Project access tokens API
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List project access tokens
- Introduced in GitLab 13.9.
Get a list of project access tokens.
GET projects/:id/access_tokens
Attribute | Type | required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id
| integer or string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the project |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<project_id>/access_tokens"
[
{
"user_id" : 141,
"scopes" : [
"api"
],
"name" : "token",
"expires_at" : "2021-01-31",
"id" : 42,
"active" : true,
"created_at" : "2021-01-20T22:11:48.151Z",
"revoked" : false,
"access_level": 40
}
]
Get a project access token
- Introduced in GitLab 14.10.
Get a project access token by ID.
GET projects/:id/access_tokens/:token_id
Attribute | Type | required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id
| integer or string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the project |
token_id
| integer | yes | ID of the project access token |
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<project_id>/access_tokens/<token_id>"
{
"user_id" : 141,
"scopes" : [
"api"
],
"name" : "token",
"expires_at" : "2021-01-31",
"id" : 42,
"active" : true,
"created_at" : "2021-01-20T22:11:48.151Z",
"revoked" : false,
"access_level": 40,
"last_used_at": "2022-03-15T11:05:42.437Z"
}
Create a project access token
- Introduced in GitLab 13.10.
- The
token
attribute was introduced in GitLab 13.10. - The
expires_at
attribute default was introduced in GitLab 16.0.
Create a project access token.
When you create a project access token, the maximum role (access level) you set depends on if you have the Owner or Maintainer role for the group. For example, the maximum role that can be set is:
- Owner (
50
), if you have the Owner role for the project. - Maintainer (
40
), if you have the Maintainer role on the project.
In GitLab 14.8 and earlier, project access tokens have a maximum role of Maintainer.
POST projects/:id/access_tokens
Attribute | Type | required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id
| integer or string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the project |
name
| string | yes | Name of the project access token |
scopes
| Array[String]
| yes | List of scopes |
access_level
| integer | no | Access level. Valid values are 10 (Guest), 20 (Reporter), 30 (Developer), 40 (Maintainer), and 50 (Owner). Defaults to 40 .
|
expires_at
| date | yes | Expiration date of the access token in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD ). The date cannot be set later than the maximum allowable lifetime of an access token.
|
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" \
--header "Content-Type:application/json" \
--data '{ "name":"test_token", "scopes":["api", "read_repository"], "expires_at":"2021-01-31", "access_level":30 }' \
"https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<project_id>/access_tokens"
{
"scopes" : [
"api",
"read_repository"
],
"active" : true,
"name" : "test",
"revoked" : false,
"created_at" : "2021-01-21T19:35:37.921Z",
"user_id" : 166,
"id" : 58,
"expires_at" : "2021-01-31",
"token" : "D4y...Wzr",
"access_level": 30
}
Rotate a project access token
- Introduced in GitLab 16.0
Prerequisites:
- You must have a personal access token with the
api
scope.
Rotate a project access token. Revokes the previous token and creates a new token that expires in one week.
In GitLab 16.6 and later, you can use the expires_at
parameter to set a different expiry date. This non-default expiry date can be up to a maximum of one year from the rotation date.
POST /projects/:id/access_tokens/:token_id/rotate
Attribute | Type | required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id
| integer or string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the project |
token_id
| integer | yes | ID of the project access token |
expires_at
| date | no | Expiration date of the access token in ISO format (YYYY-MM-DD ). Introduced in GitLab 16.6.
|
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<project_id>/access_tokens/<token_id>/rotate"
Example response:
{
"id": 42,
"name": "Rotated Token",
"revoked": false,
"created_at": "2023-08-01T15:00:00.000Z",
"scopes": ["api"],
"user_id": 1337,
"last_used_at": null,
"active": true,
"expires_at": "2023-08-15",
"access_level": 30,
"token": "s3cr3t"
}
Responses
-
200: OK
if the existing token is successfully revoked and the new token is successfully created. -
400: Bad Request
if not rotated successfully. -
401: Unauthorized
if either the:- User does not have access to the token with the specified ID.
- Token with the specified ID does not exist.
-
404: Not Found
if the user is an administrator but the token with the specified ID does not exist.
Automatic reuse detection
Refer to automatic reuse detection for personal access tokens for more information.
Revoke a project access token
- Introduced in GitLab 13.9.
Revoke a project access token.
DELETE projects/:id/access_tokens/:token_id
Attribute | Type | required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
id
| integer or string | yes | ID or URL-encoded path of the project |
token_id
| integer | yes | ID of the project access token |
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<project_id>/access_tokens/<token_id>"
Responses
-
204: No Content
if successfully revoked. -
400 Bad Request
or404 Not Found
if not revoked successfully.