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Git trees
Use the REST API to interact with tree objects in your Git database on GitHub Enterprise Server.
About Git trees
A Git tree object creates the hierarchy between files in a Git repository. You can use the Git tree object to create the relationship between directories and the files they contain. These endpoints allow you to read and write tree objects to your Git database on GitHub Enterprise Server.
Create a tree
The tree creation API accepts nested entries. If you specify both a tree and a nested path modifying that tree, this endpoint will overwrite the contents of the tree with the new path contents, and create a new tree structure.
If you use this endpoint to add, delete, or modify the file contents in a tree, you will need to commit the tree and then update a branch to point to the commit. For more information see "Create a commit" and "Update a reference."
Returns an error if you try to delete a file that does not exist.
Parameters
Headers | |||||||||
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Name, Type, Description | |||||||||
accept stringSetting to | |||||||||
Path parameters | |||||||||
Name, Type, Description | |||||||||
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. | |||||||||
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. | |||||||||
Body parameters | |||||||||
Name, Type, Description | |||||||||
tree array of objectsRequiredObjects (of | |||||||||
Properties of |
Name, Type, Description |
---|
path stringThe file referenced in the tree. |
mode stringThe file mode; one of Can be one of: |
type stringEither Can be one of: |
sha string or nullThe SHA1 checksum ID of the object in the tree. Also called Note: Use either |
content stringThe content you want this file to have. GitHub will write this blob out and use that SHA for this entry. Use either this, or Note: Use either |
base_tree
stringThe SHA1 of an existing Git tree object which will be used as the base for the new tree. If provided, a new Git tree object will be created from entries in the Git tree object pointed to by base_tree
and entries defined in the tree
parameter. Entries defined in the tree
parameter will overwrite items from base_tree
with the same path
. If you're creating new changes on a branch, then normally you'd set base_tree
to the SHA1 of the Git tree object of the current latest commit on the branch you're working on.
If not provided, GitHub will create a new Git tree object from only the entries defined in the tree
parameter. If you create a new commit pointing to such a tree, then all files which were a part of the parent commit's tree and were not defined in the tree
parameter will be listed as deleted by the new commit.
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Created |
403 | Forbidden |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/trees \
-d '{"base_tree":"9fb037999f264ba9a7fc6274d15fa3ae2ab98312","tree":[{"path":"file.rb","mode":"100644","type":"blob","sha":"44b4fc6d56897b048c772eb4087f854f46256132"}]}'
Response
Status: 201
{
"sha": "cd8274d15fa3ae2ab983129fb037999f264ba9a7",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/trees/cd8274d15fa3ae2ab983129fb037999f264ba9a7",
"tree": [
{
"path": "file.rb",
"mode": "100644",
"type": "blob",
"size": 132,
"sha": "7c258a9869f33c1e1e1f74fbb32f07c86cb5a75b",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs/7c258a9869f33c1e1e1f74fbb32f07c86cb5a75b"
}
],
"truncated": true
}
Get a tree
Returns a single tree using the SHA1 value for that tree.
If truncated
is true
in the response then the number of items in the tree
array exceeded our maximum limit. If you need to fetch more items, use the non-recursive method of fetching trees, and fetch one sub-tree at a time.
Note: The limit for the tree
array is 100,000 entries with a maximum size of 7 MB when using the recursive
parameter.
Parameters
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept stringSetting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner stringRequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo stringRequiredThe name of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
tree_sha stringRequired |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
recursive stringSetting this parameter to any value returns the objects or subtrees referenced by the tree specified in |
HTTP response status codes
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
422 | Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed. |
Code samples
curl \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/trees/TREE_SHA
Default response
Status: 200
{
"sha": "9fb037999f264ba9a7fc6274d15fa3ae2ab98312",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/trees/9fb037999f264ba9a7fc6274d15fa3ae2ab98312",
"tree": [
{
"path": "file.rb",
"mode": "100644",
"type": "blob",
"size": 30,
"sha": "44b4fc6d56897b048c772eb4087f854f46256132",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs/44b4fc6d56897b048c772eb4087f854f46256132"
},
{
"path": "subdir",
"mode": "040000",
"type": "tree",
"sha": "f484d249c660418515fb01c2b9662073663c242e",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs/f484d249c660418515fb01c2b9662073663c242e"
},
{
"path": "exec_file",
"mode": "100755",
"type": "blob",
"size": 75,
"sha": "45b983be36b73c0788dc9cbcb76cbb80fc7bb057",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs/45b983be36b73c0788dc9cbcb76cbb80fc7bb057"
}
],
"truncated": false
}