metadata
title: REST API endpoints for Git commits
shortTitle: Commits
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
intro: >-
Use the REST API to interact with commit objects in your Git database on {%
data variables.product.github %}.
versions:
fpt: '*'
ghec: '*'
ghes: '*'
topics:
- API
autogenerated: rest
About Git commits
A Git commit is a snapshot of the hierarchy (Git tree) and the contents of the files (Git blob) in a Git repository. These endpoints allow you to read and write commit objects to your Git database on {% data variables.product.github %}.