---
title: "Merge branches"
method: POST
path: "/api/repos/{namespace}/{repo_name}/merge/{base_head}"
tags: ["Merge"]
---

# Merge branches

`POST /api/repos/{namespace}/{repo_name}/merge/{base_head}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hub.oxen.ai`
- URL: `https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/{namespace}/{repo_name}/merge/{base_head}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/oxen/apis/oxen-server/docs/api/repos/:namespace/:repo_name/merge/:base_head/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Merge the head branch into the base branch, creating a merge commit.

## Path parameters

- `namespace` string, required
- `repo_name` string, required
- `base_head` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `email` string, required
  - `name` string, required

## Response `200`

Branches merged successfully

- MergeSuccessResponse
  - `oxen_version` string, nullable
  - `status` string, required
  - `status_message` string, required
  - `commits` MergeResult, required
    - `base` Commit, required
      - `author` string, required
      - `email` string, required
      - `id` string, required
      - `message` string, required
      - `parent_ids` string[], required
      - `timestamp` string, date-time, required
    - `head` Commit, required
      - `author` string, required
      - `email` string, required
      - `id` string, required
      - `message` string, required
      - `parent_ids` string[], required
      - `timestamp` string, date-time, required
    - `merge` Commit, required
      - `author` string, required
      - `email` string, required
      - `id` string, required
      - `message` string, required
      - `parent_ids` string[], required
      - `timestamp` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Missing merge author (name and email)
- `404`: Repository or one of the revisions not found
- `409`: Merge conflict

---

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