "default_branch_protection": 2,
    "default_branch_protection_defaults": {
      "allowed_to_push": [
          {
              "access_level": 40
          }
      ],
      "allow_force_push": false,
      "allowed_to_merge": [
          {
              "access_level": 40
          }
      ]
    },
    "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/group/avatar/1/foo.jpg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/groups/foo-bar",
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "repository_storage": "default",
    "full_name": "Foobar Group",
    "full_path": "foo-bar",
    "file_template_project_id": 1,
    "parent_id": null,
    "created_at": "2020-01-15T12:36:29.590Z",
    "statistics": {
      "storage_size": 363,
      "repository_size": 33,
      "wiki_size": 100,
      "lfs_objects_size": 123,
      "job_artifacts_size": 57,
      "pipeline_artifacts_size": 0,
      "packages_size": 0,
      "snippets_size": 50,
      "uploads_size": 0
    },
    "root_storage_statistics": {
      "build_artifacts_size": 0,
      "container_registry_size": 0,
      "container_registry_size_is_estimated": false,
      "dependency_proxy_size": 0,
      "lfs_objects_size": 0,
      "packages_size": 0,
      "pipeline_artifacts_size": 0,
      "repository_size": 0,
      "snippets_size": 0,
      "storage_size": 0,
      "uploads_size": 0,
      "wiki_size": 0
  },
    "wiki_access_level": "private",
    "duo_features_enabled": true,
    "lock_duo_features_enabled": false,
  }
]

Users of GitLab Premium or Ultimate also see the wiki_access_level, duo_features_enabled, and lock_duo_features_enabled attributes.

You can search for groups by name or path, see below.

You can filter by custom attributes with: 

GET /groups?custom_attributes[key]=value&custom_attributes[other_key]=other_value

Namespaces in groups

By default, groups only get 20 namespaces at a time because the API results are paginated.

To get more (up to 100), pass the following as an argument to the API call: 

/groups?per_page=100

And to switch pages add: 

/groups?per_page=100&page=2

Search for a group

Get all groups that match your string in their name or path. 

GET /groups?search=foobar

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Foobar Group",
    "path": "foo-bar",
    "description": "An interesting group"
  }
]

List group details

List details of the group.

List projects

Get a list of projects in this group. When accessed without authentication, only public projects are returned.

By default, this request returns 20 results at a time because the API results are paginated. 

GET /groups/:id/projects

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
archived boolean no Limit by archived status
visibility string no Limit by visibility public, internal, or private
order_by string no Return projects ordered by id, name, path, created_at, updated_at, similarity 1, star_count or last_activity_at fields. Default is created_at
sort string no Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
search string no Return list of authorized projects matching the search criteria
simple boolean no Return only limited fields for each project. This is a no-op without authentication where only simple fields are returned.
owned boolean no Limit by projects owned by the current user
starred boolean no Limit by projects starred by the current user
topic string no Return projects matching the topic
with_issues_enabled boolean no Limit by projects with issues feature enabled. Default is false
with_merge_requests_enabled boolean no Limit by projects with merge requests feature enabled. Default is false
with_shared boolean no Include projects shared to this group. Default is true
include_subgroups boolean no Include projects in subgroups of this group. Default is false
min_access_level integer no Limit to projects where current user has at least this role (access_level)
with_custom_attributes boolean no Include custom attributes in response (administrators only)
with_security_reports boolean no Return only projects that have security reports artifacts present in any of their builds. This means “projects with security reports enabled”. Default is false. Ultimate only.

Footnotes:

  1. Orders the results by a similarity score calculated from the search URL parameter. When you use order_by=similarity, the sort parameter is ignored. When the search parameter is not provided, the API returns the projects ordered by name.

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 9,
    "description": "foo",
    "default_branch": "main",
    "tag_list": [], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
    "topics": [],
    "archived": false,
    "visibility": "internal",
    "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@gitlab.example.com/html5-boilerplate.git",
    "http_url_to_repo": "http://gitlab.example.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate.git",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate",
    "name": "Html5 Boilerplate",
    "name_with_namespace": "Experimental / Html5 Boilerplate",
    "path": "html5-boilerplate",
    "path_with_namespace": "h5bp/html5-boilerplate",
    "issues_enabled": true,
    "merge_requests_enabled": true,
    "wiki_enabled": true,
    "jobs_enabled": true,
    "snippets_enabled": true,
    "created_at": "2016-04-05T21:40:50.169Z",
    "last_activity_at": "2016-04-06T16:52:08.432Z",
    "shared_runners_enabled": true,
    "creator_id": 1,
    "namespace": {
      "id": 5,
      "name": "Experimental",
      "path": "h5bp",
      "kind": "group"
    },
    "avatar_url": null,
    "star_count": 1,
    "forks_count": 0,
    "open_issues_count": 3,
    "public_jobs": true,
    "shared_with_groups": [],
    "request_access_enabled": false
  }
]
note
To distinguish between a project in the group and a project shared to the group, the namespace attribute can be used. When a project has been shared to the group, its namespace differs from the group the request is being made for.

