Provided token is not a UUID error with Gitlab CI

[kashyapm94]

I am trying to do code coverage for a flask app in Python and uploading it on the codecov.io platform. I am trying to upload it directly via Gitlab CI, but it doesn't happen. It keeps throwing the following error:

HTTP 400
Provided token is not a UUID.

I created an account on codecov.io and connected it to my gitlab account and selected a repository to work with. I added the token as an environment variable in gitlab CI

My CI file is:

image: ubuntu:18.04

variables:
    CODECOV_TOKEN: $CODECOV_TOKEN

stages:
    - coverage
    - deploy

coverage:
    stage: coverage
    before_script:
        - apt-get -y update
        - apt-get -y install curl python3-pip python3.7 zip
        - python3.7 -m pip install --upgrade pip
        - python3.7 -V
        - pip3.7 install -r requirements.txt

    script:
        - coverage run -m pytest
        - coverage report -m

    after_script:
       - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -t $CODECOV_TOKEN

The error screenshot:

But, when I did bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -t <token> from the linux terminal, it was successfully uploaded.

What is the mistake that I am doing?

[thomasrockhu]

Hmmm, @kashyapm94, would you be able to add a step in your CI pipeline to echo $CODECOV_TOKEN? I'm wondering if it's just not getting set properly

[drazisil]

Another thing you can try, if you have the env set, you don't need the -t $CODECOV_TOKEN part, it will get detected automatically.

[kashyapm94]

@thomasrockhu

[thomasrockhu]

@kashyapm94 looks like it's not getting set properly then? I would try @drazisil's comment

[drazisil]

I think you are also possibly hitting this https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/variables/#protect-a-custom-variable

[kashyapm94]

You were right @drazisil. The protect was on. Thank you so much. It solved the issue :)