metadata
title: REST API endpoints for Git database
shortTitle: Git database
intro: >-
Use the REST API to interact with raw Git objects in your Git database on {%
data variables.product.github %} and to list and update Git references (branch
heads and tags).
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
redirect_from:
- /v3/git
- /rest/reference/git
versions:
fpt: '*'
ghes: '*'
ghec: '*'
topics:
- API
children:
- /blobs
- /commits
- /refs
- /tags
- /trees
autogenerated: rest
About Git database
The REST API gives you access to read and write raw Git objects to your Git database on {% data variables.product.github %} and to list and update your references (branch heads and tags). For more information about using the REST API to interact with your Git database, see AUTOTITLE.