Merge

Merge a branch.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the GitHub documentation.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Commit Message	Commit message to use for the merge commit. If omitted, a default message will be used.
Owner	The organization or person who owns the repository. github.com/{owner}/{repo}
Repo	Name of the repository owned by the owner. github.com/{owner}/{repo}
Source Branch	The head to merge. This can be a branch name or a commit SHA1.
Target Branch	The name of the base branch that the head will be merged into.

Example Output

{
    "value": {
        "author": {
            "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
            "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
            "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}",
            "gravatar_id": "",
            "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
            "id": 1,
            "login": "octocat",
            "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
            "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
            "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
            "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
            "site_admin": false,
            "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
            "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
            "type": "User",
            "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
        },
        "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e/comments",
        "commit": {
            "author": {
                "date": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
                "email": "mona@github.com",
                "name": "Monalisa Octocat"
            },
            "comment_count": 0,
            "committer": {
                "date": "2011-04-14T16:00:49Z",
                "email": "mona@github.com",
                "name": "Monalisa Octocat"
            },
            "message": "Fix all the bugs",
            "tree": {
                "sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tree/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e"
            },
            "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
            "verification": {
                "payload": null,
                "reason": "unsigned",
                "signature": null,
                "verified": false
            }
        },
        "committer": {
            "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
            "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
            "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}",
            "gravatar_id": "",
            "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
            "id": 1,
            "login": "octocat",
            "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
            "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
            "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
            "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
            "site_admin": false,
            "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
            "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
            "type": "User",
            "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat"
        },
        "files": [
            {
                "additions": 10,
                "blob_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/blob/7ca483543807a51b6079e54ac4cc392bc29ae284/file1.txt",
                "changes": 12,
                "deletions": 2,
                "filename": "file1.txt",
                "patch": "@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@\n.....",
                "raw_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/raw/7ca483543807a51b6079e54ac4cc392bc29ae284/file1.txt",
                "status": "modified"
            }
        ],
        "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/commit/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
        "node_id": "MDY6Q29tbWl0NmRjYjA5YjViNTc4NzVmMzM0ZjYxYWViZWQ2OTVlMmU0MTkzZGI1ZQ==",
        "parents": [
            {
                "sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e"
            }
        ],
        "sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
        "stats": {
            "additions": 104,
            "deletions": 4,
            "total": 108
        },
        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e"
    }
}

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