Git clone via https with project access token

create a project access token:

On the top bar, select Main menu > Projects and find your project.

On the left sidebar, select Settings> Access Tokens.

Enter a name. The token name is visible to any user with permissions to view the project.

Optional. Enter an expiry date for the token. The token expires on that date at midnight UTC. An instance-wide maximum lifetime setting can limit the maximum allowable lifetime in self-managed instances.

Select a role for the token.

Select the desired scopes.

Select Create project access token.

A project access token is displayed. Save the project access token somewhere safe. After you leave or refresh the page, you can’t view it again.
WARNING:
Project access tokens are treated as internal users.
If an internal user creates a project access token, that token is able to access
all projects that have visibility level set to Internal.

Use

git clone https://:<project_access_token>@gitlab.com/.../<your project name>.git

OR

git clone https://oauth2:<project_access_token>@gitlab.com/.../<your project name>.git