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authorAchilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me>2016-01-24 19:28:24 +0100
committerAchilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me>2016-01-24 19:28:24 +0100
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# Namespaces
-Namespaces account for usernames and groupnames.
+Usernames and groupnames fall under a special category called namespaces.
+
+For users and groups supported API calls see the [users](users.md) and
+[groups](groups.md) documentation respectively.
[Pagination](README.md#pagination) is used.
## List namespaces
-Get a list of namespaces. As a user, your namespaces are listed whereas if you
-are an administrator you get a list of all namespaces in the GitLab instance.
+Get a list of the namespaces of the authenticated user. If the user is an
+administrator, a list of all namespaces in the GitLab instance is shown.
```
GET /namespaces
```
+Example request:
+
```bash
curl -H "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/namespaces
```
+Example response:
+
```json
[
{
@@ -44,10 +51,14 @@ GET /namespaces?search=foobar
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `search` | string | no | Returns a list of namespaces the user is authorized to see based on the search criteria |
+Example request:
+
```bash
curl -H "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v3/namespaces?search=twitter
```
+Example response:
+
```json
[
{