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repos

List branches

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/branches

Path parameters

ownerstring required

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

repostring required

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Query parameters

protectedboolean

Setting to true returns only branches protected by branch protections or rulesets. When set to false, only unprotected branches are returned. Omitting this parameter returns all branches.

per_pageinteger

The number of results per page (max 100). For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

pageinteger

The page number of the results to fetch. For more information, see "Using pagination in the REST API."

Response

Response

namestring required
protectedboolean required
protection_urlstring uri

Example response

[
  {
    "protection": {
      "enforce_admins": {
        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/enforce_admins",
        "enabled": true
      },
      "required_pull_request_reviews": {
        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions",
        "dismissal_restrictions": {
          "users": [
            {
              "login": "octocat",
              "id": 1,
              "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
              "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
              "gravatar_id": "41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7",
              "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
              "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
              "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}",
              "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
              "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
              "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
              "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
              "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
              "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
              "type": "User",
              "starred_at": "\"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z\"",
              "user_view_type": "public"
            }
          ],
          "teams": [
            {
              "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core",
              "access_source": "direct",
              "organization_id": 37,
              "enterprise_id": 42,
              "parent": {
                "id": 1,
                "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1",
                "members_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1/members{/member}",
                "name": "Justice League",
                "description": "A great team.",
                "permission": "admin",
                "privacy": "closed",
                "notification_setting": "notifications_enabled",
                "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core",
                "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1/repos",
                "slug": "justice-league",
                "ldap_dn": "uid=example,ou=users,dc=github,dc=com",
                "organization_id": 37,
                "enterprise_id": 42
              }
            }
          ],
          "apps": [
            {
              "id": 37,
              "slug": "probot-owners",
              "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
              "client_id": "\"Iv1.25b5d1e65ffc4022\"",
              "owner": {
                "login": "octocat",
                "id": 1,
                "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
                "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
                "gravatar_id": "41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
                "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
                "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}",
                "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
                "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
                "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
                "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
                "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
                "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
                "type": "User",
                "starred_at": "\"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z\"",
                "user_view_type": "public"
              },
              "name": "Probot Owners",
              "description": "The description of the app.",
              "external_url": "https://example.com",
              "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/super-ci",
              "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
              "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
              "permissions": {
                "issues": "read",
                "deployments": "write"
              },
              "events": [
                "label",
                "deployment"
              ],
              "installations_count": 5
            }
          ],
          "url": "\"https://api.github.com/repos/the-org/an-org-repo/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions\"",
          "users_url": "\"https://api.github.com/repos/the-org/an-org-repo/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/users\"",
          "teams_url": "\"https://api.github.com/repos/the-org/an-org-repo/branches/master/protection/dismissal_restrictions/teams\""
        },
        "bypass_pull_request_allowances": {
          "users": [
            {
              "login": "octocat",
              "id": 1,
              "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
              "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
              "gravatar_id": "41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7",
              "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
              "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
              "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}",
              "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
              "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
              "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
              "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
              "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
              "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
              "type": "User",
              "starred_at": "\"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z\"",
              "user_view_type": "public"
            }
          ],
          "teams": [
            {
              "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core",
              "access_source": "direct",
              "organization_id": 37,
              "enterprise_id": 42,
              "parent": {
                "id": 1,
                "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1",
                "members_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1/members{/member}",
                "name": "Justice League",
                "description": "A great team.",
                "permission": "admin",
                "privacy": "closed",
                "notification_setting": "notifications_enabled",
                "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core",
                "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1/repos",
                "slug": "justice-league",
                "ldap_dn": "uid=example,ou=users,dc=github,dc=com",
                "organization_id": 37,
                "enterprise_id": 42
              }
            }
          ],
          "apps": [
            {
              "id": 37,
              "slug": "probot-owners",
              "node_id": "MDExOkludGVncmF0aW9uMQ==",
              "client_id": "\"Iv1.25b5d1e65ffc4022\"",
              "owner": {
                "login": "octocat",
                "id": 1,
                "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
                "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
                "gravatar_id": "41d064eb2195891e12d0413f63227ea7",
                "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
                "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
                "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}",
                "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
                "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
                "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
                "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
                "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
                "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
                "type": "User",
                "starred_at": "\"2020-07-09T00:17:55Z\"",
                "user_view_type": "public"
              },
              "name": "Probot Owners",
              "description": "The description of the app.",
              "external_url": "https://example.com",
              "html_url": "https://github.com/apps/super-ci",
              "created_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
              "updated_at": "2017-07-08T16:18:44-04:00",
              "permissions": {
                "issues": "read",
                "deployments": "write"
              },
              "events": [
                "label",
                "deployment"
              ],
              "installations_count": 5
            }
          ]
        },
        "dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
        "require_code_owner_reviews": true,
        "required_approving_review_count": 2,
        "require_last_push_approval": true
      },
      "restrictions": {
        "teams": [
          {
            "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core",
            "access_source": "direct",
            "organization_id": 37,
            "enterprise_id": 42,
            "parent": {
              "id": 1,
              "node_id": "MDQ6VGVhbTE=",
              "url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1",
              "members_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1/members{/member}",
              "name": "Justice League",
              "description": "A great team.",
              "permission": "admin",
              "privacy": "closed",
              "notification_setting": "notifications_enabled",
              "html_url": "https://github.com/orgs/rails/teams/core",
              "repositories_url": "https://api.github.com/organizations/1/team/1/repos",
              "slug": "justice-league",
              "ldap_dn": "uid=example,ou=users,dc=github,dc=com",
              "organization_id": 37,
              "enterprise_id": 42
            }
          }
        ],
        "apps": [
          {
            "owner": {
              "gravatar_id": "\"\"",
              "html_url": "\"https://github.com/testorg-ea8ec76d71c3af4b\"",
              "followers_url": "\"https://api.github.com/users/testorg-ea8ec76d71c3af4b/followers\"",
              "following_url": "\"https://api.github.com/users/testorg-ea8ec76d71c3af4b/following{/other_user}\"",
              "gists_url": "\"https://api.github.com/users/testorg-ea8ec76d71c3af4b/gists{/gist_id}\"",
              "starred_url": "\"https://api.github.com/users/testorg-ea8ec76d71c3af4b/starred{/owner}{/repo}\"",
              "subscriptions_url": "\"https://api.github.com/users/testorg-ea8ec76d71c3af4b/subscriptions\"",
              "organizations_url": "\"https://api.github.com/users/testorg-ea8ec76d71c3af4b/orgs\"",
              "received_events_url": "\"https://api.github.com/users/testorg-ea8ec76d71c3af4b/received_events\"",
              "type": "\"Organization\"",
              "user_view_type": "public"
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      "name": "\"branch/with/protection\"",
      "protection_url": "\"https://api.github.com/repos/owner-79e94e2d36b3fd06a32bb213/AAA_Public_Repo/branches/branch/with/protection/protection\"",
      "required_signatures": {
        "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches/master/protection/required_signatures",
        "enabled": true
      }
    }
  }
]