# GitLab node

Use the GitLab node to automate work in GitLab, and integrate GitLab with other applications. Automated Workflows has built-in support for a wide range of GitLab features, including creating, updating, deleting, and editing issues, repositories, releases and users.

On this page, you'll find a list of operations the GitLab node supports and links to more resources.

Credentials
Refer to [GitLab credentials](/guides/automated-workflows/integrations/builtin/credentials/gitlab) for guidance on setting up authentication.

## Operations

* File
  * Create
  * Delete
  * Edit
  * Get
  * List
* Issue
  * Create a new issue
  * Create a new comment on an issue
  * Edit an issue
  * Get the data of a single issue
  * Lock an issue
* Release
  * Create a new release
  * Delete a new release
  * Get a new release
  * Get all releases
  * Update a new release
* Repository
  * Get the data of a single repository
  * Returns issues of a repository
* User
  * Returns the repositories of a user


## Related resources

Refer to [GitLab's documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/rest/) for more information about the service.

Automated Workflows provides a trigger node for GitLab. You can find the trigger node docs [here](/guides/automated-workflows/integrations/builtin/node-types).

## What to do if your operation isn't supported

If this node doesn't support the operation you want to do, you can use the [HTTP Request node](/guides/automated-workflows/integrations/builtin/core-nodes/ts-wf-nodes-base.httprequest) to call the service's API.

You can use the credential you created for this service in the HTTP Request node:

1. In the HTTP Request node, select **Authentication** > **Predefined Credential Type**.
2. Select the service you want to connect to.
3. Select your credential.