# GitLab Custom attributes API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-custom-attributes-api/  
**Provider:** GitLab — https://apis.io/providers/gitlab/  
**Base URL:** https://gitlab.com/api/v4  
**Documentation:** https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/

GitLab Custom attributes API is one of 189 APIs that [GitLab](https://apis.io/providers/gitlab/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification. This API exposes 16 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Custom Attributes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, an API reference, rate-limit docs, an AsyncAPI specification, and 16 JSON Schemas.

Use this API to manage the custom attributes set on users, groups, and projects. These endpoints require administrator access to the instance.

## Operations (12)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/api/v4/users/{id}/custom_attributes` | List all custom attributes for a user |
| GET | `/api/v4/users/{id}/custom_attributes/{key}` | Retrieve a custom attribute for a user |
| PUT | `/api/v4/users/{id}/custom_attributes/{key}` | Creates or updates a custom attribute for a user |
| DELETE | `/api/v4/users/{id}/custom_attributes/{key}` | Delete a custom attribute for a user |
| GET | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/custom_attributes` | List all custom attributes for a project |
| GET | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/custom_attributes/{key}` | Retrieve a custom attribute for a project |
| PUT | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/custom_attributes/{key}` | Creates or updates a custom attribute for a project |
| DELETE | `/api/v4/projects/{id}/custom_attributes/{key}` | Delete a custom attribute for a project |
| GET | `/api/v4/groups/{id}/custom_attributes` | List all custom attributes for a group |
| GET | `/api/v4/groups/{id}/custom_attributes/{key}` | Retrieve a custom attribute for a group |
| PUT | `/api/v4/groups/{id}/custom_attributes/{key}` | Creates or updates a custom attribute for a group |
| DELETE | `/api/v4/groups/{id}/custom_attributes/{key}` | Delete a custom attribute for a group |

## Machine-readable artifacts (65)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/openapi/gitlab-custom-attributes-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/openapi/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/issues/
- **Authentication** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/rest/authentication/
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-put-api-v4-application-settings-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-geo-node-status-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-geo-site-status-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-apientities-application-setting-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-post-api-v4-geo-status-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/gitlab/json-schema/gitlab-put-api-v4-projects-id-request-schema.json
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/merge_requests/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/pipelines/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/jobs/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/runners/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/users/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/repositories/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/commits/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/branches/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/tags/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/releases/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/environments/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/deployments/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/pipeline_schedules/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/labels/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/milestones/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/notes/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/snippets/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/packages/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/container_registry/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/vulnerabilities/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/deploy_keys/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/protected_branches/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/wikis/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/events/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/search/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/namespaces/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/groups/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/projects/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/applications/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.gitlab.com/api/avatar/
- …and 25 more, listed in full on the page.

## Other GitLab APIs (12)

- [GitLab Orbit gRPC API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-orbit-api/)
- [GitLab GraphQL API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-graphql-api/)
- [GitLab Applications API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-applications-api/)
- [GitLab Authorization API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-authorization-api/)
- [GitLab Broadcast Messages API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-broadcast-messages-api/)
- [GitLab Groups API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-groups-api/)
- [GitLab Metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-metadata-api/)
- [GitLab Project Webhooks API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-project-webhooks-api/)
- [GitLab Projects API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-projects-api/)
- [GitLab Tokens API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-tokens-api/)
- [GitLab User Info API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-user-info-api/)
- [GitLab Webhook Configuration API](https://apis.io/apis/gitlab/gitlab-webhook-configuration-api/)

## Tags

Custom Attributes

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