A short python script that searches a keyword in a file of all private repositories using gitlab's api. Access token with read_api is needed.

main.py

import requests


def gitlab_code_search(api_url, private_token, project_id, search_query, project_name):
    headers = {
        'PRIVATE-TOKEN': private_token,
    }

    params = {
        'scope': 'blobs',
        'search': search_query,
    }

    url = f'{api_url}/projects/{project_id}/search'

    try:
        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
        response.raise_for_status()  # Raise an HTTPError for bad responses
        search_results = response.json()
        print('Searching ', project_name)
        if search_results:
            for result in search_results:
                print(project_name, result['path'], result['data'])

        return search_results
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print(f'Error: {e}')
        return None


def get_all_projects(gitlab_url, access_token):
    projects = []
    page = 1
    per_page = 100  # Adjust as needed

    while True:
        headers = {"PRIVATE-TOKEN": access_token}
        params = {"page": page, "per_page": per_page, "visibility": "private"}

        response = requests.get(f"{gitlab_url}/projects", headers=headers, params=params)

        if response.status_code == 200:
            current_projects = response.json()
            if not current_projects:
                break  # No more projects to fetch

            projects.extend(current_projects)
            page += 1
        else:
            print(f"Failed to retrieve projects. Status code: {response.status_code}")
            print(response.text)
            break

    return projects


if __name__ == "__main__":
    gitlab_url = "https://gitlab.com/api/v4"
    access_token = ""
    search_query = ""

    all_projects = get_all_projects(gitlab_url, access_token)

    for project in all_projects:
        gitlab_code_search(gitlab_url, access_token, project['id'], search_query, project['name_with_namespace'])