How to Make a GET Request for All Commits from the GitLab API in Python
Blog post from Merge
The text provides a detailed tutorial on how to use Python to make a GET request to the GitLab API and retrieve all commits from a repository. It guides users through the process of setting up a GitLab account, creating a repository, and establishing a Python project that involves generating a personal access token for authentication. The tutorial includes step-by-step instructions on coding an HTTP request using Python and converting the results into a CSV file for easy reading. By demonstrating how to handle authentication securely with environment variables and the dotenv library, it aims to help users maintain an efficient audit trail or compile release notes from GitLab commits. The tutorial also mentions Merge's Unified API, which supports integration with multiple APIs, including GitLab, to streamline the process of managing customer integrations across various platforms.