---
title: "Checkout Git Branch"
method: POST
path: "/gits/{id}/branches/checkout"
tags: ["Git"]
---

# Checkout Git Branch

`POST /gits/{id}/branches/checkout`

Checkout a branch of a git repository

## Path parameters

- `id` string, objectid, required — The ID of the git repository

## Request body

- CheckoutGitBranchInput
  - `branch` string, required — The branch to checkout

## Response `200`

OK

- ControllersVoidResponse
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `c7a4715c1f13` — 2 breaking, 2 warning, 8 info
  - added the new required request property `branch`
  - for the `path` request parameter `id`, the type/format was changed from `string`/`` to `string`/`objectid`
  - removed the request property `name`
  - removed the optional property `code` from the response with the `200` status
  - …8 more
- **2025-03-03** `14e4eafea538` — 1 warning
  - removed the optional property `data` from the response with the `200` status
- **2025-03-02** `526e5bdf6dee` — 3 breaking, 3 warning, 7 info
  - added the new required request property `name`
  - request body became required
  - added the pattern `^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$` to the `path` request parameter `id`
  - removed the request property `branch`
  - …9 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/crawlab-team/apis/crawlab-api/changes/gits/:id/branches/checkout/post.md)

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