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Connecting NeuBird to your GitLab account enables collection of telemetry data such as service performance, environment metrics, and application health. To integrate, you need a personal access token from your GitLab account.

Step 1: Generate a personal access token in GitLab

Section titled “Step 1: Generate a personal access token in GitLab”
  1. Log in to your GitLab account, navigate to your user profile at the top-left corner of your dashboard and from the drop-down menu, select Preferences.

    GitLab user profile dropdown showing Preferences option

  2. On the side navigation, above Preferences, select Access Tokens.

    GitLab sidebar with Access Tokens link

  3. At the top-right corner of the Access Token page, click Add new token.

    Access Tokens page with Add new token button

  4. Enter a Name and Description for your token.

    Token creation form with name and description fields

  5. Under Select scopes, select the read_api option.

    Scope selection with read_api checkbox

  6. Click Create personal access token to continue.

    Create personal access token button

  7. Copy your newly created personal access token and store it securely.

    Newly created token with copy button

FieldRequiredDescription
NameYesA descriptive name for this connection
DescriptionNoAdditional context about the connection
Access TokenYesThe personal access token generated in Step 1 (requires read_api scope)

For general instructions on creating and managing connections, see the Connections Overview.