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stage: Create
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group: Source Code
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info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments"
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type: reference, howto
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# Badges **(FREE)**
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/41174) in GitLab 10.7.
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Badges are a unified way to present condensed pieces of information about your
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projects. They consist of a small image and a URL that the image
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points to. Examples for badges can be the [pipeline status](../../ci/pipelines/settings.md#pipeline-status-badge),
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[test coverage](../../ci/pipelines/settings.md#test-coverage-report-badge), or ways to contact the
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project maintainers.
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## Project badges
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Badges can be added to a project by Maintainers or Owners, and are visible on the project's overview page.
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If you find that you have to add the same badges to several projects, you may want to add them at the [group level](#group-badges).
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To add a new badge to a project:
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1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Projects** and find your project.
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1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > General**.
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1. Expand **Badges**.
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1. Under "Link", enter the URL that the badges should point to and under
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"Badge image URL" the URL of the image that should be displayed.
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1. Select **Add badge**.
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After adding a badge to a project, you can see it in the list below the form.
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You can edit the badge by selecting **Edit** (**{pencil}**) next to it or delete it by
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selecting **Delete** (**{remove}**).
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Badges associated with a group can only be edited or deleted on the
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[group level](#group-badges).
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### Example project badge: Pipeline Status
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A common project badge presents the GitLab CI pipeline status.
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To add this badge to a project:
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1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Projects** and find your project.
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1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > General**.
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1. Expand **Badges**.
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1. Under **Name**, enter _Pipeline Status_.
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1. Under **Link**, enter the following URL:
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`https://gitlab.com/%{project_path}/-/commits/%{default_branch}`
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1. Under **Badge image URL**, enter the following URL:
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`https://gitlab.com/%{project_path}/badges/%{default_branch}/pipeline.svg`
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1. Select **Add badge**.
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## Group badges
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By adding a badge to a group, you add and enforce a project-level badge
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for all projects in the group. The group badge is visible on the **Overview**
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page of any project that belongs to the group.
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NOTE:
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While these badges appear as project-level badges in the codebase, they
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cannot be edited or deleted at the project level.
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If you need individual badges for each project, either:
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- Add the badge at the [project level](#project-badges).
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- Use [placeholders](#placeholders).
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To add a new badge to a group:
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1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Groups** and find your group.
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1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > General**.
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1. Expand **Badges**.
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1. Under "Link", enter the URL that the badges should point to and under
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"Badge image URL" the URL of the image that should be displayed.
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1. Select **Add badge**.
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After adding a badge to a group, you can see it in the list below the form.
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You can edit the badge by selecting **Edit** (**{pencil}**) next to it or delete it by
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selecting **Delete** (**{remove}**).
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Badges directly associated with a project can be configured on the
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[project level](#project-badges).
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## Placeholders
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The URL a badge points to, as well as the image URL, can contain placeholders
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which are evaluated when displaying the badge. The following placeholders
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are available:
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- `%{project_path}`: Path of a project including the parent groups
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- `%{project_id}`: Database ID associated with a project
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- `%{default_branch}`: Default branch name configured for a project's repository
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- `%{commit_sha}`: ID of the most recent commit to the default branch of a
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project's repository
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NOTE:
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Placeholders allow badges to expose otherwise-private information, such as the
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default branch or commit SHA when the project is configured to have a private
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repository. This is by design, as badges are intended to be used publicly. Avoid
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using these placeholders if the information is sensitive.
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## Use custom badge images
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Use custom badge images in a project or a group if you want to use badges other than the default
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ones.
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Prerequisites:
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- A valid URL that points directly to the desired image for the badge.
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If the image is located in a GitLab repository, use the raw link to the image.
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Using placeholders, here is an example badge image URL referring to a raw image at the root of a repository:
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```plaintext
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https://gitlab.example.com/<project_path>/-/raw/<default_branch>/my-image.svg
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```
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To add a new badge to a group or project with a custom image:
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1. On the top bar, select **Menu** and find your group or project.
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1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > General**.
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1. Expand **Badges**.
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1. Under **Name**, enter the name for the badge.
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1. Under **Link**, enter the URL that the badge should point to.
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1. Under **Badge image URL**, enter the URL that points directly to the custom image that should be
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displayed.
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1. Select **Add badge**.
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To learn how to use custom images generated via a pipeline, see our documentation on
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[accessing the latest job artifacts by URL](../../ci/pipelines/job_artifacts.md#access-the-latest-job-artifacts-by-url).
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## API
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You can also configure badges via the GitLab API. As in the settings, there is
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a distinction between endpoints for badges on the
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[project level](../../api/project_badges.md) and [group level](../../api/group_badges.md).
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