Commit 09580937 authored by peterhegman's avatar peterhegman

Add project access token documentation

parent 84046205
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those cases where it is not required, this will be mentioned in the documentation
for each individual endpoint. For example, the [`/projects/:id` endpoint](projects.md).
There are four ways to authenticate with the GitLab API:
There are five ways to authenticate with the GitLab API:
1. [OAuth2 tokens](#oauth2-tokens)
1. [Personal access tokens](#personal-access-tokens)
1. [Project access tokens](#project-access-tokens-core-only) **(CORE ONLY)**
1. [Session cookie](#session-cookie)
1. [GitLab CI/CD job token](#gitlab-ci-job-token) **(Specific endpoints only)**
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Read more about [GitLab as an OAuth2 provider](oauth2.md).
### Personal access tokens
### Access tokens
You can use a [personal access token](../user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md) to authenticate with the API by passing it in either the
`private_token` parameter or the `Private-Token` header.
#### Personal access tokens
Read more about [personal access tokens](../user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md).
#### Project access tokens **(CORE ONLY)**
Read more about [project access tokens](../user/project/settings/index.md#project-access-tokens-core-only).
Example of using the personal access token in a parameter:
#### Usage
Access tokens can be used to authenticate with the API by passing it in either the `private_token` parameter
or the `Private-Token` header.
Example of using the personal/project access token in a parameter:
```shell
curl https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects?private_token=<your_access_token>
```
Example of using the personal access token in a header:
Example of using the personal/project access token in a header:
```shell
curl --header "Private-Token: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects
```
You can also use personal access tokens with OAuth-compliant headers:
You can also use personal/project access tokens with OAuth-compliant headers:
```shell
curl --header "Authorization: Bearer <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects
```
Read more about [personal access tokens](../user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md).
### Session cookie
When signing in to the main GitLab application, a `_gitlab_session` cookie is
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| Delete wiki pages | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| View project Audit Events | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manage [push rules](../push_rules/push_rules.md) | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manage [project access tokens](./project/settings/index.md#project-access-tokens-core-only) **(CORE ONLY)** | | | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Switch visibility level | | | | | ✓ |
| Transfer project to another namespace | | | | | ✓ |
| Remove fork relationship | | | | | ✓ |
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Only project owners have the [permissions](../../permissions.md#project-members-permissions)
to remove a fork relationship.
## Project access tokens **(CORE ONLY)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2587) in GitLab 13.0.
Project access tokens are scoped to a project and can be used to authenticate with the [GitLab API](../../../api/README.md#project-access-tokens-core-only).
You can also use project access tokens with Git to authenticate over HTTP or SSH.
Project access tokens expire on the date you define, at midnight UTC.
For examples of how you can use a project access token to authenticate with the API, see the following section from our [API Docs](../../../api/README.md#project-access-tokens-core-only).
### Creating a project access token
1. Log in to GitLab.
1. Navigate to the project you would like to create an access token for.
1. In the **{settings}** **Settings** menu choose **Access Tokens**.
1. Choose a name and optional expiry date for the token.
1. Choose the [desired scopes](#limiting-scopes-of-a-project-access-token).
1. Click the **Create project access token** button.
1. Save the project access token somewhere safe. Once you leave or refresh
the page, you won't be able to access it again.
### Project bot users
For each project access token created, a bot user will also be created and added to the project with
["Maintainer" level permissions](../../permissions.md#project-members-permissions). API calls made with a
project access token will be associated to the corresponding bot user.
These users will appear in **{settings}** **Settings > Members** but can not be modified.
Furthermore, the bot user can not be added to any other project.
When the project access token is [revoked](#revoking-a-project-access-token) the bot user will be deleted and all
records will be moved to a system-wide user with the username "Ghost User". For more information,
see [Associated Records](../../profile/account/delete_account.md#associated-records).
### Revoking a project access token
At any time, you can revoke any project access token by clicking the
respective **Revoke** button in **{settings}** **Settings > Access Tokens**.
### Limiting scopes of a project access token
Project access tokens can be created with one or more scopes that allow various
actions that a given token can perform. The available scopes are depicted in
the following table.
| Scope | Description |
| ------------------ | ----------- |
| `api` | Grants complete read/write access to scoped project API. |
| `read_api` | Grants read access to the scoped project API. |
| `read_registry` | Allows read-access (pull) to [container registry](../../packages/container_registry/index.md) images if a project is private and authorization is required. |
| `write_registry` | Allows write-access (push) to [container registry](../../packages/container_registry/index.md). |
| `read_repository` | Allows read-only access (pull) to the repository through `git clone`. |
| `write_repository` | Allows read-write access (pull, push) to the repository through `git clone`. |
## Operations settings
### Error Tracking
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