Get a commit
GET {{baseUrl}}/repos/:owner/:repo/git/commits/:commit_sha
Gets a Git commit object.
Signature verification object
The response will include a verification object that describes the result of verifying the commit's signature. The following fields are included in the verification object:
These are the possible values for reason in the verification object:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
expired_key | The key that made the signature is expired. |
not_signing_key | The signingflag is not among the usage flags in the GPG key that made the signature. |
gpgverify_error | There was an error communicating with the signature verification service. |
gpgverify_unavailable | The signature verification service is currently unavailable. |
unsigned | The object does not include a signature. |
unknown_signature_type | A non-PGP signature was found in the commit. |
no_user | No user was associated with the committer email address in the commit. |
unverified_email | The committer email address in the commit was associated with a user, but the email address is not verified on her/his account. |
bad_email | The committer email address in the commit is not included in the identities of the PGP key that made the signature. |
unknown_key | The key that made the signature has not been registered with any user's account. |
malformed_signature | There was an error parsing the signature. |
invalid | The signature could not be cryptographically verified using the key whose key-id was found in the signature. |
valid | None of the above errors applied, so the signature is considered to be verified. |
RESPONSES
status: OK
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