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diff --git a/docs/api-usage.rst b/docs/api-usage.rst
index e9fcd8f..f30ed03 100644
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@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ To connect to GitLab.com or another GitLab instance, create a ``gitlab.Gitlab``
gl = gitlab.Gitlab('https://gitlab.example.com', oauth_token='my_long_token_here')
# job token authentication (to be used in CI)
+ # bear in mind the limitations of the API endpoints it supports:
+ # https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/jobs/ci_job_token.html
import os
gl = gitlab.Gitlab('https://gitlab.example.com', job_token=os.environ['CI_JOB_TOKEN'])
@@ -36,7 +38,8 @@ To connect to GitLab.com or another GitLab instance, create a ``gitlab.Gitlab``
gl = gitlab.Gitlab('https://gitlab.example.com', user_agent='my-package/1.0.0')
# make an API request to create the gl.user object. This is mandatory if you
- # use the username/password authentication.
+ # use the username/password authentication - not required for token authentication,
+ # and will not work with job tokens.
gl.auth()
You can also use configuration files to create ``gitlab.Gitlab`` objects: