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diff --git a/doc/api/import.md b/doc/api/import.md index 7bbc19cb36a..b981c1b57da 100644 --- a/doc/api/import.md +++ b/doc/api/import.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ group: Import and Integrate info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- -# Import API **(FREE)** +# Import API **(FREE ALL)** Use the Import API to import repositories from GitHub or Bitbucket Server. @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ POST /import/github | `target_namespace` | string | yes | Namespace to import repository into. Supports subgroups like `/namespace/subgroup`. In GitLab 15.8 and later, must not be blank | | `github_hostname` | string | no | Custom GitHub Enterprise hostname. Do not set for GitHub.com. | | `optional_stages` | object | no | [Additional items to import](../user/project/import/github.md#select-additional-items-to-import). [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/373705) in GitLab 15.5 | -| `additional_access_tokens` | string | no | Additional list of comma-separated personal access tokens. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/337232) in GitLab 16.2 | +| `additional_access_tokens` | string | no | Comma-separated list of [additional](#use-multiple-github-personal-access-tokens) GitHub personal access tokens. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/337232) in GitLab 16.2 | ```shell curl --request POST \ @@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ Example response: } ``` +### Use multiple GitHub personal access tokens + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/337232) in GitLab 16.2. + +The GitHub import API can accept more than one GitHub personal access token using the `additional_access_tokens` +property so the API can make more calls to GitHub before hitting the rate limit. The additional GitHub personal access +tokens: + +- Cannot be from the same account because they would all share one rate limit. +- Must have the same permissions and sufficient privileges to the repositories to import. + ### Import a public project through the API using a group access token > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/362683) in GitLab 15.7, projects are not imported into a [bot user's](../user/group/settings/group_access_tokens.md#bot-users-for-groups) namespace in any circumstances. Projects imported into a bot user's namespace could not be deleted by users with valid tokens, which represented a security risk. @@ -210,7 +221,7 @@ curl --request POST \ }' ``` -## Automate group and project import **(PREMIUM)** +## Automate group and project import **(PREMIUM ALL)** For information on automating user, group, and project import API calls, see [Automate group and project import](../user/project/import/index.md#automate-group-and-project-import). |