Commits - Get Commits

Reference

Service:: Git

API Version:: 7.1

Retrieve git commits for a project

Parameters that use the searchCriteria prefix in their name can be specified without it as query parameters, e.g. searchCriteria.$top -> $top

GET https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?api-version=7.1

With optional parameters:

GET https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?searchCriteria.$skip={searchCriteria.$skip}&searchCriteria.$top={searchCriteria.$top}&searchCriteria.author={searchCriteria.author}&searchCriteria.compareVersion.version={searchCriteria.compareVersion.version}&searchCriteria.compareVersion.versionOptions={searchCriteria.compareVersion.versionOptions}&searchCriteria.compareVersion.versionType={searchCriteria.compareVersion.versionType}&searchCriteria.excludeDeletes={searchCriteria.excludeDeletes}&searchCriteria.fromCommitId={searchCriteria.fromCommitId}&searchCriteria.fromDate={searchCriteria.fromDate}&searchCriteria.historyMode={searchCriteria.historyMode}&searchCriteria.ids={searchCriteria.ids}&searchCriteria.includeLinks={searchCriteria.includeLinks}&searchCriteria.includePushData={searchCriteria.includePushData}&searchCriteria.includeUserImageUrl={searchCriteria.includeUserImageUrl}&searchCriteria.includeWorkItems={searchCriteria.includeWorkItems}&searchCriteria.itemPath={searchCriteria.itemPath}&searchCriteria.itemVersion.version={searchCriteria.itemVersion.version}&searchCriteria.itemVersion.versionOptions={searchCriteria.itemVersion.versionOptions}&searchCriteria.itemVersion.versionType={searchCriteria.itemVersion.versionType}&searchCriteria.showOldestCommitsFirst={searchCriteria.showOldestCommitsFirst}&searchCriteria.toCommitId={searchCriteria.toCommitId}&searchCriteria.toDate={searchCriteria.toDate}&searchCriteria.user={searchCriteria.user}&api-version=7.1

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
organization	path	True	string	The name of the Azure DevOps organization.
repositoryId	path	True	string	The id or friendly name of the repository. To use the friendly name, projectId must also be specified.
project	path		string	Project ID or project name
api-version	query	True	string	Version of the API to use. This should be set to '7.1' to use this version of the api.
searchCriteria.$skip	query		integer int32	Number of entries to skip
searchCriteria.$top	query		integer int32	Maximum number of entries to retrieve
searchCriteria.author	query		string	Alias or display name of the author
searchCriteria.compareVersion.version	query		string	Version string identifier (name of tag/branch, SHA1 of commit)
searchCriteria.compareVersion.versionOptions	query		GitVersionOptions	Version options - Specify additional modifiers to version (e.g Previous)
searchCriteria.compareVersion.versionType	query		GitVersionType	Version type (branch, tag, or commit). Determines how Id is interpreted
searchCriteria.excludeDeletes	query		boolean	Only applies when an itemPath is specified. This determines whether to exclude delete entries of the specified path.
searchCriteria.fromCommitId	query		string	If provided, a lower bound for filtering commits alphabetically
searchCriteria.fromDate	query		string	If provided, only include history entries created after this date (string)
searchCriteria.historyMode	query		GitHistoryMode	What Git history mode should be used. This only applies to the search criteria when Ids = null and an itemPath is specified.
searchCriteria.ids	query		string[]	If provided, specifies the exact commit ids of the commits to fetch. May not be combined with other parameters.
searchCriteria.includeLinks	query		boolean	Whether to include the _links field on the shallow references
searchCriteria.includePushData	query		boolean	Whether to include the push information
searchCriteria.includeUserImageUrl	query		boolean	Whether to include the image Url for committers and authors
searchCriteria.includeWorkItems	query		boolean	Whether to include linked work items
searchCriteria.itemPath	query		string	Path of item to search under
searchCriteria.itemVersion.version	query		string	Version string identifier (name of tag/branch, SHA1 of commit)
searchCriteria.itemVersion.versionOptions	query		GitVersionOptions	Version options - Specify additional modifiers to version (e.g Previous)
searchCriteria.itemVersion.versionType	query		GitVersionType	Version type (branch, tag, or commit). Determines how Id is interpreted
searchCriteria.showOldestCommitsFirst	query		boolean	If enabled, this option will ignore the itemVersion and compareVersion parameters
searchCriteria.toCommitId	query		string	If provided, an upper bound for filtering commits alphabetically
searchCriteria.toDate	query		string	If provided, only include history entries created before this date (string)
searchCriteria.user	query		string	Alias or display name of the committer

