# Users API

## List users

Active users = Total accounts - Blocked users

Get a list of users.

This function takes pagination parameters `page` and `per_page` to restrict the list of users.

### For normal users

```
GET /users
```

```json
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "john_smith",
    "name": "John Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/cd8.jpeg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "jack_smith",
    "name": "Jack Smith",
    "state": "blocked",
    "avatar_url": "http://gravatar.com/../e32131cd8.jpeg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/jack_smith"
  }
]
```

You can also search for users by name or primary email using `?search=`. For example. `/users?search=John`.

In addition, you can lookup users by username:

```
GET /users?username=:username
```

For example:

```
GET /users?username=jack_smith
```

In addition, you can filter users based on states eg. `blocked`, `active`
This works only to filter users who are `blocked` or `active`.
It does not support `active=false` or `blocked=false`.

```
GET /users?active=true
```

```
GET /users?blocked=true
```

NOTE: **Note:**
Username search is case insensitive.

### For admins

```
GET /users
```

| Attribute    | Type   | Required | Description |
| ------------ | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| `order_by`   | string | no       | Return users ordered by `id`, `name`, `username`, `created_at`, or `updated_at` fields. Default is `id` |
| `sort`       | string | no       | Return users sorted in `asc` or `desc` order. Default is `desc` |
| `two_factor` | string | no       | Filter users by Two-factor authentication. Filter values are `enabled` or `disabled`. By default it returns all users |

```json
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "john_smith",
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "John Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
    "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
    "is_admin": false,
    "bio": null,
    "location": null,
    "skype": "",
    "linkedin": "",
    "twitter": "",
    "website_url": "",
    "organization": "",
    "last_sign_in_at": "2012-06-01T11:41:01Z",
    "confirmed_at": "2012-05-23T09:05:22Z",
    "theme_id": 1,
    "last_activity_on": "2012-05-23",
    "color_scheme_id": 2,
    "projects_limit": 100,
    "current_sign_in_at": "2012-06-02T06:36:55Z",
    "identities": [
      {"provider": "github", "extern_uid": "2435223452345"},
      {"provider": "bitbucket", "extern_uid": "john.smith"},
      {"provider": "google_oauth2", "extern_uid": "8776128412476123468721346"}
    ],
    "can_create_group": true,
    "can_create_project": true,
    "two_factor_enabled": true,
    "external": false,
    "private_profile": false
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "jack_smith",
    "email": "jack@example.com",
    "name": "Jack Smith",
    "state": "blocked",
    "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/2/index.jpg",
    "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/jack_smith",
    "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:01:01Z",
    "is_admin": false,
    "bio": null,
    "location": null,
    "skype": "",
    "linkedin": "",
    "twitter": "",
    "website_url": "",
    "organization": "",
    "last_sign_in_at": null,
    "confirmed_at": "2012-05-30T16:53:06.148Z",
    "theme_id": 1,
    "last_activity_on": "2012-05-23",
    "color_scheme_id": 3,
    "projects_limit": 100,
    "current_sign_in_at": "2014-03-19T17:54:13Z",
    "identities": [],
    "can_create_group": true,
    "can_create_project": true,
    "two_factor_enabled": true,
    "external": false,
    "private_profile": false
  }
]
```

Users on GitLab [Starter, Bronze, or higher](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) will also see the `shared_runners_minutes_limit`, `extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit`, and `note` parameters.

```json
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    ...
    "shared_runners_minutes_limit": 133,
    "extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit": 133,
    "note": "DMCA Request: 2018-11-05 | DMCA Violation | Abuse | https://gitlab.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/123"
    ...
  }
]
```

Users on GitLab [Silver or higher](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) will also see
the `group_saml` provider option:

```json
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    ...
    "identities": [
      {"provider": "github", "extern_uid": "2435223452345"},
      {"provider": "bitbucket", "extern_uid": "john.smith"},
      {"provider": "google_oauth2", "extern_uid": "8776128412476123468721346"},
      {"provider": "group_saml", "extern_uid": "123789", "saml_provider_id": 10}
    ],
    ...
  }
]
```

You can lookup users by external UID and provider:

```
GET /users?extern_uid=:extern_uid&provider=:provider
```

For example:

```
GET /users?extern_uid=1234567&provider=github
```

You can search for users who are external with: `/users?external=true`

You can search users by creation date time range with:

```
GET /users?created_before=2001-01-02T00:00:00.060Z&created_after=1999-01-02T00:00:00.060
```

You can filter by [custom attributes](custom_attributes.md) with:

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

You can include the users' [custom attributes](custom_attributes.md) in the response with:

```
GET /users?with_custom_attributes=true
```

## Single user

Get a single user.

