# General Translation Platform: Get branch information
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-US/docs/platform/openapi/reference/project/branch-info.mdx
Docs index: https://generaltranslation.com/llms.txt
Description: Return the Project's default branch and any branches requested by name. API reference for Get branch information.

## Endpoint

`POST https://api.gtx.dev/v2/project/branches/info`

**Operation ID:** `getBranchInfo`

**Tags:** `Project`

**Summary:** Get branch information

Return the Project's default branch and any branches requested by name.

Authentication: required. Send an API key in the `Authorization: Bearer <key>` header when authenticating.

### Parameters

- `gt-api-version` (header, "2025-01-01.v0" | "2025-11-03.v1" | "2026-02-18.v1" | "2026-03-06.v1", optional): API contract version. Defaults to the oldest supported version.
- `gt-project-id` (header, string, optional): Target project ID when no project ID is present in the path. Project API keys default to their bound project. If supplied, the header must match both the path target and the key’s bound project.

### Request body (required)

Body (`application/json`, object):
- `branchNames` (string[]) Default: `[]`.

### Responses

**200**: Branch information
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `branches` (object[], required)
  - `id` (string, required)
  - `name` (string, required)
- `defaultBranch` (object & object | null, required)

**400**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**401**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**403**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**413**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**429**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

**500**: Request error
Response body (`application/json`, object):
- `error` (string, required)

Response body (`text/html`, string):

Complete OpenAPI 3.1 specification: https://generaltranslation.com/openapi.yaml

OpenAPI schema: [openapi.json](https://generaltranslation.com/openapi.json)

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