---
title: "Diff"
description: "Explore our Diff object documentation for repository insights. Utilize our language-specific cookbooks: C#, Java, Python, & more. (Gitana 4.0)"
product: "Gitana"
version: "4.0"
url: "/documentation/gitana/4.0/reference/types/diff"
---

# <a id="top"></a>Diff

An Object

1.  [Platform](/documentation/gitana/4.0/reference/types/platform.md)
2.  [Repository](/documentation/gitana/4.0/reference/types/repository.md)
3.  [Diff](/documentation/gitana/4.0/reference/types/diff.md)

##### Table of Contents

- [Overview](#top "Overview")
- [Parent](#parent "Parent")
- [Properties](#properties "Properties")
- [Schema](#schema "Schema")

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> - [C#](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/csharp.md)
> - [Go](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/go.md)
> - [Java](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/java.md)
> - [JavaScript](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/javascript2.md)
> - [PHP](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/php.md)
> - [Python](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/python.md)
> - [Ruby](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/ruby.md)

## <a id="parent"></a>Parent

This Diff is contained within a [Repository](/documentation/gitana/4.0/reference/types/repository.md).

## <a id="properties"></a>Properties

The following properties are available:

| Property | Type | Default | Read-Only | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| \_doc | string |  | No | The primary ID |
| \_system | object |  | No | Metadata maintained by the system |

## <a id="schema"></a>Schema

```json

{
  "type": "object",
  "extends": "document",
  "description": "Diff",
  "container": "repository",
  "properties": {
    "_doc": null,
    "_system": null
  },
  "id": "diff"
}
```