🚀 GitLab CI for GitHub Actions

GitHub Action for trigger gitlab-ci jobs. See Trigger pipelines by using the API.

Usage

Trigger New GitLab CI Job.

name: trigger gitlab job
on: [push]
jobs:

  build:
    name: Build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - name: trigger Job
      uses: appleboy/gitlab-ci-action@v1.1.0
      with:
        host: "http://example.com"
        token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
        project_id: 100

GitLab Setting

See the detail documentation for Triggering pipelines through the API. How to get the token from a new trigger? You can add a new trigger by going to your project’s Settings ➔ CI/CD under Pipeline trigger tokens.

How to get the project ID? going to your project’s Settings ➔ General under General project.

Example

Specific the GitLab host URL:

- name: trigger Job
  uses: appleboy/gitlab-ci-action@v1.1.0
  with:
    host: "http://example.com"
    token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
    debug: true
    project_id: 100

Other specific branch or tag name:

- name: trigger Job
  uses: appleboy/gitlab-ci-action@v1.1.0
  with:
    host: "http://example.com"
    token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
    debug: true
    project_id: 100
    ref: v1.0.0

Pass the variables to the triggered pipeline:

- name: trigger Job
  uses: appleboy/gitlab-ci-action@1.1.0
  with:
    host: "http://example.com"
    token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
    debug: true
    project_id: 100
    variables: key1=value01,key2=value02

Input variables

• host - Optional. gitlab-ci base url, default as https://gitlab.com
• token - Required. A unique trigger token can be obtained when adding a new trigger.
• project_id - Required. project id.
• ref - Optional. Triggers can be used to force a pipeline rerun of a specific ref (branch or tag) with an API call. Default as main.
• insecure - Optional. Allow insecure SSL connections. Default as false.
• variables - Optional. Variables to be passed to the triggered pipeline. Default as empty. example: key1=value01,key2=value02.
• debug - Optional. show the debug message.
• wait - Optional. wait for pipeline to complete
• timeout - Optional. timeout waiting for pipeline to complete
• interval - Optional. interval waiting for pipeline to complete