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Merge a merge request

PUT
/api/v4/projects/{id}/merge_requests/{merge_request_iid}/merge

Merges a merge request. Accepts and merges changes submitted with the merge request.

Authorizations

Section titled “ Authorizations ”

Parameters

Section titled “ Parameters ”

Path Parameters

Section titled “ Path Parameters ”
id
required
One of:
string

The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.

merge_request_iid
required
integer

The IID of a merge request

Request Body

Section titled “ Request Body ”
Media type application/json
object
merge_commit_message

Custom merge commit message.

string
nullable
squash_commit_message

Custom squash commit message.

string
nullable
should_remove_source_branch

If true, removes the source branch.

boolean
nullable
merge_when_pipeline_succeeds

Deprecated: Use auto_merge instead.

boolean
nullable
auto_merge

If true, the merge request is set to auto merge.

boolean
nullable
sha

If present, then this SHA must match the HEAD of the source branch, otherwise the merge fails.

string
nullable
squash

If true, the commits are squashed into a single commit on merge.

boolean
nullable
skip_merge_train

If true skips train restart when merging immediately in a merge train configured project.

boolean
nullable
Example generated 
{
  "merge_commit_message": "example",
  "squash_commit_message": "example",
  "should_remove_source_branch": true,
  "merge_when_pipeline_succeeds": true,
  "auto_merge": true,
  "sha": "example",
  "squash": true,
  "skip_merge_train": true
}

Responses

Section titled “ Responses ”

200

Section titled “ 200 ”

OK

Media type application/json
object
id
integer format: int64
iid
integer
project_id
integer format: int64
title
string
description
string
state
string
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
merged_by
object
id
integer format: int64
username
string
public_email
string
name
string
state
string
locked
boolean
avatar_url
string
avatar_path
string
custom_attributes
Array<object>
object
key
string
value
string
web_url
string
merge_user
object
id
integer format: int64
username
string
public_email
string
name
string
state
string
locked
boolean
avatar_url
string
avatar_path
string
custom_attributes
Array<object>
object
key
string
value
string
web_url
string
merged_at
string format: date-time
closed_by
object
id
integer format: int64
username
string
public_email
string
name
string
state
string
locked
boolean
avatar_url
string
avatar_path
string
custom_attributes
Array<object>
object
key
string
value
string
web_url
string
closed_at
string format: date-time
title_html
string
description_html
string
target_branch
string
source_branch
string
user_notes_count
integer
upvotes
integer
downvotes
integer
author
object
id
integer format: int64
username
string
public_email
string
name
string
state
string
locked
boolean
avatar_url
string
avatar_path
string
custom_attributes
Array<object>
object
key
string
value
string
web_url
string
assignees
object
id
integer format: int64
username
string
public_email
string
name
string
state
string
locked
boolean
avatar_url
string
avatar_path
string
custom_attributes
Array<object>
object
key
string
value
string
web_url
string
assignee
object
id
integer format: int64
username
string
public_email
string
name
string
state
string
locked
boolean
avatar_url
string
avatar_path
string
custom_attributes
Array<object>
object
key
string
value
string
web_url
string
reviewers
object
id
integer format: int64
username
string
public_email
string
name
string
state
string
locked
boolean
avatar_url
string
avatar_path
string
custom_attributes
Array<object>
object
key
string
value
string
web_url
string
source_project_id
integer format: int64
target_project_id
integer format: int64
labels
Array<string>
draft
boolean
imported
boolean
imported_from
string
work_in_progress
boolean
milestone
object
id
integer format: int64
iid
integer format: int64
project_id
integer format: int64
group_id
string
title
string
description
string
state
string
created_at
string
updated_at
string
due_date
string
start_date
string
expired
boolean
web_url
string
merge_when_pipeline_succeeds
boolean
merge_status
string
detailed_merge_status
string
merge_after
string format: date-time
sha
string
merge_commit_sha
string
squash_commit_sha
string
discussion_locked
boolean
should_remove_source_branch
boolean
force_remove_source_branch
boolean
prepared_at
string format: date-time
allow_collaboration
boolean
allow_maintainer_to_push
boolean
reference
string
references
object
short
string
relative
string
full
string
web_url
string
time_stats
object
time_estimate
integer
total_time_spent
integer
human_time_estimate
string
human_total_time_spent
string
squash
boolean
squash_on_merge
boolean
task_completion_status
object
count
integer
completed_count
integer
has_conflicts
boolean
blocking_discussions_resolved
boolean
approvals_before_merge
integer
subscribed
boolean
changes_count
string
latest_build_started_at
string format: date-time
latest_build_finished_at
string format: date-time
first_deployed_to_production_at
string format: date-time
pipeline
object
id
integer format: int64
iid
integer
project_id
integer format: int64
sha
string
ref
string
status
string
source
string
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
web_url
string
head_pipeline
object
id
integer format: int64
iid
integer
project_id
integer format: int64
sha
string
ref
string
status
string
source
string
created_at
string format: date-time
updated_at
string format: date-time
web_url
string
before_sha
string
tag
boolean
yaml_errors
string
user
object
id
integer format: int64
username
string
public_email
string
name
string
state
string
locked
boolean
avatar_url
string
avatar_path
string
custom_attributes
Array<object>
object
key
string
value
string
web_url
string
started_at
string format: date-time
finished_at
string format: date-time
committed_at
string format: date-time
duration

