How to update a sites git branch via the API

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Hi i am trying to update a set of sites to build from a different branch via the API.

Should this work?:

const payload = 
  {
    "branch": "main",
    "allowed_branches": [
        "main"
    ],
    "skip_prs": null
}
;

const neltifyEditSiteRes = await fetch(`${netlifyAPIBaseUrl}/sites/${site_id}`, {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${netlifyAccessToken}`,
    body: JSON.stringify(payload),
  },
});

I have tried both PUT and PATCH both return with no errors but the site is not updated?

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Seems like you’re putting the body in headers. Does moving that outside change things or was this a copy/paste error when typing on the forums?

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@hrishikesh thank you, sorry for the confusion that was a Copy Paste error…
I have also found the issues:

i need to wrap the payload in a build_settings object:

const payload = {
  "build_settings": {
    "branch": "main",
    "allowed_branches": [
      "main"
    ],
    "skip_prs": null
  }
};

const neltifyEditSiteRes = await fetch(`${netlifyAPIBaseUrl}/sites/${site_id}`, {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${netlifyAccessToken}`,
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(payload),
});
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