PATCH

Try PATCH /repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/refs/{ref} — GitHub API

GitHub playground

Update a reference

Credentials

GitHub token · sent as Authorization

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Headers

Accept · fixedX-GitHub-Api-Version · fixed

Path

owner · required · string The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. repo · required · string The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive. ref · required · string The Git reference. For more information, see "[Git References](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Git-References)" in the Git documentation.

Body application/json

2 body fields

sha · required · string — The SHA1 value to set this reference to
force · optional · 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.