> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.coderabbit.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Read one saved Change Stack layer's diff > Requires the overview snapshot_id and group-local layer ID. Returns file-paged unified patches for that exact snapshot; unavailable provider patches remain explicit. Follow next_cursor with the same parameters. No review or generation is started. > [tab] CLI Tool > > ```bash > coderabbit api request "/repositories/$REPOSITORY_ID/pull-requests/$PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER/change-stack/groups/$GROUP_ID/layers/$LAYER_ID/diff?snapshot_id=$SNAPSHOT_ID" > ``` > > To install and sign in to the CLI, see [Call from the CLI](https://docs.coderabbit.ai/api/cli.md). > [tab] MCP Server > > An agent connected to the [CodeRabbit MCP server](https://docs.coderabbit.ai/api/mcp.md) runs this operation as the `get_pull_request_change_stack_layer_diff` tool. The connection selects the organization, so the arguments have no `org_id` or `org_name`. > > ```json > { > "method": "tools/call", > "params": { > "name": "get_pull_request_change_stack_layer_diff", > "arguments": { > "repository_id": "", > "pull_request_number": 1, > "group_id": "", > "layer_id": "", > "snapshot_id": "" > } > } > } > ``` ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/repositories/{repository_id}/pull-requests/{pull_request_number}/change-stack/groups/{group_id}/layers/{layer_id}/diff openapi: 3.0.0 info: title: CodeRabbit API version: 1.0.0 description: >- Read and manage CodeRabbit reviews, coding tasks, Verify, Triage, security findings, Knowledge Base, configuration, and users for your organization. servers: - url: https://api.coderabbit.ai description: US region - url: https://api.eu.coderabbit.ai description: EU region security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] tags: - name: Organizations and repositories - name: Pull requests and reviews - name: Coding Agent - name: Coding environments - name: Verify - name: Triage - name: Security - name: Knowledge Base - name: Automations - name: Reports - name: Configuration - name: Connections - name: Users and roles - name: Usage and metrics paths: /v1/repositories/{repository_id}/pull-requests/{pull_request_number}/change-stack/groups/{group_id}/layers/{layer_id}/diff: get: tags: - Pull requests and reviews summary: Read one saved Change Stack layer's diff description: >- Requires the overview snapshot_id and group-local layer ID. Returns file-paged unified patches for that exact snapshot; unavailable provider patches remain explicit. Follow next_cursor with the same parameters. No review or generation is started. operationId: get_pull_request_change_stack_layer_diff parameters: - name: repository_id in: path required: true schema: type: string minLength: 1 - name: pull_request_number in: path required: true schema: type: integer minimum: 0 maximum: 2147483647 exclusiveMinimum: true - name: group_id in: path required: true schema: type: string minLength: 1 - name: layer_id in: path required: true schema: type: string minLength: 1 - name: org_id in: query required: false schema: type: string minLength: 1 description: >- Organization for a workspace key: the Git-provider organization ID (scope.provider_organization_id) or the CodeRabbit organization ID (scope.id, or id from list organizations). Supply either org_id or org_name, never both. Omit for organization keys and MCP connections. allowEmptyValue: true allowReserved: true - name: org_name in: query required: false schema: type: string pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9-]{0,38}$ description: >- GitHub organization login, such as coderabbitai, not its display name. Matched case-insensitively within the authenticated workspace. Supply either org_name or org_id, never both; omit for organization keys and MCP connections. allowEmptyValue: true allowReserved: true - name: snapshot_id in: query required: true schema: type: string minLength: 1 allowEmptyValue: true allowReserved: true - name: path in: query required: false schema: type: string minLength: 1 allowEmptyValue: true allowReserved: true - name: limit in: query required: false schema: type: integer minimum: 1 maximum: 100 default: 50 allowEmptyValue: true allowReserved: true - name: cursor in: query required: false schema: type: string minLength: 1 allowEmptyValue: true allowReserved: true responses: '200': description: OK content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: snapshot_id: type: string group_id: type: string layer_id: type: string data: type: array items: type: object properties: path: type: string previous_path: anyOf: - type: string - type: string nullable: true enum: - null availability: enum: - available - unavailable type: string patch: anyOf: - type: string - type: string nullable: true enum: - null additions: anyOf: - type: integer minimum: 0 - type: string nullable: true enum: - null deletions: anyOf: - type: integer minimum: 0 - type: string nullable: true enum: - null ranges: type: array items: type: object properties: side: enum: - old - new type: string start_line: anyOf: - type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true - type: string nullable: true enum: - null end_line: anyOf: - type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true - type: string nullable: true enum: - null summary: type: string required: - side - start_line - end_line - summary required: - path - previous_path - availability - patch - additions - deletions - ranges next_cursor: anyOf: - type: string - type: string nullable: true enum: - null required: - snapshot_id - group_id - layer_id - data - next_cursor '400': description: Bad request content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: enum: - invalid_request type: string message: type: string retry_after: type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '401': description: Unauthorized content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: enum: - unauthenticated type: string message: type: string retry_after: type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '403': description: Forbidden content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: enum: - forbidden type: string message: type: string retry_after: type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '404': description: Not found content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: enum: - not_found type: string message: type: string retry_after: type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '409': description: Conflict content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: enum: - head_changed - conflict type: string message: type: string retry_after: type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '412': description: Precondition failed content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: enum: - precondition_failed type: string message: type: string retry_after: type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '413': description: Content too large content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: enum: - payload_too_large type: string message: type: string retry_after: type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '429': description: Too many requests content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: enum: - rate_limit_exceeded type: string message: type: string retry_after: type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '500': description: Internal server error content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: enum: - internal_error type: string message: type: string retry_after: type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false '503': description: Service unavailable content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string enum: - unavailable message: type: string retry_after: type: integer minimum: 0 exclusiveMinimum: true required: - code - message additionalProperties: false required: - error additionalProperties: false components: securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: x-coderabbitai-api-key description: >- See [Authentication](/api/authentication) for the key types and where to create a key. ```` This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.