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Branches

In this article

The branches API allows you to modify branches and their protection settings.

List branches 

get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches

Parameters

Name Type In Description
accept string header

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.
owner string path
repo string path
protected boolean query

Setting to true returns only protected branches. When set to false, only unprotected branches are returned. Omitting this parameter returns all branches.
per_page integer query

Results per page (max 100)

Default: 30
page integer query

Page number of the results to fetch.

Default: 1

Code samples

Shell
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world'
})

Response

Status: 200 OK
[
  {
    "name": "master",
    "commit": {
      "sha": "c5b97d5ae6c19d5c5df71a34c7fbeeda2479ccbc",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/c5b97d5ae6c19d5c5df71a34c7fbeeda2479ccbc"
    },
    "protected": true,
    "protection": {
      "required_status_checks": {
        "enforcement_level": "non_admins",
        "contexts": [
          "ci-test",
          "linter"
        ]
      }
    },
    "protection_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/master/protection"
  }
]

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Notes

Get a branch 

get /repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}

Parameters

Name Type In Description
accept string header

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.
owner string path
repo string path
branch string path

The name of the branch.

Code samples

Shell
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  http(s)://{hostname}/api/v3/repos/octocat/hello-world/branches/BRANCH
JavaScript (@octokit/core.js)
await octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches/{branch}', {
  owner: 'octocat',
  repo: 'hello-world',
  branch: 'branch'
})

Response

Status: 200 OK

Moved permanently

Status: 301 Moved Permanently

Resource not found

Status: 404 Not Found

Preview header missing

Status: 415 Unsupported Media Type

Notes

Merge a branch 

post /repos/{owner}/{repo}/merges

Parameters

Name Type In Description
accept string header

Setting to application/vnd.github.v3+json is recommended.
owner string path
repo string path
base string body

Required. The name of the base branch that the head will be merged into.
head string body

Required. The head to merge. This can be a branch name or a commit SHA1.
commit_message string body

Commit message to use for the merge commit. If omitted, a default message will be used.

Code samples

Shell