# Close a pull request

> Close a pull request without merging it.

<div class="g1t-endpoint"><span class="g1t-method" data-method="post">POST</span><code>/repos/{owner}/{name}/pulls/{number}/close</code></div>

Its author may close their own; anyone else needs the Triage role or higher.

- **Authentication:** Required. Send an [access token](/reference/api/#authentication) as `Authorization: Bearer`.
- **MCP tool:** [`pull_request`](/reference/mcp/#pull_request) with `action` `close`, and the same inputs
- **Scope:** An access token needs [`pull_requests:write`](/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. |
| `number` | integer | Yes | The number shown after the #. Issues and pull requests share one sequence. |

## Example request

```sh
curl -X POST https://api.g1t.sh/repos/flagon-io/hello/pulls/14/close \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN"
```

## Example response

A successful request answers `200` with:

```json
{
  "id": "pr_01m43smh3vexsr5pmp60qwv0vs",
  "repo_id": "rep_01m3m5q6p0e2qaw6mmjahk0qrr",
  "number": 14,
  "issue": 12,
  "title": "Greeting should name the caller",
  "body": "Reads a name from the first argument. `hello ana` prints \"Hello, ana!\".",
  "agent": "claude-code",
  "runtime": "external",
  "status": "closed",
  "fork": {
    "namespace": "pulls",
    "name": "pr_01m43smh3vexsr5pmp60qwv0vs"
  },
  "fork_repo_id": "rep_01m43smh5xd7aw2kq9tv0b4c8e",
  "branch": null,
  "head_commit": "9f2c4e1a7b3d5f60812a4c6e8b0d2f4a6c8e0b13",
  "merge_base": null,
  "merged_by": null,
  "merged_at": null,
  "superseded_by": null,
  "check_status": null,
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "src/main.rs",
      "additions": 6,
      "deletions": 2
    }
  ],
  "assignees": [],
  "reviewers": [],
  "author": {
    "id": "usr_01kkntcg1eeb98j62xjm7eh09p",
    "username": "syntaqx",
    "kind": "user",
    "verified": false,
    "workspaces": []
  },
  "created_at": "2026-10-01T18:20:02.117Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T19:02:48.760Z"
}
```

## 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. |
| 409 | `conflict` | The request conflicts with the current state. |
| 422 | `invalid` | The input is not valid. `message` says which field and why. |