- List groups
- List a group’s subgroups
- List a group’s descendant groups
- List a group’s projects
- List a group’s shared projects
- Details of a group
- New group
- New Subgroup
- Transfer project to group
- Get groups to which a user can transfer a group
- Transfer a group to a new parent group / Turn a subgroup to a top-level group
- Update group
- Remove group
- Restore group marked for deletion
- Search for group
- List provisioned users
- Hooks
- Group Audit Events
- Sync group with LDAP
- Group members
- LDAP Group Links
- SAML Group Links
- Namespaces in groups
- Group badges
- Group Import/Export
- Share Groups with Groups
- Push Rules
Groups API
List 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:
- When requesting consecutive pages of results, we recommend you use keyset pagination.
- Beyond a specific offset limit (specified by max offset allowed by the REST API for offset-based pagination), offset pagination is unavailable.
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 (if searching, introduced in GitLab 14.1). 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)
|
top_level_only | boolean | no | Limit to top level groups, excluding all subgroups |
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,
"mentions_disabled": null,
"lfs_enabled": true,
"default_branch_protection": 2,
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/group/avatar/1/foo.jpg",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/groups/foo-bar",
"request_access_enabled": false,
"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.
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,
"mentions_disabled": null,
"lfs_enabled": true,
"default_branch_protection": 2,
"avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/group/avatar/1/foo.jpg",
"web_url": "http://localhost:3000/groups/foo-bar",
"request_access_enabled": false,
"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
},
"wiki_access_level": "private"
}
]
Users of GitLab Premium or higher also see the wiki_access_level attribute.
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
List a group’s 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,
"mentions_disabled": null,
"lfs_enabled": true,
"default_branch_protection": 2,
"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,
"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 higher also see the wiki_access_level attribute.
List a group’s descendant groups
Introduced in GitLab 13.5
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,
"mentions_disabled": null,
"lfs_enabled": true,
"default_branch_protection": 2,
"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,
"mentions_disabled": null,
"lfs_enabled": true,
"default_branch_protection": 2,
"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 higher also see the wiki_access_level attribute.
List a group’s 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 owned by the authenticated user |
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), 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 |
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
|
- Order by similarity: Orders the results by a similarity score calculated from the provided
searchURL parameter. When usingorder_by=similarity, thesortparameter is ignored. When thesearchparameter is not provided, the API returns the projects ordered byname.
Example response:
[
{
"id": 9,
"description": "foo",
"default_branch": "master",
"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
}
]
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 a group’s 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 owned by the authenticated user |
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, 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":"master",
"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/master/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,
"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_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"
}
]
Details of a group
The membership_lock field was introduced in GitLab 14.10.
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
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 owned by the authenticated user. |
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 within a group, use the list a group’s projects endpoint.) |
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:
- All projects and shared projects in GitLab 12.5 and earlier.
- A maximum of 100 projects and shared projects in GitLab 12.6 and later. 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,
"full_name": "Twitter",
"full_path": "twitter",
"runners_token": "ba324ca7b1c77fc20bb9",
"file_template_project_id": 1,
"parent_id": null,
"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": "master",
"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": "master",
"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": "master",
"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
}
The prevent_sharing_groups_outside_hierarchy attribute is present only on top-level groups.
Users of GitLab Premium or higher also see the attributes:
shared_runners_minutes_limitextra_shared_runners_minutes_limitmarked_for_deletion_onmembership_lockwiki_access_level
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",
...
}
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,
"full_name": "Twitter",
"full_path": "twitter",
"file_template_project_id": 1,
"parent_id": null
}
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"
Disable the results limit
The 100 results limit can break integrations developed using GitLab 12.4 and earlier.
For GitLab 12.5 to GitLab 13.12, the limit can be disabled while migrating to using the list a group’s projects endpoint.
Ask a GitLab administrator with Rails console access to run the following command:
Feature.disable(:limit_projects_in_groups_api)
For GitLab 14.0 and later, the limit cannot be disabled.
