gitlab.md
March 18, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
GitLab Pipe
Similarly to GitHub Pipe, GitLab Pipe adds a comment with a summary of a run to a Merge Request:

This summary contains:
- Status of a test run
- Number of failed, passed, and skipped tests
- Stack traces of failing tests (first 20)
- Screenshots of failed tests (if available)
- List of 5 slowest tests
To enable GitLab pipe set GITLAB_PAT environment with a GitLab access token.
GitLab Token Requirements
Use either a Personal Access Token or a Project Access Token with api scope.
In GitLab CI/CD variables, make sure:
GITLAB_PATis available in pipelines where Merge Requests are executed- The variable is not restricted only to protected branches if your Merge Request pipelines run on unprotected branches
.gitlab-ci.yml Example
Use Merge Request pipelines, as GitLab pipe requires MR context (CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID and CI_PROJECT_ID).
stages:
- test
tests:
stage: test
image: node:20
rules:
- if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
script:
- npm ci
- npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
- GITLAB_PAT=$GITLAB_PAT TESTOMATIO=$TESTOMATIO npx playwright test
Keep Outdated Reports
By default, when the same pipeline is re-run, previous Testomat.io comment is removed.
To keep old reports, set GITLAB_KEEP_OUTDATED_REPORTS=1.
script:
- npm ci
- GITLAB_KEEP_OUTDATED_REPORTS=1 GITLAB_PAT=$GITLAB_PAT TESTOMATIO=$TESTOMATIO npx playwright test
Remove All Outdated Reports
By default, only the latest previously created Testomat.io report is removed.
To remove all previous reports from the same job, set GITLAB_REMOVE_ALL_OUTDATED_REPORTS=1.
script:
- npm ci
- GITLAB_REMOVE_ALL_OUTDATED_REPORTS=1 GITLAB_PAT=$GITLAB_PAT TESTOMATIO=$TESTOMATIO npx playwright test