GitLab Integration for Xano

Create issues, open merge requests, manage projects, and configure webhooks with the GitLab integration for Xano.

Functions

Function	Description
gitlab_create_issue	Create a new issue in a GitLab project.
gitlab_list_projects	List GitLab projects accessible to the authenticated user.
gitlab_create_merge_request	Create a new merge request in a GitLab project.
gitlab_list_merge_requests	List merge requests for a GitLab project with filtering.
gitlab_create_webhook	Create a webhook to receive events from a GitLab project.

Install

Option A — Ask Claude Code

With the Xano MCP enabled in Claude Code, paste this into Claude:

Install the integration at https://github.com/xano-community/integration-gitlab-devops into my Xano workspace.

Claude will clone the repo and push the functions to your workspace.

Option B — Use the Xano CLI

1. Install and authenticate the Xano CLI:

   npm install -g @xano/cli
   xano auth

2. Clone and push this integration:

   git clone https://github.com/xano-community/integration-gitlab-devops.git
   cd integration-gitlab-devops
   xano workspace:push . -w <your-workspace-id>

   Replace <your-workspace-id> with the ID from xano workspace:list.

Configure Credentials

1. Log in to your GitLab account at gitlab.com (or your self-managed instance).
2. Go to User Settings > Access Tokens.
3. Create a new personal access token with the api scope.
4. In Xano, set the following environment variable:
   • GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN — your personal access token

Environment variables used by this integration:

• GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN

See .env.example for a template.

Usage

Call any function from another function, task, or API endpoint using function.run:

function.run "gitlab_create_issue" {
  input = {
    // See function signature for required parameters
  }
} as $result

Function Reference

gitlab_create_issue

Creates an issue with a title and optional description, labels, assignees, due date, and confidentiality flag. Use this to programmatically file bug reports, feature requests, or tasks from your Xano app.

gitlab_list_projects

Returns a paginated list of projects with optional filtering by search term, visibility, and membership. Use this to build project selectors or sync project metadata into your Xano database.

gitlab_create_merge_request

Opens a merge request from a source branch to a target branch with a title and optional description, assignee, labels, and auto-delete source branch setting. Use this to automate code review workflows from your app.

gitlab_list_merge_requests

Returns a paginated list of merge requests filtered by state (opened, closed, merged, all) and labels. Use this to build MR dashboards or track deployment pipelines.

gitlab_create_webhook

Registers a webhook URL on a project with configurable event triggers for pushes, issues, and merge requests. Supports secret token validation and SSL verification. Use this to set up real-time event notifications from GitLab.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.