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Group and project members API

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created_by field introduced in GitLab 14.10.

Roles

The role assigned to a user or group is defined in the Gitlab::Access module as access_level.

  • No access (0)
  • Minimal access (5) (Introduced in GitLab 13.5.)
  • Guest (10)
  • Reporter (20)
  • Developer (30)
  • Maintainer (40)
  • Owner (50). Valid for projects in GitLab 14.9 and later.

NOTE: In GitLab 14.9 and later, projects in personal namespaces have an access_level of 50(Owner). In GitLab 14.8 and earlier, projects in personal namespaces have an access_level of 40 (Maintainer) due to an issue

Limitations

The group_saml_identity attribute is only visible to group owners for SSO-enabled groups.

The email attribute is only visible to group owners for enterprise users of the group when an API request is sent to the group itself, or that group's subgroups or projects.

List all members of a group or project

Gets a list of group or project members viewable by the authenticated user. Returns only direct members and not inherited members through ancestors groups.

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

GET /groups/:id/members
GET /projects/:id/members
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
query string no A query string to search for members
user_ids array of integers no Filter the results on the given user IDs
skip_users array of integers no Filter skipped users out of the results
show_seat_info boolean no Show seat information for users 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "raymond_smith",
    "name": "Raymond Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "created_at": "2012-09-22T14:13:35Z",
    "created_by": {
      "id": 2,
      "username": "john_doe",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
    },
    "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30,
    "group_saml_identity": null
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "created_at": "2012-09-22T14:13:35Z",
    "created_by": {
      "id": 1,
      "username": "raymond_smith",
      "name": "Raymond Smith",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
    },
    "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30,
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "group_saml_identity": {
      "extern_uid":"ABC-1234567890",
      "provider": "group_saml",
      "saml_provider_id": 10
    }
  }
]

List all members of a group or project including inherited and invited members

Gets a list of group or project members viewable by the authenticated user, including inherited members, invited users, and permissions through ancestor groups.

If a user is a member of this group or project and also of one or more ancestor groups, only its membership with the highest access_level is returned. (Improved in GitLab 13.11.) This represents the effective permission of the user.

Members from an invited group are returned if either:

  • The invited group is public.
  • The requester is also a member of the invited group.

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

GET /groups/:id/members/all
GET /projects/:id/members/all
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user.
query string no A query string to search for members.
user_ids array of integers no Filter the results on the given user IDs.
show_seat_info boolean no Show seat information for users.
state string no Filter results by member state, one of awaiting or active. Premium and Ultimate only. 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/all"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/all"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "raymond_smith",
    "name": "Raymond Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "created_at": "2012-09-22T14:13:35Z",
    "created_by": {
      "id": 2,
      "username": "john_doe",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
    },
    "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30,
    "group_saml_identity": null
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "created_at": "2012-09-22T14:13:35Z",
    "created_by": {
      "id": 1,
      "username": "raymond_smith",
      "name": "Raymond Smith",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
    },
    "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30,
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "group_saml_identity": {
      "extern_uid":"ABC-1234567890",
      "provider": "group_saml",
      "saml_provider_id": 10
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "username": "foo_bar",
    "name": "Foo bar",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
    "created_by": {
      "id": 2,
      "username": "john_doe",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
      "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
    },
    "expires_at": "2012-11-22T14:13:35Z",
    "access_level": 30,
    "group_saml_identity": null
  }
]

Get a member of a group or project

Gets a member of a group or project. Returns only direct members and not inherited members through ancestor groups.

GET /groups/:id/members/:user_id
GET /projects/:id/members/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/:user_id"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "access_level": 30,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
  },
  "expires_at": null,
  "group_saml_identity": null
}

Get a member of a group or project, including inherited and invited members

Gets a member of a group or project, including members inherited or invited through ancestor groups. See the corresponding endpoint to list all inherited members for details.

GET /groups/:id/members/all/:user_id
GET /projects/:id/members/all/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/all/:user_id"
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/all/:user_id"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "access_level": 30,
  "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
  },
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "expires_at": null,
  "group_saml_identity": null
}

List all billable members of a group

Gets a list of group members that count as billable. The list includes members in subgroups and projects.

