Get a single repository branch

GET /projects/{id}/repository/branches/{branch}

Api key auth

Path parameters

id string Required

The ID or URL-encoded path of the project
branch integer(int32) Required

Responses

200 application/json

Get a single repository branch
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- name string
- commit object
  
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  id string
  
  short_id string
  
  created_at string(date-time)
  
  parent_ids array[string]
  
  title string
  
  message string
  
  author_name string
  
  author_email string
  
  authored_date string(date-time)
  
  committer_name string
  
  committer_email string
  
  committed_date string(date-time)
  
  trailers object
  
  web_url string
- merged boolean
- protected boolean
- developers_can_push boolean
- developers_can_merge boolean
- can_push boolean
- default boolean
- web_url string
404

Branch Not Found

GET /projects/{id}/repository/branches/{branch}

curl \
 --request GET 'https://www.gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{id}/repository/branches/{branch}' \
 --header "Private-Token: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

{
  "name": "master",
  "commit": {
    "id": "2695effb5807a22ff3d138d593fd856244e155e7",
    "short_id": "2695effb",
    "created_at": "2017-07-26T11:08:53+02:00",
    "parent_ids": [
      "2a4b78934375d7f53875269ffd4f45fd83a84ebe"
    ],
    "title": "Initial commit",
    "message": "Initial commit",
    "author_name": "John Smith",
    "author_email": "john@example.com",
    "authored_date": "2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00",
    "committer_name": "Jack Smith",
    "committer_email": "jack@example.com",
    "committed_date": "2012-05-28T04:42:42-07:00",
    "trailers": "{ \"Merged-By\": \"Jane Doe janedoe@gitlab.com\" }",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/janedoe/gitlab-foss/-/commit/ed899a2f4b50b4370feeea94676502b42383c746"
  },
  "merged": true,
  "protected": true,
  "developers_can_push": true,
  "developers_can_merge": true,
  "can_push": true,
  "default": true,
  "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/Commit921/the-dude/-/tree/master"
}