### For user

```
GET /users/:id
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - The ID of a user

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "john_smith",
  "name": "John Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/cd8.jpeg",
  "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
  "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
  "bio": null,
  "location": null,
  "public_email": "john@example.com",
  "skype": "",
  "linkedin": "",
  "twitter": "",
  "website_url": "",
  "organization": ""
}
```

### For admin

```
GET /users/:id
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - The ID of a user

Example Responses:

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "john_smith",
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "name": "John Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
  "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
  "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
  "is_admin": false,
  "bio": null,
  "location": null,
  "public_email": "john@example.com",
  "skype": "",
  "linkedin": "",
  "twitter": "",
  "website_url": "",
  "organization": "",
  "last_sign_in_at": "2012-06-01T11:41:01Z",
  "confirmed_at": "2012-05-23T09:05:22Z",
  "theme_id": 1,
  "last_activity_on": "2012-05-23",
  "color_scheme_id": 2,
  "projects_limit": 100,
  "current_sign_in_at": "2012-06-02T06:36:55Z",
  "identities": [
    {"provider": "github", "extern_uid": "2435223452345"},
    {"provider": "bitbucket", "extern_uid": "john.smith"},
    {"provider": "google_oauth2", "extern_uid": "8776128412476123468721346"}
  ],
  "can_create_group": true,
  "can_create_project": true,
  "two_factor_enabled": true,
  "external": false,
  "private_profile": false
}
```

Users on GitLab [Starter, Bronze, or higher](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) will also see
the `shared_runners_minutes_limit`, `extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit`, and `note` parameters.

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "john_smith",
  "shared_runners_minutes_limit": 133,
  "extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit": 133,
  "note": "DMCA Request: 2018-11-05 | DMCA Violation | Abuse | https://gitlab.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/123"
  ...
}
```

Users on GitLab.com [Silver, or higher](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) will also
see the `group_saml` option:

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "john_smith",
  "shared_runners_minutes_limit": 133,
  "extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit": 133,
  "note": "DMCA Request: 2018-11-05 | DMCA Violation | Abuse | https://gitlab.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/123"
  "identities": [
    {"provider": "github", "extern_uid": "2435223452345"},
    {"provider": "bitbucket", "extern_uid": "john.smith"},
    {"provider": "google_oauth2", "extern_uid": "8776128412476123468721346"},
    {"provider": "group_saml", "extern_uid": "123789", "saml_provider_id": 10}
  ],
  ...
}
```

You can include the user's [custom attributes](custom_attributes.md) in the response with:

```
GET /users/:id?with_custom_attributes=true
```

## User creation

Creates a new user. Note only administrators can create new
users. Either `password`, `reset_password`, or `force_random_password`
must be specified. If `reset_password` and `force_random_password` are
both `false`, then `password` is required.

Note that `force_random_password` and `reset_password` take priority
over `password`. In addition, `reset_password` and
`force_random_password` can be used together.

NOTE: **Note:**
From [GitLab 12.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/merge_requests/29888/), `private_profile` will default to `false`.

```
POST /users
```

Parameters:

- `email` (required)             - Email
- `password` (optional)          - Password
- `reset_password` (optional)    - Send user password reset link - true or false(default)
- `username` (required)          - Username
- `name` (required)              - Name
- `skype` (optional)             - Skype ID
- `linkedin` (optional)          - LinkedIn
- `twitter` (optional)           - Twitter account
- `website_url` (optional)       - Website URL
- `organization` (optional)      - Organization name
- `projects_limit` (optional)    - Number of projects user can create
- `extern_uid` (optional)        - External UID
- `provider` (optional)          - External provider name
- `bio` (optional)               - User's biography
- `location` (optional)          - User's location
- `public_email` (optional)      - The public email of the user
- `admin` (optional)             - User is admin - true or false (default)
- `can_create_group` (optional)  - User can create groups - true or false
- `skip_confirmation` (optional) - Skip confirmation - true or false (default)
- `external` (optional)          - Flags the user as external - true or false (default)
- `avatar` (optional)            - Image file for user's avatar
- `private_profile` (optional)   - User's profile is private - true or false (default)
- `shared_runners_minutes_limit` (optional)       - Pipeline minutes quota for this user **(STARTER)**
- `extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit` (optional) - Extra pipeline minutes quota for this user **(STARTER)**