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	GitCommitRef[]	successful operation

Security

oauth2

Type: oauth2
Flow: accessCode
Authorization URL: https://app.vssps.visualstudio.com/oauth2/authorize&response_type=Assertion
Token URL: https://app.vssps.visualstudio.com/oauth2/token?client_assertion_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer&grant_type=urn:ietf:params:oauth:grant-type:jwt-bearer

Scopes

Name	Description
vso.code	Grants the ability to read source code and metadata about commits, changesets, branches, and other version control artifacts. Also grants the ability to search code and get notified about version control events via service hooks.

Examples

All commits

By author

By committer

In a date range

On a branch

On a branch and in a path

Paging

Reachable from a commit

Reachable from a commit and path

All commits

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "count": 8,
  "value": [
    {
      "commitId": "9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:53Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:53Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merged PR 2: Deleted README.md",
      "commentTruncated": true,
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:38Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:38Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merge pull request 2 from b2 into master",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:32Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:32Z"
      },
      "comment": "Deleted README.md",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "4bac640ecfd017eeadfd282a8e31bcd8ab6d132b",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:17Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:17Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merged PR 1: Added file debug.log",
      "commentTruncated": true,
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/4bac640ecfd017eeadfd282a8e31bcd8ab6d132b",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/4bac640ecfd017eeadfd282a8e31bcd8ab6d132b"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "8921e81180bdf0e8b448be302698e425273e9df0",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:28Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:28Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merge pull request 1 from b1 into master",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/8921e81180bdf0e8b448be302698e425273e9df0",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/8921e81180bdf0e8b448be302698e425273e9df0"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:18Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:18Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added file debug.log",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:45Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:45Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added file file1.txt",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:22Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:22Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added README.md file",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84"
    }
  ]
}

By author

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?searchCriteria.author=Norman Paulk&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "count": 8,
  "value": [
    {
      "commitId": "9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:53Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:53Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merged PR 2: Deleted README.md",
      "commentTruncated": true,
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:38Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:38Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merge pull request 2 from b2 into master",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:32Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:32Z"
      },
      "comment": "Deleted README.md",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "4bac640ecfd017eeadfd282a8e31bcd8ab6d132b",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:17Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:17Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merged PR 1: Added file debug.log",
      "commentTruncated": true,
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/4bac640ecfd017eeadfd282a8e31bcd8ab6d132b",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/4bac640ecfd017eeadfd282a8e31bcd8ab6d132b"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "8921e81180bdf0e8b448be302698e425273e9df0",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:28Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:28Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merge pull request 1 from b1 into master",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/8921e81180bdf0e8b448be302698e425273e9df0",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/8921e81180bdf0e8b448be302698e425273e9df0"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:18Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:18Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added file debug.log",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:45Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:45Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added file file1.txt",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:22Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:22Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added README.md file",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84"
    }
  ]
}

By committer

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?searchCriteria.user=shsamy@microsoft.com&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "count": 8,
  "value": [
    {
      "commitId": "9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:53Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:53Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merged PR 2: Deleted README.md",
      "commentTruncated": true,
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7",
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      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2"
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      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5"
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      "committer": {
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        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:18Z"
      },
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      "changeCounts": {
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        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
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      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd"
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        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:45Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:45Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added file file1.txt",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
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      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f"
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        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:22Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:22Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added README.md file",
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        "Delete": 0
      },
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      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84"
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}

