PUT /repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{pull_number}/update-branch

Updates the pull request branch with the latest upstream changes by merging HEAD from the base branch into the pull request branch. Note: If making a request on behalf of a GitHub App you must also have permissions to write the contents of the head repository.

Servers

Path parameters

Name Type Required Description
repo String Yes

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

owner String Yes

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

pull_number Integer Yes

The number that identifies the pull request.

Request headers

Name Type Required Description
Content-Type String Yes The media type of the request body.

Default value: "application/json"

Request body fields

Name Type Required Description
expected_head_sha String No

The expected SHA of the pull request's HEAD ref. This is the most recent commit on the pull request's branch. If the expected SHA does not match the pull request's HEAD, you will receive a 422 Unprocessable Entity status. You can use the "List commits" endpoint to find the most recent commit SHA. Default: SHA of the pull request's current HEAD ref.

How to start integrating

  1. Add HTTP Task to your workflow definition.
  2. Search for the API you want to integrate with and click on the name.
    • This loads the API reference documentation and prepares the Http request settings.
  3. Click Test request to test run your request to the API and see the API's response.