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Get organization membership for a user

GET
/orgs/{org}/memberships/{username}

In order to get a user’s membership with an organization, the authenticated user must be an organization member. The state parameter in the response can be used to identify the user’s membership status.

API method documentation

org
required
string

The organization name. The name is not case sensitive.

username
required
string

The handle for the GitHub user account.

Response

Media type application/json
Org Membership

Org Membership

object
url
required
string format: uri
state
required

The state of the member in the organization. The pending state indicates the user has not yet accepted an invitation.

string
Allowed values: active pending
role
required

The user’s membership type in the organization.

string
Allowed values: admin member billing_manager
direct_membership

Whether the user has direct membership in the organization.

boolean
enterprise_teams_providing_indirect_membership

The slugs of the enterprise teams providing the user with indirect membership in the organization. A limit of 100 enterprise team slugs is returned.

Array<string>
<= 100 items
organization_url
required
string format: uri
organization
required
Organization Simple

A GitHub organization.

object
login
required
string
id
required
integer
node_id
required
string
url
required
string format: uri
repos_url
required
string format: uri
events_url
required
string format: uri
hooks_url
required
string
issues_url
required
string
members_url
required
string
public_members_url
required
string
avatar_url
required
string
description
required
string
nullable
user
required
Simple User

A GitHub user.

object
name
string
nullable
email
string
nullable
login
required
string
id
required
integer format: int64
node_id
required
string
avatar_url
required
string format: uri
gravatar_id
required
string
nullable
url
required
string format: uri
html_url
required
string format: uri
followers_url
required
string format: uri
following_url
required
string
gists_url
required
string
starred_url
required
string
subscriptions_url
required
string format: uri
organizations_url
required
string format: uri
repos_url
required
string format: uri
events_url
required
string
received_events_url
required
string format: uri
type
required
string
site_admin
required
boolean
starred_at
string
user_view_type
string
permissions
object
can_create_repository
required
boolean
Examples
Example response-if-user-has-an-active-admin-membership-with-organization

Response if user has an active admin membership with organization

{
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octocat/memberships/defunkt",
"state": "active",
"role": "admin",
"organization_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/octocat",
"direct_membership": true,
"enterprise_teams_providing_indirect_membership": [
"ent:justice-league",
"ent:security-managers"
],
"organization": {
"login": "github",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDEyOk9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbjE=",
"url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/events",
"hooks_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/hooks",
"issues_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/issues",
"members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/members{/member}",
"public_members_url": "https://api.github.com/orgs/github/public_members{/member}",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"description": "A great organization"
},
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
}
}

Forbidden

Media type application/json
Basic Error

Basic Error

object
message
string
documentation_url
string
url
string
status
string
Example generated
{
"message": "example",
"documentation_url": "example",
"url": "example",
"status": "example"
}

Resource not found

Media type application/json
Basic Error

Basic Error

object
message
string
documentation_url
string
url
string
status
string
Example generated
{
"message": "example",
"documentation_url": "example",
"url": "example",
"status": "example"
}