docs/content/rest/reference/gitignore.md

title, redirect_from, versions

title	redirect_from	versions
Gitignore	/v3/gitignore	free-pro-team enterprise-server github-ae * * *

When you create a new {% data variables.product.product_name %} repository via the API, you can specify a .gitignore template to apply to the repository upon creation. The .gitignore templates API lists and fetches templates from the {% data variables.product.product_name %} .gitignore repository.

Custom media types for gitignore

You can use this custom media type when getting a gitignore template.

application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw

For more information, see "Media types."

{% include rest_operations_at_current_path %}