## User modification

Modifies an existing user. Only administrators can change attributes of a user.

```
PUT /users/:id
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required)                  - The ID of the user
- `email` (optional)               - Email
- `username` (optional)            - Username
- `name` (optional)                - Name
- `password` (optional)            - Password
- `skype` (optional)               - Skype ID
- `linkedin` (optional)            - LinkedIn
- `twitter` (optional)             - Twitter account
- `website_url` (optional)         - Website URL
- `organization` (optional)        - Organization name
- `projects_limit` (optional)      - Limit projects each user can create
- `extern_uid` (optional)          - External UID
- `provider` (optional)            - External provider name
- `group_id_for_saml` (optional)   - ID of group where SAML has been configured
- `bio` (optional)                 - User's biography
- `location` (optional)            - User's location
- `public_email` (optional)        - The public email of the user
- `admin` (optional)               - User is admin - true or false (default)
- `can_create_group` (optional)    - User can create groups - true or false
- `skip_reconfirmation` (optional) - Skip reconfirmation - true or false (default)
- `external` (optional)            - Flags the user as external - true or false (default)
- `shared_runners_minutes_limit` (optional) - Pipeline minutes quota for this user
- `extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit` (optional) - Extra pipeline minutes quota for this user
- `avatar` (optional)              - Image file for user's avatar
- `private_profile` (optional)     - User's profile is private - true or false (default)
- `shared_runners_minutes_limit` (optional)       - Pipeline minutes quota for this user **(STARTER)**
- `extra_shared_runners_minutes_limit` (optional) - Extra pipeline minutes quota for this user **(STARTER)**
- `note` (optional)                - Admin notes for this user **(STARTER)**

On password update, user will be forced to change it upon next login.
Note, at the moment this method does only return a `404` error,
even in cases where a `409` (Conflict) would be more appropriate,
e.g. when renaming the email address to some existing one.

## User deletion

Deletes a user. Available only for administrators.
This returns a `204 No Content` status code if the operation was successfully, `404` if the resource was not found or `409` if the user cannot be soft deleted.

```
DELETE /users/:id
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - The ID of the user
- `hard_delete` (optional) - If true, contributions that would usually be
  [moved to the ghost user](../user/profile/account/delete_account.md#associated-records)
  will be deleted instead, as well as groups owned solely by this user.

## List current user (for normal users)

Gets currently authenticated user.

```
GET /user
```

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "john_smith",
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "name": "John Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
  "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
  "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
  "bio": null,
  "location": null,
  "public_email": "john@example.com",
  "skype": "",
  "linkedin": "",
  "twitter": "",
  "website_url": "",
  "organization": "",
  "last_sign_in_at": "2012-06-01T11:41:01Z",
  "confirmed_at": "2012-05-23T09:05:22Z",
  "theme_id": 1,
  "last_activity_on": "2012-05-23",
  "color_scheme_id": 2,
  "projects_limit": 100,
  "current_sign_in_at": "2012-06-02T06:36:55Z",
  "identities": [
    {"provider": "github", "extern_uid": "2435223452345"},
    {"provider": "bitbucket", "extern_uid": "john_smith"},
    {"provider": "google_oauth2", "extern_uid": "8776128412476123468721346"}
  ],
  "can_create_group": true,
  "can_create_project": true,
  "two_factor_enabled": true,
  "external": false,
  "private_profile": false
}
```

## List current user (for admins)

Parameters:

- `sudo` (optional) - the ID of a user to make the call in their place

