Saved replies

Introduced in GitLab 14.9 with a flag named saved_replies. Disabled by default.

With saved replies, create and reuse text for any text area in:

  • Merge requests, including diffs.
  • Issues, including design management comments.
  • Epics.
  • Work items.

Saved replies can be small, like approving a merge request and unassigning yourself from it, or large, like chunks of boilerplate text you use frequently:

Saved replies dropdown list

Use saved replies in a text area

To include the text of a saved reply in your comment:

  1. In the editor toolbar for your comment, select Saved replies ().
  2. Select your desired saved reply.

Create saved replies

To create a saved reply for future use:

  1. On the top bar, in the upper-right corner, select your avatar.
  2. From the dropdown list, select Preferences.
  3. On the left sidebar, select Saved replies ().
  4. Provide a Name for your saved reply.
  5. Enter the Content of your reply. You can use any formatting you use in other GitLab text areas.
  6. Select Save, and the page reloads with your saved reply shown.

View your saved replies

To go to your saved replies:

  1. On the top bar, in the upper-right corner, select your avatar.
  2. From the dropdown list, select Preferences.
  3. On the left sidebar, select Saved replies ().
  4. Scroll to My saved replies.

Edit or delete saved replies

To edit or delete a previously saved reply:

  1. On the top bar, in the upper-right corner, select your avatar.
  2. From the dropdown list, select Preferences.
  3. On the left sidebar, select Saved replies ().
  4. Scroll to My saved replies, and identify the saved reply you want to edit.
  5. To edit, select Edit ().
  6. To delete, select Delete (), then select Delete again from the modal window.