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Namespaces API
Usernames and groupnames fall under a special category called namespaces.
For users and groups supported API calls see the users and groups documentation respectively.
Pagination is used.
List namespaces
Get a list of the namespaces of the authenticated user. If the user is an administrator, a list of all namespaces in the GitLab instance is shown.
GET /namespaces
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/namespaces"
Example response:
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "user1",
"path": "user1",
"kind": "user",
"full_path": "user1"
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"kind": "group",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"members_count_with_descendants": 2
},
{
"id": 3,
"name": "bar",
"path": "bar",
"kind": "group",
"full_path": "foo/bar",
"parent_id": 9,
"members_count_with_descendants": 5
}
]
Users on GitLab.com Bronze or higher may also see
the plan parameter associated with a namespace:
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "user1",
"plan": "bronze",
...
}
]
NOTE: Note: Only group maintainers/owners are presented with members_count_with_descendants, as well as plan (BRONZE ONLY).
Search for namespace
Get all namespaces that match a string in their name or path.
GET /namespaces?search=foobar
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
search |
string | no | Returns a list of namespaces the user is authorized to see based on the search criteria |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/namespaces?search=twitter"
Example response:
[
{
"id": 4,
"name": "twitter",
"path": "twitter",
"kind": "group",
"full_path": "twitter",
"parent_id": null,
"members_count_with_descendants": 2
}
]
Get namespace by ID
Get a namespace by ID.
GET /namespaces/:id
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer/string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the namespace |
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/namespaces/2"
Example response:
{
"id": 2,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"kind": "group",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"members_count_with_descendants": 2
}
Example request:
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/namespaces/group1"
Example response:
{
"id": 2,
"name": "group1",
"path": "group1",
"kind": "group",
"full_path": "group1",
"parent_id": null,
"members_count_with_descendants": 2
}