Time spent running in seconds

integer
queued_duration

Time spent enqueued in seconds

integer
coverage
number format: float
detailed_status
object
icon
string
text
string
label
string
group
string
tooltip
string
has_details
boolean
details_path
string
illustration
object
favicon
string
action
string
archived
boolean
diff_refs
object
base_sha
string
head_sha
string
start_sha
string
merge_error
string
rebase_in_progress
boolean
diverged_commits_count
integer
first_contribution
boolean
user
object
Example 
{
  "id": 84,
  "iid": 14,
  "project_id": 4,
  "title": "Impedit et ut et dolores vero provident ullam est",
  "description": "Repellendus impedit et vel velit dignissimos.",
  "state": "closed",
  "created_at": "2022-08-17T12:46:35.053Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-11-14T17:22:01.470Z",
  "merged_by": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "public_email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gravatar.com/avatar/1",
    "avatar_path": "/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
    "custom_attributes": [
      {
        "key": "foo",
        "value": "bar"
      }
    ],
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "merge_user": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "public_email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gravatar.com/avatar/1",
    "avatar_path": "/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
    "custom_attributes": [
      {
        "key": "foo",
        "value": "bar"
      }
    ],
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "merged_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:45.080Z",
  "closed_by": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "public_email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gravatar.com/avatar/1",
    "avatar_path": "/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
    "custom_attributes": [
      {
        "key": "foo",
        "value": "bar"
      }
    ],
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "closed_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:45.080Z",
  "author": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "public_email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gravatar.com/avatar/1",
    "avatar_path": "/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
    "custom_attributes": [
      {
        "key": "foo",
        "value": "bar"
      }
    ],
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "assignees": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "public_email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gravatar.com/avatar/1",
    "avatar_path": "/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
    "custom_attributes": [
      {
        "key": "foo",
        "value": "bar"
      }
    ],
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "assignee": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "public_email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gravatar.com/avatar/1",
    "avatar_path": "/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
    "custom_attributes": [
      {
        "key": "foo",
        "value": "bar"
      }
    ],
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "reviewers": {
    "id": 1,
    "username": "admin",
    "public_email": "john@example.com",
    "name": "Administrator",
    "state": "active",
    "avatar_url": "https://gravatar.com/avatar/1",
    "avatar_path": "/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
    "custom_attributes": [
      {
        "key": "foo",
        "value": "bar"
      }
    ],
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
  },
  "imported_from": "bitbucket",