In a date range

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?searchCriteria.fromDate=6/14/2018 12:00:00 AM&searchCriteria.toDate=6/16/2018 12:00:00 AM&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:: 200

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      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7"
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        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:38Z"
      },
      "committer": {
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        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:38Z"
      },
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      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
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      },
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      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5"
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      },
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      },
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      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f"
    },
    {
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        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:22Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:22Z"
      },
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}

On a branch

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?searchCriteria.itemVersion.version=master&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:: 200

link: <9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7>;rel="startingCommitId"

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      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/4bac640ecfd017eeadfd282a8e31bcd8ab6d132b"
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      "committer": {
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      },
      "comment": "Added README.md file",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84"
    }
  ]
}

On a branch and in a path

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?searchCriteria.itemPath=/debug.log&searchCriteria.itemVersion.version=master&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:: 200

link: <9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7>;rel="startingCommitId"

{
  "count": 1,
  "value": [
    {
      "commitId": "3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:18Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:18Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added file debug.log",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "changes": [
        {
          "sourceServerItem": "/debug.log",
          "changeType": "add"
        }
      ],
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd"
    }
  ]
}

Paging

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:: 200

link: ;rel="next"

{
  "count": 2,
  "value": [
    {
      "commitId": "c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:38Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:38Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merge pull request 2 from b2 into master",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:32Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:32Z"
      },
      "comment": "Deleted README.md",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5"
    }
  ]
}

Reachable from a commit

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?searchCriteria.compareVersion.version=4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84&searchCriteria.compareVersion.versionType=commit&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:: 200

{
  "count": 8,
  "value": [
    {
      "commitId": "9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:53Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:53Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merged PR 2: Deleted README.md",
      "commentTruncated": true,
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/9991b4f66def4c0a9ad8f9f27043ece7eddcf1c7"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:38Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:38Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merge pull request 2 from b2 into master",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/c771e2e3605c69d2435a6b34b28ac3db2c89efd2"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:32Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:32Z"
      },
      "comment": "Deleted README.md",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "4bac640ecfd017eeadfd282a8e31bcd8ab6d132b",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:17Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:17Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merged PR 1: Added file debug.log",
      "commentTruncated": true,
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/4bac640ecfd017eeadfd282a8e31bcd8ab6d132b",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/4bac640ecfd017eeadfd282a8e31bcd8ab6d132b"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "8921e81180bdf0e8b448be302698e425273e9df0",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:28Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:28Z"
      },
      "comment": "Merge pull request 1 from b1 into master",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/8921e81180bdf0e8b448be302698e425273e9df0",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/8921e81180bdf0e8b448be302698e425273e9df0"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:18Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:05:18Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added file debug.log",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/3104bd0b0accbc74278fe6880e53215f6b93a5cd"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:45Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:45Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added file file1.txt",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/9c1e8b082e2c2f041bdd5db76d6bf5c11572524f"
    },
    {
      "commitId": "4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:22Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:04:22Z"
      },
      "comment": "Added README.md file",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 1,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 0
      },
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84"
    }
  ]
}

Reachable from a commit and path

Sample request

HTTP

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/commits?searchCriteria.compareVersion.version=master&searchCriteria.itemPath=/README.md&searchCriteria.itemVersion.version=4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84&searchCriteria.itemVersion.versionType=commit&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:: 200

link: <4fa42e1a7b0215cc70cd4e927cb70c422123af84>;rel="startingCommitId"

{
  "count": 1,
  "value": [
    {
      "commitId": "20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5",
      "author": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:32Z"
      },
      "committer": {
        "name": "Norman Paulk",
        "email": "Fabrikamfiber16@hotmail.com",
        "date": "2018-06-15T17:06:32Z"
      },
      "comment": "Deleted README.md",
      "changeCounts": {
        "Add": 0,
        "Edit": 0,
        "Delete": 1
      },
      "changes": [
        {
          "sourceServerItem": "/README.md",
          "changeType": "delete"
        }
      ],
      "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/1fec3816-a6f6-4d90-97eb-3bc4630ac416/_apis/git/repositories/1701bc47-1145-4739-a805-64b02e40dbe7/commits/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5",
      "remoteUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/SomeGitProject/_git/SampleRepository/commit/20510720ffe1443d6ed3cb98ca340bc732ba04e5"
    }
  ]
}

