How to use external status checks for merge requests

GitLab's new feature, "external status checks for merge requests," allows integration with third-party systems through API calls, facilitating compliance and audit requirement checks before merging requests. This feature enables external systems like Salesforce or Microsoft Dynamics to perform necessary validations and communicate approvals back to GitLab, ensuring that merge requests meet external criteria. To use this feature, users can configure external status checks in the project settings, which can be linked to any branch or a specific one like the main branch. Once set up, these external systems conduct compliance checks and inform GitLab of the approval status via the GitLab external status checks API, enhancing the overall merge request validation process.

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