diff --git a/gitea-client.zsh b/gitea-client.zsh
index 6e7b5a1..c02d69b 100644
--- a/gitea-client.zsh
+++ b/gitea-client.zsh
@@ -90,25 +90,43 @@ function api_request() {
     local url="$GITEA_URL/api/v1/$endpoint"
 
     local -a curl_opts
-    curl_opts=("-s" "-H" "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" "-H" "Content-Type: application/json")
+    # Добавляем -i чтобы получить заголовки, включая HTTP-статус
+    curl_opts=("-s" "-i" "-H" "Authorization: token $GITEA_TOKEN" "-H" "Content-Type: application/json")
+
+    # Переменная для хранения всего вывода curl
+    local response
 
     case "$method" in
         GET)
-            curl "${curl_opts[@]}" "$url"
+            response=$(curl "${curl_opts[@]}" "$url")
             ;;
         POST|PATCH)
-            curl "${curl_opts[@]}" -X "$method" -d @- "$url" <<< "$data"
+            response=$(curl "${curl_opts[@]}" -X "$method" -d @- "$url" <<< "$data")
             ;;
         DELETE)
-            # Для DELETE запросов тело не нужно, и curl вернет ошибку если его передать
-            # Gitea на успешное удаление часто возвращает код 204 No Content с пустым телом
-            curl -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "${curl_opts[@]}" -X "$method" "$url"
+            response=$(curl "${curl_opts[@]}" -X "$method" "$url")
             ;;
         *)
             echo "Unsupported HTTP method: $method" >&2
             return 1
             ;;
     esac
+
+    # Извлекаем HTTP-статус из ответа
+    local http_status=$(echo "$response" | head -n 1 | awk '{print $2}')
+    # Извлекаем тело ответа (все, что после пустой строки, отделяющей заголовки)
+    local body=$(echo "$response" | sed '1,/^\r$/d')
+
+    # Проверяем, был ли запрос успешным (коды 2xx)
+    if [[ "$http_status" -ge 200 && "$http_status" -lt 300 ]]; then
+        echo "$body"
+        return 0
+    else
+        # Если неуспешно, выводим ошибку и тело, если оно есть
+        echo "API Error: Received HTTP status $http_status" >&2
+        echo "$body" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
 }
 # [END_ENTITY: 'Function'('api_request')]
 
@@ -359,33 +377,50 @@ function merge_and_complete() {
 
     # 1. Merge the PR
     echo "Attempting to merge PR #$pr_id..."
-    local merge_data=$(jq -n '{Do: "merge"}' ) # Gitea API expects a MergePullRequestOption object
-    local merge_response=$(api_request "POST" "repos/$GITEA_OWNER/$GITEA_REPO/pulls/$pr_id/merge" "$merge_data")
-    if echo "$merge_response" | jq -e '.merged' > /dev/null; then
+    local merge_data=$(jq -n '{Do: "merge"}' )
+    # Запускаем в подоболочке, чтобы обработать возможную ошибку, если api_request вернет 1
+    local merge_response
+    if ! merge_response=$(api_request "POST" "repos/$GITEA_OWNER/$GITEA_REPO/pulls/$pr_id/merge" "$merge_data"); then
+        echo "Error merging PR #$pr_id: API request failed." >&2
+        echo "Response: $merge_response" >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # API на успешный мерж возвращает ПУСТОЕ тело и код 200/204.
+    # Наша новая api_request вернет JSON-маркер. Проверяем это.
+    if echo "$merge_response" | jq -e '.body == "empty"' > /dev/null; then
         echo "PR #$pr_id merged successfully."
     else
-        echo "Error merging PR #$pr_id: $merge_response" >&2
-        return 1
+        # Если тело не пустое, это может быть тоже успех (старые версии Gitea) или ошибка
+        if echo "$merge_response" | jq -e '.merged' > /dev/null; then
+             echo "PR #$pr_id merged successfully (with response body)."
+        else
+            echo "Error merging PR #$pr_id: Unexpected API response: $merge_response" >&2
+            return 1
+        fi
     fi
 
     # 2. Delete the branch
     echo "Attempting to delete branch $branch_to_delete..."
-    local delete_http_code=$(api_request "DELETE" "repos/$GITEA_OWNER/$GITEA_REPO/branches/$branch_to_delete")
-    if [[ "$delete_http_code" == "204" ]]; then # 204 No Content is success
+    if api_request "DELETE" "repos/$GITEA_OWNER/$GITEA_REPO/branches/$branch_to_delete" > /dev/null; then
         echo "Branch $branch_to_delete deleted successfully."
     else
-        echo "Warning: Failed to delete branch $branch_to_delete (HTTP code: $delete_http_code). It might be protected or already deleted." >&2
-        # Не возвращаем ошибку, т.к. главная задача (мерж) выполнена
+        echo "Warning: Failed to delete branch $branch_to_delete. It might have already been deleted or protected." >&2
     fi
 
     # 3. Close the associated issue
     echo "Attempting to close issue #$issue_id..."
     local close_issue_data=$(jq -n '{state: "closed"}')
-    local close_response=$(api_request "PATCH" "repos/$GITEA_OWNER/$GITEA_REPO/issues/$issue_id" "$close_issue_data")
+    local close_response
+    if ! close_response=$(api_request "PATCH" "repos/$GITEA_OWNER/$GITEA_REPO/issues/$issue_id" "$close_issue_data"); then
+         echo "Error closing issue #$issue_id: API request failed." >&2
+         return 1
+    fi
+    
     if echo "$close_response" | jq -e '.state == "closed"' > /dev/null; then
         echo "Issue #$issue_id closed successfully."
     else
-        echo "Error closing issue #$issue_id: $close_response" >&2
+        echo "Error closing issue #$issue_id: Unexpected API response: $close_response" >&2
         return 1
     fi
 }
diff --git a/test_file_1757081493.txt b/test_file_1757081493.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29