Refs - Update Ref

Lock or Unlock a branch.

PATCH https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/refs?filter={filter}&api-version=5.0
PATCH https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/refs?filter={filter}&projectId={projectId}&api-version=5.0

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
organization
path True

string

The name of the Azure DevOps organization.

repositoryId
path True

string

The name or ID of the repository.

project
path

string

Project ID or project name

api-version
query True

string

Version of the API to use. This should be set to '5.0' to use this version of the api.

filter
query True

string

The name of the branch to lock/unlock

projectId
query

string

ID or name of the team project. Optional if specifying an ID for repository.

Request Body

Name Type Description
isLocked

boolean

name

string

newObjectId

string

oldObjectId

string

repositoryId

string

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

GitRef

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_write Grants the ability to read, update, and delete source code, access metadata about commits, changesets, branches, and other version control artifacts. Also grants the ability to create and manage pull requests and code reviews and to receive notifications about version control events via service hooks.

Examples

Lock/unlock branch

Sample request

PATCH https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/git/repositories/{repositoryId}/refs?filter=heads/master&api-version=5.0

{
  "isLocked": true
}

Sample response

{
  "name": "refs/heads/master",
  "objectId": "ffe9cba521f00d7f60e322845072238635edb451",
  "isLockedBy": {
    "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/ac5aaba6-a66a-4e1d-b508-b060ec624fa9",
    "_links": {
      "avatar": {
        "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/GraphProfile/MemberAvatars/aad.YmFjMGYyZDctNDA3ZC03OGRhLTlhMjUtNmJhZjUwMWFjY2U5"
      }
    },
    "id": "ac5aaba6-a66a-4e1d-b508-b060ec624fa9",
    "uniqueName": "dev@mailserver.com",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=ac5aaba6-a66a-4e1d-b508-b060ec624fa9",
    "descriptor": "aad.YmFjMGYyZDctNDA3ZC03OGRhLTlhMjUtNmJhZjUwMWFjY2U5"
  },
  "isLocked": true,
  "creator": {
    "displayName": "Normal Paulk",
    "url": "https://vssps.dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/Identities/ac5aaba6-a66a-4e1d-b508-b060ec624fa9",
    "_links": {
      "avatar": {
        "href": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/GraphProfile/MemberAvatars/aad.YmFjMGYyZDctNDA3ZC03OGRhLTlhMjUtNmJhZjUwMWFjY2U5"
      }
    },
    "id": "ac5aaba6-a66a-4e1d-b508-b060ec624fa9",
    "uniqueName": "dev@mailserver.com",
    "imageUrl": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_api/_common/identityImage?id=ac5aaba6-a66a-4e1d-b508-b060ec624fa9",
    "descriptor": "aad.YmFjMGYyZDctNDA3ZC03OGRhLTlhMjUtNmJhZjUwMWFjY2U5"
  },
  "url": "https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/7484f783-66a3-4f27-b7cd-6b08b0b077ed/_apis/git/repositories/d3d1760b-311c-4175-a726-20dfc6a7f885/refs?filter=heads%2Fmaster"
}

Definitions

Name Description
GitRef
GitRefUpdate
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.

IdentityRef
ReferenceLinks

The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.

GitRef

Name Type Description
_links

ReferenceLinks

The class to represent a collection of REST reference links.

creator

IdentityRef

isLocked

boolean

isLockedBy

IdentityRef

name

string

objectId

string

peeledObjectId

string

statuses

GitStatus[]

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

url

string

GitRefUpdate

Name Type Description
isLocked

boolean

name

string

newObjectId

string

oldObjectId

string

repositoryId

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.

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

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

inactive

boolean

isAadIdentity

boolean

isContainer

boolean

isDeletedInOrigin

boolean

profileUrl

string

uniqueName

string

url

string

This url is the full route to the source resource of this graph subject.

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.