GitLab

Baton GitLab Connector - Sync users and group members (core identity) and projects / OAuth apps (NHI secrets) from GitLab

Prerequisites

• A Mesh administrator account with permission to manage connectors.
• base_url (optional) — Base URL of the GitLab instance (for example https://gitlab.com/)
• account_creation_group (optional) — Default group for new users (required for account creation in Cloud Version)
• sync_direct_members_only (optional) — When enabled, only sync direct members of groups and projects
• Credentials for authentication: access_token (stored write-only).

Authentication

Method: Bearer token

Mesh authenticates with a token (personal access token, API token, or bot token).

Field	Required	Secret	Description
access_token	Yes	Yes (write-only)	GitLab personal access token (stored as secret)

Capabilities

Capability	Supported	Notes
Identity & entitlement sync	✓
Writeback / remediation	—	Read-only

Data model

This information is not yet available from the connector schema.

Setup

1. Gather the required value: base_url.
2. Gather the required value: account_creation_group.
3. Gather the required value: sync_direct_members_only.
4. Create the required credentials in the source system: access_token.
5. In Admin → Connectors, add the connector and enter its configuration.
6. Save and run an initial collection.

Troubleshooting

This information is not yet available from the connector schema.