Commit 97a0bfd6 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch 'docs/uplift-avatar-api-doc' into 'master'

Add more information and refactor format of Avatar API topic

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!24258
parents 84147b2b 6dd8dbb4
# Avatar API # Avatar API
> [Introduced][ce-19121] in GitLab 11.0 > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/19121) in GitLab 11.0.
## Get a single avatar URL ## Get a single avatar URL
Get a single avatar URL for a given email address. If user with matching public Get a single [avatar](../user/profile/index.md#profile-settings) URL for a user with the given email address.
email address is not found, results from external avatar services are returned.
This endpoint can be accessed without authentication. In case public visibility
is restricted, response will be `403 Forbidden` when unauthenticated.
``` If:
- No user with the given public email address is found, results from external avatar services are
returned.
- Public visibility is restricted, response will be `403 Forbidden` when unauthenticated.
NOTE: **Note:**
This endpoint can be accessed without authentication.
```text
GET /avatar?email=admin@example.com GET /avatar?email=admin@example.com
``` ```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Parameters:
| --------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------- |
| `email` | string | yes | Public email address of the user |
| `size` | integer | no | Single pixel dimension (since images are squares). Only used for avatar lookups at `Gravatar` or at the configured `Libravatar` server |
```bash | Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
curl https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/avatar?email=admin@example.com |:----------|:--------|:---------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `email` | string | yes | Public email address of the user. |
| `size` | integer | no | Single pixel dimension (since images are squares). Only used for avatar lookups at `Gravatar` or at the configured `Libravatar` server. |
Example request:
```sh
curl https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/avatar?email=admin@example.com&size=32
``` ```
Example response: Example response:
```json ```json
{ {
"avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon" "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=64&d=identicon"
} }
``` ```
[ce-19121]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/19121
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