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# Custom Attributes API

Every API call to custom attributes must be authenticated as administrator.

## List custom attributes

Get all custom attributes on a user.

```
GET /users/:id/custom_attributes
```

| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a user |

```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/custom_attributes
```

Example response:

```json
[
   {
      "key": "location",
      "value": "Antarctica"
   },
   {
      "key": "role",
      "value": "Developer"
   }
]
```

## Single custom attribute

Get a single custom attribute on a user.

```
GET /users/:id/custom_attributes/:key
```

| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a user |
| `key` | string | yes | The key of the custom attribute |

```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/custom_attributes/location
```

Example response:

```json
{
   "key": "location",
   "value": "Antarctica"
}
```

## Set custom attribute

Set a custom attribute on a user. The attribute will be updated if it already exists,
or newly created otherwise.

```
PUT /users/:id/custom_attributes/:key
```

| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a user |
| `key` | string | yes | The key of the custom attribute |
| `value` | string | yes | The value of the custom attribute |

```bash
curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" --data "value=Greenland" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/custom_attributes/location
```

Example response:

```json
{
   "key": "location",
   "value": "Greenland"
}
```

## Delete custom attribute

Delete a custom attribute on a user.

```
DELETE /users/:id/custom_attributes/:key
```

| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer | yes | The ID of a user |
| `key` | string | yes | The key of the custom attribute |

```bash
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/users/42/custom_attributes/location
```