```
GET /user
```

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "john_smith",
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "name": "John Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "http://localhost:3000/uploads/user/avatar/1/index.jpg",
  "web_url": "http://localhost:3000/john_smith",
  "created_at": "2012-05-23T08:00:58Z",
  "is_admin": false,
  "bio": null,
  "location": null,
  "public_email": "john@example.com",
  "skype": "",
  "linkedin": "",
  "twitter": "",
  "website_url": "",
  "organization": "",
  "last_sign_in_at": "2012-06-01T11:41:01Z",
  "confirmed_at": "2012-05-23T09:05:22Z",
  "theme_id": 1,
  "last_activity_on": "2012-05-23",
  "color_scheme_id": 2,
  "projects_limit": 100,
  "current_sign_in_at": "2012-06-02T06:36:55Z",
  "identities": [
    {"provider": "github", "extern_uid": "2435223452345"},
    {"provider": "bitbucket", "extern_uid": "john_smith"},
    {"provider": "google_oauth2", "extern_uid": "8776128412476123468721346"}
  ],
  "can_create_group": true,
  "can_create_project": true,
  "two_factor_enabled": true,
  "external": false,
  "private_profile": false
}
```

## User status

Get the status of the currently signed in user.

```
GET /user/status
```

```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/user/status"
```

Example response:

```json
{
  "emoji":"coffee",
  "message":"I crave coffee :coffee:",
  "message_html": "I crave coffee <gl-emoji title=\"hot beverage\" data-name=\"coffee\" data-unicode-version=\"4.0\">☕</gl-emoji>"
}
```

## Get the status of a user

Get the status of a user.

```
GET /users/:id_or_username/status
```

| Attribute        | Type   | Required | Description |
| ---------------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| `id_or_username` | string | yes      | The id or username of the user to get a status of |

```bash
curl "https://gitlab.example.com/users/janedoe/status"
```

Example response:

```json
{
  "emoji":"coffee",
  "message":"I crave coffee :coffee:",
  "message_html": "I crave coffee <gl-emoji title=\"hot beverage\" data-name=\"coffee\" data-unicode-version=\"4.0\">☕</gl-emoji>"
}
```

## Set user status

Set the status of the current user.

```
PUT /user/status
```

| Attribute | Type   | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| `emoji`   | string | no     | The name of the emoji to use as status, if omitted `speech_balloon` is used. Emoji name can be one of the specified names in the [Gemojione index](https://github.com/bonusly/gemojione/blob/master/config/index.json). |
| `message` | string | no     | The message to set as a status. It can also contain emoji codes. |

When both parameters `emoji` and `message` are empty, the status will be cleared.

```bash
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --data "emoji=coffee" --data "message=I crave coffee" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/status
```

Example responses

```json
{
  "emoji":"coffee",
  "message":"I crave coffee",
  "message_html": "I crave coffee"
}
```

## User counts

Get the counts (same as in top right menu) of the currently signed in user.

| Attribute | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `merge_requests`   | number | Merge requests that are active and assigned to current user. |

```
GET /user_counts
```

```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/user_counts"
```

Example response:

```json
{
  "merge_requests": 4
}
```

## List user projects

Please refer to the [List of user projects](projects.md#list-user-projects).

## List SSH keys

Get a list of currently authenticated user's SSH keys.

```
GET /user/keys
```

```json
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "title": "Public key",
    "key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAiPWx6WM4lhHNedGfBpPJNPpZ7yKu+dnn1SJejgt4596k6YjzGGphH2TUxwKzxcKDKKezwkpfnxPkSMkuEspGRt/aZZ9wa++Oi7Qkr8prgHc4soW6NUlfDzpvZK2H5E7eQaSeP3SAwGmQKUFHCddNaP0L+hM7zhFNzjFvpaMgJw0=",
    "created_at": "2014-08-01T14:47:39.080Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "title": "Another Public key",
    "key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAiPWx6WM4lhHNedGfBpPJNPpZ7yKu+dnn1SJejgt4596k6YjzGGphH2TUxwKzxcKDKKezwkpfnxPkSMkuEspGRt/aZZ9wa++Oi7Qkr8prgHc4soW6NUlfDzpvZK2H5E7eQaSeP3SAwGmQKUFHCddNaP0L+hM7zhFNzjFvpaMgJw0=",
    "created_at": "2014-08-01T14:47:39.080Z"
  }
]
```

Parameters:

- **none**

## List SSH keys for user

Get a list of a specified user's SSH keys.

```
GET /users/:id/keys
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - id of specified user

## Single SSH key

Get a single key.