New group
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. Introduced in GitLab 12.9 |
default_branch_protection | integer | no | See Options for default_branch_protection. Default to the global level default branch protection setting. |
description | string | no | The group’s description. |
emails_disabled | boolean | no | Disable 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. |
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 setup 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. |
extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit
| integer | no | Can be set by administrators only. Additional CI/CD minutes for this group. |
shared_runners_minutes_limit
| integer | no | Can be set by administrators only. Maximum number of monthly CI/CD minutes for this group. Can be nil (default; inherit system default), 0 (unlimited), or > 0. |
wiki_access_level
| string | no | The wiki access level. Can be disabled, private, or enabled. |
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 |
New 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_pathsubgroup_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/"
Transfer project to 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"
Get groups to which a user can transfer a group
Introduced in GitLab 15.4
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"
}
]
Transfer a group to a new parent group / Turn a subgroup to a top-level group
Introduced in GitLab 14.6.
Transfer a group to a new parent group or turn a subgroup to a top-level group. Available to administrators and users:
- With the Owner role for the group to transfer.
- With permission to create a subgroup in the new parent group if transferring a group.
- With permission to create a top-level group if turning a subgroup into a top-level group.
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"
Update group
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, ask an administrator to 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. Introduced in GitLab 12.9 |
default_branch_protection | integer | no | See Options for default_branch_protection. |
description | string | no | The description of the group. |
emails_disabled | boolean | no | Disable 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. Introduced in GitLab 14.1 |
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 setup Two-factor authentication. |
shared_runners_setting | string | no | See Options for shared_runners_setting. Enable or disable shared 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 CI/CD minutes for this group. |
file_template_project_id
| integer | no | The ID of a project to load custom file templates from. |
membership_lock
| boolean | no | Users cannot be added to projects in this group. |
prevent_forking_outside_group
| boolean | no | When enabled, users can not fork projects from this group to external namespaces. |
shared_runners_minutes_limit
| integer | no | Can be set by administrators only. Maximum number of monthly CI/CD minutes for this group. Can be nil (default; inherit system default), 0 (unlimited), or > 0. |
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. |
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). |
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. |
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. |
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. |
ip_restriction_ranges
| string | no | Comma-separated list of IP addresses or subnet masks to restrict group access. Introduced in GitLab 15.4. |
wiki_access_level
| string | no | The wiki access level. Can be disabled, private, or enabled. |
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:
- All projects and shared projects in GitLab 12.5 and earlier.
- A maximum of 100 projects and shared projects in GitLab 12.6 and later. To get the details of all projects within 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,
"full_name": "Foobar Group",
"full_path": "h5bp",
"file_template_project_id": 1,
"parent_id": null,
"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": "master",
"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
}
The prevent_sharing_groups_outside_hierarchy attribute is present in the response only for top-level groups.
Users of GitLab Premium or higher also see the wiki_access_level attribute.
Disable the results limit
The 100 results limit can break integrations developed using GitLab 12.4 and earlier.
For GitLab 12.5 to GitLab 13.12, the limit can be disabled while migrating to using the list a group’s projects endpoint.
Ask a GitLab administrator with Rails console access to run the following command:
Feature.disable(:limit_projects_in_groups_api)
For GitLab 14.0 and later, the limit cannot be disabled.
Options for shared_runners_setting
The shared_runners_setting attribute determines whether shared runners are enabled for a group’s subgroups and projects.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
enabled | Enables shared runners for all projects and subgroups in this group. |
disabled_and_overridable | Disables shared runners for all projects and subgroups in this group, but allows subgroups to override this setting. |
disabled_and_unoverridable | Disables shared 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 shared runners for all projects and subgroups in this group, but allows subgroups to override this setting. |
Upload a group avatar
Introduced in GitLab 12.9.
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
Introduced in GitLab 15.4.
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="
Remove group
Version 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_apifor immediately deleting subgroups was removed in GitLab 15.9.
Only available to group owners and administrators.
This endpoint:
- On Premium and higher 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, removes 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 |
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
|
The response is 202 Accepted if the user has authorization.
