Returns the contents of a single commit reference. You must have read access for the repository to use this endpoint.
Note: If there are more than 300 files in the commit diff, the response will include pagination link headers for the remaining files, up to a limit of 3000 files. Each page contains the static commit information, and the only changes are to the file listing.
You can pass the appropriate media type to fetch diff and patch formats. Diffs with binary data will have no patch property.
To return only the SHA-1 hash of the commit reference, you can provide the sha custom media type in the Accept header. You can use this endpoint to check if a remote reference's SHA-1 hash is the same as your local reference's SHA-1 hash by providing the local SHA-1 reference as the ETag.
Signature verification object
The response will include a verification object that describes the result of verifying the commit's signature. The following fields are included in the verification object:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
verified |
boolean |
Indicates whether GitHub considers the signature in this commit to be verified. |
reason |
string |
The reason for verified value. Possible values and their meanings are enumerated in table below. |
signature |
string |
The signature that was extracted from the commit. |
payload |
string |
The value that was signed. |
These are the possible values for reason in the verification object:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
expired_key |
The key that made the signature is expired. |
not_signing_key |
The "signing" flag is not among the usage flags in the GPG key that made the signature. |
gpgverify_error |
There was an error communicating with the signature verification service. |
gpgverify_unavailable |
The signature verification service is currently unavailable. |
unsigned |
The object does not include a signature. |
unknown_signature_type |
A non-PGP signature was found in the commit. |
no_user |
No user was associated with the committer email address in the commit. |
unverified_email |
The committer email address in the commit was associated with a user, but the email address is not verified on her/his account. |
bad_email |
The committer email address in the commit is not included in the identities of the PGP key that made the signature. |
unknown_key |
The key that made the signature has not been registered with any user's account. |
malformed_signature |
There was an error parsing the signature. |
invalid |
The signature could not be cryptographically verified using the key whose key-id was found in the signature. |
valid |
None of the above errors applied, so the signature is considered to be verified. |
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