create gitlab merge requests via the api

gitlab-create-merge-request.sh

#!/bin/bash
GITLAB_URL="https://example.gitlab.com/"
PROJECT_ID="2" # get this id via the repo/project's overview page
ACCESS_TOKEN="glpat-abc"

# Create a new merge request
curl --header "Private-Token: $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  "$GITLAB_URL/api/v4/projects/$PROJECT_ID/merge_requests" \
  --data "source_branch=my-branch" \
  --data "target_branch=main" \
  --data "title=My new merge request" #--data "description=this is a description"

# description will be `null` - which is what I was testing

# see also: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/merge_requests.html#create-mr