A GitLab.com group can’t be removed if it is linked to a subscription. To remove such a group, first link the subscription with a different group.
Restore group marked for deletion
Introduced in GitLab 12.8.
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 |
Search for 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 provisioned users
Introduced in GitLab 14.8.
Get a list of users provisioned by a given group. Does not include subgroups. Users in this list are considered enterprise users.
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
},
...
]
Hooks
Also called Group Hooks and Webhooks. These are different from System Hooks that are system wide and Project Hooks that are limited to one project.
List group hooks
Get a list of group hooks
GET /groups/:id/hooks
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
Get group hook
Get a specific hook for a group.
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
hook_id | integer | yes | The ID of a group hook |
GET /groups/:id/hooks/:hook_id
{
"id": 1,
"url": "http://example.com/hook",
"group_id": 3,
"push_events": true,
"push_events_branch_filter": "",
"issues_events": true,
"confidential_issues_events": true,
"merge_requests_events": true,
"tag_push_events": true,
"note_events": true,
"confidential_note_events": true,
"job_events": true,
"pipeline_events": true,
"wiki_page_events": true,
"deployment_events": true,
"releases_events": true,
"subgroup_events": true,
"enable_ssl_verification": true,
"repository_update_events": false,
"alert_status": "executable",
"disabled_until": null,
"url_variables": [ ],
"created_at": "2012-10-12T17:04:47Z"
}
Add group hook
Adds a hook to a specified group.
POST /groups/:id/hooks
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
url | string | yes | The hook URL |
push_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on push events |
push_events_branch_filter | string | No | Trigger hook on push events for matching branches only. |
issues_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on issues events |
confidential_issues_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on confidential issues events |
merge_requests_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on merge requests events |
tag_push_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on tag push events |
note_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on note events |
confidential_note_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on confidential note events |
job_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on job events |
pipeline_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on pipeline events |
wiki_page_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on wiki page events |
deployment_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on deployment events |
releases_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on release events |
subgroup_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on subgroup events |
enable_ssl_verification | boolean | no | Do SSL verification when triggering the hook |
token | string | no | Secret token to validate received payloads; not returned in the response |
Edit group hook
Edits a hook for a specified group.
PUT /groups/:id/hooks/:hook_id
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer or string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group. |
hook_id | integer | yes | The ID of the group hook. |
url | string | yes | The hook URL. |
push_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on push events. |
push_events_branch_filter | string | No | Trigger hook on push events for matching branches only. |
issues_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on issues events. |
confidential_issues_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on confidential issues events. |
merge_requests_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on merge requests events. |
tag_push_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on tag push events. |
note_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on note events. |
confidential_note_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on confidential note events. |
job_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on job events. |
pipeline_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on pipeline events. |
wiki_page_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on wiki page events. |
deployment_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on deployment events. |
releases_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on release events. |
subgroup_events | boolean | no | Trigger hook on subgroup events. |
enable_ssl_verification | boolean | no | Do SSL verification when triggering the hook. |
token | string | no | Secret token to validate received payloads. Not returned in the response. When you change the webhook URL, the secret token is reset and not retained. |
Delete group hook
Removes a hook from a group. This is an idempotent method and can be called multiple times. Either the hook is available or not.
DELETE /groups/:id/hooks/:hook_id
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
hook_id | integer | yes | The ID of the group hook. |
Group Audit Events
Group audit events can be accessed via the Group Audit Events API
Sync group with LDAP
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
Group members
See the Group Members documentation.
LDAP Group Links
List, add, and delete LDAP group links.
List LDAP group links
Lists LDAP group links.
GET /groups/:id/ldap_group_links
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
Add LDAP group link with CN or filter
Adds an LDAP group link using a CN or filter. Adding a group link by filter is only supported in the Premium tier and above.
