DeleteBranchCommand

Deletes a branch from a repository, unless that branch is the default branch for the repository.

Example Syntax

Use a bare-bones client and the command you need to make an API call.

import { CodeCommitClient, DeleteBranchCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-codecommit"; // ES Modules import
// const { CodeCommitClient, DeleteBranchCommand } = require("@aws-sdk/client-codecommit"); // CommonJS import
const client = new CodeCommitClient(config);
const input = { // DeleteBranchInput
  repositoryName: "STRING_VALUE", // required
  branchName: "STRING_VALUE", // required
};
const command = new DeleteBranchCommand(input);
const response = await client.send(command);
// { // DeleteBranchOutput
//   deletedBranch: { // BranchInfo
//     branchName: "STRING_VALUE",
//     commitId: "STRING_VALUE",
//   },
// };

DeleteBranchCommand Input

See DeleteBranchCommandInput for more details

Parameter
Type
Description
branchName
Required
string | undefined

The name of the branch to delete.

repositoryName
Required
string | undefined

The name of the repository that contains the branch to be deleted.

DeleteBranchCommand Output

Parameter
Type
Description
$metadata
Required
ResponseMetadata
Metadata pertaining to this request.
deletedBranch
BranchInfo | undefined

Information about the branch deleted by the operation, including the branch name and the commit ID that was the tip of the branch.

Throws

Name
Fault
Details
BranchNameRequiredException
client

A branch name is required, but was not specified.

DefaultBranchCannotBeDeletedException
client

The specified branch is the default branch for the repository, and cannot be deleted. To delete this branch, you must first set another branch as the default branch.

EncryptionIntegrityChecksFailedException
server

An encryption integrity check failed.

EncryptionKeyAccessDeniedException
client

An encryption key could not be accessed.

EncryptionKeyDisabledException
client

The encryption key is disabled.

EncryptionKeyNotFoundException
client

No encryption key was found.

EncryptionKeyUnavailableException
client

The encryption key is not available.

InvalidBranchNameException
client

The specified reference name is not valid.

InvalidRepositoryNameException
client

A specified repository name is not valid.

This exception occurs only when a specified repository name is not valid. Other exceptions occur when a required repository parameter is missing, or when a specified repository does not exist.

RepositoryDoesNotExistException
client

The specified repository does not exist.

RepositoryNameRequiredException
client

A repository name is required, but was not specified.

CodeCommitServiceException
Base exception class for all service exceptions from CodeCommit service.