---
title: "Changes to merge references"
method: POST
path: "/repositories/{repository}/refs/{sourceRef}/merge/{destinationBranch}"
---

# Changes to merge references

`POST /repositories/{repository}/refs/{sourceRef}/merge/{destinationBranch}`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 4 of 54 revisions.

- **2025-07-29** `27799ffec9a5`: 2 info
- **2025-01-09** `671f609b1a45`: 1 info
- **2025-01-06** `13aa730b9b28`: 1 info
- **2024-09-17** `3b10653a8013`: 1 warning, 2 info

## Changes

- **2025-07-29** `27799ffec9a5`: 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `420`
- **2025-01-09** `671f609b1a45`: 1 info
  - the `squash_merge` request property default value changed from `true` to `false`
- **2025-01-06** `13aa730b9b28`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `squash_merge`
- **2024-09-17** `3b10653a8013`: 1 warning, 2 info
  - removed the request property `squash_merge`
  - added the non-success response with the status `420`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `429`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/treeverse/apis/lakefs-api/docs/repositories/:repository/refs/:sourceRef/merge/:destinationBranch/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/treeverse/apis/lakefs-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/treeverse/apis/lakefs-api/changes/repositories/:repository/refs/:sourceRef/merge/:destinationBranch/post)