This API endpoint works on top-level groups only. It does not work on subgroups.

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

In GitLab 13.7 and later, use the search parameter to search for billable group members by name and sort to sort the results.

GET /groups/:id/billable_members
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
search string no A query string to search for group members by name, username, or public email.
sort string no A query string containing parameters that specify the sort attribute and order. See supported values below.

The supported values for the sort attribute are:

Value Description
access_level_asc Access level, ascending
access_level_desc Access level, descending
last_joined Last joined
name_asc Name, ascending
name_desc Name, descending
oldest_joined Oldest joined
oldest_sign_in Oldest sign in
recent_sign_in Recent sign in
last_activity_on_asc Last active date, ascending
last_activity_on_desc Last active date, descending 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/billable_members"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "raymond_smith",
    "name": "Raymond Smith",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "last_activity_on": "2021-01-27",
    "membership_type": "group_member",
    "removable": true,
    "created_at": "2021-01-03T12:16:02.000Z",
    "last_login_at": "2022-10-09T01:33:06.000Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "email": "john@example.com",
    "last_activity_on": "2021-01-25",
    "membership_type": "group_member",
    "removable": true,
    "created_at": "2021-01-04T18:46:42.000Z",
    "last_login_at": "2022-09-29T22:18:46.000Z"
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "username": "foo_bar",
    "name": "Foo bar",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
    "last_activity_on": "2021-01-20",
    "membership_type": "group_invite",
    "removable": false,
    "created_at": "2021-01-09T07:12:31.000Z",
    "last_login_at": "2022-10-10T07:28:56.000Z"
  }
]

List memberships for a billable member of a group

Gets a list of memberships for a billable member of a group.

Lists all projects and groups a user is a member of. Only projects and groups within the group hierarchy are included. For instance, if the requested group is Root Group, and the requested user is a direct member of both Root Group / Sub Group One and Other Group / Sub Group Two, then only Root Group / Sub Group One will be returned, because Other Group / Sub Group Two is not within the Root Group hierarchy.

The response represents only direct memberships. Inherited memberships are not included.

This API endpoint works on top-level groups only. It does not work on subgroups.

This API endpoint requires permission to administer memberships for the group.

This API endpoint takes pagination parameters page and per_page to restrict the list of memberships.

GET /groups/:id/billable_members/:user_id/memberships
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the billable member 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/billable_members/:user_id/memberships"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 168,
    "source_id": 131,
    "source_full_name": "Root Group / Sub Group One",
    "source_members_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/groups/root-group/sub-group-one/-/group_members",
    "created_at": "2021-03-31T17:28:44.812Z",
    "expires_at": "2022-03-21",
    "access_level": {
      "string_value": "Developer",
      "integer_value": 30
    }
  },
  {
    "id": 169,
    "source_id": 63,
    "source_full_name": "Root Group / Sub Group One / My Project",
    "source_members_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root-group/sub-group-one/my-project/-/project_members",
    "created_at": "2021-03-31T17:29:14.934Z",
    "expires_at": null,
    "access_level": {
      "string_value": "Maintainer",
      "integer_value": 40
    }
  }
]

Remove a billable member from a group

Removes a billable member from a group and its subgroups and projects.

The user does not need to be a group member to qualify for removal. For example, if the user was added directly to a project within the group, you can still use this API to remove them.

DELETE /groups/:id/billable_members/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/billable_members/:user_id"

Change membership state of a user in a group

Changes the membership state of a user in a group. The state is applied to all subgroups and projects.

PUT /groups/:id/members/:user_id/state
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user.
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member.
state string yes The new state for the user. State is either awaiting or active. 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id/state?state=active"

Example response:

{
  "success":true
}

Add a member to a group or project

Adds a member to a group or project.

POST /groups/:id/members
POST /projects/:id/members
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer/string yes The user ID of the new member or multiple IDs separated by commas
access_level integer yes A valid access level
expires_at string no A date string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY
invite_source string no The source of the invitation that starts the member creation process. GitLab team members can view more information in this confidential issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/327120>.
member_role_id integer no The ID of a member role. Ultimate only. 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --data "user_id=1&access_level=30" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members"
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
     --data "user_id=1&access_level=30" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
  },
  "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "access_level": 30,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "group_saml_identity": null
}

Edit a member of a group or project

Updates a member of a group or project.

