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Co-authored-by: Matt Pollard <mattpollard@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Grace Park <gracepark@github.com> Co-authored-by: Steve Guntrip <12534592+stevecat@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Robert Sese <sese@github.com> Co-authored-by: Peter Bengtsson <peterbe@github.com> Co-authored-by: Rachael Sewell <rachmari@github.com>
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title: Gitignore
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intro: The Gitignore API fetches `.gitignore` templates that can be used to ignore files and directories.
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redirect_from:
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- /v3/gitignore
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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ghes: '*'
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ghae: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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topics:
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- API
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miniTocMaxHeadingLevel: 3
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---
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When you create a new repository on {% ifversion ghae %}{% data variables.product.product_name %}{% else %}{% data variables.product.product_location %}{% endif %} via the API, you can specify a [.gitignore template](/github/getting-started-with-github/ignoring-files) to apply to the repository upon creation. The .gitignore templates API lists and fetches templates from the {% data variables.product.product_name %} [.gitignore repository](https://github.com/github/gitignore).
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### Custom media types for gitignore
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You can use this custom media type when getting a gitignore template.
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application/vnd.github.VERSION.raw
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For more information, see "[Media types](/rest/overview/media-types)."
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{% include rest_operations_at_current_path %}
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