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diff --git a/doc/api/README.md b/doc/api/README.md index b7ee710b87a..9156d719e11 100644 --- a/doc/api/README.md +++ b/doc/api/README.md @@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ authentication is not provided. For those cases where it is not required, this will be mentioned in the documentation for each individual endpoint. For example, the [`/projects/:id` endpoint](projects.md). -There are three ways to authenticate with the GitLab API: +There are four ways to authenticate with the GitLab API: 1. [OAuth2 tokens](#oauth2-tokens) 1. [Personal access tokens](#personal-access-tokens) 1. [Session cookie](#session-cookie) +1. [GitLab CI job token](#gitlab-ci-job-token-premium) **(PREMIUM)** For admins who want to authenticate with the API as a specific user, or who want to build applications or scripts that do so, two options are available: @@ -151,6 +152,14 @@ The primary user of this authentication method is the web frontend of GitLab its which can use the API as the authenticated user to get a list of their projects, for example, without needing to explicitly pass an access token. +### GitLab CI job token **(PREMIUM)** + +With a few API endpoints you can use a [GitLab CI job token](../user/project/new_ci_build_permissions_model.md#job-token) +to authenticate with the API: + +* [Get job artifacts](jobs.md#get-job-artifacts) +* [Pipeline triggers](pipeline_triggers.md) + ### Impersonation tokens > [Introduced][ce-9099] in GitLab 9.0. Needs admin permissions. |