List shared projects

Get a list of projects shared to this group. When accessed without authentication, only public shared projects are returned.

By default, this request returns 20 results at a time because the API results are paginated. 

GET /groups/:id/projects/shared

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
archived boolean no Limit by archived status
visibility string no Limit by visibility public, internal, or private
order_by string no Return projects ordered by id, name, path, created_at, updated_at, star_count or last_activity_at fields. Default is created_at
sort string no Return projects sorted in asc or desc order. Default is desc
search string no Return list of authorized projects matching the search criteria
simple boolean no Return only limited fields for each project. This is a no-op without authentication where only simple fields are returned.
starred boolean no Limit by projects starred by the current user
with_issues_enabled boolean no Limit by projects with issues feature enabled. Default is false
with_merge_requests_enabled boolean no Limit by projects with merge requests feature enabled. Default is false
min_access_level integer no Limit to projects where current user has at least this role (access_level)
with_custom_attributes boolean no Include custom attributes in response (administrators only)

Example response: 

[
   {
      "id":8,
      "description":"Shared project for Html5 Boilerplate",
      "name":"Html5 Boilerplate",
      "name_with_namespace":"H5bp / Html5 Boilerplate",
      "path":"html5-boilerplate",
      "path_with_namespace":"h5bp/html5-boilerplate",
      "created_at":"2020-04-27T06:13:22.642Z",
      "default_branch":"main",
      "tag_list":[], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "topics":[],
      "ssh_url_to_repo":"ssh://git@gitlab.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate.git",
      "http_url_to_repo":"https://gitlab.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate.git",
      "web_url":"https://gitlab.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate",
      "readme_url":"https://gitlab.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/-/blob/main/README.md",
      "avatar_url":null,
      "star_count":0,
      "forks_count":4,
      "last_activity_at":"2020-04-27T06:13:22.642Z",
      "namespace":{
         "id":28,
         "name":"H5bp",
         "path":"h5bp",
         "kind":"group",
         "full_path":"h5bp",
         "parent_id":null,
         "avatar_url":null,
         "web_url":"https://gitlab.com/groups/h5bp"
      },
      "_links":{
         "self":"https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/8",
         "issues":"https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/8/issues",
         "merge_requests":"https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/8/merge_requests",
         "repo_branches":"https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/8/repository/branches",
         "labels":"https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/8/labels",
         "events":"https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/8/events",
         "members":"https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/8/members"
      },
      "empty_repo":false,
      "archived":false,
      "visibility":"public",
      "resolve_outdated_diff_discussions":false,
      "container_registry_enabled":true,
      "container_expiration_policy":{
         "cadence":"7d",
         "enabled":true,
         "keep_n":null,
         "older_than":null,
         "name_regex":null,
         "name_regex_keep":null,
         "next_run_at":"2020-05-04T06:13:22.654Z"
      },
      "issues_enabled":true,
      "merge_requests_enabled":true,
      "wiki_enabled":true,
      "jobs_enabled":true,
      "snippets_enabled":true,
      "can_create_merge_request_in":true,
      "issues_access_level":"enabled",
      "repository_access_level":"enabled",
      "merge_requests_access_level":"enabled",
      "forking_access_level":"enabled",
      "wiki_access_level":"enabled",
      "builds_access_level":"enabled",
      "snippets_access_level":"enabled",
      "pages_access_level":"enabled",
      "security_and_compliance_access_level":"enabled",
      "emails_disabled":null,
      "emails_enabled": null,
      "shared_runners_enabled":true,
      "lfs_enabled":true,
      "creator_id":1,
      "import_status":"failed",
      "open_issues_count":10,
      "ci_default_git_depth":50,
      "ci_forward_deployment_enabled":true,
      "ci_forward_deployment_rollback_allowed": true,
      "ci_allow_fork_pipelines_to_run_in_parent_project":true,
      "public_jobs":true,
      "build_timeout":3600,
      "auto_cancel_pending_pipelines":"enabled",
      "ci_config_path":null,
      "shared_with_groups":[
         {
            "group_id":24,
            "group_name":"Commit451",
            "group_full_path":"Commit451",
            "group_access_level":30,
            "expires_at":null
         }
      ],
      "only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds":false,
      "request_access_enabled":true,
      "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved":false,
      "remove_source_branch_after_merge":true,
      "printing_merge_request_link_enabled":true,
      "merge_method":"merge",
      "suggestion_commit_message":null,
      "auto_devops_enabled":true,
      "auto_devops_deploy_strategy":"continuous",
      "autoclose_referenced_issues":true,
      "repository_storage":"default"
   }
]

List provisioned users

Tier: Premium, Ultimate Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated

Get a list of users provisioned by a given group. Does not include subgroups.

Requires at least the Maintainer role on the group. 

