---
title: "Dissolve a stack"
method: POST
path: "/api/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/stacks/{stack}/unstack"
tags: ["Pull Requests"]
---

# Dissolve a stack

`POST /api/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/stacks/{stack}/unstack`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://git.cafe`
- URL: `https://git.cafe/api/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/stacks/{stack}/unstack`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in cookie `gc-session`
  - HTTP bearer
  - HTTP basic
  - HTTP token
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `/api/oauth/authorize`
    - Token URL: `/api/oauth/token` scopes: `repo:contents:write`

Dissolve a stack. Requires authenticated authority and enforces current resource policy.

## Path parameters

- `owner` string, required
- `repo` string, required
- `stack` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `expectedRevision` integer, required

## Response `200`

Response for status 200

- StackRead
  - `id` string, required
  - `number` integer, required
  - `state` 'active' | 'completed' | 'dissolved', required
  - `author` union, required
    - object
      - `kind` 'local', required
      - `actorId` string, required
      - `handle` string, required
      - `displayName` string, nullable, required
      - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
      - `bot` true
      - `app` object
        - `listed` boolean, required
      - `via` object
        - `app` string, required
        - `iconUrl` string, nullable, required
    - object
      - `kind` 'github', required
      - `actorId` string, required
      - `authority` 'https://github.com', required
      - `providerId` integer, required
      - `login` string, required
      - `accountType` 'user' | 'organization' | 'bot', required
      - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
      - `linkedProfile` object, nullable
        - `actorId` string
        - `handle` string, required
        - `displayName` string, nullable, required
        - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
    - object
      - `kind` 'unavailable', required
      - `actorId` string, required
  - `landingBase` string, required
  - `revision` integer, required
  - `size` integer, required
  - `activeCount` integer, required
  - `landedCount` integer, required
  - `members` StackMember[], required
    - `membershipId` string, required
    - `pullRequestId` string, required
    - `pullRequestNumber` integer, required
    - `title` string, required
    - `author` union, required
      - object
        - `kind` 'local', required
        - `actorId` string, required
        - `handle` string, required
        - `displayName` string, nullable, required
        - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
        - `bot` true
        - `app` object
          - `listed` boolean, required
        - `via` object
          - `app` string, required
          - `iconUrl` string, nullable, required
      - object
        - `kind` 'github', required
        - `actorId` string, required
        - `authority` 'https://github.com', required
        - `providerId` integer, required
        - `login` string, required
        - `accountType` 'user' | 'organization' | 'bot', required
        - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
        - `linkedProfile` object, nullable
          - `actorId` string
          - `handle` string, required
          - `displayName` string, nullable, required
          - `avatarUrl` string, nullable, required
      - object
        - `kind` 'unavailable', required
        - `actorId` string, required
    - `state` 'open' | 'closed' | 'merged', required
    - `draft` boolean, required
    - `sourceBranch` string, required
    - `directBase` string, required
    - `position` integer, required
    - `lifecycle` 'landed' | 'active', required
    - `needsRestack` boolean, required
    - `mergeStrategy` 'merge' | 'squash' | 'rebase' | 'null', nullable, required
    - `mergeCommitOid` string, nullable, required
    - `landedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required
    - `checks` object, nullable, required
      - `pending` integer, required
      - `failing` integer, required
      - `successful` integer, required
      - `total` integer, required
    - `reviews` object, nullable, required
      - `approvals` integer, required
      - `changesRequested` integer, required
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required
  - `endedAt` string, date-time, nullable, required

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is invalid.
- `401`: Authentication is required, or the supplied credential is invalid.
- `403`: The credential does not permit this operation. A `code`, when present, names the refusal.
- `404`: The resource does not exist or is not visible to the caller.
- `409`: Response for status 409
- `422`: Response for status 422
- `429`: A rate limit is exhausted. Wait Retry-After seconds; the value is a hint, so back off on a repeat 429.
- `503`: A required service is temporarily unavailable; retry later.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitcafe/apis/git-cafe-api/revisions/9fa233d2986d?raw)