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DELETE
Notes Delete

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

Delete the Git note for the supplied SHA. Set ref to target a notes ref other than refs/notes/commits; a bare name like reviews is accepted and placed under refs/notes/. note and action are ignored for DELETE requests.

Notes write request describing the commit, the action (add, append, or remove), the note content, and optional concurrency guard.

sha
string
required

Git object SHA to attach the note to.

Example:

"b003fc78805954584e1ee364a4ad39d7c79e819a"

action
string
default:add

add creates a note and fails if one already exists. append adds new text to the existing note body.

author
object

Author object with name and email for the notes commit.

expected_ref_sha
string

Optional compare-and-swap guard for the notes ref.

note
string

Plain-text note content. Required for add and append.

ref
string

Optional notes ref to target. A bare name like reviews is placed under refs/notes/; a fully-qualified refs/notes/* ref is also accepted. Defaults to refs/notes/commits.

Example:

"refs/notes/commits"

Response

Note removed from the notes ref.

Result of a notes write operation, including the resulting notes ref state.

new_ref_sha
string
required

New notes ref SHA after the operation.

Example:

"3a1d9f7d6b6d482c970554e2a6ef980ecf4f1d55"

result
object
required

Operation result with success, status, and optional message.

sha
string
required

The commit SHA the note is attached to.

Example:

"b003fc78805954584e1ee364a4ad39d7c79e819a"

target_ref
string
required

The notes reference (refs/notes/commits).

Example:

"refs/notes/commits"

base_commit
string

Previous notes ref commit SHA.

Example:

"0c8b5bb9d550d58fcfd651a4fdce8024ef7f1492"