Set commit message through Pull Request API?

Sarvin Coachbuilder

Using the API I can create pull requests and I can merge through pull requests. For certain PRs I'd like to add [skip ci] to the commit message when merging.

Is it possible to set the commit message when merging through PRs so that I can add my own commit message?

 

Edit:

I can add a message when using a merge_comit but not with fast_forward. 

Theodora Boudale

Hi @Sarvin Coachbuilder,

A fast forward merge won't create a merge commit, it will update the pointer of the destination branch to match the merged branch, when possible. So, there is no merge commit to add a message to.

If you want to use fast forward, one thing you can do is to have[skip ci] in the last commit of the source branch of the PR. This way, a Pipelines build won't run when you make the fast forward merge.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Kind regards,
Theodora