```
GET /user/keys/:key_id
```

Parameters:

- `key_id` (required) - The ID of an SSH key

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "title": "Public key",
  "key": "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAiPWx6WM4lhHNedGfBpPJNPpZ7yKu+dnn1SJejgt4596k6YjzGGphH2TUxwKzxcKDKKezwkpfnxPkSMkuEspGRt/aZZ9wa++Oi7Qkr8prgHc4soW6NUlfDzpvZK2H5E7eQaSeP3SAwGmQKUFHCddNaP0L+hM7zhFNzjFvpaMgJw0=",
  "created_at": "2014-08-01T14:47:39.080Z"
}
```

## Add SSH key

Creates a new key owned by the currently authenticated user.

```
POST /user/keys
```

Parameters:

- `title` (required) - new SSH Key's title
- `key` (required)   - new SSH key

```json
{
  "created_at": "2015-01-21T17:44:33.512Z",
  "key": "ssh-dss   loic@call",
  "title": "ABC",
  "id": 4
}
```

Will return created key with status `201 Created` on success. If an
error occurs a `400 Bad Request` is returned with a message explaining the error:

```json
{
  "message": {
    "fingerprint": [
      "has already been taken"
    ],
    "key": [
      "has already been taken"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Add SSH key for user

Create new key owned by specified user. Available only for admin

```
POST /users/:id/keys
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required)    - id of specified user
- `title` (required) - new SSH Key's title
- `key` (required)   - new SSH key

## Delete SSH key for current user

Deletes key owned by currently authenticated user.
This returns a `204 No Content` status code if the operation was successfully or `404` if the resource was not found.

```
DELETE /user/keys/:key_id
```

Parameters:

- `key_id` (required) - SSH key ID

## Delete SSH key for given user

Deletes key owned by a specified user. Available only for admin.

```
DELETE /users/:id/keys/:key_id
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - id of specified user
- `key_id` (required)  - SSH key ID

## List all GPG keys

Get a list of currently authenticated user's GPG keys.

```
GET /user/gpg_keys
```

```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/gpg_keys
```

Example response:

```json
[
    {
        "id": 1,
        "key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
        "created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
    }
]
```

## Get a specific GPG key

Get a specific GPG key of currently authenticated user.

```
GET /user/gpg_keys/:key_id
```

Parameters:

| Attribute | Type    | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `key_id`  | integer | yes      | The ID of the GPG key |

```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/gpg_keys/1
```

Example response:

```json
  {
      "id": 1,
      "key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
      "created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
  }
```

## Add a GPG key

Creates a new GPG key owned by the currently authenticated user.

```
POST /user/gpg_keys
```

Parameters:

| Attribute | Type   | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------ | -------- | ----------- |
| key       | string | yes      | The new GPG key |

```bash
curl --data "key=-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n\r\nxsBNBFV..."  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/gpg_keys
```

Example response:

```json
[
    {
        "id": 1,
        "key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
        "created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
    }
]
```

## Delete a GPG key

Delete a GPG key owned by currently authenticated user.

```
DELETE /user/gpg_keys/:key_id
```

Parameters:

| Attribute | Type    | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `key_id`  | integer | yes      | The ID of the GPG key |

```bash
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/gpg_keys/1
```

Returns `204 No Content` on success, or `404 Not found` if the key cannot be found.

## List all GPG keys for given user

Get a list of a specified user's GPG keys. Available only for admins.

```
GET /users/:id/gpg_keys
```

Parameters:

| Attribute | Type    | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id`      | integer | yes      | The ID of the user |

```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/2/gpg_keys
```

Example response:

```json
[
    {
        "id": 1,
        "key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
        "created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
    }
]
```

## Get a specific GPG key for a given user

Get a specific GPG key for a given user. Available only for admins.

```
GET /users/:id/gpg_keys/:key_id
```

Parameters:

| Attribute | Type    | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id`      | integer | yes      | The ID of the user |
| `key_id`  | integer | yes      | The ID of the GPG key |

```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/2/gpg_keys/1
```

Example response:

```json
  {
      "id": 1,
      "key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
      "created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
  }
```

## Add a GPG key for a given user

Create new GPG key owned by the specified user. Available only for admins.

