curl -X PUT 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/pulls/10/merge-async' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

# PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/merge-async (GitHub API)
Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization; GitHub token; required.
Request formats: application/json.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Merge a pull request asynchronously

## Critical Gotchas
* GitHub recommends an `Accept: application/vnd.github+json` header and an explicit `X-GitHub-Api-Version` header.
* Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

## cURL
curl -X PUT 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/pulls/10/merge-async' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \
  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

## Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| owner | path | string | Yes | The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
| repo | path | string | Yes | The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case... |
| pull_number | path | integer | Yes | The number that identifies the pull request. |
| commit_title | body | string | No | Title for the automatic commit message. Only supported for direct merges. |
| commit_message | body | string | No | Extra detail to append to automatic commit message. Only supported for direct... |
| sha | body | string | No | SHA that pull request head must match to allow merge. If not provided, the cu... |
| merge_method | body | string | No | The merge method to use for a direct merge. Only supported for direct merges. |
| merge_action | body | string | No | The action that will be taken to merge the pull request. `direct_merge` merge... |
Other params: bypass_rules

## Response example
{"status":"pending","details":{"message":"string","uuid":"string"}}

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PUT

PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/merge-async — GitHub API

GitHub token (required); https://api.github.com

GitHub API

Merge a pull request asynchronously

Base URL: https://api.github.com
Auth: Authorization: Bearer <GITHUB_API_KEY>
Last verified: 2026-10-20 · upstream hash matched

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Critical gotchas

GitHub recommends an Accept: application/vnd.github+json header and an explicit X-GitHub-Api-Version header.

Fine-grained tokens only authorize repositories and permissions selected when the token is created.

cURL

curl -X PUT 'https://api.github.com/repos/example-owner/example-repo/pulls/10/merge-async' \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github+json' \  -H 'X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10' \  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \  -d '{}'

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
owner	path	string	Yes	The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
repo	path	string	Yes	The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
pull_number	path	integer	Yes	The number that identifies the pull request.
commit_title	body	string	No	Title for the automatic commit message. Only supported for direct merges.
commit_message	body	string	No	Extra detail to append to automatic commit message. Only supported for direct merges.
sha	body	string	No	SHA that pull request head must match to allow merge. If not provided, the current head of the PR at the time of the request will be used; if the PR is pushed in between the merge being requested and being executed, the merge will be cancelled.
merge_method	body	string	No	The merge method to use for a direct merge. Only supported for direct merges.
merge_action	body	string	No	The action that will be taken to merge the pull request. `direct_merge` merges the pull request directly without using a merge queue; `merge_queue` adds the pull request to a merge queue; `default` uses a merge queue if one is configured for the target branch, or merges directly otherwise. If omitted, defaults to `default`.
bypass_rules	body	boolean	No	Whether to bypass repository rules that the authenticated actor is permitted to bypass.

Response 200 OK

{
  "status": "pending",
  "details": {
    "message": "string",
    "uuid": "string",
    "merge_method": "default",
    "merge_action": "default",
    "expected_head_sha": "string",
    "bypass_rules": false
  }
}

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