REST-API-Endpunkte für Git-Verweise

Informationen zu Git-Verweisen

Ein Git-Verweis (git ref) ist eine Datei, die einen Git-SHA-1-Commithash enthält. Wenn du auf einen Git-Commit verweist, kannst du anstelle des Hashs den Git-Verweis verwenden, dessen Name leichter zu merken ist. Der Git-Verweis kann neu geschrieben werden, um auf einen neuen Commit zu verweisen. Ein Branch ist ein Git-Verweis, der den neuen Git-Commithash speichert. Diese Endpunkte ermöglichen dir das Lesen und Schreiben von Verweisen in deine Git-Datenbank auf GitHub.

List matching references

Returns an array of references from your Git database that match the supplied name. The :ref in the URL must be formatted as heads/<branch name> for branches and tags/<tag name> for tags. If the :ref doesn't exist in the repository, but existing refs start with :ref, they will be returned as an array.

When you use this endpoint without providing a :ref, it will return an array of all the references from your Git database, including notes and stashes if they exist on the server. Anything in the namespace is returned, not just heads and tags.

Note

You need to explicitly request a pull request to trigger a test merge commit, which checks the mergeability of pull requests. For more information, see "Checking mergeability of pull requests".

If you request matching references for a branch named feature but the branch feature doesn't exist, the response can still include other matching head refs that start with the word feature, such as featureA and featureB.

Differenzierte Zugriffstoken für "List matching references"

Dieser Endpunkt funktioniert mit den folgenden differenzierten Tokentypen.:

Das differenzierte Token muss einen der folgenden Berechtigungssätze aufweisen.:

"Contents" repository permissions (read)

Dieser Endpunkt kann ohne Authentifizierung oder die zuvor erwähnten Berechtigungen verwendet werden, wenn nur öffentliche Ressourcen angefordert werden.

Parameter für „List matching references“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string Erforderlich The Git reference. For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „List matching references“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`409`	Conflict

Codebeispiele für „List matching references“

Anforderungsbeispiel

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/matching-refs/{ref}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/matching-refs/REF

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "ref": "refs/heads/feature-a",
    "node_id": "MDM6UmVmcmVmcy9oZWFkcy9mZWF0dXJlLWE=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs/heads/feature-a",
    "object": {
      "type": "commit",
      "sha": "aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd"
    }
  },
  {
    "ref": "refs/heads/feature-b",
    "node_id": "MDM6UmVmcmVmcy9oZWFkcy9mZWF0dXJlLWI=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs/heads/feature-b",
    "object": {
      "type": "commit",
      "sha": "612077ae6dffb4d2fbd8ce0cccaa58893b07b5ac",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/612077ae6dffb4d2fbd8ce0cccaa58893b07b5ac"
    }
  }
]

Get a reference

Returns a single reference from your Git database. The :ref in the URL must be formatted as heads/<branch name> for branches and tags/<tag name> for tags. If the :ref doesn't match an existing ref, a 404 is returned.

Note

You need to explicitly request a pull request to trigger a test merge commit, which checks the mergeability of pull requests. For more information, see "Checking mergeability of pull requests".

Differenzierte Zugriffstoken für "Get a reference"

Dieser Endpunkt funktioniert mit den folgenden differenzierten Tokentypen.:

Das differenzierte Token muss einen der folgenden Berechtigungssätze aufweisen.:

"Contents" repository permissions (read)

Dieser Endpunkt kann ohne Authentifizierung oder die zuvor erwähnten Berechtigungen verwendet werden, wenn nur öffentliche Ressourcen angefordert werden.

Parameter für „Get a reference“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string Erforderlich The Git reference. For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Get a reference“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict

Codebeispiele für „Get a reference“

Anforderungsbeispiel

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/ref/{ref}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/ref/REF

Response

Status: 200

{
  "ref": "refs/heads/featureA",
  "node_id": "MDM6UmVmcmVmcy9oZWFkcy9mZWF0dXJlQQ==",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs/heads/featureA",
  "object": {
    "type": "commit",
    "sha": "aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd"
  }
}

Create a reference

Creates a reference for your repository. You are unable to create new references for empty repositories, even if the commit SHA-1 hash used exists. Empty repositories are repositories without branches.

Differenzierte Zugriffstoken für "Create a reference"

Dieser Endpunkt funktioniert mit den folgenden differenzierten Tokentypen.:

Das differenzierte Token muss mindestens einen der folgenden Berechtigungssätze aufweisen.:

"Contents" repository permissions (write)
"Contents" repository permissions (write) and "Workflows" repository permissions (write)

Parameter für „Create a reference“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Textparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`ref` string Erforderlich The name of the fully qualified reference (ie: `refs/heads/master`). If it doesn't start with 'refs' and have at least two slashes, it will be rejected.
`sha` string Erforderlich The SHA1 value for this reference.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Create a reference“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`201`	Created
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Codebeispiele für „Create a reference“

Anforderungsbeispiel

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/refs

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/refs \
  -d '{"ref":"refs/heads/featureA","sha":"aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd"}'

Response

Status: 201

{
  "ref": "refs/heads/featureA",
  "node_id": "MDM6UmVmcmVmcy9oZWFkcy9mZWF0dXJlQQ==",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs/heads/featureA",
  "object": {
    "type": "commit",
    "sha": "aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd"
  }
}

Update a reference

Updates the provided reference to point to a new SHA. For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.

Differenzierte Zugriffstoken für "Update a reference"

Dieser Endpunkt funktioniert mit den folgenden differenzierten Tokentypen.:

Das differenzierte Token muss mindestens einen der folgenden Berechtigungssätze aufweisen.:

"Contents" repository permissions (write)
"Contents" repository permissions (write) and "Workflows" repository permissions (write)

Parameter für „Update a reference“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string Erforderlich The Git reference. For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.

Textparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`sha` string Erforderlich The SHA1 value to set this reference to
`force` boolean Indicates whether to force the update or to make sure the update is a fast-forward update. Leaving this out or setting it to `false` will make sure you're not overwriting work. Standard: `false`

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Update a reference“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`200`	OK
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Codebeispiele für „Update a reference“

Anforderungsbeispiel

patch/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/refs/{ref}

curl -L \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/refs/REF \
  -d '{"sha":"aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd","force":true}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "ref": "refs/heads/featureA",
  "node_id": "MDM6UmVmcmVmcy9oZWFkcy9mZWF0dXJlQQ==",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs/heads/featureA",
  "object": {
    "type": "commit",
    "sha": "aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd"
  }
}

Delete a reference

Deletes the provided reference.

Differenzierte Zugriffstoken für "Delete a reference"

Dieser Endpunkt funktioniert mit den folgenden differenzierten Tokentypen.:

Das differenzierte Token muss einen der folgenden Berechtigungssätze aufweisen.:

"Contents" repository permissions (write)

Parameter für „Delete a reference“

Header
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

Pfadparameter
Name, type, BESCHREIBUNG
`owner` string Erforderlich The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string Erforderlich The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string Erforderlich The Git reference. For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.

HTTP-Antwortstatuscodes für „Delete a reference“

Statuscode	BESCHREIBUNG
`204`	No Content
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

Codebeispiele für „Delete a reference“

Anforderungsbeispiel

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/refs/{ref}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/refs/REF

Response

Status: 204