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# Link a pull request

POST https://api.pensar.dev/issues/{issueId}/pull-requests
Content-Type: application/json

Links a pull request opened outside Pensar so the issue tracks its merge and close.

Requires the `issues:write` API key scope.

Reference: https://docs.pensar.dev/api/api-reference/issues/link-issue-pull-request

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — A workspace API key, sent as `Authorization: Bearer`.
- `x-api-key` header (required) — A workspace API key, sent as `x-api-key`.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `issueId` (string, required) — Issue UUID or label, e.g. `VULN-000123`.

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a LinkPullRequestRequest.

- `url` (string, required) — HTTP(S) URL of the pull request.

## Response

### 200

It was already linked.

- `success` (boolean, required)
- `created` (boolean, required) — False when the pull request was already linked.
- `pullRequest` (PullRequest, required)
- `issue` (LinkPullRequestResponseIssue, required)

### 201

The pull request was linked.

- `success` (boolean, required)
- `created` (boolean, required) — False when the pull request was already linked.
- `pullRequest` (PullRequest, required)
- `issue` (LinkPullRequestResponseIssue, required)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request is invalid. `error` names the field.

- `error` (string, required) — What went wrong, naming the offending value when useful.

### 401 Unauthorized Error

The API key is missing or invalid.

- `error` (string, required) — What went wrong, naming the offending value when useful.

### 403 Forbidden Error

The credential lacks the required scope or is not allowed this action.

- `error` (string, required) — What went wrong, naming the offending value when useful.

### 404 Not Found Error

The resource does not exist in this workspace.

- `error` (string, required) — What went wrong, naming the offending value when useful.

## Types

### PullRequest

- `id` (integer, required)
- `url` (string, required)
- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `opened`, `merged`, `closed`
- `createMethod` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `manual`, `automated`
- `createdAt` (datetime, required)

### LinkPullRequestResponseIssue

- `id` (string, required)
- `issueLabel` (string, required, nullable)
- `name` (string, required, nullable)
- `pullRequest` (string, required)

## Examples

### Example 1

**Request**

```json
{
  "url": "https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "created": true,
  "pullRequest": {
    "id": 1,
    "url": "string",
    "status": "opened",
    "createMethod": "manual",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "issue": {
    "id": "string",
    "issueLabel": "VULN-000123",
    "name": "string",
    "pullRequest": "string"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests"

payload = { "url": "https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"url":"https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"url\": \"https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"url\": \"https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"url\": \"https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests', [
  'body' => '{
  "url": "https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"url\": \"https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["url": "https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

### Example 2

**Request**

```json
{
  "url": "https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "created": true,
  "pullRequest": {
    "id": 1,
    "url": "string",
    "status": "opened",
    "createMethod": "manual",
    "createdAt": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "issue": {
    "id": "string",
    "issueLabel": "VULN-000123",
    "name": "string",
    "pullRequest": "string"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests"

payload = { "url": "https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"url":"https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"url\": \"https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"url\": \"https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"url\": \"https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests', [
  'body' => '{
  "url": "https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"url\": \"https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["url": "https://github.com/acme/app/pull/42"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.pensar.dev/issues/issueId/pull-requests")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```