Providers

GitLab

Setting up Profile Graphics with the GitLab API, including self-hosted instances.

Creating a token

Go to GitLab → User Settings → Access Tokens. Create a token with the following scopes:

read_api read_user read_repository

Config example (gitlab.com)

profile-graphics.yml

provider:
  type: gitlab
  user: your-gitlab-username
  token: ${GL_TOKEN}

Self-hosted GitLab

profile-graphics.yml

provider:
  type: gitlab
  user: your-username
  token: ${GL_TOKEN}
  gitlab_base_url: https://gitlab.your-company.com

Workflow input

- uses: mikhailkhorokhorin/profile-graphics@v1
  with:
    provider: gitlab
    username: your-gitlab-username
    token: ${{ secrets.GL_TOKEN }}
    gitlab_url: https://gitlab.your-company.com
    charts: activity,langs,streak,summary

GitLab API notes

Contributions via /api/v4/users/:id/contributions_chart — available for the current and previous year only
Repository languages are returned as percentages, not bytes — normalized automatically
Merge Requests and Issues are counted from your own repositories only
Review stats are not supported by the GitLab REST API — displayed as 0

Troubleshooting

401 Unauthorized — token is invalid or expired. Create a new one in User Settings → Access Tokens.

GitLab user not found — check the username spelling. GitLab usernames are case-sensitive.

For private self-hosted instances, ensure gitlab_base_url is reachable from GitHub Actions runners (they may not have access to internal networks).