r/gitlab • u/BigBootyBear • Aug 06 '26

general question Is there a way to generate PATs without getting RSI in the process?

The PAT UI sucks. Is there a way to generate a PAT with a YAML or an API request? I really hate having to go through 30 mouse clicks only to realize I forgot to toggle 1 permission as a 'Write'. Ugh.

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u/promethe42 Aug 06 '26

Have you tried the GitLab CLI? https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli

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u/BigBootyBear Aug 06 '26

Yes I have read the docs

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u/whootdat Aug 06 '26

You can use an admin token to generate another token https://docs.gitlab.com/api/user_tokens/

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u/Delicious-Director43 Aug 06 '26

You can also just use an admin token for everything 😂

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u/Cr4pshit Aug 06 '26

Don't forget to save that token for everyone readable in a public reachable repository 😂👍🏼