Get Origin Git Commit via the API

get-origin-git-commit-via-apiUpdated 2026-09-22

Read a Git commit object with GET https://api.cursor.com/v1/origin/repos/{ownerSlug}/{repoName}/git/commits/{sha}. Official reference: Origin API (OpenAPI OriginService_GetGitCommit).

Origin is in Early Beta and subject to change. Authenticate with an installation access token (oit_…) or a user access token that carries repository:contents:read. Availability: Early Beta per the API overview.

OpenAPI documents this as the low-level Git Database commit shape: flat author / committer / message / tree / parents. The path is under /git/commits/{sha}. The sha path segment accepts a commit SHA, branch, tag, or symbolic ref such as HEAD. An empty repository returns 409 Conflict.

Cost: 1 point against the principal budget (ordinary read). The heavier Get Commit operation under /commits/{sha} is listed separately in the docs rate table at 5 points.

Path parameters

Param	Required	Meaning
`ownerSlug`	yes	Owning entity's unique slug
`repoName`	yes	Repo name, unique to the owner
`sha`	yes	Commit SHA (full or abbreviated), branch, tag, or `HEAD`

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.cursor.com/v1/origin/repos/OWNER_SLUG/REPO_NAME/git/commits/HEAD' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ORIGIN_TOKEN'

Response

200 returns sha (full hex), author and committer objects with name, email, and date (ISO-8601 preserving the git signature timezone offset), full message, tree.sha, and parents as an array of { "sha": "…" } (empty for a root commit). Author and committer are the identities recorded in the commit object.

{
  "sha": "9a41f0c3d2b8e7f6a5c4d3e2f1b0a9c8d7e6f5a4",
  "author": {
    "name": "Jane Doe",
    "email": "jane@acme.dev",
    "date": "2026-08-02T14:45:00Z"
  },
  "committer": {
    "name": "Jane Doe",
    "email": "jane@acme.dev",
    "date": "2026-08-02T14:45:00Z"
  },
  "message": "Ship telemetry schema\n",
  "tree": {
    "sha": "3b1f9c2d8a7e6f5049c8b7a6d5e4f3a2b1c0d9e8"
  },
  "parents": [
    {
      "sha": "1c0d9e8f7a6b5c4d3e2f1a0b9c8d7e6f5a4b3c2d"
    }
  ]
}

Base URL: https://api.cursor.com/v1/origin.