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Updating the Repository Merge Request Settings

Function

This API is used to update the repository merge request settings of a repository.

Debugging

You can debug this API through automatic authentication in API Explorer or use the SDK sample code generated by API Explorer.

Authorization Information

Each account root user has all the permissions required to call all APIs, but IAM users must be assigned the following required identity policy-based permissions. For details about the required permissions, see Permissions Policies and Supported Actions.

Action	Access Level	Resource Type (*: required)	Condition Key	Alias	Dependencies
codeartsrepo:repository:setRepository	Write	-	-	-	-

URI

PUT https://{hostURL}/v4/repositories/{repository_id}/merge-requests/setting

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
repository_id	Yes	Integer	Definition You can query the project list to obtain the repository ID by calling the API used to query user's all repositories. Constraints N/A Default Value N/A Value range: 1~2147483647

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request header parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	Definition User token. Obtain one by calling the IAM API Obtaining a User Token. The value of X-Subject-Token in the response header is a token. Constraints N/A Range 1–100,000 characters. Default Value N/A

**Table 3** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
review_mode	No	String	Definition Merge method. Enumeration values: approval vote
only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved	No	Boolean	Definition Merge after all reviews are resolved.
must_relate_issue	No	Boolean	Definition Must be associated with CodeArts Req.
only_allow_one_issue_check_passed	No	Boolean	Definition Associate only one ticket number.
need_all_issues_check_passed	No	Boolean	Definition Must be associated with CodeArts Req - All E2E ticket numbers must pass the verification.
need_relate_issue_branches	No	String	Definition Must be associated with CodeArts Req - Select the target branch and configure the MR policy (a character string in which branches are separated by commas).
evaluation_merge_gate	No	Boolean	Definition Use score as a merge gate.
evaluation_role	No	Integer	Definition Whether to use the score as a merge gate - roles that participate in the evaluation. 29: Developer 30: Developer and committer 35: Committer 40: None Enumeration values: 29 30 35 40
disable_merge_by_self	No	Boolean	Definition Cannot merge one's own merge requests.
disable_approve_by_self	No	Boolean	Definition Cannot approve one's own merge requests.
disable_review_by_self	No	Boolean	Definition Cannot review one's own merge requests.
can_force_merge	No	Boolean	Definition Allow repo administrator or project manager to forcibly merge code.
add_notes_after_merged	No	Boolean	Definition Allow code review and comment for merged or closed MRs.
mark_auto_merged_mr_as_closed	No	Boolean	Definition Whether to mark the automatically merged MRs as closed.
can_reopen	No	Boolean	Definition Cannot re-open a closed MR.
delete_source_branch_when_merged	No	Boolean	Definition Delete source branch after merge for new MRs.
disable_squash_merge	No	Boolean	Definition Forbid squash merge (Forbid to select squash merge when creating an MR).
auto_squash_merge	No	Boolean	Definition Enable Squash merge for new MRs.
merge_method	No	String	Definition Merge method. merge: Merge commit. rebase_merge: Merge commit with semi-linear history. ff: Fast-forward. Enumeration values: merge rebase_merge ff
squash_merge_with_no_merge_commit	No	Boolean	Definition Do not generate Merge nodes during Squash merge.
merged_commit_author	No	String	Definition merged_by: Use MR merger to generate Merge Commit. created_by: Use MR creator to generate Merge Commit. Enumeration values: merged_by created_by
enable_custom_evaluation	No	Boolean	Definition Enable MR custom evaluation dimension type (MR evaluation settings).
evaluation_types	No	Array of strings	Definition Evaluation dimension (MR evaluation setting).
only_allow_merge_if_vote_bigger_than	No	Integer	Definition Minimum score for merge in the score mode. Value range: 0~5
only_assignee_can_merge	No	Boolean	Definition: Only mergers can merge MRs.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

