GitHub · Schema

GitHub Commit

A Git commit in a GitHub repository, including metadata about the author, committer, tree, parents, and verification status.

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Properties

Name Type Description
sha string The SHA-1 hash of the commit.
node_id string The GraphQL node ID for the commit.
url string The API URL for the commit.
html_url string The URL of the commit on GitHub.
comments_url string The API URL for the commit's comments.
commit object
author object The GitHub user who authored the commit.
committer object The GitHub user who committed the changes.
parents array The parent commits of this commit.
stats object Statistics about the commit changes.
files array The files changed in the commit.
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JSON Schema

github-commit-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/schemas/github/commit.json",
  "title": "GitHub Commit",
  "description": "A Git commit in a GitHub repository, including metadata about the author, committer, tree, parents, and verification status.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["sha", "commit"],
  "properties": {
    "sha": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9a-f]{40}$",
      "description": "The SHA-1 hash of the commit."
    },
    "node_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The GraphQL node ID for the commit."
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "The API URL for the commit."
    },
    "html_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "The URL of the commit on GitHub."
    },
    "comments_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "The API URL for the commit's comments."
    },
    "commit": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/GitCommit"
    },
    "author": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "$ref": "#/$defs/SimpleUser" },
        { "type": "null" }
      ],
      "description": "The GitHub user who authored the commit."
    },
    "committer": {
      "oneOf": [
        { "$ref": "#/$defs/SimpleUser" },
        { "type": "null" }
      ],
      "description": "The GitHub user who committed the changes."
    },
    "parents": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The parent commits of this commit.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/ParentCommit"
      }
    },
    "stats": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Statistics about the commit changes.",
      "properties": {
        "additions": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "The number of lines added."
        },
        "deletions": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "The number of lines deleted."
        },
        "total": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "The total number of lines changed."
        }
      }
    },
    "files": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The files changed in the commit.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/CommitFile"
      }
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "GitCommit": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The underlying Git commit object data.",
      "required": ["message", "tree", "author", "committer"],
      "properties": {
        "message": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The commit message."
        },
        "tree": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "The tree object the commit points to.",
          "properties": {
            "sha": {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^[0-9a-f]{40}$",
              "description": "The SHA of the tree."
            },
            "url": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "uri",
              "description": "The API URL for the tree."
            }
          }
        },
        "author": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/GitUser"
        },
        "committer": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/GitUser"
        },
        "verification": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/Verification"
        },
        "comment_count": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "The number of comments on the commit."
        }
      }
    },
    "GitUser": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A Git user (author or committer) with name, email, and timestamp.",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The name of the Git user."
        },
        "email": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "email",
          "description": "The email address of the Git user."
        },
        "date": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "The timestamp of the action."
        }
      }
    },
    "SimpleUser": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A simplified representation of a GitHub user.",
      "required": ["login", "id"],
      "properties": {
        "login": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The username of the user."
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "The unique identifier for the user."
        },
        "node_id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The GraphQL node ID."
        },
        "avatar_url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URL to the user's avatar image."
        },
        "html_url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "URL to the user's GitHub profile."
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["User", "Organization", "Bot"],
          "description": "The type of account."
        }
      }
    },
    "ParentCommit": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A reference to a parent commit.",
      "required": ["sha", "url"],
      "properties": {
        "sha": {
          "type": "string",
          "pattern": "^[0-9a-f]{40}$",
          "description": "The SHA of the parent commit."
        },
        "url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "The API URL for the parent commit."
        },
        "html_url": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "The URL of the parent commit on GitHub."
        }
      }
    },
    "CommitFile": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A file changed in a commit.",
      "properties": {
        "sha": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The SHA of the file blob."
        },
        "filename": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The path and name of the file."
        },
        "status": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["added", "removed", "modified", "renamed", "copied", "changed", "unchanged"],
          "description": "The status of the file change."
        },
        "additions": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "The number of lines added."
        },
        "deletions": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "The number of lines deleted."
        },
        "changes": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0,
          "description": "The total number of changes."
        },
        "patch": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The unified diff patch for the file."
        },
        "previous_filename": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The previous filename if the file was renamed."
        }
      }
    },
    "Verification": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Commit signature verification status.",
      "properties": {
        "verified": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the signature was verified."
        },
        "reason": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["expired_key", "not_signing_key", "gpgverify_error", "gpgverify_unavailable", "unsigned", "unknown_signature_type", "no_user", "unverified_email", "bad_email", "unknown_key", "malformed_signature", "invalid", "valid", "bad_cert", "ocsp_pending"],
          "description": "The reason for the verification result."
        },
        "signature": {
          "type": ["string", "null"],
          "description": "The signature that was extracted from the commit."
        },
        "payload": {
          "type": ["string", "null"],
          "description": "The payload that was signed."
        }
      }
    }
  }
}