GET /groups/:id/provisioned_users

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the group
username string no Return single user with a specific username
search string no Search users by name, email, username
active boolean no Return only active users
blocked boolean no Return only blocked users
created_after datetime no Return users created after the specified time
created_before datetime no Return users created before the specified time

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 66,
    "username": "user22",
    "name": "John Doe22",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/xxx?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://my.gitlab.com/user22",
    "created_at": "2021-09-10T12:48:22.381Z",
    "bio": "",
    "location": null,
    "public_email": "",
    "skype": "",
    "linkedin": "",
    "twitter": "",
    "website_url": "",
    "organization": null,
    "job_title": "",
    "pronouns": null,
    "bot": false,
    "work_information": null,
    "followers": 0,
    "following": 0,
    "local_time": null,
    "last_sign_in_at": null,
    "confirmed_at": "2021-09-10T12:48:22.330Z",
    "last_activity_on": null,
    "email": "user22@example.org",
    "theme_id": 1,
    "color_scheme_id": 1,
    "projects_limit": 100000,
    "current_sign_in_at": null,
    "identities": [ ],
    "can_create_group": true,
    "can_create_project": true,
    "two_factor_enabled": false,
    "external": false,
    "private_profile": false,
    "commit_email": "user22@example.org",
    "shared_runners_minutes_limit": null,
    "extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit": null
  },
  ...
]

List users

Tier: Premium, Ultimate Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated Status: Experiment
History

Get a list of users for a group. This endpoint returns users that are related to a top-level group regardless of their current membership. For example, users that have a SAML identity connected to the group, or service accounts created by the group or subgroups.

This endpoint is an experiment and might be changed or removed without notice.

Requires Owner role for the group. 

GET /groups/:id/users

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/345/users?include_saml_users=true&include_service_accounts=true"

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
include_saml_users boolean yes (see description) Include users with a SAML identity. Either this value or include_service_accounts must be true.
include_service_accounts boolean yes (see description) Include service account users. Either this value or include_saml_users must be true.
search string no Search users by name, email, username.

If successful, returns 200 OK and the following response attributes:

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 66,
    "username": "user22",
    "name": "John Doe22",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/xxx?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://my.gitlab.com/user22",
    "created_at": "2021-09-10T12:48:22.381Z",
    "bio": "",
    "location": null,
    "public_email": "",
    "skype": "",
    "linkedin": "",
    "twitter": "",
    "website_url": "",
    "organization": null,
    "job_title": "",
    "pronouns": null,
    "bot": false,
    "work_information": null,
    "followers": 0,
    "following": 0,
    "local_time": null,
    "last_sign_in_at": null,
    "confirmed_at": "2021-09-10T12:48:22.330Z",
    "last_activity_on": null,
    "email": "user22@example.org",
    "theme_id": 1,
    "color_scheme_id": 1,
    "projects_limit": 100000,
    "current_sign_in_at": null,
    "identities": [ ],
    "can_create_group": true,
    "can_create_project": true,
    "two_factor_enabled": false,
    "external": false,
    "private_profile": false,
    "commit_email": "user22@example.org",
    "shared_runners_minutes_limit": null,
    "extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit": null
  },
  ...
]

List subgroups

Get a list of visible direct subgroups in this group.

By default, this request returns 20 results at a time because the API results are paginated.

If you request this list as:

  • An unauthenticated user, the response returns only public groups.
  • An authenticated user, the response returns only the groups you’re a member of and does not include public groups.

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group of the immediate parent group
skip_groups array of integers no Skip the group IDs passed
all_available boolean no Show all the groups you have access to (defaults to false for authenticated users, true for administrators); Attributes owned and min_access_level have precedence
search string no Return the list of authorized groups matching the search criteria. Only subgroup short paths are searched (not full paths)
order_by string no Order groups by name, path or id. Default is name
sort string no Order groups in asc or desc order. Default is asc
statistics boolean no Include group statistics (administrators only)
with_custom_attributes boolean no Include custom attributes in response (administrators only)
owned boolean no Limit to groups explicitly owned by the current user
min_access_level integer no Limit to groups where current user has at least this role (access_level) 
GET /groups/:id/subgroups

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Foobar Group",
    "path": "foo-bar",
    "description": "An interesting group",
    "visibility": "public",
    "share_with_group_lock": false,
    "require_two_factor_authentication": false,
    "two_factor_grace_period": 48,
    "project_creation_level": "developer",
    "auto_devops_enabled": null,
    "subgroup_creation_level": "owner",
    "emails_disabled": null,
    "emails_enabled": null,
    "mentions_disabled": null,
    "lfs_enabled": true,
    "default_branch": null,
    "default_branch_protection": 2,
    "default_branch_protection_defaults": {
      "allowed_to_push": [
          {
              "access_level": 40
          }
      ],
      "allow_force_push": false,
      "allowed_to_merge": [
          {
              "access_level": 40
          }
      ]
    },
    "avatar_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/uploads/group/avatar/1/foo.jpg",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/foo-bar",
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "repository_storage": "default",
    "full_name": "Foobar Group",
    "full_path": "foo-bar",
    "file_template_project_id": 1,
    "parent_id": 123,
    "created_at": "2020-01-15T12:36:29.590Z"
  }
]

Users of GitLab Premium or Ultimate also see the wiki_access_level, duo_features_enabled, and lock_duo_features_enabled attributes.

