Create multiple Gitlab repos

create_repos.sh

#!/bin/bash

GITLAB_API="https://gitlab.com/api/v4"

TOKEN="${GL_ACCESS_TOKEN}"

GROUP_NAME="${GROUP_NAME:-'my-group'}"

REPO_NAMES=${REPO_NAMES_LIST:-'test-repo'}

get_group_id() {
    local group_id=$(curl --silent --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $TOKEN" \
         "$GITLAB_API/groups?search=$GROUP_NAME" | jq '.[0].id')
    echo $group_id
}

create_repo() {
    local repo_name="$1"
    local group_id="$2"
    curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: $TOKEN" \
         --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
         --data "{\"name\":\"$repo_name\", \"namespace_id\":$group_id}" \
         --request POST \
         "$GITLAB_API/projects"

    echo "Repository '$repo_name' created in group '$GROUP_NAME'."
}

GROUP_ID=$(get_group_id)

if [ -z "$GROUP_ID" ]; then
    echo "Error: Group '$GROUP_NAME' not found."
    exit 1
fi

for repo in "${REPO_NAMES[@]}"
do
    create_repo "$repo" "$GROUP_ID"
    sleep 2  # Add a small delay to avoid rate limiting
done

echo "All repositories created successfully in group '$GROUP_NAME'."