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title: Gitignore
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intro: Use the REST API to get `.gitignore` templates that can be used to ignore files and directories.
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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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redirect_from:
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- /rest/reference/gitignore
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---
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## About gitignore
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When you create a new repository on {% ifversion ghae %}{% data variables.product.product_name %}{% else %}{% data variables.location.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. You can use the REST API to get .gitignore templates from the {% data variables.product.product_name %} [.gitignore repository](https://github.com/github/gitignore).
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You can use the `application/vnd.github.raw` custom media type when getting a gitignore template. For more information, see "[Media types](/rest/overview/media-types)."
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