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+# Avatar API
+
+> [Introduced][ce-19121] in GitLab 11.0
+
+## Get a single avatar URL
+
+Get a single avatar URL for a given email addres. If user with matching public
+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.
+
+```
+GET /avatar?email=admin@example.com
+```
+
+| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
+| --------- | ------- | -------- | --------------------- |
+| `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
+curl https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/avatar?email=admin@example.com
+```
+
+Example response:
+
+```json
+{
+ "avatar_url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=80\u0026d=identicon"
+}
+```
+
+[ce-19121]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/19121