API ReferenceCollections

Merge a fork

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**This endpoint is deprecated.** Merges a forked collection back into its parent collection. You must have the [Editor role](https://learning.postman.com/docs/collaborating-in-postman/roles-and-permissions/#collection-roles) for the collection to merge a fork.

Authentication

x-api-keystring
API Key authentication via header

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
destinationstringRequiredformat: "uid"

The destination (parent) collection’s unique ID.

sourcestringRequiredformat: "uid"
The source collection's unique ID.
strategyenumOptionalDefaults to updateSourceWithDestination

The fork’s merge strategy:

  • deleteSource — Merge the changes into the parent collection. After the merge process is complete, Postman deletes the fork. You must have Editor access to both the parent and forked collections.
  • updateSourceWithDestination — Merge the changes into the parent collection. Any differences in the parent collection are also made to the fork.
Allowed values:

Response

Successful Response
collectionobjectOptional
Information about the merged collection.

Errors

401
Unauthorized Error
403
Forbidden Error
404
Not Found Error
500
Internal Server Error