Get note

Read a note attached to a specific commit.

GET /api/v1/repos/notes?sha=COMMIT_SHA
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`sha`	Required	The commit SHA to read the note from

{
  "sha": "abc123def456789...",
  "note": "Build passed ✓ - deployed to staging",
  "ref_sha": "def789abc123456..."
}

Field	Type	Description
`sha`	String	The commit SHA
`note`	String	The note content
`ref_sha`	String	Current SHA of `refs/notes/commits`

Git notes are stored in refs/notes/commits
Notes allow attaching metadata to commits without modifying the commit itself
Common use cases include build status, review comments, and deployment annotations

Status	Description
`404 Not Found`	Note doesn’t exist for the specified commit
`401 Unauthorized`	Invalid JWT or missing `git:read` scope
`400 Bad Request`	Missing `sha` parameter