.Gitignore

Git configuration file specifying intentionally untracked files and directories that Git should ignore, preventing build artifacts, dependencies, and secrets from being committed.

.Gitignore is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Configuration, Git, Repository, and Version Control.

.Gitignore’s developer surface includes documentation and 3 more developer resources.

📡 Source on GitHub

0 APIs

Configuration Git Repository Version Control

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Rules

Rules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub Templates

GitHub Templates

Source (apis.yml)

aid: gitignore
name: .Gitignore
x-type: convention
description: Git configuration file specifying intentionally untracked files and directories that Git should ignore, preventing
  build artifacts, dependencies, and secrets from being committed.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/gitignore.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
position: Consuming
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gitignore/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Configuration
- Git
- Repository
- Version Control
apis: []
common:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore
- type: GitHub Templates
  url: https://github.com/github/gitignore
- type: Rules
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gitignore/refs/heads/main/rules/gitignore-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gitignore/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/gitignore-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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get_provider_toolsEvery MCP tool they ship, with the operation each wraps.
get_provider_evidenceHow each part of their score was established. Free — the basis for a claim should not sit behind it.
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apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
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