FileConcat

GitLab import

Paste a public GitLab repository URL into the Source input and the workbench fetches the project tree.

Supported URL shapes

The GitLab adapter at packages/core/src/sources/adapters/gitlab.ts matches gitlab.com URLs only. Self-hosted GitLab instances are not recognised.

https://gitlab.com/owner/repo
https://gitlab.com/group/subgroup/project
https://gitlab.com/owner/repo/-/tree/branch
https://gitlab.com/owner/repo/-/tree/branch/subdirectory

GitLab supports nested groups, which means the "owner" segment can itself be a path of group and subgroup names. The adapter handles up to any depth of nesting before the -/tree/... marker. A trailing .git is tolerated and stripped.

When a branch is omitted, the project's default branch is used. When a subdirectory is included, only files at or under that path are imported.

Rate limits and errors

The GitLab REST API has its own per-IP rate limit (smaller than GitHub's for most endpoints). When a request is denied, the workbench surfaces a message produced by classifyResponseError; status 401, 403, and 429 each carry distinct wording.

Public repositories work without authentication. Private repositories are not accessible at the time of writing; token-authenticated imports are tracked as separate work.

Snippets

GitLab Snippets do not go to the GitLab adapter. They go to the Gist adapter, which handles both GitHub Gists and GitLab Snippets behind one URL shape group. Recognised forms:

https://gitlab.com/snippets/12345
https://gitlab.com/-/snippets/12345
https://gitlab.com/owner/snippets/12345
https://gitlab.com/owner/-/snippets/12345

Paste a Snippet URL into the same Source input and the workbench routes it automatically.

See also