Show current state of Jenkins build on GitHub repo

Question

Is there a way to show the Jenkins build status on my project\'s GitHub Readme.md?

I use Jenkins to run continuous integration builds. After each commit it ensures

Answer 1

The Commit Status API allows you to see the "Repo Statuses API".

And since April 26th 2013, you now can see the build status on your GitHub repo branch page:

That means it is another way, by visiting the GitHub project page, to see those statuses instead of having only Jenkins.

Starting April 30th, 2013, the API endpoint for commit statuses has been extended to allow branch and tag names, as well as commit SHAs.