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diff --git a/doc/api/README.md b/doc/api/README.md index 7661e1eea02..6e3295e0e0c 100644 --- a/doc/api/README.md +++ b/doc/api/README.md @@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ The following documentation is for the [internal CI API](ci/README.md): ## Authentication -All API requests require authentication via a token. There are three types of tokens -available: private tokens, OAuth 2 tokens, and personal access tokens. +All API requests require authentication via a session cookie or token. There are +three types of tokens available: private tokens, OAuth 2 tokens, and personal +access tokens. -If a token is invalid or omitted, an error message will be returned with -status code `401`: +If authentication information is invalid or omitted, an error message will be +returned with status code `401`: ```json { @@ -98,6 +99,13 @@ that needs access to the GitLab API. Once you have your token, pass it to the API using either the `private_token` parameter or the `PRIVATE-TOKEN` header. + +### Session cookie + +When signing in to GitLab as an ordinary user, a `_gitlab_session` cookie is +set. The API will use this cookie for authentication if it is present, but using +the API to generate a new session cookie is currently not supported. + ## Basic Usage API requests should be prefixed with `api` and the API version. The API version |