Definitions

Name	Description
ChangeCountDictionary
GitChange
GitCommitRef	Provides properties that describe a Git commit and associated metadata.
GitHistoryMode	What Git history mode should be used. This only applies to the search criteria when Ids = null and an itemPath is specified.
GitPushRef
GitStatus	This class contains the metadata of a service/extension posting a status.
GitStatusContext	Status context that uniquely identifies the status.
GitStatusState	State of the status.
GitTemplate
GitUserDate	User info and date for Git operations.
GitVersionOptions	Version options - Specify additional modifiers to version (e.g Previous)
GitVersionType	Version type (branch, tag, or commit). Determines how Id is interpreted
IdentityRef
ItemContent
ItemContentType
ReferenceLinks	The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.
ResourceRef
VersionControlChangeType	The type of change that was made to the item.

ChangeCountDictionary

GitChange

Name	Type	Description
changeId	integer	ID of the change within the group of changes.
changeType	VersionControlChangeType	The type of change that was made to the item.
item	string	Current version.
newContent	ItemContent	Content of the item after the change.
newContentTemplate	GitTemplate	New Content template to be used when pushing new changes.
originalPath	string	Original path of item if different from current path.
sourceServerItem	string	Path of the item on the server.
url	string	URL to retrieve the item.

GitCommitRef

Provides properties that describe a Git commit and associated metadata.

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	A collection of related REST reference links.
author	GitUserDate	Author of the commit.
changeCounts	ChangeCountDictionary	Counts of the types of changes (edits, deletes, etc.) included with the commit.
changes	GitChange[]	An enumeration of the changes included with the commit.
comment	string	Comment or message of the commit.
commentTruncated	boolean	Indicates if the comment is truncated from the full Git commit comment message.
commitId	string	ID (SHA-1) of the commit.
commitTooManyChanges	boolean	Indicates that commit contains too many changes to be displayed
committer	GitUserDate	Committer of the commit.
parents	string[]	An enumeration of the parent commit IDs for this commit.
push	GitPushRef	The push associated with this commit.
remoteUrl	string	Remote URL path to the commit.
statuses	GitStatus[]	A list of status metadata from services and extensions that may associate additional information to the commit.
url	string	REST URL for this resource.
workItems	ResourceRef[]	A list of workitems associated with this commit.

GitHistoryMode

What Git history mode should be used. This only applies to the search criteria when Ids = null and an itemPath is specified.

Name	Type	Description
firstParent	string	The history mode used by `git log --first-parent`
fullHistory	string	The history mode used by `git log --full-history`
fullHistorySimplifyMerges	string	The history mode used by `git log --full-history --simplify-merges`
simplifiedHistory	string	The history mode used by `git log`. This is the default.

GitPushRef

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.
date	string
pushId	integer
pushedBy	IdentityRef
url	string

GitStatus

This class contains the metadata of a service/extension posting a status.

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	Reference links.
context	GitStatusContext	Context of the status.
createdBy	IdentityRef	Identity that created the status.
creationDate	string	Creation date and time of the status.
description	string	Status description. Typically describes current state of the status.
id	integer	Status identifier.
state	GitStatusState	State of the status.
targetUrl	string	URL with status details.
updatedDate	string	Last update date and time of the status.

GitStatusContext

Status context that uniquely identifies the status.

Name	Type	Description
genre	string	Genre of the status. Typically name of the service/tool generating the status, can be empty.
name	string	Name identifier of the status, cannot be null or empty.

