---
title: REST API endpoints for rules
shortTitle: Rules
intro: >-
  Use the REST API to manage rulesets for repositories. Rulesets control how
  people can interact with selected branches and tags in a repository.
versions: # DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT. CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN BY A 🤖
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'
topics:
  - API
autogenerated: rest
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
redirect_from:
  - /early-access/repositories/using-the-rest-api-to-manage-repository-rulesets
---

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