On 01/12/2015 10:12 AM, Jens Søgaard wrote:
> The API documents a "create branch" method that takes 3 params:
> project_id, branch_name and ref - however I can not figure out what to
> do with ref?
> http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/api/branches.html
> 
> I can not figure out what to provide as "ref" - no matter what I do
> (tried empty string) I get:
> 
> /ErrorException' with message 'Invalid reference name'/
> *
> *
> *Any ideas as to how I can provide ref? Or am I missing something in the
> way I go about things?*
> *
> *
> My goal is to create a repository from the API and add some files to it.
> But since the project does not by default have a branch I want to create
> it before adding files.
> 
> 

As the documentation suggests:

ref (required) - Create branch from commit SHA or existing branch

So, you have to provide either a commit SHA or a branch name from which
the new branch will be created.

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