Merge a pull request (Merge Button)

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PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:pull_number/merge

Input

Name	Type	Description
`commit_title`	`string`	Title for the automatic commit message.
`commit_message`	`string`	Extra detail to append to automatic commit message.
`sha`	`string`	SHA that pull request head must match to allow merge.
`merge_method`	`string`	Merge method to use. Possible values are `merge`, `squash` or `rebase`. Default is `merge`.

Response if merge was successful

Status: 200 OK

{
  "sha": "6dcb09b5b57875f334f61aebed695e2e4193db5e",
  "merged": true,
  "message": "Pull Request successfully merged"
}

Response if merge cannot be performed

Status: 405 Method not allowed

{
  "message": "Pull Request is not mergeable",
  "documentation_url": "https://developer.github.com/v3/pulls/#merge-a-pull-request-merge-button"
}

Response if sha was provided and pull request head did not match

Status: 409 Conflict

{
  "message": "Head branch was modified. Review and try the merge again.",
  "documentation_url": "https://developer.github.com/v3/pulls/#merge-a-pull-request-merge-button"
}