---
kind: change
title: Diff and patch media types
created_at: 2012-12-10
author_name: pengwynn
---

Starting today, you can get `.diff` and `.patch` content directly from the API for the following resources:

* [Commits][commits-get]
* [Commit comparisons][commits-compare]
* [Pull request][pulls]

Simply use the same resource URL and send either `application/vnd.github.diff` or `application/vnd.github.patch` in the `Accept` header:

    curl -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.diff" https://api.github.com/repos/pengwynn/dotfiles/commits/aee60a4cd56fb4c6a50e60f17096fc40c0d4d72c

    diff --git a/tmux/tmux.conf.symlink b/tmux/tmux.conf.symlink
    index 1f599cb..abaf625 100755
    --- a/tmux/tmux.conf.symlink
    +++ b/tmux/tmux.conf.symlink
    @@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ set-option -g base-index 1
     ## enable mouse
     set-option -g mouse-select-pane on
     set-option -g mouse-select-window on
    +set-option -g mouse-resize-pane on
     set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
     set-window-option -g mode-mouse on
     # set-window-option -g monitor-activity off

[commits-get]: /v3/repos/commits/#get-a-single-commit
[commits-compare]: /v3/repos/commits/#compare-two-commits
[pulls]: /v3/pulls/#get-a-single-pull-request