Git 참조에 대한 REST API 엔드포인트 - GitHub Enterprise Cloud Docs

Git 참조 정보

Git 참조(git ref)는 Git 커밋 SHA-1 해시를 포함하는 파일입니다. Git 커밋을 참조할 때 해시가 아닌 기억하기 쉬운 이름을 나타내는 Git 참조를 사용할 수 있습니다. 새 커밋을 가리키도록 Git 참조를 다시 작성할 수 있습니다. Git 분기는 새로운 Git 커밋 해시를 저장하는 참조입니다. 이러한 엔드포인트를 사용하면 GitHub에서 Git 데이터베이스에 참조를 읽고 쓸 수 있습니다.

List matching references

Returns an array of references from your Git database that match the supplied name. The :ref in the URL must be formatted as heads/<branch name> for branches and tags/<tag name> for tags. If the :ref doesn't exist in the repository, but existing refs start with :ref, they will be returned as an array.

When you use this endpoint without providing a :ref, it will return an array of all the references from your Git database, including notes and stashes if they exist on the server. Anything in the namespace is returned, not just heads and tags.

Note

You need to explicitly request a pull request to trigger a test merge commit, which checks the mergeability of pull requests. For more information, see "Checking mergeability of pull requests".

If you request matching references for a branch named feature but the branch feature doesn't exist, the response can still include other matching head refs that start with the word feature, such as featureA and featureB.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Contents" repository permissions (read)

allows_public_read_access

"List matching references"에 대한 매개 변수

머리글
이름, 유형, 설명
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

경로 매개 변수
이름, 유형, 설명
`owner` string 필수 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 필수 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string 필수 The Git reference. For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.

http_status_code

status_code	설명
`200`	OK
`409`	Conflict

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/matching-refs/{ref}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/matching-refs/REF

Response

Status: 200

[
  {
    "ref": "refs/heads/feature-a",
    "node_id": "MDM6UmVmcmVmcy9oZWFkcy9mZWF0dXJlLWE=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs/heads/feature-a",
    "object": {
      "type": "commit",
      "sha": "aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd"
    }
  },
  {
    "ref": "refs/heads/feature-b",
    "node_id": "MDM6UmVmcmVmcy9oZWFkcy9mZWF0dXJlLWI=",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs/heads/feature-b",
    "object": {
      "type": "commit",
      "sha": "612077ae6dffb4d2fbd8ce0cccaa58893b07b5ac",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/612077ae6dffb4d2fbd8ce0cccaa58893b07b5ac"
    }
  }
]

Get a reference

Returns a single reference from your Git database. The :ref in the URL must be formatted as heads/<branch name> for branches and tags/<tag name> for tags. If the :ref doesn't match an existing ref, a 404 is returned.

Note

You need to explicitly request a pull request to trigger a test merge commit, which checks the mergeability of pull requests. For more information, see "Checking mergeability of pull requests".

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Contents" repository permissions (read)

allows_public_read_access

"Get a reference"에 대한 매개 변수

머리글
이름, 유형, 설명
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

경로 매개 변수
이름, 유형, 설명
`owner` string 필수 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 필수 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string 필수 The Git reference. For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.

http_status_code

status_code	설명
`200`	OK
`404`	Resource not found
`409`	Conflict

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

get/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/ref/{ref}

curl -L \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/ref/REF

Response

Status: 200

{
  "ref": "refs/heads/featureA",
  "node_id": "MDM6UmVmcmVmcy9oZWFkcy9mZWF0dXJlQQ==",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs/heads/featureA",
  "object": {
    "type": "commit",
    "sha": "aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd"
  }
}

Create a reference

Creates a reference for your repository. You are unable to create new references for empty repositories, even if the commit SHA-1 hash used exists. Empty repositories are repositories without branches.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_sets:

"Contents" repository permissions (write)
"Contents" repository permissions (write) and "Workflows" repository permissions (write)

"Create a reference"에 대한 매개 변수

머리글
이름, 유형, 설명
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

경로 매개 변수
이름, 유형, 설명
`owner` string 필수 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 필수 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.

본문 매개 변수
이름, 유형, 설명
`ref` string 필수 The name of the fully qualified reference (ie: `refs/heads/master`). If it doesn't start with 'refs' and have at least two slashes, it will be rejected.
`sha` string 필수 The SHA1 value for this reference.

http_status_code

status_code	설명
`201`	Created
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

post/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/refs

curl -L \
  -X POST \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/refs \
  -d '{"ref":"refs/heads/featureA","sha":"aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd"}'

Response

Status: 201

{
  "ref": "refs/heads/featureA",
  "node_id": "MDM6UmVmcmVmcy9oZWFkcy9mZWF0dXJlQQ==",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs/heads/featureA",
  "object": {
    "type": "commit",
    "sha": "aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd"
  }
}

Update a reference

Updates the provided reference to point to a new SHA. For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_sets:

"Contents" repository permissions (write)
"Contents" repository permissions (write) and "Workflows" repository permissions (write)

"Update a reference"에 대한 매개 변수

머리글
이름, 유형, 설명
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

경로 매개 변수
이름, 유형, 설명
`owner` string 필수 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 필수 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string 필수 The Git reference. For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.

본문 매개 변수
이름, 유형, 설명
`sha` string 필수 The SHA1 value to set this reference to
`force` boolean Indicates whether to force the update or to make sure the update is a fast-forward update. Leaving this out or setting it to `false` will make sure you're not overwriting work. 기본값: `false`

http_status_code

status_code	설명
`200`	OK
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

patch/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/refs/{ref}

curl -L \
  -X PATCH \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/refs/REF \
  -d '{"sha":"aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd","force":true}'

Response

Status: 200

{
  "ref": "refs/heads/featureA",
  "node_id": "MDM6UmVmcmVmcy9oZWFkcy9mZWF0dXJlQQ==",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/refs/heads/featureA",
  "object": {
    "type": "commit",
    "sha": "aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/aa218f56b14c9653891f9e74264a383fa43fefbd"
  }
}

Delete a reference

Deletes the provided reference.

fine_grained_access

works_with_fine_grained_tokens:

permission_set:

"Contents" repository permissions (write)

"Delete a reference"에 대한 매개 변수

머리글
이름, 유형, 설명
`accept` string Setting to `application/vnd.github+json` is recommended.

경로 매개 변수
이름, 유형, 설명
`owner` string 필수 The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.
`repo` string 필수 The name of the repository without the `.git` extension. The name is not case sensitive.
`ref` string 필수 The Git reference. For more information, see "Git References" in the Git documentation.

http_status_code

status_code	설명
`204`	No Content
`409`	Conflict
`422`	Validation failed, an attempt was made to delete the default branch, or the endpoint has been spammed.

code_samples

data_residency_notice

request_example

delete/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/refs/{ref}

curl -L \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
  -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/OWNER/REPO/git/refs/REF

Response

Status: 204