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title: REST API endpoints for Git blobs
shortTitle: Blobs
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
intro: >-
  Use the REST API to interact with a Git blob (binary large object), the object
  type used to store the contents of each file in a repository.
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  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
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topics:
  - API
autogenerated: rest
---

## About Git blobs

A Git blob (binary large object) is the object type used to store the contents of each file in a repository. The file's SHA-1 hash is computed and stored in the blob object. These endpoints allow you to read and write [blob objects](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Git-Objects)
to your Git database on {% data variables.product.github %}. Blobs leverage [these custom media types](#custom-media-types-for-blobs). For more information about the use of media types in the API, see [AUTOTITLE](/rest/overview/media-types).

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