Create a pull request
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This endpoint triggers notifications. Creating content too quickly using this endpoint may result in secondary rate limiting. See "Secondary rate limits" and "Dealing with secondary rate limits" for details.
Path parameters
The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.
Request body
Example request
{
"issue": 1
}Response
Response
Example response
{
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDExOlB1bGxSZXF1ZXN0MQ==",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347",
"diff_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347.diff",
"patch_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/pull/1347.patch",
"issue_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347",
"commits_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347/commits",
"review_comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/1347/comments",
"review_comment_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls/comments{/number}",
"comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/1347/comments",
"statuses_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"number": 42,
"state": "open",
"locked": true,
"title": "Amazing new feature",
"user": {
"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\""
},
"body": "Please pull these awesome changes",
"milestone": {
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/v1.0",
"labels_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones/1/labels",
"id": 1002604,
"node_id": "MDk6TWlsZXN0b25lMTAwMjYwNA==",
"number": 42,
"state": "open",
"title": "v1.0",
"description": "Tracking milestone for version 1.0",
"creator": {
"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\""
},
"open_issues": 4,
"closed_issues": 8,
"created_at": "2011-04-10T20:09:31Z",
"updated_at": "2014-03-03T18:58:10Z",
"closed_at": "2013-02-12T13:22:01Z",
"due_on": "2012-10-09T23:39:01Z"
},
"active_lock_reason": "too heated",
"created_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"updated_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"closed_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"merged_at": "2011-01-26T19:01:12Z",
"merge_commit_sha": "e5bd3914e2e596debea16f433f57875b5b90bcd6",
"assignee": {
"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\""
},
"assignees": [
{
"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\""
}
],
"requested_reviewers": [
{
"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\""
}
],
"requested_teams": [
{
"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",
"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"
}
],
"base": {
"repo": {
"license": {
"key": "mit",
"name": "MIT License",
"url": "https://api.github.com/licenses/mit",
"spdx_id": "MIT",
"node_id": "MDc6TGljZW5zZW1pdA=="
}
}
},
"author_association": "OWNER",
"auto_merge": {
"enabled_by": {
"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\""
}
},
"mergeable": true,
"rebaseable": true,
"mergeable_state": "clean",
"merged_by": {
"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\""
},
"comments": 10,
"maintainer_can_modify": true,
"commits": 3,
"additions": 100,
"deletions": 3,
"changed_files": 5
}