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diff --git a/doc/api/oauth2.md b/doc/api/oauth2.md index eb9d1d3bc8a..75b50829ddd 100644 --- a/doc/api/oauth2.md +++ b/doc/api/oauth2.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ group: Authentication and Authorization 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 --- -# OAuth 2.0 identity provider API **(FREE)** +# OAuth 2.0 identity provider API **(FREE ALL)** GitLab provides an API to allow third-party services to access GitLab resources on a user's behalf with the [OAuth 2.0](https://oauth.net/2/) protocol. @@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ The username must be `oauth2`, not your username: https://oauth2:<your_access_token>@gitlab.example.com/project_path/project_name.git ``` +Alternatively, you can use a [Git credential helper](../user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.md#oauth-credential-helpers) +to authenticate to GitLab with OAuth. This handles OAuth token refresh +automatically. + ## Retrieve the token information To verify the details of a token, use the `token/info` endpoint provided by the |