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Commit statuses
Use the REST API to interact with commit statuses.
About commit statuses
You can use the REST API to allow external services to mark commits with an error
, failure
, pending
, or success
state, which is then reflected in pull requests involving those commits. Statuses can also include an optional description
and target_url
, and we highly recommend providing them as they make statuses much more useful in the GitHub UI.
As an example, one common use is for continuous integration services to mark commits as passing or failing builds using status. The target_url
would be the full URL to the build output, and the description
would be the high level summary of what happened with the build.
Statuses can include a context
to indicate what service is providing that status. For example, you may have your continuous integration service push statuses with a context of ci
, and a security audit tool push statuses with a context of security
. You can then use the REST API to Get the combined status for a specific reference to retrieve the whole status for a commit.
Note that the repo:status
OAuth scope grants targeted access to statuses without also granting access to repository code, while the repo
scope grants permission to code as well as statuses.
If you are developing a GitHub App and want to provide more detailed information about an external service, you may want to use the REST API to manage checks. For more information, see "Checks."
Get the combined status for a specific reference
Users with pull access in a repository can access a combined view of commit statuses for a given ref. The ref can be a SHA, a branch name, or a tag name.
Additionally, a combined state
is returned. The state
is one of:
- failure if any of the contexts report as
error
orfailure
- pending if there are no statuses or a context is
pending
- success if the latest status for all contexts is
success
Parameters for "Get the combined status for a specific reference"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
ref string RequiredThe commit reference. Can be a commit SHA, branch name ( |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "Get the combined status for a specific reference"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
404 | Resource not found |
Code samples for "Get the combined status for a specific reference"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/commits/REF/status
Response
Status: 200
{
"state": "success",
"statuses": [
{
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/hubot_happy.gif",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDY6U3RhdHVzMQ==",
"state": "success",
"description": "Build has completed successfully",
"target_url": "https://ci.example.com/1000/output",
"context": "continuous-integration/jenkins",
"created_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"updated_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z"
},
{
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/other_user_happy.gif",
"id": 2,
"node_id": "MDY6U3RhdHVzMg==",
"state": "success",
"description": "Testing has completed successfully",
"target_url": "https://ci.example.com/2000/output",
"context": "security/brakeman",
"created_at": "2012-08-20T01:19:13Z",
"updated_at": "2012-08-20T01:19:13Z"
}
],
"sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"total_count": 2,
"repository": {
"id": 1296269,
"node_id": "MDEwOlJlcG9zaXRvcnkxMjk2MjY5",
"name": "Hello-World",
"full_name": "octocat/Hello-World",
"owner": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
},
"private": false,
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World",
"description": "This your first repo!",
"fork": false,
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World",
"archive_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/{archive_format}{/ref}",
"assignees_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/assignees{/user}",
"blobs_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/blobs{/sha}",
"branches_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/branches{/branch}",
"collaborators_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/collaborators{/collaborator}",
"comments_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/comments{/number}",
"commits_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits{/sha}",
"compare_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/compare/{base}...{head}",
"contents_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contents/{+path}",
"contributors_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/contributors",
"deployments_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/deployments",
"downloads_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/downloads",
"events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/events",
"forks_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/forks",
"git_commits_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits{/sha}",
"git_refs_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs{/sha}",
"git_tags_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/tags{/sha}",
"git_url": "git:github.com/octocat/Hello-World.git",
"issue_comment_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/comments{/number}",
"issue_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues/events{/number}",
"issues_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/issues{/number}",
"keys_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/keys{/key_id}",
"labels_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/labels{/name}",
"languages_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/languages",
"merges_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/merges",
"milestones_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/milestones{/number}",
"notifications_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/notifications{?since,all,participating}",
"pulls_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/pulls{/number}",
"releases_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/releases{/id}",
"ssh_url": "git@github.com:octocat/Hello-World.git",
"stargazers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/stargazers",
"statuses_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/{sha}",
"subscribers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscribers",
"subscription_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/subscription",
"tags_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/tags",
"teams_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/teams",
"trees_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees{/sha}",
"hooks_url": "http://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/hooks"
},
"commit_url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e/status"
}
List commit statuses for a reference
Users with pull access in a repository can view commit statuses for a given ref. The ref can be a SHA, a branch name, or a tag name. Statuses are returned in reverse chronological order. The first status in the list will be the latest one.
This resource is also available via a legacy route: GET /repos/:owner/:repo/statuses/:ref
.
Parameters for "List commit statuses for a reference"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
ref string RequiredThe commit reference. Can be a commit SHA, branch name ( |
Query parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
per_page integer The number of results per page (max 100). Default: |
page integer Page number of the results to fetch. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "List commit statuses for a reference"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
200 | OK |
301 | Moved permanently |
Code samples for "List commit statuses for a reference"
curl -L \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/commits/REF/statuses
Response
Status: 200
[
{
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/hubot_happy.gif",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDY6U3RhdHVzMQ==",
"state": "success",
"description": "Build has completed successfully",
"target_url": "https://ci.example.com/1000/output",
"context": "continuous-integration/jenkins",
"created_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"updated_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"creator": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
}
}
]
Create a commit status
Users with push access in a repository can create commit statuses for a given SHA.
Note: there is a limit of 1000 statuses per sha
and context
within a repository. Attempts to create more than 1000 statuses will result in a validation error.
Parameters for "Create a commit status"
Headers |
---|
Name, Type, Description |
accept string Setting to |
Path parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
owner string RequiredThe account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive. |
repo string RequiredThe name of the repository without the |
sha string Required |
Body parameters |
Name, Type, Description |
state string RequiredThe state of the status. Can be one of: |
target_url string or null The target URL to associate with this status. This URL will be linked from the GitHub UI to allow users to easily see the source of the status. |
description string or null A short description of the status. |
context string A string label to differentiate this status from the status of other systems. This field is case-insensitive. Default: |
HTTP response status codes for "Create a commit status"
Status code | Description |
---|---|
201 | Created |
Code samples for "Create a commit status"
curl -L \
-X POST \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
http(s)://HOSTNAME/api/v3/repos/OWNER/REPO/statuses/SHA \
-d '{"state":"success","target_url":"https://example.com/build/status","description":"The build succeeded!","context":"continuous-integration/jenkins"}'
Response
Status: 201
{
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/repos/octocat/Hello-World/statuses/6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/hubot_happy.gif",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDY6U3RhdHVzMQ==",
"state": "success",
"description": "Build has completed successfully",
"target_url": "https://ci.example.com/1000/output",
"context": "continuous-integration/jenkins",
"created_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"updated_at": "2012-07-20T01:19:13Z",
"creator": {
"login": "octocat",
"id": 1,
"node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
"avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
"gravatar_id": "",
"url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
"followers_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/followers",
"following_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
"gists_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
"starred_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
"subscriptions_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/subscriptions",
"organizations_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/orgs",
"repos_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/repos",
"events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
"received_events_url": "https://HOSTNAME/users/octocat/received_events",
"type": "User",
"site_admin": false
}
}