List descendant groups

Get a list of visible descendant groups of this group. When accessed without authentication, only public groups are returned.

By default, this request returns 20 results at a time because the API results are paginated.

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group of the immediate parent group
skip_groups array of integers no Skip the group IDs passed
all_available boolean no Show all the groups you have access to (defaults to false for authenticated users, true for administrators). Attributes owned and min_access_level have precedence
search string no Return the list of authorized groups matching the search criteria. Only descendant group short paths are searched (not full paths)
order_by string no Order groups by name, path, or id. Default is name
sort string no Order groups in asc or desc order. Default is asc
statistics boolean no Include group statistics (administrators only)
with_custom_attributes boolean no Include custom attributes in response (administrators only)
owned boolean no Limit to groups explicitly owned by the current user
min_access_level integer no Limit to groups where current user has at least this role (access_level) 
GET /groups/:id/descendant_groups

[
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Bar Group",
    "path": "bar",
    "description": "A subgroup of Foo Group",
    "visibility": "public",
    "share_with_group_lock": false,
    "require_two_factor_authentication": false,
    "two_factor_grace_period": 48,
    "project_creation_level": "developer",
    "auto_devops_enabled": null,
    "subgroup_creation_level": "owner",
    "emails_disabled": null,
    "emails_enabled": null,
    "mentions_disabled": null,
    "lfs_enabled": true,
    "default_branch": null,
    "default_branch_protection": 2,
    "default_branch_protection_defaults": {
      "allowed_to_push": [
          {
              "access_level": 40
          }
      ],
      "allow_force_push": false,
      "allowed_to_merge": [
          {
              "access_level": 40
          }
      ]
    },
    "avatar_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/uploads/group/avatar/1/bar.jpg",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/foo/bar",
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "full_name": "Bar Group",
    "full_path": "foo/bar",
    "file_template_project_id": 1,
    "parent_id": 123,
    "created_at": "2020-01-15T12:36:29.590Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "name": "Baz Group",
    "path": "baz",
    "description": "A subgroup of Bar Group",
    "visibility": "public",
    "share_with_group_lock": false,
    "require_two_factor_authentication": false,
    "two_factor_grace_period": 48,
    "project_creation_level": "developer",
    "auto_devops_enabled": null,
    "subgroup_creation_level": "owner",
    "emails_disabled": null,
    "emails_enabled": null,
    "mentions_disabled": null,
    "lfs_enabled": true,
    "default_branch": null,
    "default_branch_protection": 2,
    "default_branch_protection_defaults": {
      "allowed_to_push": [
          {
              "access_level": 40
          }
      ],
      "allow_force_push": false,
      "allowed_to_merge": [
          {
              "access_level": 40
          }
      ]
    },
    "avatar_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/uploads/group/avatar/1/baz.jpg",
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/foo/bar/baz",
    "request_access_enabled": false,
    "full_name": "Baz Group",
    "full_path": "foo/bar/baz",
    "file_template_project_id": 1,
    "parent_id": 123,
    "created_at": "2020-01-15T12:36:29.590Z"
  }
]

Users of GitLab Premium or Ultimate also see the wiki_access_level, duo_features_enabled, and lock_duo_features_enabled attributes.

List shared groups

Get a list of groups where the given group has been invited. When accessed without authentication, only public shared groups are returned.

By default, this request returns 20 results at a time because the API results are paginated.

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
skip_groups array of integers no Skip the specified group IDs
search string no Return the list of authorized groups matching the search criteria
order_by string no Order groups by name, path, id, or similarity. Default is name
sort string no Order groups in asc or desc order. Default is asc
visibility string no Limit to groups with public, internal, or private visibility.
min_access_level integer no Limit to groups where current user has at least the specified role (access_level)
with_custom_attributes boolean no Include custom attributes in response (administrators only) 
GET /groups/:id/groups/shared

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 101,
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/some_path",
    "name": "group1",
    "path": "some_path",
    "description": "",
    "visibility": "public",
    "share_with_group_lock": "false",
    "require_two_factor_authentication": "false",
    "two_factor_grace_period": 48,
    "project_creation_level": "maintainer",
    "auto_devops_enabled": "nil",
    "subgroup_creation_level": "maintainer",
    "emails_disabled": "false",
    "emails_enabled": "true",
    "mentions_disabled": "nil",
    "lfs_enabled": "true",
    "math_rendering_limits_enabled": "true",
    "lock_math_rendering_limits_enabled": "false",
    "default_branch": "nil",
    "default_branch_protection": 2,
    "default_branch_protection_defaults": {
        "allowed_to_push": [
          {
              "access_level": 30
          }
        ],
        "allow_force_push": "true",
        "allowed_to_merge": [
          {
              "access_level": 30
          }
        ],
        "developer_can_initial_push": "false",
        "code_owner_approval_required": "false"
    },
    "avatar_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/uploads/-/system/group/avatar/101/banana_sample.gif",
    "request_access_enabled": "true",
    "full_name": "group1",
    "full_path": "some_path",
    "created_at": "2024-06-06T09:39:30.056Z",
    "parent_id": "nil",
    "organization_id": 1,
    "shared_runners_setting": "enabled",
    "ldap_cn": "nil",
    "ldap_access": "nil",
    "wiki_access_level": "enabled"
  }
]

List invited groups

Get a list of invited groups in the given group. When accessed without authentication, only public invited groups are returned. This endpoint is rate-limited to 60 requests per minute per user (for authenticated users) or IP (for unauthenticated users).

