Gitlab

This connector enables AI agents and RAG systems to retrieve context from Gitlab through Airweave’s unified search layer.

Configuration

GitLab source connector integrates with the GitLab REST API to extract data.

Connects to your GitLab projects.

It supports syncing projects, users, repository files, issues, and merge requests with configurable filtering options for branches and file types.

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Authentication

This connector uses OAuth 2.0 authentication. You can connect through the Airweave UI or API using the OAuth flow.

Supported authentication methods:

OAuth Browser Flow (recommended for UI)
OAuth Token (for programmatic access)
Auth Provider (enterprise SSO)

Configuration Options

This connector does not have any additional configuration options.

Data Models

The following data models are available for this connector:

GitLabProjectEntity

Schema for GitLab project (repository) entity.

Reference: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/projects.html

Field	Type	Description
project_id	int	GitLab project ID
name	str	Project name
created_at	datetime	Creation timestamp
last_activity_at	datetime	Timestamp of last activity
path	str	Project path
path_with_namespace	str	Full path with namespace
description	Optional[str]	Project description
default_branch	Optional[str]	Default branch of the repository
visibility	str	Project visibility level
topics	List[str]	Project topics/tags
namespace	Dict[str, Any]	Project namespace information
star_count	int	Number of stars
forks_count	int	Number of forks
open_issues_count	int	Number of open issues
archived	bool	Whether the project is archived
empty_repo	bool	Whether the repository is empty
web_url_value	Optional[str]	Web URL to the project

GitLabUserEntity

Schema for GitLab user entity.

Reference: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/users.html

Field	Type	Description
user_id	int	GitLab user ID
name	str	User’s display name
created_at	datetime	Account creation timestamp
username	str	User’s username
state	str	User account state
avatar_url	Optional[str]	User’s avatar URL
profile_url	Optional[str]	User’s profile URL
bio	Optional[str]	User’s biography
location	Optional[str]	User’s location
public_email	Optional[str]	User’s public email
organization	Optional[str]	User’s organization
job_title	Optional[str]	User’s job title
pronouns	Optional[str]	User’s pronouns

GitLabDirectoryEntity

Schema for GitLab directory entity.

Reference: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/repositories.html

Field	Type	Description
full_path	str	Project-qualified directory path (project_id/path)
name	str	Directory name
path	str	Path of the directory within the repository
project_id	str	ID of the project containing this directory
project_path	str	Path of the project
branch	str	Branch used when traversing this directory
web_url_value	Optional[str]	Web URL to the directory

GitLabCodeFileEntity

Schema for GitLab code file entity.

Reference: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/repository_files.html

Field	Type	Description
full_path	str	Project-qualified file path (project_id/path)
name	str	Filename
branch	str	Branch used when fetching the file
blob_id	str	Blob ID of the file content
project_id	str	ID of the project
project_path	str	Path of the project
line_count	Optional[int]	Number of lines in the file
web_url_value	Optional[str]	Web URL to view the file

GitLabIssueEntity

Schema for GitLab issue entity.

Reference: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/issues.html

Field	Type	Description
issue_id	int	Global GitLab issue ID
title	str	Issue title
created_at	datetime	Issue creation timestamp
updated_at	datetime	Issue update timestamp
description	Optional[str]	Issue description
state	str	Issue state (opened, closed)
closed_at	Optional[Any]	Issue close timestamp
labels	List[str]	Issue labels
author	Dict[str, Any]	Issue author information
assignees	List[Dict[str, Any]]	Issue assignees
milestone	Optional[Dict[str, Any]]	Issue milestone
project_id	str	ID of the project
iid	int	Internal issue ID
web_url_value	Optional[str]	Web URL to the issue
user_notes_count	int	Number of user notes/comments
upvotes	int	Number of upvotes
downvotes	int	Number of downvotes

GitLabMergeRequestEntity

Schema for GitLab merge request entity.

Reference: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_requests.html

Field	Type	Description
merge_request_id	int	Global GitLab merge request ID
title	str	Merge request title
created_at	datetime	Merge request creation timestamp
updated_at	datetime	Merge request update timestamp
description	Optional[str]	Merge request description
state	str	Merge request state (opened, closed, merged)
merged_at	Optional[Any]	Merge request merge timestamp
closed_at	Optional[Any]	Merge request close timestamp
labels	List[str]	Merge request labels
author	Dict[str, Any]	Merge request author information
assignees	List[Dict[str, Any]]	Merge request assignees
reviewers	List[Dict[str, Any]]	Merge request reviewers
source_branch	str	Source branch name
target_branch	str	Target branch name
milestone	Optional[Dict[str, Any]]	Merge request milestone
project_id	str	ID of the project
iid	int	Internal merge request ID
web_url_value	Optional[str]	Web URL to the merge request
merge_status	str	Merge status (can_be_merged, cannot_be_merged)
draft	bool	Whether the merge request is a draft
work_in_progress	bool	Whether the merge request is work in progress
upvotes	int	Number of upvotes
downvotes	int	Number of downvotes
user_notes_count	int	Number of user notes/comments