Get a gitignore template

GET

/gitignore/templates/{name}

The API also allows fetching the source of a single template.
Use the raw media type to get the raw contents.

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location --request GET 'https://api.github.com/gitignore/templates/'

Response Example

200 - Example 1

{
    "name": "C",
    "source": "# Object files\n*.o\n\n# Libraries\n*.lib\n*.a\n\n# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)\n*.dll\n*.so\n*.so.*\n*.dylib\n\n# Executables\n*.exe\n*.out\n*.app\n"
}

Request

Path Params

name

string

required

Responses

🟢200Response

application/json

Body

Gitignore Template

name

string

required

Example:

source

string

required

Example:

# Object files *.o # Libraries *.lib *.a # Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs) *.dll *.so *.so.* *.dylib # Executables *.exe *.out *.app

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Modified at 2023-08-15 02:59:27

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