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# Protected branches API
>**Note:** This feature was introduced in GitLab 9.5
**Valid access levels**
The access levels are defined in the `ProtectedRefAccess.allowed_access_levels` method. Currently, these levels are recognized:
```
0 => No access
30 => Developer access
40 => Maintainer access
```
## List protected branches
Gets a list of protected branches from a project.
```
GET /projects/:id/protected_branches
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" 'https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/protected_branches'
```
Example response:
```json
[
{
"name": "master",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
]
},
...
]
```
## Get a single protected branch or wildcard protected branch
Gets a single protected branch or wildcard protected branch.
```
GET /projects/:id/protected_branches/:name
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the branch or wildcard |
```bash
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" 'https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/protected_branches/master'
```
Example response:
```json
{
"name": "master",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 40,
"access_level_description": "Maintainers"
}
]
}
```
## Protect repository branches
Protects a single repository branch or several project repository
branches using a wildcard protected branch.
```
POST /projects/:id/protected_branches
```
```bash
curl --request POST --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" 'https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/protected_branches?name=*-stable&push_access_level=30&merge_access_level=30'
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the branch or wildcard |
| `push_access_level` | string | no | Access levels allowed to push (defaults: `40`, maintainer access level) |
| `merge_access_level` | string | no | Access levels allowed to merge (defaults: `40`, maintainer access level) |
Example response:
```json
{
"name": "*-stable",
"push_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
],
"merge_access_levels": [
{
"access_level": 30,
"access_level_description": "Developers + Maintainers"
}
]
}
```
## Unprotect repository branches
Unprotects the given protected branch or wildcard protected branch.
```
DELETE /projects/:id/protected_branches/:name
```
```bash
curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" 'https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/5/protected_branches/*-stable'
```
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
| --------- | ---- | -------- | ----------- |
| `id` | integer/string | yes | The ID or [URL-encoded path of the project](README.md#namespaced-path-encoding) owned by the authenticated user |
| `name` | string | yes | The name of the branch |
|
