From 589df44a9f5dde512a2af7f7fa83021716c7616e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tobias Heinze <mattock.oblong.8h@icloud.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 16:36:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(gitlab): fix the token endpoint (#5147)

---
 docs/content/docs/authentication/gitlab.mdx   | 26 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../src/social-providers/gitlab.ts            |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/content/docs/authentication/gitlab.mdx b/docs/content/docs/authentication/gitlab.mdx
index f459d9d3..9ed5c0b5 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs/authentication/gitlab.mdx
+++ b/docs/content/docs/authentication/gitlab.mdx
@@ -28,6 +28,32 @@ description: GitLab provider setup and usage.
             },
         })
         ```
+
+        #### Configuration Options
+
+        - `clientId`: Your GitLab application's Client ID
+        - `clientSecret`: Your GitLab application's Client Secret  
+        - `issuer`: (Optional) The URL of your GitLab instance. Use this for self-hosted GitLab servers.
+            - Default: `"https://gitlab.com"` (GitLab.com)
+            - Example: `"https://gitlab.company.com"`
+
+        <Callout type="info">
+            The `issuer` option is useful when using a self-hosted GitLab instance. If you're using GitLab.com, you can omit this option as it defaults to `https://gitlab.com`.
+        </Callout>
+
+        #### Example with self-hosted GitLab
+
+        ```ts title="auth.ts"
+        export const auth = betterAuth({
+            socialProviders: {
+                gitlab: {
+                    clientId: process.env.GITLAB_CLIENT_ID as string,
+                    clientSecret: process.env.GITLAB_CLIENT_SECRET as string,
+                    issuer: "https://gitlab.company.com", // Your self-hosted GitLab URL // [!code highlight]
+                },
+            },
+        })
+        ```
     </Step>
        <Step>
         ### Sign In with GitLab
diff --git a/packages/better-auth/src/social-providers/gitlab.ts b/packages/better-auth/src/social-providers/gitlab.ts
index 54e6a1ac..4de19bde 100644
--- a/packages/better-auth/src/social-providers/gitlab.ts
+++ b/packages/better-auth/src/social-providers/gitlab.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export const gitlab = (options: GitlabOptions) => {
 							clientKey: options.clientKey,
 							clientSecret: options.clientSecret,
 						},
-						tokenEndpoint: "https://gitlab.com/oauth/token",
+						tokenEndpoint: tokenEndpoint,
 					});
 				},
 		async getUserInfo(token) {