Set commit message through Pull Request API?

[Sarvin Coachbuilder]

Using the API I can create pull requests and I can merge through pull requests. For certain PRs I'd like to add [skip ci] to the commit message when merging.

Is it possible to set the commit message when merging through PRs so that I can add my own commit message?

Edit:

I can add a message when using a merge_comit but not with fast_forward. 

[Theodora Boudale · Accepted solution]

Hi @Sarvin Coachbuilder,

A fast forward merge won't create a merge commit, it will update the pointer of the destination branch to match the merged branch, when possible. So, there is no merge commit to add a message to.

If you want to use fast forward, one thing you can do is to have[skip ci] in the last commit of the source branch of the PR. This way, a Pipelines build won't run when you make the fast forward merge.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Kind regards,
Theodora

[Sarvin Coachbuilder]

Thanks Theodora.

For other's that find this in the future; if you need to add a commit message use merge.