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# Push space content to a connected Git repository

Triggers an export of the space's current content to the linked Git repository. This is an async operation — the export runs in the background after the request returns 204. Use getSpaceGitInfo to check the current git sync status. The space must already have a Git provider configured.

```json
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It can contain basic auth credentials."},"ref":{"type":"string","description":"Git ref to push the commit to in the format \"refs/heads/main\""},"commitMessage":{"type":"string","description":"Message for the commit generated by the export"},"repoCacheID":{"type":"string","description":"Unique identifier to use to cache the Git repository across multiple operations.","deprecated":true},"repoTreeURL":{"type":"string","description":"URL to use as a prefix for external file references."},"repoCommitURL":{"type":"string","description":"URL to use as a prefix for the commit URL."},"repoProjectDirectory":{"type":"string","description":"Path to a root directory for the project in the repository."},"timestamp":{"description":"The timestamp of the event that triggered this export. It ensures that Git sync import and export operations are executed in the same order on GitBook and on the remote repository.\n","$ref":"#/components/schemas/Timestamp"},"force":{"type":"boolean"},"standalone":{"type":"boolean","description":"If true, the export will be done in a standalone mode, meaning that the exported content will not be linked to the Git repository. This is useful for creating a snapshot of the space's content.\n"},"gitInfo":{"description":"Optional metadata to store on the space about the Git provider","$ref":"#/components/schemas/UpdateSpaceGitInfo"}},"required":["url","ref","commitMessage"]},"Timestamp":{"type":"string","format":"date-time"},"UpdateSpaceGitInfo":{"type":"object","description":"Update metadata about the Git provider on the space","properties":{"provider":{"type":"string","description":"The git provider","enum":["github","gitlab"]},"url":{"type":"string","description":"The repository's tree URL"}}}}},"paths":{"/spaces/{spaceId}/git/export":{"post":{"operationId":"exportToGitRepository","summary":"Push space content to a connected Git repository","description":"Triggers an export of the space's current content to the linked Git repository. This is an async operation — the export runs in the background after the request returns 204. Use getSpaceGitInfo to check the current git sync status. The space must already have a Git provider configured.","tags":["space-git"],"parameters":[{"$ref":"#/components/parameters/spaceId"}],"responses":{"204":{"description":"Operation to export the space has been started."}},"requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ExportToGitRepository"}}}}}}}}
```


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