By default, this request returns 20 results at a time because the API results are paginated.

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
search string no Return the list of authorized groups matching the search criteria
min_access_level integer no Limit to groups where current user has at least the specified role (access_level)
relation array of strings no Filter the groups by relation (direct or inherited)
with_custom_attributes boolean no Include custom attributes in response (administrators only) 
GET /groups/:id/invited_groups

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 33,
    "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/flightjs",
    "name": "Flightjs",
    "path": "flightjs",
    "description": "Illo dolorum tempore eligendi minima ducimus provident.",
    "visibility": "public",
    "share_with_group_lock": false,
    "require_two_factor_authentication": false,
    "two_factor_grace_period": 48,
    "project_creation_level": "developer",
    "auto_devops_enabled": null,
    "subgroup_creation_level": "maintainer",
    "emails_disabled": false,
    "emails_enabled": true,
    "mentions_disabled": null,
    "lfs_enabled": true,
    "math_rendering_limits_enabled": true,
    "lock_math_rendering_limits_enabled": false,
    "default_branch": null,
    "default_branch_protection": 2,
    "default_branch_protection_defaults": {
      "allowed_to_push": [
        {
          "access_level": 40
        }
      ],
      "allow_force_push": false,
      "allowed_to_merge": [
        {
          "access_level": 40
        }
      ],
      "developer_can_initial_push": false
    },
    "avatar_url": null,
    "request_access_enabled": true,
    "full_name": "Flightjs",
    "full_path": "flightjs",
    "created_at": "2024-07-09T10:31:08.307Z",
    "parent_id": null,
    "organization_id": 1,
    "shared_runners_setting": "enabled",
    "ldap_cn": null,
    "ldap_access": null,
    "wiki_access_level": "enabled"
  }
]

List audit events

Tier: Premium, Ultimate Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated

Group audit events can be accessed via the Group audit events API

Manage groups

Create a group

note
On GitLab SaaS, you must use the GitLab UI to create groups without a parent group. You cannot use the API to do this.

Creates a new project group. Available only for users who can create groups. 

POST /groups

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
name string yes The name of the group.
path string yes The path of the group.
auto_devops_enabled boolean no Default to Auto DevOps pipeline for all projects within this group.
avatar mixed no Image file for avatar of the group.
default_branch string no The default branch name for group’s projects. Introduced in GitLab 16.11.
default_branch_protection integer no Deprecated in GitLab 17.0. Use default_branch_protection_defaults instead.
default_branch_protection_defaults hash no Introduced in GitLab 17.0. For available options, see Options for default_branch_protection_defaults.
description string no The group’s description.
enabled_git_access_protocol string no Enabled protocols for Git access. Allowed values are: ssh, http, and all to allow both protocols. Introduced in GitLab 16.9.
emails_disabled boolean no (Deprecated in GitLab 16.5.) Disable email notifications. Use emails_enabled instead.
emails_enabled boolean no Enable email notifications.
lfs_enabled boolean no Enable/disable Large File Storage (LFS) for the projects in this group.
mentions_disabled boolean no Disable the capability of a group from getting mentioned.
organization_id integer no The organization ID for the group.
parent_id integer no The parent group ID for creating nested group.
project_creation_level string no Determine if developers can create projects in the group. Can be noone (No one), maintainer (users with the Maintainer role), or developer (users with the Developer or Maintainer role).
request_access_enabled boolean no Allow users to request member access.
require_two_factor_authentication boolean no Require all users in this group to set up two-factor authentication.
share_with_group_lock boolean no Prevent sharing a project with another group within this group.
subgroup_creation_level string no Allowed to create subgroups. Can be owner (Owners), or maintainer (users with the Maintainer role).
two_factor_grace_period integer no Time before Two-factor authentication is enforced (in hours).
visibility string no The group’s visibility. Can be private, internal, or public.
membership_lock boolean no Users cannot be added to projects in this group. Premium and Ultimate only.
extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit integer no Can be set by administrators only. Additional compute minutes for this group. Self-managed, Premium and Ultimate only.
shared_runners_minutes_limit integer no Can be set by administrators only. Maximum number of monthly compute minutes for this group. Can be nil (default; inherit system default), 0 (unlimited), or > 0. Self-managed, Premium and Ultimate only.
wiki_access_level string no The wiki access level. Can be disabled, private, or enabled. Premium and Ultimate only.

