[JENKINS-43766] Git commit notification does not work for references

I have several jobs configured with a branch specifier like refs/heads/. A post-receive hook from a git server triggers jobs by sending something like http:///git/notifyCommit?url=:&branches= to jenkins. The jobs are triggered if branch branchName is e.g. master but it does not work if branchName is refs/heads/master. I have checked the git polling protocol in jenkins.

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Originally reported by tgb, imported from: Git commit notification does not work for references

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• label(s): git
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 2
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

I have several jobs configured with a branch specifier like refs/heads/<branch>. A post-receive hook from a git server triggers jobs by sending something like http://<jenkins server>/git/notifyCommit?url=<git server>:<git repo>&branches=<branchName> to jenkins. The jobs are triggered if branch branchName is e.g. master but it does not work if branchName is refs/heads/master. I have checked the git polling protocol in jenkins.

environment

```
Jenkins 2.46.1

git plugin 3.3.0
```