clone_gitlab.py

import json
import subprocess, shlex

private_token = "mytoken"
groups = requests.get("https://[host]/api/v3/groups/?private_token={}".format(private_token)).json()

for group in groups:
    print("=============================")
    print(group)
    projects = requests.get("https://[host]/api/v3/groups/{}/projects?private_token={}".format(group["id"], private_token))
    for project in projects.json():
        projectURL  = project['ssh_url_to_repo']
        try:
            command     = shlex.split('git clone %s' % projectURL)
            resultCode  = subprocess.Popen(command)

        except Exception as e:
            print("Error on %s: %s" % (projectURL, e.__str__()))