---
title: "Default branch settings"
slug: "devtools-sourcecommit-branchdefault"
tags: ["SourceCommit"]
updated: 2026-09-17T10:05:48Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:05:48Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/devtools-sourcecommit-branchdefault"
---

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# Default branch settings

Available in Classic and VPC

Set the default branch.

## Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| POST | /api/v1/repository/{repositoryName}/branch/default |

### Request headers

For information about the headers common to all SourceCommit APIs, see [SourceCommit request headers](/docs/en/devtools-sourcecommit#%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Request path parameters

You can use the following path parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `repositoryName` | String | Required | Repository name - See [Get repository list](/docs/en/devtools-sourcecommit-repositorylist). |

### Request body

You can include the following data in the body of your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `default` | String | Required | Branch name to set as the default branch - See [Get branch list](/docs/en/devtools-sourcecommit-branchlist). |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

```
curl --location --request POST 'https://sourcecommit.apigw.ntruss.com/api/v1/repository/repository001/branch/default' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}' \
--data '{
  "default": "main"
}'
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response body

The response body includes the following data:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `result` | Boolean | - | API call success status - Upon success, display `true`. - No field is displayed upon failure. |

### Response status codes

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all SourceCommit APIs, see [SourceCommit response status codes](/docs/en/devtools-sourcecommit#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C).

### Response example

The response example is as follows:

```
{
    "result": true
}
```