GitStatusState

State of the status.

Name	Type	Description
error	string	Status with an error.
failed	string	Status failed.
notApplicable	string	Status is not applicable to the target object.
notSet	string	Status state not set. Default state.
pending	string	Status pending.
succeeded	string	Status succeeded.

GitTemplate

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Name of the Template
type	string	Type of the Template

GitUserDate

User info and date for Git operations.

Name	Type	Description
date	string	Date of the Git operation.
email	string	Email address of the user performing the Git operation.
imageUrl	string	Url for the user's avatar.
name	string	Name of the user performing the Git operation.

GitVersionOptions

Version options - Specify additional modifiers to version (e.g Previous)

Name	Type	Description
firstParent	string	First parent of commit (HEAD^)
none	string	Not specified
previousChange	string	Commit that changed item prior to the current version

GitVersionType

Version type (branch, tag, or commit). Determines how Id is interpreted

Name	Type	Description
branch	string	Interpret the version as a branch name
commit	string	Interpret the version as a commit ID (SHA1)
tag	string	Interpret the version as a tag name

IdentityRef

Name	Type	Description
_links	ReferenceLinks	This field contains zero or more interesting links about the graph subject. These links may be invoked to obtain additional relationships or more detailed information about this graph subject.
descriptor	string	The descriptor is the primary way to reference the graph subject while the system is running. This field will uniquely identify the same graph subject across both Accounts and Organizations.
directoryAlias	string	Deprecated - Can be retrieved by querying the Graph user referenced in the "self" entry of the IdentityRef "_links" dictionary
displayName	string	This is the non-unique display name of the graph subject. To change this field, you must alter its value in the source provider.
id	string
imageUrl	string	Deprecated - Available in the "avatar" entry of the IdentityRef "_links" dictionary
inactive	boolean	Deprecated - Can be retrieved by querying the Graph membership state referenced in the "membershipState" entry of the GraphUser "_links" dictionary
isAadIdentity	boolean	Deprecated - Can be inferred from the subject type of the descriptor (Descriptor.IsAadUserType/Descriptor.IsAadGroupType)
isContainer	boolean	Deprecated - Can be inferred from the subject type of the descriptor (Descriptor.IsGroupType)
isDeletedInOrigin	boolean
profileUrl	string	Deprecated - not in use in most preexisting implementations of ToIdentityRef
uniqueName	string	Deprecated - use Domain+PrincipalName instead
url	string	This url is the full route to the source resource of this graph subject.

ItemContent

Name	Type	Description
content	string
contentType	ItemContentType

ItemContentType

Name	Type	Description
base64Encoded	string
rawText	string

ReferenceLinks

The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.

Name	Type	Description
links	object	The readonly view of the links. Because Reference links are readonly, we only want to expose them as read only.

ResourceRef

Name	Type	Description
id	string
url	string

VersionControlChangeType

The type of change that was made to the item.

Name	Type	Description
add	string
all	string
branch	string
delete	string
edit	string
encoding	string
lock	string
merge	string
none	string
property	string
rename	string
rollback	string
sourceRename	string
targetRename	string
undelete	string

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Commits - Get Commits

URI Parameters

Responses

Security

oauth2

Scopes

Examples

All commits

Sample request

Sample response

By author

Sample request

Sample response

By committer

Sample request

Sample response

In a date range

Sample request

Sample response

On a branch

Sample request

Sample response

On a branch and in a path

Sample request

Sample response

Paging

Sample request

Sample response

Reachable from a commit

Sample request

Sample response

Reachable from a commit and path

Sample request

Sample response

Definitions

ChangeCountDictionary

GitChange

GitCommitRef

GitHistoryMode

GitPushRef

GitStatus

GitStatusContext

GitStatusState

GitTemplate

GitUserDate

GitVersionOptions

GitVersionType

IdentityRef

ItemContent

ItemContentType

ReferenceLinks

ResourceRef

VersionControlChangeType

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