---
title: "Reconcile a default-branch change"
method: POST
path: "/api/repos/{owner}/{repo}/settings/default-branch/{id}/inspect"
tags: ["Repositories"]
---

# Reconcile a default-branch change

`POST /api/repos/{owner}/{repo}/settings/default-branch/{id}/inspect`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://git.cafe`
- URL: `https://git.cafe/api/repos/{owner}/{repo}/settings/default-branch/{id}/inspect`
- 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:administration:admin`

Inspects native outcome for a pending change and returns 200 when settled or 202 while it remains pending. Requires authenticated authority and enforces current resource policy.

## Path parameters

- `owner` string, required
- `repo` string, required
- `id` string, required

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

Response for status 200

- object
  - `id` string, required
  - `state` 'pending' | 'completed' | 'failed' | 'conflict', required
  - `defaultBranch` string, required
  - `version` integer, required

## Other responses

- `202`: Response for status 202
- `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`: The request conflicts with the current state. A `code`, when present, names the refusal; `retryable` says whether the same request can succeed later, and `operationId` names the operation in the way.
- `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.

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[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)