# View branch details in AWS CodeCommit
View branch details

You can use the CodeCommit console to view details about the branches in a CodeCommit repository. You can view the date of the last commit to a branch, the commit message, and more. You can also use the AWS CLI or Git from a local repo connected to the CodeCommit repository.

**Topics**
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## View branch details (console)
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## View branch details (Git)
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## View branch details (AWS CLI)
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## View branch details (console)


Use the CodeCommit console to quickly view a list of branches for your repository and details about the branches.

1. Open the CodeCommit console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/codesuite/codecommit/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/codesuite/codecommit/home).

1. In **Repositories**, choose the name of the repository where you want to view branch details. 

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Branches**.  
![\[A view of branches in a repository.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/codecommit/latest/userguide/images/codecommit-branches.png)

1. The name of the branch used as the default for the repository is displayed next to **Default branch**. To view details about the most recent commit to a branch, choose the branch, and then choose **View last commit**. To view the files and code in a branch, choose the branch name. 

## View branch details (Git)


To use Git from a local repo to view details about both the local and remote tracking branches for a CodeCommit repository, run the **git branch** command.

The following steps are written with the assumption that you have already connected the local repo to the CodeCommit repository. For instructions, see [Connect to a repository](how-to-connect.md).

1. Run the **git branch** command, specifying the **--all** option:

   ```
   git branch --all
   ```

1. If successful, this command returns output similar to the following:

   ```
     MyNewBranch
   * main
     remotes/origin/MyNewBranch
     remotes/origin/main
   ```

   The asterisk (`*`) appears next to the currently open branch. The entries after that are remote tracking references.
**Tip**  
**git branch** shows local branches.  
**git branch -r** shows remote branches.  
**git checkout *existing-branch-name*** switches to the specified branch name and, if **git branch** is run immediately afterward, displays it with an asterisk (`*`).  
**git remote update *remote-name*** updates your local repo with the list of available CodeCommit repository branches. (To get a list of CodeCommit repository names and their URLs, run the **git remote -v** command.)

For more options, see your Git documentation.

## View branch details (AWS CLI)


To use AWS CLI commands with CodeCommit, install the AWS CLI. For more information, see [Command line reference](cmd-ref.md). 

To use the AWS CLI to view details about the branches in a CodeCommit repository, run one or more of the following commands:
+ To view a list of branch names, run [list-branches](#how-to-view-branch-details-cli).
+ To view information about a specific branch, run [get-branch](#how-to-view-branch-details-cli-details).

### To view a list of branch names


1. Run the **list-branches** command, specifying the name of the CodeCommit repository (with the `--repository-name` option).
**Tip**  
To get the name of the CodeCommit repository, run the [list-repositories](how-to-view-repository-details.md#how-to-view-repository-details-no-name-cli) command.

   For example, to view details about the branches in a CodeCommit repository named `MyDemoRepo`:

   ```
   aws codecommit list-branches --repository-name MyDemoRepo
   ```

1. If successful, this command outputs a `branchNameList` object, with an entry for each branch.

   Here is some example output based on the preceding example command:

   ```
   {
       "branches": [
           "MyNewBranch",
           "main"
       ]
   }
   ```

### To view information about a branch


1. Run the **get-branch** command, specifying:
   + The repository name (with the **--repository-name** option).
   + The branch name (with the **--branch-name** option).

   For example, to view information about a branch named `MyNewBranch` in a CodeCommit repository named `MyDemoRepo`:

   ```
   aws codecommit get-branch --repository-name MyDemoRepo --branch-name MyNewBranch
   ```

1. If successful, this command outputs the name of the branch and the ID of the last commit made to the branch.

   Here is some example output based on the preceding example command:

   ```
   {
       "branch": {
             "branchName": "MyNewBranch",
             "commitID": "317f8570EXAMPLE"
       }
   }
   ```