diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b7868a9e41..cf1f74e41c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -512,3 +512,7 @@ $RECYCLE.BIN/
 
 # Integration tests cloud configs
 tests/integration/cloud-config-*.ini
+
+
+# VSCode specific extensions
+.vscode/settings.json
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/7683-added-contenttype-parameter.yml b/changelogs/fragments/7683-added-contenttype-parameter.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52f4b6b0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/7683-added-contenttype-parameter.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - rundeck module utils - allow to pass ``Content-Type`` to API requests (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7684).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/rundeck.py b/plugins/module_utils/rundeck.py
index 7df68a3603..cffca7b4ee 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/rundeck.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/rundeck.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def api_argument_spec():
     return api_argument_spec
 
 
-def api_request(module, endpoint, data=None, method="GET"):
+def api_request(module, endpoint, data=None, method="GET", content_type="application/json"):
     """Manages Rundeck API requests via HTTP(S)
 
     :arg module:   The AnsibleModule (used to get url, api_version, api_token, etc).
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def api_request(module, endpoint, data=None, method="GET"):
         data=json.dumps(data),
         method=method,
         headers={
-            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Content-Type": content_type,
             "Accept": "application/json",
             "X-Rundeck-Auth-Token": module.params["api_token"]
         }