.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.

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7.6/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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ConfigurationGitRepositoryVersion Control

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 7.6/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 1.6 / 12

Discoverability 4.3 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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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
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
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: Consumer
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gitignore/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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