---
title: REST API endpoints for gitignore
shortTitle: Gitignore
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
intro: >-
  Use the REST API to get `.gitignore` templates that can be used to ignore
  files and directories.
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'
topics:
  - API
children:
  - /gitignore
autogenerated: rest
---

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