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.TH "glab" "1" "Sep 2026" "Auto generated by spf13/cobra" ""

.SH NAME
glab-artifact-registry-get-token - Get a short-lived access token for the GitLab Artifact Registry. (EXPERIMENTAL)


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBglab artifact-registry get-token [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Exchange a GitLab credential for a short-lived access token scoped to the
GitLab Artifact Registry. The command prints the bare token to stdout,
so a shell can capture it directly, for example to feed \fBdocker login\fR\&.

.PP
Prerequisites:
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A GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE) instance on GitLab 19.1 or later.
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Token exchange enabled on the instance (the
\fBgate_token_exchange_endpoint\fR feature flag).

.PP
This feature is an experiment and is not ready for production use.
It might be unstable or removed at any time.
For more information, see
https://docs.gitlab.com/policy/development_stages_support/.


.SH OPTIONS
\fB--duration\fP=15m0s
	How long the token should remain valid. Must be between 1s and 12h0m0s.

.PP
\fB--hostname\fP=""
	GitLab hostname to request the token from. Defaults to the configured GitLab instance.

.PP
\fB--jq\fP=""
	Filter JSON output with a jq expression.

.PP
\fB-F\fP, \fB--output\fP="text"
	Format output as: text, json.


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	Show help for this command.


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
# Get a token using the default duration
glab artifact-registry get-token

# Get a token valid for one hour
glab artifact-registry get-token --duration 1h

# Get a token as JSON, including its expiry
glab artifact-registry get-token --output json

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.SH SEE ALSO
\fBglab-artifact-registry(1)\fP