GitLab Cloud

Make your GitLab Cloud projects searchable in Glean

Indexes merge requests, code, issues, wikis, and epics from GitLab.com for permission-aware search — so engineers find the code, reviews, and decisions they need without leaving Glean.

Version controlIndexed by defaultPersonal access tokenPermission-aware

Set up the connectorSee what gets indexed

At a glance

Authentication

Personal access token (PAT)

What it indexes

Merge requests, code, issues, wikis, epics

Permissions

GitLab permissions, enforced at query time

Full crawl

Approximately every 28 days

Change updates

Near real-time via webhooks

Connection

GitLab REST API over HTTPS

General information

Overview

What the GitLab Cloud connector indexes, its permission model, and how crawling keeps content fresh.

Setup and configuration

Default

Setup

Create a GitLab personal access token, build the user-mapping file, then configure the connector in the Glean Admin console.

Requirements

The GitLab access, credentials, and permissions you need before you begin.

Support

Troubleshooting and FAQs

Resolve setup and content issues, and read answers to common questions.

Error codes

Look up connector error codes and what they mean.