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Ensure a Branch Exists

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Ensure a Branch Exists

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Create a branch only when it does not already exist.

  1. Look up the branch by name. A 200 means it already exists; a 404 means it must be created.
  2. Create the missing branch from the supplied ref.
What you'll need to have ready
  • privateToken: GitLab Private-Token used to authenticate the API calls.
  • projectId: The ID or URL-encoded path of the project.
  • branch: The branch name to ensure exists.
  • ref: The ref (branch name or commit sha) to create the branch from.
For your developer

Arazzo workflow gitlab:ensure-branch-exists, 2 operations: getApiV4ProjectsIdRepositoryBranchesBranch → postApiV4ProjectsIdRepositoryBranches. Specs on APIs.io.

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