Does github keep deleted remote branches in history? If so, can those be restored?

Question

I was wondering if there is a way to restore a remote deleted branch in github. History clearly keeps record of the branch and merges with other branches but I\'m not sure i

Answer 1

When the branch has been deleted for a very long time (in my case, 1 year), but you had opened a pull request for that branch, you may be able to resurrect it by searching in the pull requests history.

Once I found the pull request for that branch I could restore the branch. Relevant commit information, etc. are also available from the pull request.