```
POST /users/:id/gpg_keys
```

Parameters:

| Attribute | Type    | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id`      | integer | yes      | The ID of the user |
| `key_id`  | integer | yes      | The ID of the GPG key |

```bash
curl --data "key=-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n\r\nxsBNBFV..."  --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/2/gpg_keys
```

Example response:

```json
[
    {
        "id": 1,
        "key": "-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----\r\n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\r\no4nlxaz65VucmNbN1aMbDXLJVSqR1DuE00vEsL1AItI=\r\n=XQoy\r\n-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----",
        "created_at": "2017-09-05T09:17:46.264Z"
    }
]
```

## Delete a GPG key for a given user

Delete a GPG key owned by a specified user. Available only for admins.

```
DELETE /users/:id/gpg_keys/:key_id
```

Parameters:

| Attribute | Type    | Required | Description |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id`      | integer | yes      | The ID of the user |
| `key_id`  | integer | yes      | The ID of the GPG key |

```bash
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/2/gpg_keys/1
```

## List emails

Get a list of currently authenticated user's emails.

```
GET /user/emails
```

```json
[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "email": "email@example.com"
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "email": "email2@example.com"
  }
]
```

Parameters:

- **none**

## List emails for user

Get a list of a specified user's emails. Available only for admin

```
GET /users/:id/emails
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - id of specified user

## Single email

Get a single email.

```
GET /user/emails/:email_id
```

Parameters:

- `email_id` (required) - email ID

```json
{
  "id": 1,
  "email": "email@example.com"
}
```

## Add email

Creates a new email owned by the currently authenticated user.

```
POST /user/emails
```

Parameters:

- `email` (required) - email address

```json
{
  "id": 4,
  "email": "email@example.com"
}
```

Will return created email with status `201 Created` on success. If an
error occurs a `400 Bad Request` is returned with a message explaining the error:

```json
{
  "message": {
    "email": [
      "has already been taken"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Add email for user

Create new email owned by specified user. Available only for admin

```
POST /users/:id/emails
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required)    - id of specified user
- `email` (required) - email address
- `skip_confirmation` (optional) - Skip confirmation and assume e-mail is verified - true or false (default)

## Delete email for current user

Deletes email owned by currently authenticated user.
This returns a `204 No Content` status code if the operation was successfully or `404` if the resource was not found.

```
DELETE /user/emails/:email_id
```

Parameters:

- `email_id` (required) - email ID

## Delete email for given user

Deletes email owned by a specified user. Available only for admin.

```
DELETE /users/:id/emails/:email_id
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - id of specified user
- `email_id` (required)  - email ID

## Block user

Blocks the specified user. Available only for admin.

```
POST /users/:id/block
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - id of specified user

Will return `201 OK` on success, `404 User Not Found` is user cannot be found or
`403 Forbidden` when trying to block an already blocked user by LDAP synchronization.

## Unblock user

Unblocks the specified user. Available only for admin.

```
POST /users/:id/unblock
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - id of specified user

Will return `201 OK` on success, `404 User Not Found` is user cannot be found or
`403 Forbidden` when trying to unblock a user blocked by LDAP synchronization.

## Deactivate user

> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/63921) in GitLab 12.4.

Deactivates the specified user.  Available only for admin.

```
POST /users/:id/deactivate
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - id of specified user

Returns:

- `201 OK` on success.
- `404 User Not Found` if user cannot be found.
- `403 Forbidden` when trying to deactivate a user:
  - Blocked by admin or by LDAP synchronization.
  - That has any activity in past 180 days. These users cannot be deactivated.

## Activate user

> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/63921) in GitLab 12.4.

Activates the specified user.  Available only for admin.

```
POST /users/:id/activate
```

Parameters:

- `id` (required) - id of specified user

Returns:

- `201 OK` on success.
- `404 User Not Found` if user cannot be found.
- `403 Forbidden` when trying to activate a user blocked by admin or by LDAP synchronization.

### Get user contribution events

Please refer to the [Events API documentation](events.md#get-user-contribution-events)

## Get all impersonation tokens of a user

> Requires admin permissions.

