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title: "Add a GitLab profile"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SUPPORT/89136658/Add%20a%20GitLab%20profile"
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# <span style="color: #000000">Description</span>

<span style="color: #000000">This article illustrates the process of adding a GitLab profile to the Markdown macro.</span>

> ℹ️ ## <span style="color: #000000">Before you begin:</span>
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> ℹ️ <span style="color: #000000">To add a profile, you will need the following:</span>
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> ℹ️ - [<span style="color: #000000">Personal access token</span>](https://gitlab.com/help/api/README.md#personal-access-tokens)<span style="color: #000000"> for GitLab profile.</span>
> ℹ️ - [<span style="color: #000000">GitLab API URL</span>](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/repository_files.html)<span style="color: #000000">.</span>
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> ℹ️ <span style="color: #000000">Global Configuration settings:</span>
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> ℹ️ - <span style="color: #000000">Whitelist the URL for GitLab.</span>

## <span style="color: #000000">Steps</span>

1. <span style="color: #000000">Navigate to </span>**<span style="color: #000000">CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION ></span>**<span style="color: #000000"> </span>***<span style="color: #000000">General Configuration > </span>*****<span style="color: #000000">BOB SWIFT CONFIGURATION > </span>****<span style="color: #000000">Markdown > Profiles.</span>**
2. <span style="color: #000000">Click </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Add Profile.</span>**
3. <span style="color: #000000">Enter a unique profile name in the </span>*<span style="color: #000000">Profile name</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> text box. </span>
4. Select GitLab from the options in *Profile type*. <span style="color: #000000">You will notice that the Header parameters are auto-filled.</span>
5. <span style="color: #000000">Enter the </span>[<span style="color: #000000">API URL</span>](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/repository_files.html)<span style="color: #000000"> for GitLab in the </span>*<span style="color: #000000">URL</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> text box. For example, </span>[<span style="color: #000000">https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects</span>](https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects)<span style="color: #000000">.</span>
6. Enter the [<span style="color: #000000">Personal access token</span>](https://gitlab.com/help/api/README.md#personal-access-tokens)<span style="color: #000000"> for your GitLab profile in the </span>*Access token*<span style="color: #000000"> text box.</span>
7. Click **Save profile**<span style="color: #000000"> to create a Profile.</span>


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