Pull Requests
- Link Relations
- List pull requests
- Get a single pull request
- Create a pull request
- Update a pull request
- List commits on a pull request
- List pull requests files
- Get if a pull request has been merged
- Merge a pull request (Merge Button)
- Custom media types
The Pull Request API allows you to list, view, edit, create, and even merge pull requests. Comments on pull requests can be managed via the Issue Comments API.
Pull Requests use these custom media types. You can read more about the use of media types in the API here.
Link Relations
Pull Requests have these possible link relations:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
self |
The API location of this Pull Request. |
html |
The HTML location of this Pull Request. |
issue |
The API location of this Pull Request’s Issue. |
comments |
The API location of this Pull Request’s Issue comments. |
review_comments |
The API location of this Pull Request’s Review comments. |
review_comment |
The URL template to construct the API location for a Review comment in this Pull Request’s repository. |
commits |
The API location of this Pull Request’s commits. |
statuses |
The API location of this Pull Request’s commit statuses, which are the statuses of its head branch. |
List pull requests
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
state |
string |
Either open, closed, or all to filter by state. Default: open
|
head |
string |
Filter pulls by head user and branch name in the format of user:ref-name. Example: github:new-script-format. |
base |
string |
Filter pulls by base branch name. Example: gh-pages. |
sort |
string |
What to sort results by. Can be either created, updated, popularity (comment count) or long-running (age, filtering by pulls updated in the last month). Default: created
|
direction |
string |
The direction of the sort. Can be either asc or desc. Default: desc when sort is created or sort is not specified, otherwise asc. |
Response
Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
<https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999[
{
"id": 1,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347",
"diff_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347.diff",
"patch_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347.patch",
"issue_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347/commits",
"review_comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347/comments",
"review_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/{number}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347/comments",
"statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"number": 1347,
"state": "open",
"title": "new-feature",
"body": "Please pull these awesome changes",
"created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"closed_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"merged_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"head": {
"label": "new-topic",
"ref": "new-topic",
"sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"repo": {
"id": 1296269,
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"private": false,
"fork": false,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"git_url": "git://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"mirror_url": "git://git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"homepage": "https://github.com",
"language": null,
"forks_count": 9,
"stargazers_count": 80,
"watchers_count": 80,
"size": 108,
"default_branch": "master",
"open_issues_count": 0,
"has_issues": true,
"has_wiki": true,
"has_pages": false,
"has_downloads": true,
"pushed_at": "2011-01-26T19:06:43Z",
"created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:14:43Z",
"permissions": {
"admin": false,
"push": false,
"pull": true
}
}
},
"base": {
"label": "master",
"ref": "master",
"sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"repo": {
"id": 1296269,
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"private": false,
"fork": false,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"git_url": "git://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"mirror_url": "git://git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"homepage": "https://github.com",
"language": null,
"forks_count": 9,
"stargazers_count": 80,
"watchers_count": 80,
"size": 108,
"default_branch": "master",
"open_issues_count": 0,
"has_issues": true,
"has_wiki": true,
"has_pages": false,
"has_downloads": true,
"pushed_at": "2011-01-26T19:06:43Z",
"created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:14:43Z",
"permissions": {
"admin": false,
"push": false,
"pull": true
}
}
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347"
},
"html": {
"href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347"
},
"issue": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347"
},
"comments": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347/comments"
},
"review_comments": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347/comments"
},
"review_comment": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/{number}"
},
"commits": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347/commits"
},
"statuses": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e"
}
},
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
}
}
]Get a single pull request
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number
Response
Status: 200 OK
X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999{
"id": 1,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347",
"diff_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347.diff",
"patch_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347.patch",
"issue_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347/commits",
"review_comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347/comments",
"review_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/{number}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347/comments",
"statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"number": 1347,
"state": "open",
"title": "new-feature",
"body": "Please pull these awesome changes",
"created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"closed_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"merged_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"head": {
"label": "new-topic",
"ref": "new-topic",
"sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"repo": {
"id": 1296269,
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"private": false,
"fork": false,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"git_url": "git://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"mirror_url": "git://git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"homepage": "https://github.com",
"language": null,
"forks_count": 9,
"stargazers_count": 80,
"watchers_count": 80,
"size": 108,
"default_branch": "master",
"open_issues_count": 0,
"has_issues": true,
"has_wiki": true,
"has_pages": false,
"has_downloads": true,
"pushed_at": "2011-01-26T19:06:43Z",
"created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:14:43Z",
"permissions": {
"admin": false,
"push": false,
"pull": true
}
}
},
"base": {
"label": "master",
"ref": "master",
"sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"repo": {
"id": 1296269,
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"private": false,
"fork": false,
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"clone_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"git_url": "git://github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"svn_url": "https://svn.github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"mirror_url": "git://git.example.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"homepage": "https://github.com",
"language": null,
"forks_count": 9,
"stargazers_count": 80,
"watchers_count": 80,
"size": 108,
"default_branch": "master",
"open_issues_count": 0,
"has_issues": true,
"has_wiki": true,
"has_pages": false,
"has_downloads": true,
"pushed_at": "2011-01-26T19:06:43Z",
"created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:14:43Z",
"permissions": {
"admin": false,
"push": false,
"pull": true
}
}
},
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347"
},
"html": {
"href": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347"
},
"issue": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347"
},
"comments": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347/comments"
},
"review_comments": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347/comments"
},
"review_comment": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments/{number}"
},
"commits": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347/commits"
},
"statuses": {
"href": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e"
}
},
"user": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"merge_commit_sha": "e5bd3914e2e596debea16f433f57875b5b90bcd6",
"merged": false,
"mergeable": true,
"merged_by": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
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Each time the pull request receives new commits, GitHub creates a merge commit
to test whether the pull request can be automatically merged into the base
branch. (This test commit is not added to the base branch or the head branch.)
