# Get a commit's combined status

> A commit's statuses, one per context, and the state they add up to: failure if any failed or errored, pending if any is pending or there are none, success otherwise.

<div class="g1t-endpoint"><span class="g1t-method" data-method="get">GET</span><code>/repos/{owner}/{name}/commits/{ref}/status</code></div>

Named by its SHA, a branch or a tag.

- **Authentication:** Optional. Public data can be read without a token; send one to see what is private.
- **MCP tool:** [`workflow`](/reference/mcp/#workflow) with `action` `combined_status`, and the same inputs
- **Scope:** An access token needs [`checks:read`](/guides/authentication/#scopes).

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `owner` | string | Yes | The workspace that owns the repository. |
| `name` | string | Yes | The repository's name. |
| `ref` | string | Yes | The commit: its SHA, a branch or a tag. |

## Example request

```sh
curl https://api.g1t.sh/repos/flagon-io/hello/commits/main/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN"
```

## Example response

A successful request answers `200` with:

```json
{
  "state": "success",
  "sha": "9f3c2a1b7e6d5c4b3a2918f7e6d5c4b3a2918f7e",
  "total_count": 1,
  "statuses": [
    {
      "context": "ci/build",
      "state": "success",
      "description": "Build #4821 passed",
      "target_url": "https://ci.example.com/builds/4821",
      "updated_at": "2026-10-07T14:03:02.118Z",
      "source": "api"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Errors

A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like `{"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}`. See [errors](/reference/api/#errors).

| Status | Code | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | `forbidden` | The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository. |
| 404 | `not_found` | It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 422 | `invalid` | The input is not valid. `message` says which field and why. |