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title: REST API endpoints for protection rules
shortTitle: Protection rules
intro: 'Use the REST API to create, configure, and delete deployment protection rules.'
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'
autogenerated: rest
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
category:
  - Automate CI/CD workflows
---

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