POST /groups/:id/ldap_group_links
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
cn | string | no | The CN of an LDAP group |
filter | string | no | The LDAP filter for the group |
group_access | integer | yes |
Role (access_level) for members of the LDAP group |
provider | string | yes | LDAP provider for the LDAP group link |
To define the LDAP group link, provide either a
cn or a filter, but not both.Delete LDAP group link
Deletes an LDAP group link. Deprecated. Scheduled for removal in a future release.
DELETE /groups/:id/ldap_group_links/:cn
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
cn | string | yes | The CN of an LDAP group |
Deletes an LDAP group link for a specific LDAP provider. Deprecated. Scheduled for removal in a future release.
DELETE /groups/:id/ldap_group_links/:provider/:cn
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
cn | string | yes | The CN of an LDAP group |
provider | string | yes | LDAP provider for the LDAP group link |
Delete LDAP group link with CN or filter
Deletes an LDAP group link using a CN or filter. Deleting by filter is only supported in the Premium tier and above.
DELETE /groups/:id/ldap_group_links
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
cn | string | no | The CN of an LDAP group |
filter | string | no | The LDAP filter for the group |
provider | string | yes | LDAP provider for the LDAP group link |
To delete the LDAP group link, provide either a
cn or a filter, but not both.SAML Group Links
Version history
- Introduced in GitLab 15.3.0.
-
access_leveltype changed fromstringtointegerin GitLab 15.3.3.
List, get, add, and delete SAML group links.
List SAML group links
Lists SAML group links.
GET /groups/:id/saml_group_links
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
If successful, returns 200 and the following response attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
[].name | string | Name of the SAML group |
[].access_level | integer |
Role (access_level) for members of the SAML group. The attribute had a string type from GitLab 15.3.0 to GitLab 15.3.3 |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/saml_group_links"
Example response:
[
{
"name": "saml-group-1",
"access_level": 10
},
{
"name": "saml-group-2",
"access_level": 40
}
]
Get SAML group link
Get a SAML group link for the group.
GET /groups/:id/saml_group_links/:saml_group_name
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
saml_group_name | string | yes | Name of an SAML group |
If successful, returns 200 and the following response attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | string | Name of the SAML group |
access_level | integer |
Role (access_level) for members of the SAML group. The attribute had a string type from GitLab 15.3.0 to GitLab 15.3.3 |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/saml_group_links/saml-group-1"
Example response:
{
"name": "saml-group-1",
"access_level": 10
}
Add SAML group link
Adds a SAML group link for a group.
POST /groups/:id/saml_group_links
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer or string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
saml_group_name | string | yes | Name of a SAML group |
access_level | integer | yes |
Role (access_level) for members of the SAML group |
If successful, returns 201 and the following response attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | string | Name of the SAML group |
access_level | integer |
Role (access_level) for members of the for members of the SAML group. The attribute had a string type from GitLab 15.3.0 to GitLab 15.3.3 |
Example request:
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{ "saml_group_name": "<your_saml_group_name`>", "access_level": <chosen_access_level> }' --url "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/saml_group_links"
Example response:
{
"name": "saml-group-1",
"access_level": 10
}
Delete SAML group link
Deletes a SAML group link for the group.
DELETE /groups/:id/saml_group_links/:saml_group_name
Supported attributes:
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
saml_group_name | string | yes | Name of a SAML group |
If successful, returns 204 status code without any response body.
Example request:
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/saml_group_links/saml-group-1"
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
Group badges
Read more in the Group Badges documentation.
Group Import/Export
Read more in the Group Import/Export and Group Relations Export documentation.
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.
Create a link to share a group with another group
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 |
Delete link sharing group with another group
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 |
Push Rules
Introduced in GitLab 13.4.
Get group push rules
Get the push rules of a group.
Only available to group owners and administrators.
