Github API: how to find the branches of a pull request?

Question

The Github API (v3) allows you to get a listing of pull requests, and get more details on an individual pull request. What I can\'t seem to find is the name of the branch th

Answer 1

1. Access a Pull Request URL. Let's use https://api.github.com/repos/github/gitignore/pulls/566 as an example.

2. Parse the JSON object.

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A Pull Request references two branches. The base branch is the merge target. Usually this is the master branch of the repository.

• base.label is github:master, meaning it's the master branch for > github/gitignore.
• base.ref is the branch name "master".
• base.sha is the current SHA of that branch.

The head branch is what you're merging into the base.

• head.label is fidelski:add-obvious-autotools-files, meaning it's the add-obvious-autotools-files branch for fidelski/gitignore.
• head.ref is the branch name add-obvious-autotools-files.
• head.sha is the current SHA of that branch.