Options for default_branch_protection

The default_branch_protection attribute determines whether users with the Developer or Maintainer role can push to the applicable default branch, as described in the following table:

Value Description
0 No protection. Users with the Developer or Maintainer role can:
- Push new commits
- Force push changes
- Delete the branch
1 Partial protection. Users with the Developer or Maintainer role can:
- Push new commits
2 Full protection. Only users with the Maintainer role can:
- Push new commits
3 Protected against pushes. Users with the Maintainer role can:
- Push new commits
- Force push changes
- Accept merge requests
Users with the Developer role can:
- Accept merge requests
4 Full protection after initial push. User with the Developer role can:
- Push commit to empty repository.
Users with the Maintainer role can:
- Push new commits
- Accept merge requests

Options for default_branch_protection_defaults

History

The default_branch_protection_defaults attribute describes the default branch protection defaults. All parameters are optional.

Key Type Description
allowed_to_push array An array of access levels allowed to push. Supports Developer (30) or Maintainer (40).
allow_force_push boolean Allow force push for all users with push access.
allowed_to_merge array An array of access levels allowed to merge. Supports Developer (30) or Maintainer (40).
developer_can_initial_push boolean Allow developers to initial push.

Create a subgroup

This is similar to creating a New group. You need the parent_id from the List groups call. You can then enter the desired:

  • subgroup_path
  • subgroup_name 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
     --data '{"path": "<subgroup_path>", "name": "<subgroup_name>", "parent_id": <parent_group_id> }' \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/"

Sync a group with LDAP

Tier: Premium, Ultimate Offering: Self-managed

Syncs the group with its linked LDAP group. Only available to group owners and administrators. 

POST /groups/:id/ldap_sync

Parameters:

  • id (required) - The ID or path of a user group

Update group attributes

History
  • unique_project_download_limit, unique_project_download_limit_interval_in_seconds, and unique_project_download_limit_allowlist introduced in GitLab 15.3 with a flag named limit_unique_project_downloads_per_namespace_user. Disabled by default.
On self-managed GitLab, by default unique_project_download_limit, unique_project_download_limit_interval_in_seconds, unique_project_download_limit_allowlist and auto_ban_user_on_excessive_projects_download are not available. To make them available, an administrator can enable the feature flag named limit_unique_project_downloads_per_namespace_user.

Updates the project group. Only available to group owners and administrators. 

PUT /groups/:id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes The ID of the group.
name string no The name of the group.
path string no The path of the group.
auto_devops_enabled boolean no Default to Auto DevOps pipeline for all projects within this group.
avatar mixed no Image file for avatar of the group.
default_branch string no The default branch name for group’s projects. Introduced in GitLab 16.11.
default_branch_protection integer no Deprecated in GitLab 17.0. Use default_branch_protection_defaults instead.
default_branch_protection_defaults hash no Introduced in GitLab 17.0. For available options, see Options for default_branch_protection_defaults.
description string no The description of the group.
enabled_git_access_protocol string no Enabled protocols for Git access. Allowed values are: ssh, http, and all to allow both protocols. Introduced in GitLab 16.9.
emails_disabled boolean no (Deprecated in GitLab 16.5.) Disable email notifications. Use emails_enabled instead.
emails_enabled boolean no Enable email notifications.
lfs_enabled boolean no Enable/disable Large File Storage (LFS) for the projects in this group.
mentions_disabled boolean no Disable the capability of a group from getting mentioned.
prevent_sharing_groups_outside_hierarchy boolean no See Prevent group sharing outside the group hierarchy. This attribute is only available on top-level groups.
project_creation_level string no Determine if developers can create projects in the group. Can be noone (No one), maintainer (users with the Maintainer role), or developer (users with the Developer or Maintainer role).
request_access_enabled boolean no Allow users to request member access.
require_two_factor_authentication boolean no Require all users in this group to set up two-factor authentication.
shared_runners_setting string no See Options for shared_runners_setting. Enable or disable instance runners for a group’s subgroups and projects.
share_with_group_lock boolean no Prevent sharing a project with another group within this group.
subgroup_creation_level string no Allowed to create subgroups. Can be owner (Owners), or maintainer (users with the Maintainer role).
two_factor_grace_period integer no Time before Two-factor authentication is enforced (in hours).
visibility string no The visibility level of the group. Can be private, internal, or public.
extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit integer no Can be set by administrators only. Additional compute minutes for this group. Self-managed, Premium and Ultimate only.
file_template_project_id integer no The ID of a project to load custom file templates from. Premium and Ultimate only.
membership_lock boolean no Users cannot be added to projects in this group. Premium and Ultimate only.
prevent_forking_outside_group boolean no When enabled, users can not fork projects from this group to external namespaces. Premium and Ultimate only.
shared_runners_minutes_limit integer no Can be set by administrators only. Maximum number of monthly compute minutes for this group. Can be nil (default; inherit system default), 0 (unlimited), or > 0. Self-managed, Premium and Ultimate only.
unique_project_download_limit integer no Maximum number of unique projects a user can download in the specified time period before they are banned. Available only on top-level groups. Default: 0, Maximum: 10,000. Ultimate only.
unique_project_download_limit_interval_in_seconds integer no Time period during which a user can download a maximum amount of projects before they are banned. Available only on top-level groups. Default: 0, Maximum: 864,000 seconds (10 days). Ultimate only.
unique_project_download_limit_allowlist array of strings no List of usernames excluded from the unique project download limit. Available only on top-level groups. Default: [], Maximum: 100 usernames. Ultimate only.
unique_project_download_limit_alertlist array of integers no List of user IDs that are emailed when the unique project download limit is exceeded. Available only on top-level groups. Default: [], Maximum: 100 user IDs. Introduced in GitLab 15.9. Ultimate only.
auto_ban_user_on_excessive_projects_download boolean no When enabled, users are automatically banned from the group when they download more than the maximum number of unique projects specified by unique_project_download_limit and unique_project_download_limit_interval_in_seconds. Introduced in GitLab 15.4. Ultimate only.
ip_restriction_ranges string no Comma-separated list of IP addresses or subnet masks to restrict group access. Introduced in GitLab 15.4. Premium and Ultimate only.
allowed_email_domains_list string no Comma-separated list of email address domains to allow group access. Introduced in 17.4. GitLab Premium and Ultimate only.
wiki_access_level string no The wiki access level. Can be disabled, private, or enabled. Premium and Ultimate only.
math_rendering_limits_enabled boolean no Indicates if math rendering limits are used for this group.
lock_math_rendering_limits_enabled boolean no Indicates if math rendering limits are locked for all descendent groups.
duo_features_enabled boolean no Indicates whether GitLab Duo features are enabled for this group. Introduced in GitLab 16.10. Self-managed, Premium and Ultimate only.
lock_duo_features_enabled boolean no Indicates whether the GitLab Duo features enabled setting is enforced for all subgroups. Introduced in GitLab 16.10. Self-managed, Premium and Ultimate only.
note
The projects and shared_projects attributes in the response are deprecated and scheduled for removal in API v5. To get the details of all projects within a group, use either the list a group’s projects or the list a group’s shared projects endpoint.
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/5?name=Experimental"

