---
title: "reset branch"
method: PUT
path: "/repositories/{repository}/branches/{branch}"
tags: ["branches"]
---

# reset branch

`PUT /repositories/{repository}/branches/{branch}`

## Request body

- ResetCreation
  - `type` 'object' | 'common_prefix' | 'reset', required — What to reset according to path.
  - `path` string
  - `force` boolean

## Response `204`

reset successful

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Resource Not Found
- `429` — too many requests
- `default` — Internal Server Error

## 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`
- **2024-09-17** `3b10653a8013` — 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `420`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `429`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/treeverse/apis/lakefs-api/changes/repositories/:repository/branches/:branch/put.md)

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