---
title: "list branches"
method: GET
path: "/repositories/{repository}/branches"
tags: ["branches"]
---

# list branches

`GET /repositories/{repository}/branches`

## Query parameters

- `prefix` string
- `after` string
- `amount` integer
- `show_hidden` boolean — When set - list all branches including hidden branches. *EXPERIMENTAL*

## Response `200`

branch list

- RefList
  - `pagination` Pagination, required
    - `has_more` boolean, required — Next page is available
    - `next_offset` string, required — Token used to retrieve the next page
    - `results` integer, required — Number of values found in the results
    - `max_per_page` integer, required — Maximal number of entries per page
  - `results` Ref[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `commit_id` string, required

## Other responses

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

## Changes

- **2025-11-24** `add5a8870f32` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2025-07-29** `27799ffec9a5` — 2 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `420`
- **2024-11-22** `f95515125027` — 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `show_hidden`
- **2024-09-17** `3b10653a8013` — 1 warning, 3 info
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `show_hidden`
  - added the non-success response with the status `420`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `400`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `429`

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

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