gh pr view

gh pr view [<number> | <url> | <branch>] [flags]

Display the title, body, and other information about a pull request.

Without an argument, the pull request that belongs to the current branch is displayed.

With --web flag, open the pull request in a web browser instead.

Options

-c, --comments

View pull request comments

-q, --jq <expression>

Filter JSON output using a jq expression

--json <fields>

Output JSON with the specified fields

-t, --template <string>

Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

-w, --web

Open a pull request in the browser

Options inherited from parent commands

-R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>

Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

JSON Fields

additions, assignees, author, autoMergeRequest, baseRefName, body, changedFiles, closed, closedAt, comments, commits, createdAt, deletions, files, headRefName, headRefOid, headRepository, headRepositoryOwner, id, isCrossRepository, isDraft, labels, latestReviews, maintainerCanModify, mergeCommit, mergeStateStatus, mergeable, mergedAt, mergedBy, milestone, number, potentialMergeCommit, projectCards, projectItems, reactionGroups, reviewDecision, reviewRequests, reviews, state, statusCheckRollup, title, updatedAt, url

See also

• gh pr

In use

In terminal

By default, we will display items in the terminal.

# Viewing a pull request in terminal
~/Projects/my-project$ gh pr view 21
Pull request title
opened by user. 0 comments. (label)

  Pull request body

View this pull request on GitHub: https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/21
~/Projects/my-project$

In the browser

Quickly open an item in the browser using --web or -w

# Viewing a pull request in the browser
~/Projects/my-project$ gh pr view 21 --web
Opening https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/21 in your browser.
~/Projects/my-project$

With no arguments

We will display the pull request of the branch you're currently on.

# Viewing the pull request of the branch you're on
~/Projects/my-project$ gh pr view
Pull request title
opened by user. 0 comments. (label)

  Pull request body

View this pull request on GitHub: https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/21
~/Projects/my-project$