Get a gitignore template

The API also allows fetching the source of a single template. Use the raw [media type](https://docs.github.com/[email protected]/rest/overview/media-types/) to get the raw contents.

GET/gitignore/templates/{name}

Source: github-v3-rest.json
Revision: f5f067c1e6f6
Active snapshot: 85e53e3d0d65

Request

Path Parameters

name string required

Responses

application/json Gitignore Template object

Response

name string

required

Example: C

source string

required

Example:

# Object files
*.o

# Libraries
*.lib
*.a

# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)
*.dll
*.so
*.so.*
*.dylib

# Executables
*.exe
*.out
*.app

Response Example: 200 application/json

{
  "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"
}

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Request configuration

This OpenAPI document does not declare an authentication scheme. Check the API provider's documentation before sending credentials; Manja cannot infer or validate an undocumented scheme.

Common bearer example: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

hostname

Self-hosted Enterprise Server or Enterprise Cloud hostname

protocol

Self-hosted Enterprise Server or Enterprise Cloud protocol

name *

Request Sample: Shell / cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url {protocol}://{hostname}/api/v3/gitignore/templates/{name}