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Project access tokens API

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List project access tokens

Get a list of project access tokens.

In GitLab 17.2 and later, you can use the state attribute to limit the response to project access tokens with a specified state.

GET projects/:id/access_tokens
GET projects/:id/access_tokens?state=inactive
Attribute Type required Description
id integer or string yes ID or URL-encoded path of the project
state string No Limit results to tokens with specified state. Valid values are active and inactive. By default both states are returned. 
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",
      "last_used_at" : null,
      "revoked" : false,
      "access_level" : 40
   },
   {
      "user_id" : 141,
      "scopes" : [
         "read_api"
      ],
      "name" : "token-2",
      "expires_at" : "2021-01-31",
      "id" : 43,
      "active" : false,
      "created_at" : "2021-01-21T12:12:38.123Z",
      "revoked" : true,
      "last_used_at" : "2021-02-13T10:34:57.178Z",
      "access_level" : 40
   }
]

Get a project access token

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

  • 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.
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

Prerequisites:

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

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 or 404 Not Found if not revoked successfully.