How do I change from a PR to a draft PR at github?

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Github release the draft PR a while ago.

I have a normal PR and I wanted to change that to a draft PR. How can I do that?

Given that you select that on creation, if you don't see anything in the PR UI, you probably can't. — jonrsharpe, Mar 08 '19 at 20:44
As of April ~8th (2020) the option finally exists below the reviewers selection box. — F Pereira, Apr 15 '20 at 10:34

score 188 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 16 '20 at 18:23

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Update - Now Available - Jan 2020

Convert Default → Draft

This is possible now, with an option below "Reviewers" section in PR.

See: Feature Request: Switch from ready to draft in pull requests

Convert Draft → Default

To answer @marsandback comment Draft PR --> PR, just click the Ready for review

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Ultimately, how does the PR get un-drafted? All reviewers approving? Can the draft mode be reverted? – Kalnode Jul 08 '20 at 18:39
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I would put the correct answer on top as an edit and leave the original answer below. We are not talking about a stand-alone software that can still be used in its previous form. – BaCaRoZzo Jul 09 '20 at 14:45
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@MarsAndBack always via "ready for review". It can always be reverted. Of course companies' policies may vary a lot but, generally speaking, reviewers should not review a draft. – BaCaRoZzo Jul 09 '20 at 14:49
Note that a screen refresh need to be done manually to see the change – jo_ Mar 16 '22 at 16:11
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Note that this is only available on public repositories – Spikatrix May 31 '22 at 10:07

score 13 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 16 '20 at 17:35

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The feature is now available!

See: Feature Request: Switch from ready to draft in pull requests

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Hmm, is this released? I am not able to see the "Convert to draft" in Reviewers section... – Borislav Ivanov Jun 04 '20 at 11:17

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 12 '19 at 19:25

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You can't change now, but you can follow the feature request from GitHub Community:

Feature Request Switch from ready to draft in pull requests

answered Aug 12 '19 at 19:25

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Yana Agun Siswanto · Answer 4 · 2019-12-27T19:41:59.353

Although as this answer is created you currently can't change the stage of a normal pull request into a draft. However, You can prefix the pull request with [WIP] e.g:

[WIP] Allow changing stage of an open pull request to draft.

It is pretty common in open source to claim an issue this way.

Check contributing guidelines on the repository incase they have specific guidelines to follow.

Here is mediawiki guidelines for code contribution

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developer_Wishlist/2017/Code_Contribution_(Process,_Guidelines,_etc.)

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 24 '20 at 17:12

As it's been pointed out, this is possible by going to the pull request itself. Under the reviewers section on the right, look for the text: "Still in progress? Convert to draft", where "convert to draft" is a hyperlink. Click on it, confirm, and it's done.

See screenshot in the documentation.

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 10 '20 at 09:36

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Can convert to draft under the reviewers section.

answered Dec 10 '20 at 09:36

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Although I have seen that option before, I don't always have that option after I've created a PR. – Perfect_Comment May 30 '22 at 22:29

How do I change from a PR to a draft PR at github?

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Update - Now Available - Jan 2020

Convert Default → Draft

Convert Draft → Default