  "merge_status": "unchecked",
  "detailed_merge_status": "mergeable",
  "merge_after": "2022-01-31T15:10:45.080Z",
  "sha": "1234abcd",
  "merge_commit_sha": "1234abcd",
  "squash_commit_sha": "1234abcd",
  "prepared_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:45.080Z",
  "reference": "!1",
  "references": {
    "short": "&6",
    "relative": "&6",
    "full": "test&6"
  },
  "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/my-group/my-project/-/merge_requests/1",
  "time_stats": {
    "time_estimate": 12600,
    "total_time_spent": 3600,
    "human_time_estimate": "3h 30m",
    "human_total_time_spent": "1h"
  },
  "task_completion_status": {
    "count": 5,
    "completed_count": 3
  },
  "approvals_before_merge": 2,
  "changes_count": "1",
  "latest_build_started_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:45.080Z",
  "latest_build_finished_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:45.080Z",
  "first_deployed_to_production_at": "2022-01-31T15:10:45.080Z",
  "pipeline": {
    "id": 1,
    "iid": 2,
    "project_id": 3,
    "sha": "0ec9e58fdfca6cdd6652c083c9edb53abc0bad52",
    "ref": "feature-branch",
    "status": "success",
    "source": "push",
    "created_at": "2022-10-21T16:49:48.000+02:00",
    "updated_at": "2022-10-21T16:49:48.000+02:00",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/pipelines/61"
  },
  "head_pipeline": {
    "id": 1,
    "iid": 2,
    "project_id": 3,
    "sha": "0ec9e58fdfca6cdd6652c083c9edb53abc0bad52",
    "ref": "feature-branch",
    "status": "success",
    "source": "push",
    "created_at": "2015-12-24T15:51:21.880Z",
    "updated_at": "2015-12-24T17:54:31.198Z",
    "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/pipelines/61",
    "before_sha": "a91957a858320c0e17f3a0eca7cfacbff50ea29a",
    "tag": false,
    "yaml_errors": "widgets:build: needs 'widgets:test'",
    "user": {
      "id": 1,
      "username": "admin",
      "public_email": "john@example.com",
      "name": "Administrator",
      "state": "active",
      "avatar_url": "https://gravatar.com/avatar/1",
      "avatar_path": "/user/avatar/28/The-Big-Lebowski-400-400.png",
      "custom_attributes": [
        {
          "key": "foo",
          "value": "bar"
        }
      ],
      "web_url": "https://gitlab.example.com/root"
    },
    "started_at": "2015-12-24T17:54:30.733Z",
    "finished_at": "2015-12-24T17:54:31.198Z",
    "committed_at": "2015-12-24T15:51:21.880Z",
    "duration": 127,
    "queued_duration": 63,
    "coverage": 98.29,
    "detailed_status": {
      "icon": "status_success",
      "text": "passed",
      "label": "passed",
      "group": "success",
      "tooltip": "passed",
      "has_details": true,
      "details_path": "/test-group/test-project/-/pipelines/287",
      "illustration": {
        "image": "illustrations/empty-state/empty-job-not-triggered-md.svg",
        "size": "",
        "title": "This job has not been triggered yet",
        "content": "This job depends on upstream jobs that need to succeed in order for this job to be triggered"
      },
      "favicon": "/assets/ci_favicons/favicon_status_success.png"
    },
    "archived": false
  },
  "diff_refs": {
    "base_sha": "b83d6e391c22777fca1ed3012fce84f633d7fed0",
    "head_sha": "b83d6e391c22777fca1ed3012fce84f633d7fed0",
    "start_sha": "b83d6e391c22777fca1ed3012fce84f633d7fed0"
  },
  "merge_error": "Merge error",
  "diverged_commits_count": 0
}

400

Section titled “ 400 ”

Bad request

401

Section titled “ 401 ”

Unauthorized

404

Section titled “ 404 ”

Not found

405

Section titled “ 405 ”

Method not allowed

409

Section titled “ 409 ”

Conflict

422

Section titled “ 422 ”

Unprocessable entity