docs/integrations/secret-syncs/gitlab.mdx
Prerequisites:
- Set up and add secrets to [Infisical Cloud](https://app.infisical.com)
- Create a [GitLab Connection](/integrations/app-connections/gitlab)
- Ensure your network security policies allow incoming requests from Infisical to this secret sync provider, if network restrictions apply.
2. Select the **GitLab** option.
3. Configure the **Source** from where secrets should be retrieved, then click **Next**.
- **Environment**: The project environment to retrieve secrets from.
- **Secret Path**: The folder path to retrieve secrets from.
<Tip>
If you need to sync secrets from multiple folder locations, check out [secret imports](/documentation/platform/secret-reference#secret-imports).
</Tip>
4. Configure the **Destination** to where secrets should be deployed, then click **Next**.
- **GitLab Connection**: The GitLab Connection to authenticate with.
- **Scope**: The GitLab scope to sync secrets to.
- **Project**: Sync secrets to a GitLab project.
- **Group**: Sync secrets to a GitLab group.
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The remaining fields are determined by the selected **Scope**:
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<Accordion title="Project">
- **GitLab Project**: The project to deploy secrets to.
- **GitLab Environment Scope**: The environment scope to deploy secrets to (optional, defaults to "*" for all environments).
- **Mark secrets as Protected**: If enabled, synced secrets will be marked as protected in GitLab.
- **Mark secrets as Masked**: If enabled, synced secrets will be masked in GitLab CI/CD logs.
- **Mark secrets as Hidden**: If enabled, synced secrets will be hidden from the GitLab UI.
</Accordion>
<Accordion title="Group">
- **GitLab Group**: The group to deploy secrets to.
- **GitLab Environment Scope**: The environment scope to deploy secrets to (optional, defaults to "*" for all environments).
- **Mark secrets as Protected**: If enabled, synced secrets will be marked as protected in GitLab.
- **Mark secrets as Masked**: If enabled, synced secrets will be masked in GitLab CI/CD logs.
- **Mark secrets as Hidden**: If enabled, synced secrets will be hidden from the GitLab UI.
</Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>
<Note>
Be aware that GitLab only allows to mark secrets as hidden for new secrets. If you try to mark an existing secret as hidden, it produces an error.
</Note>
<Warning>
If you enable **Mark secrets as Hidden**, Infisical will not be able to unhide/unmask secrets from the sync destination if you disable the option later. This is because GitLab does not allow to unhide/unmask existing secrets.
</Warning>
5. Configure the **Sync Options** to specify how secrets should be synced, then click **Next**.
- **Initial Sync Behavior**: Determines how Infisical should resolve the initial sync.
- **Overwrite Destination Secrets**: Removes any secrets at the destination endpoint not present in Infisical.
<Note>
GitLab does not support importing secrets.
</Note>
- **Key Schema**: Template that determines how secret names are transformed when syncing, using `{{secretKey}}` as a placeholder for the original secret name and `{{environment}}` for the environment.
<Note>
We highly recommend using a Key Schema to ensure that Infisical only manages the specific keys you intend, keeping everything else untouched.
</Note>
- **Auto-Sync Enabled**: If enabled, secrets will automatically be synced from the source location when changes occur. Disable to enforce manual syncing only.
- **Disable Secret Deletion**: If enabled, Infisical will not remove secrets from the sync destination. Enable this option if you intend to manage some secrets manually outside of Infisical.
6. Configure the **Details** of your GitLab Sync, then click **Next**.
- **Name**: The name of your sync. Must be slug-friendly.
- **Description**: An optional description for your sync.
7. Review your GitLab Sync configuration, then click **Create Sync**.
8. If enabled, your GitLab Sync will begin syncing your secrets to the destination endpoint.
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To create a **GitLab Sync**, make an API request to the [Create GitLab Sync](/api-reference/endpoints/secret-syncs/gitlab/create) API endpoint.
### Sample request
```bash Request
curl --request POST \
--url https://app.infisical.com/api/v1/secret-syncs/gitlab \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"name": "my-gitlab-sync",
"projectId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"description": "an example sync",
"connectionId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"environment": "dev",
"secretPath": "/my-secrets",
"isEnabled": true,
"syncOptions": {
"initialSyncBehavior": "overwrite-destination"
},
"destinationConfig": {
"scope": "project",
"projectId": "70998370",
"projectName": "test",
"targetEnvironment": "*",
"shouldProtectSecrets": true,
"shouldMaskSecrets": true,
"shouldHideSecrets": false
}
}'
```
### Sample response
```bash Response
{
"secretSync": {
"id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"name": "my-gitlab-sync",
"description": "an example sync",
"isEnabled": true,
"version": 1,
"folderId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"connectionId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"syncStatus": "succeeded",
"lastSyncJobId": "123",
"lastSyncMessage": null,
"lastSyncedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"importStatus": null,
"lastImportJobId": null,
"lastImportMessage": null,
"lastImportedAt": null,
"removeStatus": null,
"lastRemoveJobId": null,
"lastRemoveMessage": null,
"lastRemovedAt": null,
"syncOptions": {
"initialSyncBehavior": "overwrite-destination"
},
"projectId": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"connection": {
"app": "gitlab",
"name": "my-gitlab-connection",
"id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
},
"environment": {
"slug": "dev",
"name": "Development",
"id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a"
},
"folder": {
"id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
"path": "/my-secrets"
},
"destination": "gitlab",
"destinationConfig": {
"scope": "project",
"projectId": "70998370",
"projectName": "test",
"targetEnvironment": "*",
"shouldProtectSecrets": true,
"shouldMaskSecrets": true,
"shouldHideSecrets": false
}
}
}
```
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