# SonarSource project_branches API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-project-branches-api/  
**Provider:** SonarSource — https://apis.io/providers/sonarsource/  
**Base URL:** https://sonarcloud.io/api  
**Documentation:** https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cloud/advanced-setup/web-api/

SonarSource project_branches API is one of 33 APIs that [SonarSource](https://apis.io/providers/sonarsource/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, and API documentation.

Manage branch (only available when the Branch plugin is installed)

## Operations (3)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/api/project_branches/delete` | Delete a non-main branch of a project. Requires 'Administer' rights on the specified project. |
| GET | `/api/project_branches/list` | List the branches of a project. The statistics are the overall counts on long branches, and the count of issues detec... |
| POST | `/api/project_branches/rename` | Rename the main branch of a project. Requires 'Administer' permission on the specified project. |

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sonarsource/refs/heads/main/openapi/sonarsource-project-branches-api-openapi.yml
- **APIReference** — https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cloud/advanced-setup/web-api/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.sonarsource.com/sonarqube-cloud/advanced-setup/web-api/
- **DataModel** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sonarsource/refs/heads/main/data-model/sonarsource-data-model.yml

## Other SonarSource APIs (12)

- [SonarSource authentication API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-authentication-api/)
- [SonarSource ce API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-ce-api/)
- [SonarSource components API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-components-api/)
- [SonarSource duplications API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-duplications-api/)
- [SonarSource favorites API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-favorites-api/)
- [SonarSource favourites API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-favourites-api/)
- [SonarSource hotspots API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-hotspots-api/)
- [SonarSource issues API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-issues-api/)
- [SonarSource languages API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-languages-api/)
- [SonarSource measures API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-measures-api/)
- [SonarSource metrics API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-metrics-api/)
- [SonarSource notifications API](https://apis.io/apis/sonarsource/sonarsource-notifications-api/)

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