---
title: "POST /repositories/{repository}/branch_protection"
method: POST
path: "/repositories/{repository}/branch_protection"
tags: ["internal"]
deprecated: true
---

# POST /repositories/{repository}/branch_protection

`POST /repositories/{repository}/branch_protection`

> **Deprecated.**

## Request body

- BranchProtectionRule
  - `pattern` string, required — fnmatch pattern for the branch name, supporting * and ? wildcards

## Response `204`

branch protection rule created successfully

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `404` — Resource Not Found
- `429` — too many requests
- `default` — Internal Server Error

---

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