PUT /groups/:id/members/:user_id
PUT /projects/:id/members/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member
access_level integer yes A valid access level
expires_at string no A date string in the format YEAR-MONTH-DAY
member_role_id integer no The ID of a member role. Ultimate only. 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id?access_level=40"
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/:user_id?access_level=40"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
  },
  "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "access_level": 40,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "group_saml_identity": null
}

Set override flag for a member of a group

By default, the access level of LDAP group members is set to the value specified by LDAP through Group Sync. You can allow access level overrides by calling this endpoint.

POST /groups/:id/members/:user_id/override
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id/override"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
  },
  "expires_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "access_level": 40,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "override": true
}

Remove override for a member of a group

Sets the override flag to false and allows LDAP Group Sync to reset the access level to the LDAP-prescribed value.

DELETE /groups/:id/members/:user_id/override
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member 
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id/override"

Example response:

{
  "id": 1,
  "username": "raymond_smith",
  "name": "Raymond Smith",
  "state": "active",
  "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
  "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root",
  "created_at": "2012-10-22T14:13:35Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": 2,
    "username": "john_doe",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c2525a7f58ae3776070e44c106c48e15?s=80&d=identicon",
    "web_url": "http://192.168.1.8:3000/root"
  },
  "expires_at": "2012-10-22",
  "access_level": 40,
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "override": false
}

Remove a member from a group or project

Removes a user from a group or project where the user has been explicitly assigned a role.

The user needs to be a group member to qualify for removal. For example, if the user was added directly to a project within the group but not this group explicitly, you cannot use this API to remove them. See Remove a billable member from a group for an alternative approach.

DELETE /groups/:id/members/:user_id
DELETE /projects/:id/members/:user_id
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the project or group owned by the authenticated user
user_id integer yes The user ID of the member
skip_subresources boolean false Whether the deletion of direct memberships of the removed member in subgroups and projects should be skipped. Default is false.
unassign_issuables boolean false Whether the removed member should be unassigned from any issues or merge requests inside a given group or project. Default is false.

Example request:

curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:user_id"
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/:id/members/:user_id"

Approve a member for a group

Approves a pending user for a group and its subgroups and projects.

PUT /groups/:id/members/:member_id/approve
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the root group owned by the authenticated user
member_id integer yes The ID of the member

Example request:

curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/:member_id/approve"

Approve all pending members for a group

Approves all pending users for a group and its subgroups and projects.

POST /groups/:id/members/approve_all
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the root group owned by the authenticated user

Example request:

curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/members/approve_all"

List pending members of a group and its subgroups and projects

For a group and its subgroups and projects, get a list of all members in an awaiting state and those who are invited but do not have a GitLab account.

This request returns all matching group and project members from all groups and projects in the root group's hierarchy.

When the member is an invited user that has not signed up for a GitLab account yet, the invited email address is returned.

This API endpoint works on top-level groups only. It does not work on subgroups.

This API endpoint requires permission to administer members for the group.

This API endpoint takes pagination parameters page and per_page to restrict the list of members.

GET /groups/:id/pending_members
Attribute Type Required Description
id integer/string yes The ID or URL-encoded path of the group owned by the authenticated user 
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/:id/pending_members"

Example response:

[
  {
    "id": 168,
    "name": "Alex Garcia",
    "username": "alex_garcia",
    "email": "alex@example.com",
    "avatar_url": "http://example.com/uploads/user/avatar/1/cd8.jpeg",
    "web_url": "http://example.com/alex_garcia",
    "approved": false,
    "invited": false
  },
  {
    "id": 169,
    "email": "sidney@example.com",
    "avatar_url": "http://gravatar.com/../e346561cd8.jpeg",
    "approved": false,
    "invited": true
  },
  {
    "id": 170,
    "email": "zhang@example.com",
    "avatar_url": "http://gravatar.com/../e32131cd8.jpeg",
    "approved": true,
    "invited": true
  }
]

Give a group access to a project

See share project with group