It retrieves every impersonation token of the user. Use the pagination
parameters `page` and `per_page` to restrict the list of impersonation tokens.

```
GET /users/:user_id/impersonation_tokens
```

Parameters:

| Attribute | Type    | Required | Description                                                |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `user_id` | integer | yes      | The ID of the user                                         |
| `state`   | string  | no       | filter tokens based on state (`all`, `active`, `inactive`) |

```
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/impersonation_tokens
```

Example response:

```json
[
   {
      "active" : true,
      "scopes" : [
         "api"
      ],
      "revoked" : false,
      "name" : "mytoken",
      "id" : 2,
      "created_at" : "2017-03-17T17:18:09.283Z",
      "impersonation" : true,
      "expires_at" : "2017-04-04"
   },
   {
      "active" : false,
      "scopes" : [
         "read_user"
      ],
      "revoked" : true,
      "name" : "mytoken2",
      "created_at" : "2017-03-17T17:19:28.697Z",
      "id" : 3,
      "impersonation" : true,
      "expires_at" : "2017-04-14"
   }
]
```

## Get an impersonation token of a user

> Requires admin permissions.

It shows a user's impersonation token.

```
GET /users/:user_id/impersonation_tokens/:impersonation_token_id
```

Parameters:

| Attribute                | Type    | Required | Description                       |
| ------------------------ | ------- | -------- | --------------------------------- |
| `user_id`                | integer | yes      | The ID of the user                |
| `impersonation_token_id` | integer | yes      | The ID of the impersonation token |

```
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/impersonation_tokens/2
```

Example response:

```json
{
   "active" : true,
   "scopes" : [
      "api"
   ],
   "revoked" : false,
   "name" : "mytoken",
   "id" : 2,
   "created_at" : "2017-03-17T17:18:09.283Z",
   "impersonation" : true,
   "expires_at" : "2017-04-04"
}
```

## Create an impersonation token

> Requires admin permissions.
> Token values are returned once. Make sure you save it - you won't be able to access it again.

It creates a new impersonation token. Note that only administrators can do this.
You are only able to create impersonation tokens to impersonate the user and perform
both API calls and Git reads and writes. The user will not see these tokens in their profile
settings page.

```
POST /users/:user_id/impersonation_tokens
```

| Attribute    | Type    | Required | Description |
| ------------ | ------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `user_id`    | integer | yes      | The ID of the user |
| `name`       | string  | yes      | The name of the impersonation token |
| `expires_at` | date    | no       | The expiration date of the impersonation token in ISO format (`YYYY-MM-DD`)|
| `scopes`     | array   | yes      | The array of scopes of the impersonation token (`api`, `read_user`) |

```
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" --data "name=mytoken" --data "expires_at=2017-04-04" --data "scopes[]=api" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/impersonation_tokens
```

Example response:

```json
{
   "id" : 2,
   "revoked" : false,
   "scopes" : [
      "api"
   ],
   "token" : "EsMo-vhKfXGwX9RKrwiy",
   "active" : true,
   "impersonation" : true,
   "name" : "mytoken",
   "created_at" : "2017-03-17T17:18:09.283Z",
   "expires_at" : "2017-04-04"
}
```

## Revoke an impersonation token

> Requires admin permissions.

It revokes an impersonation token.

```
DELETE /users/:user_id/impersonation_tokens/:impersonation_token_id
```

```
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/impersonation_tokens/1
```

Parameters:

| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `user_id` | integer | yes | The ID of the user |
| `impersonation_token_id` | integer | yes | The ID of the impersonation token |

### Get user activities (admin only)

NOTE: **Note:** This API endpoint is only available on 8.15 (EE) and 9.1 (CE) and above.

Get the last activity date for all users, sorted from oldest to newest.

The activities that update the timestamp are:

- Git HTTP/SSH activities (such as clone, push)
- User logging in into GitLab
- User visiting pages related to Dashboards, Projects, Issues and Merge Requests ([introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/54947) in GitLab 11.8)

By default, it shows the activity for all users in the last 6 months, but this can be
amended by using the `from` parameter.

```
GET /user/activities
```

Parameters:

| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `from` | string | no | Date string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY, e.g. `2016-03-11`. Defaults to 6 months ago. |

```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/user/activities
```

Example response:

```json
[
  {
    "username": "user1",
    "last_activity_on": "2015-12-14",
    "last_activity_at": "2015-12-14"
  },
  {
    "username": "user2",
    "last_activity_on": "2015-12-15",
    "last_activity_at": "2015-12-15"
  },
  {
    "username": "user3",
    "last_activity_on": "2015-12-16",
    "last_activity_at": "2015-12-16"
  }
]
```

Please note that `last_activity_at` is deprecated, please use `last_activity_on`.