The merge_commit_sha attribute holds the SHA of the test merge commit;
however, this attribute is deprecated and is scheduled for
removal in the next version of the API. The Boolean mergeable attribute will
remain to indicate whether the pull request can be automatically merged.
Alternative Response Formats
Pass the appropriate media type to fetch diff and patch formats.
Create a pull request
POST /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls
Input
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
title |
string |
Required. The title of the pull request. |
head |
string |
Required. The name of the branch where your changes are implemented. For cross-repository pull requests in the same network, namespace head with a user like this: username:branch. |
base |
string |
Required. The name of the branch you want your changes pulled into. This should be an existing branch on the current repository. You cannot submit a pull request to one repository that requests a merge to a base of another repository. |
body |
string |
The contents of the pull request. |
Example
{
"title": "Amazing new feature",
"body": "Please pull this in!",
"head": "octocat:new-feature",
"base": "master"
}Alternative Input
You can also create a Pull Request from an existing Issue by passing an
Issue number instead of title and body.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
issue |
number |
Required. The issue number in this repository to turn into a Pull Request. |
Example
{
"issue": "5",
"head": "octocat:new-feature",
"base": "master"
}Response
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}Update a pull request
PATCH /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number
Input
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
title |
string |
The title of the pull request. |
body |
string |
The contents of the pull request. |
state |
string |
State of this Pull Request. Either open or closed. |
Example
{
"title": "new title",
"body": "updated body",
"state": "open"
}Response
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X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000
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"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
}
}List commits on a pull request
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/commits
Response
Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
<https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999[
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"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/commit/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e/comments",
"commit": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"author": {
"name": "Monalisa Octocat",
"email": "support@github.com",
"date": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z"
},
"committer": {
"name": "Monalisa Octocat",
"email": "support@github.com",
"date": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z"
},
"message": "Fix all the bugs",
"tree": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tree/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e"
},
"comment_count": 0
},
"author": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"committer": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"parents": [
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e"
}
]
}
]Note: The response includes a maximum of 250 commits. If you are working with a pull request larger than that, you can use the Commit List API to enumerate all commits in the pull request.
List pull requests files
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/files
Response
Status: 200 OK
Link: <https://api.github.com/resource?page=2>; rel="next",
<https://api.github.com/resource?page=5>; rel="last"
X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999[
{
"sha": "bbcd538c8e72b8c175046e27cc8f907076331401",
"filename": "file1.txt",
"status": "added",
"additions": 103,
"deletions": 21,
"changes": 124,
"blob_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/blob/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e/file1.txt",
"raw_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/raw/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e/file1.txt",
"contents_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/file1.txt?ref=6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"patch": "@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module Test @@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ module Test"
}
]Get if a pull request has been merged
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/merge
Response if pull request has been merged
Status: 204 No Content
X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999Response if pull request has not been merged
Status: 404 Not Found
X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999Merge a pull request (Merge Button)
PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/merge
Input
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
commit_message |
string |
The message that will be used for the merge commit |
Response if merge was successful
Status: 200 OK
X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999{
"sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"merged": true,
"message": "Pull Request successfully merged"
}Response if merge cannot be performed
Status: 405 Method not allowed
X-RateLimit-Limit: 5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 4999{
"message": "Pull Request is not mergeable",
"documentation_url": "https://developer.github.com/v3/pulls/#merge-a-pull-request-merge-button"
}Labels, assignees, and milestones
Every pull request is an issue, but not every issue is a pull request. For this reason, “shared” actions for both features, like manipulating assignees, labels and milestones, are provided within the Issues API.
Custom media types
These are the supported media types for pull requests. You can read more about the use of media types in the API here.
application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw+json
application/vnd.github.VERSION.text+json
application/vnd.github.VERSION.html+json
application/vnd.github.VERSION.full+json