**Table 4** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
id	Integer	Definition Primary key ID. Value range: 1~2147483647
disable_merge_by_self	Boolean	Definition Cannot merge one's own merge requests.
disable_approve_by_self	Boolean	Definition Cannot approve one's own merge requests.
disable_review_by_self	Boolean	Definition Cannot review one's own merge requests.
created_at	String	Definition Creation time.
updated_at	String	Definition Update time.
can_force_merge	Boolean	Definition Allow repo administrator or project manager to forcibly merge code.
disable_squash_merge	Boolean	Definition Forbid squash merge (Forbid to select squash merge when creating an MR).
must_relate_issue	Boolean	Definition Must be associated with CodeArts Req.
need_relate_issue_branches	String	Definition Must be associated with CodeArts Req - Select the target branch and configure the MR policy (a character string in which branches are separated by commas).
need_all_issues_check_passed	Boolean	Definition Must be associated with CodeArts Req - All E2E ticket numbers must pass the verification.
review_mode	String	Definition Merge method. Enumeration values: approval vote
add_notes_after_merged	Boolean	Definition Allow code review and comment for merged or closed MRs.
merged_commit_author	String	Definition merged_by: Use MR merger to generate Merge Commit. created_by: Use MR creator to generate Merge Commit. Enumeration values: merged_by created_by
evaluation_role	Integer	Definition Whether to use the score as a merge gate - roles that participate in the evaluation. 29: Developer 30: Developer and committer 35: Committer 40: None Enumeration values: 29 30 35 40
evaluation_merge_gate	Boolean	Definition Use score as a merge gate.
mark_auto_merged_mr_as_closed	Boolean	Definition Whether to mark the automatically merged MRs as closed.
delete_source_branch_when_merged	Boolean	Definition Delete source branch after merge for new MRs.
auto_squash_merge	Boolean	Definition Enable Squash merge for new MRs.
squash_merge_with_no_merge_commit	Boolean	Definition Do not generate Merge nodes during Squash merge.
only_allow_one_issue_check_passed	Boolean	Definition Associate only one ticket number.
enable_custom_evaluation	Boolean	Definition Enable MR custom evaluation dimension type (MR evaluation settings).
evaluation_types	Array of EvaluationTypeDto objects	Definition Evaluation dimension (MR evaluation setting).
can_reopen	Boolean	Definition Cannot re-open a closed MR.
only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved	Boolean	Definition Merge after all reviews are resolved.
merge_method	String	Definition Merge method. merge: Merge commit. rebase_merge: Merge commit with semi-linear history. ff: Fast-forward. Enumeration values: merge rebase_merge ff
only_allow_merge_if_vote_bigger_than	Integer	Definition Minimum score for merge in the score mode. Value range: 0~5
only_assignee_can_merge	Boolean	Definition Only these mergers can merge MRs.
repository_id	Integer	Definition Repository ID. Value range: 1~2147483647

**Table 5** EvaluationTypeDto
Parameter	Type	Description
id	Integer	Definition Custom evaluation primary key ID. Value range: 1~2147483647
name	String	Definition Custom evaluation name.

Status code: 401

**Table 6** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Definition Error code.
error_msg	String	Definition Error message.

Example Requests

/v4/repositories/123/merge-requests/setting

{
  "disable_merge_by_self" : false,
  "disable_review_by_self" : false,
  "disable_approve_by_self" : false,
  "can_force_merge" : false,
  "disable_squash_merge" : false,
  "must_relate_issue" : false,
  "need_relate_issue_branches" : "dev,master",
  "need_all_issues_check_passed" : false,
  "review_mode" : "vote",
  "evaluation_types" : "a,b",
  "can_reopen" : true,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved" : false,
  "merge_method" : "ff",
  "only_allow_merge_if_vote_bigger_than" : 0,
  "only_assignee_can_merge" : true
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

{
  "id" : 3223015,
  "disable_merge_by_self" : false,
  "disable_review_by_self" : false,
  "disable_approve_by_self" : false,
  "created_at" : "2025-02-25T19:44:44.000+08:00",
  "updated_at" : "2025-02-25T20:07:32.000+08:00",
  "can_force_merge" : false,
  "disable_squash_merge" : false,
  "must_relate_issue" : false,
  "need_relate_issue_branches" : null,
  "need_all_issues_check_passed" : false,
  "review_mode" : "vote",
  "add_notes_after_merged" : false,
  "merged_commit_author" : "created_by",
  "evaluation_role" : 35,
  "evaluation_merge_gate" : true,
  "mark_auto_merged_mr_as_closed" : false,
  "delete_source_branch_when_merged" : false,
  "auto_squash_merge" : true,
  "squash_merge_with_no_merge_commit" : false,
  "only_allow_one_issue_check_passed" : false,
  "enable_custom_evaluation" : true,
  "evaluation_types" : [ {
    "id" : 32,
    "name" : "a"
  }, {
    "id" : 33,
    "name" : "b"
  } ],
  "can_reopen" : true,
  "only_allow_merge_if_all_discussions_are_resolved" : false,
  "merge_method" : "ff",
  "only_allow_merge_if_vote_bigger_than" : 0,
  "only_assignee_can_merge" : true
}

Status code: 401

Unauthorized

{
  "error_code" : "DEV.00000003",
  "error_msg" : "Authentication information expired."
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
200	OK
401	Unauthorized

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

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