---
title: "Connect Self Managed Gitlab Source"
method: POST
path: "/claims/{claim_id}/sources/gitlab/self-managed"
tags: ["claims"]
---

# Connect Self Managed Gitlab Source

`POST /claims/{claim_id}/sources/gitlab/self-managed`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.claimkit.co` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.claimkit.co/claims/{claim_id}/sources/gitlab/self-managed`
- Auth: none declared

Connect a self-managed GitLab instance with a personal/group access token.

The OAuth flow behind ``connect_source`` only reaches GitLab.com; see
``app/services/gitlab_self_managed.py``.

## Path parameters

- `claim_id` integer, required

## Request body

- GitLabSelfManagedConnectRequest
  - `instance_url` string, required
  - `access_token` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ConnectResponse
  - `status` string, required
  - `oauth_url` string, nullable
  - `account_name` string, nullable
  - `connected_at` string, nullable
  - `error` string, nullable
  - `session_token` string, nullable
  - `gitlab_instance_url` string, nullable
  - `gitlab_com_blocked` boolean

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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