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Branches
Use the REST API to modify branches and their protection settings.
- Branches
- List branches
- Get a branch
- Rename a branch
- Sync a fork branch with the upstream repository
- Merge a branch
- Protected branches
- Get branch protection
- Update branch protection
- Delete branch protection
- Get admin branch protection
- Set admin branch protection
- Delete admin branch protection
- Get pull request review protection
- Update pull request review protection
- Delete pull request review protection
- Get commit signature protection
- Create commit signature protection
- Delete commit signature protection
- Get status checks protection
- Update status check protection
- Remove status check protection
- Get all status check contexts
- Add status check contexts
- Set status check contexts
- Remove status check contexts
- Get access restrictions
- Delete access restrictions
- Get apps with access to the protected branch
- Add app access restrictions
- Set app access restrictions
- Remove app access restrictions
- Get teams with access to the protected branch
- Add team access restrictions
- Set team access restrictions
- Remove team access restrictions
- Get users with access to the protected branch
- Add user access restrictions
- Set user access restrictions
- Remove user access restrictions