Perform a merge 

POST /repos/:owner/:repo/merges

Input

Name Type Description
base string Required. The name of the base branch that the head will be merged into.
head string Required. The head to merge. This can be a branch name or a commit SHA1.
commit_message string Commit message to use for the merge commit. If omitted, a default message will be used. 
{
  "base": "master",
  "head": "cool_feature",
  "commit_message": "Shipped cool_feature!"
}

Successful Response (The resulting merge commit) 

Status: 201 Created

{
  "sha": "7fd1a60b01f91b314f59955a4e4d4e80d8edf11d",
  "node_id": "MDY6Q29tbWl0N2ZkMWE2MGIwMWY5MWIzMTRmNTk5NTVhNGU0ZDRlODBkOGVkZjExZA==",
  "commit": {
    "author": {
      "name": "The Octocat",
      "date": "2012-03-06T15:06:50-08:00",
      "email": "octocat@nowhere.com"
    },
    "committer": {
      "name": "The Octocat",
      "date": "2012-03-06T15:06:50-08:00",
      "email": "octocat@nowhere.com"
    },
    "message": "Shipped cool_feature!",
    "tree": {
      "sha": "b4eecafa9be2f2006ce1b709d6857b07069b4608",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/trees/b4eecafa9be2f2006ce1b709d6857b07069b4608"
    },
    "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/git/commits/7fd1a60b01f91b314f59955a4e4d4e80d8edf11d",
    "comment_count": 0,
    "verification": {
      "verified": false,
      "reason": "unsigned",
      "signature": null,
      "payload": null
    }
  },
  "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/7fd1a60b01f91b314f59955a4e4d4e80d8edf11d",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World/commit/7fd1a60b01f91b314f59955a4e4d4e80d8edf11d",
  "comments_url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/7fd1a60b01f91b314f59955a4e4d4e80d8edf11d/comments",
  "author": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "committer": {
    "login": "octocat",
    "id": 1,
    "node_id": "MDQ6VXNlcjE=",
    "avatar_url": "https://github.com/images/error/octocat_happy.gif",
    "gravatar_id": "",
    "url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat",
    "html_url": "https://github.com/octocat",
    "followers_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/followers",
    "following_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/following{/other_user}",
    "gists_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/gists{/gist_id}",
    "starred_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/starred{/owner}{/repo}",
    "subscriptions_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/subscriptions",
    "organizations_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/orgs",
    "repos_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/repos",
    "events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/events{/privacy}",
    "received_events_url": "https://api.github.com/users/octocat/received_events",
    "type": "User",
    "site_admin": false
  },
  "parents": [
    {
      "sha": "553c2077f0edc3d5dc5d17262f6aa498e69d6f8e",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/553c2077f0edc3d5dc5d17262f6aa498e69d6f8e"
    },
    {
      "sha": "762941318ee16e59dabbacb1b4049eec22f0d303",
      "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/Hello-World/commits/762941318ee16e59dabbacb1b4049eec22f0d303"
    }
  ]
}

No-op response (base already contains the head, nothing to merge)

Status: 204 No Content

Merge conflict response

Status: 409 Conflict

{
  "message": "Merge Conflict"
}

Missing base response

Status: 404 Not Found

{
  "message": "Base does not exist"
}

Missing head response

Status: 404 Not Found

{
  "message": "Head does not exist"
}