This endpoint returns a maximum of 100 projects and shared projects. To get the details of all projects in a group, use the list a group’s projects endpoint instead.

Example response: 

{
  "id": 5,
  "name": "Experimental",
  "path": "h5bp",
  "description": "foo",
  "visibility": "internal",
  "avatar_url": null,
  "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/groups/h5bp",
  "request_access_enabled": false,
  "repository_storage": "default",
  "full_name": "Foobar Group",
  "full_path": "h5bp",
  "file_template_project_id": 1,
  "parent_id": null,
  "enabled_git_access_protocol": "all",
  "created_at": "2020-01-15T12:36:29.590Z",
  "prevent_sharing_groups_outside_hierarchy": false,
  "projects": [ // Deprecated and will be removed in API v5
    {
      "id": 9,
      "description": "foo",
      "default_branch": "main",
      "tag_list": [], //deprecated, use `topics` instead
      "topics": [],
      "public": false,
      "archived": false,
      "visibility": "internal",
      "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@gitlab.example.com/html5-boilerplate.git",
      "http_url_to_repo": "http://gitlab.example.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate.git",
      "web_url": "http://gitlab.example.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate",
      "name": "Html5 Boilerplate",
      "name_with_namespace": "Experimental / Html5 Boilerplate",
      "path": "html5-boilerplate",
      "path_with_namespace": "h5bp/html5-boilerplate",
      "issues_enabled": true,
      "merge_requests_enabled": true,
      "wiki_enabled": true,
      "jobs_enabled": true,
      "snippets_enabled": true,
      "created_at": "2016-04-05T21:40:50.169Z",
      "last_activity_at": "2016-04-06T16:52:08.432Z",
      "shared_runners_enabled": true,
      "creator_id": 1,
      "namespace": {
        "id": 5,
        "name": "Experimental",
        "path": "h5bp",
        "kind": "group"
      },
      "avatar_url": null,
      "star_count": 1,
      "forks_count": 0,
      "open_issues_count": 3,
      "public_jobs": true,
      "shared_with_groups": [],
      "request_access_enabled": false
    }
  ],
  "ip_restriction_ranges": null,
  "math_rendering_limits_enabled": true,
  "lock_math_rendering_limits_enabled": false
}

The prevent_sharing_groups_outside_hierarchy attribute is present in the response only for top-level groups.

Users of GitLab Premium or Ultimate also see the wiki_access_level, duo_features_enabled, andlock_duo_features_enabled attributes.

Options for shared_runners_setting

The shared_runners_setting attribute determines whether instance runners are enabled for a group’s subgroups and projects.

Value Description
enabled Enables instance runners for all projects and subgroups in this group.
disabled_and_overridable Disables instance runners for all projects and subgroups in this group, but allows subgroups to override this setting.
disabled_and_unoverridable Disables instance runners for all projects and subgroups in this group, and prevents subgroups from overriding this setting.
disabled_with_override (Deprecated. Use disabled_and_overridable) Disables instance runners for all projects and subgroups in this group, but allows subgroups to override this setting.

Group members

See the Group Members documentation.

Update group avatars

Update group avatars.

Download a group avatar

Get a group avatar. This endpoint can be accessed without authentication if the group is publicly accessible. 

