Share a project with a group
DETAILS: Tier: Free, Premium, Ultimate Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed, GitLab Dedicated
- Changed in GitLab 13.11 from a form to a modal window with a flag. Disabled by default.
- Modal window enabled on GitLab.com and self-managed in GitLab 14.8.
- Generally available in GitLab 14.9. Feature flag
invite_members_group_modalremoved.
Similar to how you share a group with another group, you can share a project with a group by inviting that group to the project.
Prerequisites:
- You must be at least one of the following:
- Explicitly defined as a member of the project.
- Explicitly defined as a member of a group or subgroup that has access to the project.
- An administrator.
- You must be a member of the invited group or subgroup.
To invite a group to a project:
- On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your project.
- Select Manage > Members.
- Select Invite a group.
- Select a group you want to add to the project.
- Select a role you want to assign to the group.
- Optional. Select an Access expiration date.
- Select Invite.
Maximum role
When you invite a group to a project, the maximum role is the highest level of access the invited group members are allowed to have in the project.
When multiple groups contain the same members, and the groups have access to the same project, the group members are given the highest access level of the two for the project.
The member's Max role is the more restrictive of:
- The role the user is assigned for the group.
- The role you chose when you invited the group to the project.
NOTE: The Max role does not elevate the privileges of users. For example, if a group member has the role of Developer, and the group is invited to a project with a Max role of Maintainer, the member's role is not elevated to Maintainer.
Which roles you can assign
In GitLab 16.7 and later, the maximum role you can assign depends on whether you have the Owner or Maintainer role for the project. The maximum role you can set is:
- Owner (
50), if you have the Owner role for the project. - Maintainer (
40), if you have the Maintainer role for the project.
In GitLab 16.6 and earlier, the maximum role you can assign to an invited group is Maintainer (40).
View the member's Max role
To view the maximum role assigned to a member:
- On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your project.
- Select Manage > Members.
- In the Max role column, view the user's maximum assigned role.
View a group's shared projects
In a group, a shared project is a project to which the group members gained access through the Invite group action.
To view a group's shared projects:
- On the left sidebar, select Search or go to and find your group.
- On the group page, select the Shared projects tab.
A list of shared projects is displayed.