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title: "How to create a GitLab profile"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/atdc/2911505174/How%20to%20create%20a%20GitLab%20profile"
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> Macro (aura-html)

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

<span style="color: #000000">This article illustrates the process of adding a GitLab profile for use with the </span>*<span style="color: #000000">CSV</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> </span>*<span style="color: #000000">Table</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> and</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> JSON Table</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> macros.</span>

> ℹ️ ## <span style="color: #000000">Before you begin:</span>
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ <span style="color: #000000">To add a profile, you need the following:</span>
> ℹ️ 
> 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)
> ℹ️ - <span style="color: #000000">Verify that the GitHub URL conforms to the Confluence Whitelist; provided, whitelisting is enabled in </span><span style="color: #000000">[Configuration](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atdc/pages/2911502499/Configuration+-+8.x#at810_config_RestrictURLs)</span><span style="color: #000000"> settings</span>

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

1. <span style="color: #000000">Navigate to </span>***<span style="color: #000000">CONFLUENCE ADMINISTRATION > Settings > Manage apps > Advanced Tables > Profiles</span>***<span style="color: #000000">.</span>
2. <span style="color: #000000">Click </span>*<span style="color: #000000">Add Profile</span>*<span style="color: #000000">.</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>

> ℹ️ Ensure that you provide a unique profile name. If you enter a profile name that already exists, the existing profile gets replaced with the given information.

4. <span style="color: #000000">Select </span>*<span style="color: #000000">GitLab</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> from the options in </span>*<span style="color: #000000">Profile type</span>*<span style="color: #000000">. Note that the </span>*<span style="color: #000000">Request headers</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> parameter is 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>

> ℹ️ To know more on how to work with URLs, refer to the [How to create a profile with a URL](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/atdc/pages/2911505106) article.

6. <span style="color: #000000">Enter the relevant user name and password in </span>*<span style="color: #000000">User</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> and </span>*<span style="color: #000000">Password</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> respectively.</span>
7. <span style="color: #000000">Enter the</span> [<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>*<span style="color: #000000">Access token</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> text box.</span>
8. Click **Save profile**<span style="color: #000000"> to create the profile.</span>