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# credentials

# `prefect_gitlab.credentials`

Module used to enable authenticated interactions with GitLab

## Classes

### `GitLabCredentials` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-gitlab/prefect_gitlab/credentials.py#L12" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

Store a GitLab personal access token to interact with private GitLab
repositories.

**Attributes:**

* `token`: The personal access token to authenticate with GitLab.
* `url`: URL to self-hosted GitLab instances.

**Examples:**

Load stored GitLab credentials:

```python  theme={null}
from prefect_gitlab import GitLabCredentials
gitlab_credentials_block = GitLabCredentials.load("BLOCK_NAME")
```

**Methods:**

#### `format_git_credentials` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-gitlab/prefect_gitlab/credentials.py#L41" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python  theme={null}
format_git_credentials(self, url: str) -> str
```

Format and return the full git URL with GitLab credentials embedded.

Handles both personal access tokens and deploy tokens correctly:

* Personal access tokens: prefixed with "oauth2:"
* Deploy tokens (username:token format): used as-is
* Already prefixed tokens: not double-prefixed

**Args:**

* `url`: Repository URL (e.g., "[https://gitlab.com/org/repo.git](https://gitlab.com/org/repo.git)")

**Returns:**

* Complete URL with credentials embedded

**Raises:**

* `ValueError`: If token is not configured

#### `get_client` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/integrations/prefect-gitlab/prefect_gitlab/credentials.py#L81" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python  theme={null}
get_client(self) -> Gitlab
```

Gets an authenticated GitLab client.

**Returns:**

* An authenticated GitLab client.


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