GitLab Workspace Connector

How it works

The GoSearch GitLab workspace connector allows your team to search across your company’s GitLab resources directly within GoSearch, surfacing relevant content, documents, or conversations to improve visibility and efficiency.

Data objects supported

What appears in search results:

• Issues
• Merge requests

What is available with GoAI:

• Issues
• Merge requests

You can view our Integrations page for more details on available data, features, and benefits of the GitLab connector.

API usage

• GitLab REST API: Retrieve GitLab resources including issues and merge requests

Rate limits, pagination, and token refresh are handled automatically.

Sync & freshness model

• Initial Sync: Runs once when the connector is added.
• Incremental Updates: Every 5 minutes by default.
• Real-Time Fetch: On‑demand GitLab REST API calls for the latest data.

Setting up the connector

1. From your GoSearch dashboard, navigate to Manage connectors in the left-hand menu.
2. Click the tab that says Workspace connectors, click Add connector, and find the GitLab workspace connector.
3. Click Connect, review the necessary permissions, and click Connect to GItlab.
4. Click Authorize GoSearch to grant permission for GoSearch to access GitLab.
5. Optionally, name your connection.
   1. Remember, you can create multiple connections for the same application to be used with different User Groups if desired, so be descriptive when naming your connection.
6. Then select whether to include all historical data or start from a specific date.
7. Click Next: Select groups and select the user groups that you want to have access to that Connection and click Done
8. Lastly, once synced, run a test query in GoSearch to ensure that the data in the GitLab workspace connector is available for you and your team members.

Access permissions 

GoSearch connectors follow the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP), ensuring that only data all users have access to in the source application is pulled in via workspace connectors.

Private or restricted data is inaccessible through the GitLab workspace connector. Workspace connectors can be further limited by assigning access to specific User Groups, so only the right teams see the appropriate resources within GoSearch.

If you need further assistance, please consult the GoSearch Help Center, Contact Technical Support, or Chat with Us.