Add a GitLab repository

Submit a GitLab repository for documentation processing. Supports private repos via a gitToken or by connecting your GitLab account at https://context7.com/add-library.

POST /v2/add/repo/gitlab

Add a GitLab repository

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://context7.com/api/v2/add/repo/gitlab \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "docsRepoUrl": "https://gitlab.com/owner/repo"
}
'

200

Example

{
  "libraryName": "/owner/repo",
  "message": "Repository submitted successfully"
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

Get your API key at context7.com/dashboard. Treat your API key like a password and store it securely.

Body

application/json

Request body for adding a Git repository

docsRepoUrl · string<uri> · required

The repository URL

gitToken · string

Personal access token for private repositories. If not provided, the token from your OAuth connection at https://context7.com/add-library is used.

private · boolean

Whether the repository is private

skipBenchmark · boolean

Skip benchmark quality scoring after parsing

skipContextGeneration · boolean

Skip automatic default context generation

skipVersionFiltering · boolean

Skip filtering out version-specific documentation pages

Response

200

application/json

Library submitted successfully for processing

Response after successfully submitting a library

libraryName · string · required

The library identifier assigned — the URL path of the library on context7.com. /owner/repo for GitHub repositories, or /<source>/<id> for other sources (e.g., /vercel/next.js, /websites/uploadcare_com). See Library ID format.

message · string · required

Human-readable success message