diff --git a/integrations/repo_commits_test.go b/integrations/repo_commits_test.go
index 306175d812..8dcbcd3683 100644
--- a/integrations/repo_commits_test.go
+++ b/integrations/repo_commits_test.go
@@ -73,26 +73,36 @@ func doTestRepoCommitWithStatus(t *testing.T, state string, classes ...string) {
 
 	//By SHA
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/"+path.Base(commitURL)+"/statuses")
-	testRepoCommitsWithStatus(t, session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK), state)
+	reqOne := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/"+path.Base(commitURL)+"/status")
+	testRepoCommitsWithStatus(t, session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK), session.MakeRequest(t, reqOne, http.StatusOK), state)
+
 	//By Ref
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/master/statuses")
-	testRepoCommitsWithStatus(t, session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK), state)
+	reqOne = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/master/status")
+	testRepoCommitsWithStatus(t, session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK), session.MakeRequest(t, reqOne, http.StatusOK), state)
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/v1.1/statuses")
-	testRepoCommitsWithStatus(t, session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK), state)
+	reqOne = NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/commits/v1.1/status")
+	testRepoCommitsWithStatus(t, session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK), session.MakeRequest(t, reqOne, http.StatusOK), state)
 }
 
-func testRepoCommitsWithStatus(t *testing.T, resp *httptest.ResponseRecorder, state string) {
+func testRepoCommitsWithStatus(t *testing.T, resp, respOne *httptest.ResponseRecorder, state string) {
 	json := jsoniter.ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary
-	decoder := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
-	statuses := []*api.CommitStatus{}
-	assert.NoError(t, decoder.Decode(&statuses))
-	assert.Len(t, statuses, 1)
-	for _, s := range statuses {
-		assert.Equal(t, api.CommitStatusState(state), s.State)
-		assert.Equal(t, setting.AppURL+"api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/statuses/65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d", s.URL)
-		assert.Equal(t, "http://test.ci/", s.TargetURL)
-		assert.Equal(t, "", s.Description)
-		assert.Equal(t, "testci", s.Context)
+	var statuses []*api.CommitStatus
+	assert.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(resp.Body.Bytes(), &statuses))
+	var status api.CombinedStatus
+	assert.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(respOne.Body.Bytes(), &status))
+	assert.NotNil(t, status)
+
+	if assert.Len(t, statuses, 1) {
+		assert.Equal(t, api.CommitStatusState(state), statuses[0].State)
+		assert.Equal(t, setting.AppURL+"api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/statuses/65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d", statuses[0].URL)
+		assert.Equal(t, "http://test.ci/", statuses[0].TargetURL)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", statuses[0].Description)
+		assert.Equal(t, "testci", statuses[0].Context)
+
+		assert.Len(t, status.Statuses, 1)
+		assert.Equal(t, statuses[0], status.Statuses[0])
+		assert.Equal(t, "65f1bf27bc3bf70f64657658635e66094edbcb4d", status.SHA)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/git_ref.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/git_ref.go
index bd43ad4fc8..e304e06740 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/git_ref.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/git_ref.go
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/utils"
 )
 
 // GetGitAllRefs get ref or an list all the refs of a repository
@@ -73,22 +73,8 @@ func GetGitRefs(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	getGitRefsInternal(ctx, ctx.Params("*"))
 }
 
-func getGitRefs(ctx *context.APIContext, filter string) ([]*git.Reference, string, error) {
-	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "OpenRepository", err
-	}
-	defer gitRepo.Close()
-
-	if len(filter) > 0 {
-		filter = "refs/" + filter
-	}
-	refs, err := gitRepo.GetRefsFiltered(filter)
-	return refs, "GetRefsFiltered", err
-}
-
 func getGitRefsInternal(ctx *context.APIContext, filter string) {
-	refs, lastMethodName, err := getGitRefs(ctx, filter)
+	refs, lastMethodName, err := utils.GetGitRefs(ctx, filter)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, lastMethodName, err)
 		return
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go
index 7ab399b572..95c3f00a72 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/status.go
@@ -171,39 +171,14 @@ func GetCommitStatusesByRef(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "400":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/error"
 
-	filter := ctx.Params("ref")
-	if len(filter) == 0 {
-		ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "ref not given", nil)
+	filter := utils.ResolveRefOrSha(ctx, ctx.Params("ref"))
+	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	for _, reftype := range []string{"heads", "tags"} { //Search branches and tags
-		refSHA, lastMethodName, err := searchRefCommitByType(ctx, reftype, filter)
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, lastMethodName, err)
-			return
-		}
-		if refSHA != "" {
-			filter = refSHA
-			break
-		}
-
-	}
-
 	getCommitStatuses(ctx, filter) //By default filter is maybe the raw SHA
 }
 
-func searchRefCommitByType(ctx *context.APIContext, refType, filter string) (string, string, error) {
-	refs, lastMethodName, err := getGitRefs(ctx, refType+"/"+filter) //Search by type
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", lastMethodName, err
-	}
-	if len(refs) > 0 {
-		return refs[0].Object.String(), "", nil //Return found SHA
-	}
-	return "", "", nil
-}
-
 func getCommitStatuses(ctx *context.APIContext, sha string) {
 	if len(sha) == 0 {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "ref/sha not given", nil)
@@ -272,11 +247,11 @@ func GetCombinedCommitStatusByRef(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "400":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/error"
 
-	sha := ctx.Params("ref")
-	if len(sha) == 0 {
-		ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "ref/sha not given", nil)
+	sha := utils.ResolveRefOrSha(ctx, ctx.Params("ref"))
+	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
+
 	repo := ctx.Repo.Repository
 
 	statuses, err := models.GetLatestCommitStatus(repo.ID, sha, utils.GetListOptions(ctx))
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go b/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac68c3625d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Copyright 2021 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
+)
+
+// ResolveRefOrSha resolve ref to sha if exist
+func ResolveRefOrSha(ctx *context.APIContext, ref string) string {
+	if len(ref) == 0 {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "ref not given", nil)
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// Search branches and tags
+	for _, refType := range []string{"heads", "tags"} {
+		refSHA, lastMethodName, err := searchRefCommitByType(ctx, refType, ref)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, lastMethodName, err)
+			return ""
+		}
+		if refSHA != "" {
+			return refSHA
+		}
+	}
+	return ref
+}
+
+// GetGitRefs return git references based on filter
+func GetGitRefs(ctx *context.APIContext, filter string) ([]*git.Reference, string, error) {
+	if ctx.Repo.GitRepo == nil {
+		var err error
+		ctx.Repo.GitRepo, err = git.OpenRepository(ctx.Repo.Repository.RepoPath())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, "OpenRepository", err
+		}
+		defer ctx.Repo.GitRepo.Close()
+	}
+	if len(filter) > 0 {
+		filter = "refs/" + filter
+	}
+	refs, err := ctx.Repo.GitRepo.GetRefsFiltered(filter)
+	return refs, "GetRefsFiltered", err
+}
+
+func searchRefCommitByType(ctx *context.APIContext, refType, filter string) (string, string, error) {
+	refs, lastMethodName, err := GetGitRefs(ctx, refType+"/"+filter) //Search by type
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", lastMethodName, err
+	}
+	if len(refs) > 0 {
+		return refs[0].Object.String(), "", nil //Return found SHA
+	}
+	return "", "", nil
+}