---
title: "Retrieve a repository branch"
method: GET
path: "/api/v4/projects/{id}/repository/branches/{branch}"
tags: ["branches"]
---

# Retrieve a repository branch

`GET /api/v4/projects/{id}/repository/branches/{branch}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://gitlab.com`
- URL: `https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{id}/repository/branches/{branch}`
- Auth: none declared

Retrieves a specified project repository branch.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required
- `branch` string, required

## Response `200`

Retrieve a repository branch

- APIEntitiesBranch: API_Entities_Branch model
  - `name` string, required
  - `commit` APIEntitiesCommit, required: API_Entities_Commit model
    - `id` string, required
    - `short_id` string, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `parent_ids` string[], required
    - `title` string, required
    - `message` string, required
    - `author_name` string, required
    - `author_email` string, required
    - `authored_date` string, date-time, required
    - `committer_name` string, required
    - `committer_email` string, required
    - `committed_date` string, date-time, required
    - `trailers` object, required
    - `extended_trailers` object, required
    - `web_url` string, required
  - `merged` boolean, required
  - `protected` boolean, required
  - `developers_can_push` boolean, required
  - `developers_can_merge` boolean, required
  - `can_push` boolean, required
  - `default` boolean, required
  - `web_url` string, required

## Other responses

- `404`: Branch Not Found

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/revisions/b234947ef3f2?raw)