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| author | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2020-04-08 09:09:43 +0000 |
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| committer | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2020-04-08 09:09:43 +0000 |
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diff --git a/doc/ci/triggers/README.md b/doc/ci/triggers/README.md index 29deed724f9..db3d2352f09 100644 --- a/doc/ci/triggers/README.md +++ b/doc/ci/triggers/README.md @@ -15,7 +15,21 @@ tag) with an API call. ## Authentication tokens -The following methods of authentication are supported. +The following methods of authentication are supported: + +- [Trigger token](#trigger-token) +- [CI job token](#ci-job-token) + +If using the `$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE` [predefined environment variable](../variables/predefined_variables.md#variables-reference) +to limit which jobs run in a pipeline, the value could be either `pipeline` or `trigger`, +depending on which trigger method is used. + +| `$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE` value | Trigger method | +|-----------------------------|----------------| +| `pipeline` | Using the `trigger:` keyword in the CI/CD configuration file, or using the trigger API with `$CI_JOB_TOKEN`. | +| `trigger` | Using the trigger API using a generated trigger token | + +This also applies when using the `pipelines` or `triggers` keywords with the legacy [`only/except` basic syntax](../yaml/README.md#onlyexcept-basic). ### Trigger token |