GET /groups/:id/push_rule
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID of the group or URL-encoded path of the group |
{
"id": 2,
"created_at": "2020-08-17T19:09:19.580Z",
"commit_message_regex": "[a-zA-Z]",
"commit_message_negative_regex": "[x+]",
"branch_name_regex": "[a-z]",
"deny_delete_tag": true,
"member_check": true,
"prevent_secrets": true,
"author_email_regex": "^[A-Za-z0-9.]+@gitlab.com$",
"file_name_regex": "(exe)$",
"max_file_size": 100
}
Users on GitLab Premium or higher also see
the commit_committer_check and reject_unsigned_commits parameters:
{
"id": 2,
"created_at": "2020-08-17T19:09:19.580Z",
"commit_committer_check": true,
"reject_unsigned_commits": false,
...
}
Add group push rule
Adds push rules to the specified group.
Only available to group owners and administrators.
POST /groups/:id/push_rule
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
deny_delete_tag | boolean | no | Deny deleting a tag |
member_check | boolean | no | Allows only GitLab users to author commits |
prevent_secrets | boolean | no | Files that are likely to contain secrets are rejected |
commit_message_regex | string | no | All commit messages must match the regular expression provided in this attribute, for example, Fixed \d+\..*
|
commit_message_negative_regex | string | no | Commit messages matching the regular expression provided in this attribute aren’t allowed, for example, ssh\:\/\/
|
branch_name_regex | string | no | All branch names must match the regular expression provided in this attribute, for example, (feature|hotfix)\/*
|
author_email_regex | string | no | All commit author emails must match the regular expression provided in this attribute, for example, @my-company.com$
|
file_name_regex | string | no | Filenames matching the regular expression provided in this attribute are not allowed, for example, (jar|exe)$
|
max_file_size | integer | no | Maximum file size (MB) allowed |
commit_committer_check | boolean | no | Only commits pushed using verified emails are allowed |
reject_unsigned_commits | boolean | no | Only commits signed through GPG are allowed |
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/19/push_rule"
Response:
{
"id": 19,
"created_at": "2020-08-31T15:53:00.073Z",
"commit_message_regex": "[a-zA-Z]",
"commit_message_negative_regex": "[x+]",
"branch_name_regex": null,
"deny_delete_tag": false,
"member_check": false,
"prevent_secrets": false,
"author_email_regex": "^[A-Za-z0-9.]+@gitlab.com$",
"file_name_regex": null,
"max_file_size": 100
}
Edit group push rule
Edit push rules for a specified group.
Only available to group owners and administrators.
PUT /groups/:id/push_rule
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |
deny_delete_tag | boolean | no | Deny deleting a tag |
member_check | boolean | no | Restricts commits to be authored by existing GitLab users only |
prevent_secrets | boolean | no | Files that are likely to contain secrets are rejected |
commit_message_regex | string | no | All commit messages must match the regular expression provided in this attribute, for example, Fixed \d+\..*
|
commit_message_negative_regex | string | no | Commit messages matching the regular expression provided in this attribute aren’t allowed, for example, ssh\:\/\/
|
branch_name_regex | string | no | All branch names must match the regular expression provided in this attribute, for example, (feature|hotfix)\/*
|
author_email_regex | string | no | All commit author emails must match the regular expression provided in this attribute, for example, @my-company.com$
|
file_name_regex | string | no | Filenames matching the regular expression provided in this attribute are not allowed, for example, (jar|exe)$
|
max_file_size | integer | no | Maximum file size (MB) allowed |
commit_committer_check | boolean | no | Only commits pushed using verified emails are allowed |
reject_unsigned_commits | boolean | no | Only commits signed through GPG are allowed |
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/19/push_rule"
Response:
{
"id": 19,
"created_at": "2020-08-31T15:53:00.073Z",
"commit_message_regex": "[a-zA-Z]",
"commit_message_negative_regex": "[x+]",
"branch_name_regex": null,
"deny_delete_tag": false,
"member_check": false,
"prevent_secrets": false,
"author_email_regex": "^[A-Za-z0-9.]+@staging.gitlab.com$",
"file_name_regex": null,
"max_file_size": 100
}
Delete group push rule
Deletes the push rules of a group.
Only available to group owners and administrators.
DELETE /groups/:id/push_rule
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | integer/string | yes | The ID or URL-encoded path of the group |