GET /groups/:id/avatar
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes ID of the group

Example: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $GITLAB_LOCAL_TOKEN" \
  --remote-header-name \
  --remote-name \
  "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/4/avatar"

Upload a group avatar

To upload an avatar file from your file system, use the --form argument. This causes curl to post data using the header Content-Type: multipart/form-data. The file= parameter must point to a file on your file system and be preceded by @. For example: 

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/22" \
     --form "avatar=@/tmp/example.png"

Remove a group avatar

History

To remove a group avatar, use a blank value for the avatar attribute.

Example request: 

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/22" \
     --data "avatar="

Delete a group

History
  • Immediately deleting subgroups was introduced in GitLab 15.3 with a flag named immediate_delete_subgroup_api. Disabled by default.
  • Immediately deleting subgroups was enabled on GitLab.com and self-managed in GitLab 15.4.
  • Immediately deleting subgroups was enabled by default in GitLab 15.4.
  • The flag immediate_delete_subgroup_api for immediately deleting subgroups was removed in GitLab 15.9.

Only available to group owners and administrators.

This endpoint:

  • On Premium and Ultimate tiers, marks the group for deletion. The deletion happens 7 days later by default, but you can change the retention period in the instance settings.
  • On Free tier, deletes the group immediately and queues a background job to delete all projects in the group.
  • Deletes a subgroup immediately if the subgroup is marked for deletion (GitLab 15.4 and later). The endpoint does not immediately delete top-level groups. 
DELETE /groups/:id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
permanently_remove boolean/string no Immediately deletes a subgroup if it is marked for deletion. Introduced in GitLab 15.4. Premium and Ultimate only.
full_path string no Full path of subgroup to use with permanently_remove. Introduced in GitLab 15.4. To find the subgroup path, see the group details. Premium and Ultimate only.

The response is 202 Accepted if the user has authorization.

note
A GitLab.com group can’t be deleted if it is linked to a subscription. To delete such a group, first link the subscription with a different group.

Restore a group marked for deletion

Tier: Premium, Ultimate Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated

Restores a group marked for deletion. 

POST /groups/:id/restore

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group

Revoke a token

History
  • Introduced in GitLab 17.2 with a flag named group_agnostic_token_revocation. Disabled by default.
  • Revocation of user feed tokens introduced in GitLab 17.3.
The availability of this feature is controlled by a feature flag. For more information, see the history.

Revoke a token, if it has access to the group or any of its subgroups and projects. If the token is revoked, or was already revoked, its details are returned in the response.

The following criteria must be met:

  • The group must be a top-level group.
  • You must have the Owner role for the group.
  • The token type is one of:
    • Personal access token
    • Group access token
    • Project access token
    • Group deploy token
    • User feed tokens

Additional token types may be supported at a later date. 

POST /groups/:id/tokens/revoke
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group.
token string Yes The plaintext token.

If successful, returns 200 OK and a JSON representation of the token. The attributes returned will vary by token type.

Example request 

curl --request POST \
  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"token":"glpat-EXAMPLE"}' \
  --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/63/tokens/revoke"

Example response: 

{
    "id": 9,
    "name": "my-subgroup-deploytoken",
    "username": "gitlab+deploy-token-9",
    "expires_at": null,
    "scopes":
    [
        "read_repository",
        "read_package_registry",
        "write_package_registry"
    ],
    "revoked": true,
    "expired": false
}

Share groups with groups

These endpoints create and delete links for sharing a group with another group. For more information, see the related discussion in the GitLab Groups page.

Share group with another group. Returns 200 and the group details on success. 

POST /groups/:id/share
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
group_id integer yes The ID of the group to share with
group_access integer yes The role (access_level) to grant the group
expires_at string no Share expiration date in ISO 8601 format: 2016-09-26

Unshare the group from another group. Returns 204 and no content on success. 

DELETE /groups/:id/share/:group_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group
group_id integer yes The ID of the group to share with

Transfer a project to a group

Transfer a project to the Group namespace. Available only to instance administrators, although an alternative API endpoint is available which does not require administrator access on the instance. Transferring projects may fail when tagged packages exist in the project’s repository. 

POST /groups/:id/projects/:project_id

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the target group
project_id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/4/projects/56"

Transfer a group

Transfer a group to a new parent group or turn a subgroup to a top-level group. Available to administrators and users: 

POST /groups/:id/transfer

Parameters:

Attribute Type Required Description
id integer yes ID of the group to transfer.
group_id integer no ID of the new parent group. When not specified, the group to transfer is instead turned into a top-level group. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/4/transfer?group_id=7"

List locations available for group transfer

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Retrieve a list of groups to which the user can transfer a group. 

GET /groups/:id/transfer_locations
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer or string Yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group to be transferred.
search string No The group names to search for.

Example request: 

curl --request GET "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/transfer_locations"

Example response: 

[
  {
    "id": 27,
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/gitlab",
    "name": "GitLab",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "full_name": "GitLab",
    "full_path": "GitLab"
  },
  {
    "id": 31,
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/foobar",
    "name": "FooBar",
    "avatar_url": null,
    "full_name": "FooBar",
    "full_path": "FooBar"
  }
]