Connect Qlik Sense to GitLab

Learn how to connect to your Gitlab account through API

After the installation navigate to the Settings page by opening the Gitoqlok pop-up window or following the Chrome Extensions options:

Gitoqlok Settings through the pop-up window

Gitoqlok Options through Chrome Extensions

Add a new Git Server in Options

On the Options page, proceed to the Git Servers tab. To add a new server, name your profile and choose the Git Server of your choice:

To add a new server, name your profile and choose the Git Server of your choice:

Gitoqlok connects to GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Cloud, Bitbucket Server, Azure DevOps, Gitea, and AWS CodeCommit through their APIs. Hence you need to paste your token.

Create an API token

Token - is a special hash code that identifies your user and grants access rights to create repositories and make commits.

Follow the gitlab.com link in Gitoqlok Options near the "User personal token" section. You will be redirected to your GitLab account. Click on the "Add new token" button (top left) and grant the following scopes for the token:

Name and Scope

Create a personal token, copy it, and proceed to Gitoqlok Options:

Press the button

Write up the API URL for the server type of your choice, paste your token, and check the connection:

Paste the generated token into User Personal Token field in Settings

Click on "Create connection" at the bottom of the page:

Create connection

You will be redirected to the Applications Manager page. Learn more about Applications Manager here. You can skip this step and find Apps Manager later in Qlik Sense hub when opening Gitoqlok.

Eventually, you will be redirected to the server profiles list. You may have several profiles for different server types and switch between them. If you want to modify your profile settings, click on "Configure".

Gitoqlok: Server Profiles