---
title: REST API endpoints for protection rules
shortTitle: Protection rules
intro: 'Use the REST API to create, configure, and delete deployment protection rules.'
versions: # DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT. CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN BY A 🤖
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '>=3.10'
topics:
  - API
autogenerated: rest
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
---

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