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title: Branches
intro: The branches API allows you to modify branches and their protection settings.
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - API
miniTocMaxHeadingLevel: 3
---

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