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Create a personal access token in GitLab

Generate personal access tokens in GitLab: set API, read_repository, and write_repository scopes for CI/CD pipelines, git HTTP auth, and CLI tools.

By lynxbeedev · April 10, 2022 · Updated August 12, 2026 · 1 min read

Software Development Linux Commands Command Line Tools

Personal Access Tokens (PAT) serve as secure authentication credentials for accessing GitLab REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and Git HTTP operations.

cURL API Authentication Example using PAT

cURL API Requestbash

# Authenticate against GitLab API using PRIVATE-TOKEN header
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: glpat-XXXXXXXXXXXXXX" "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects"

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cURL API Authentication Example using PAT

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