API Reference / API Methods / Rules / Batch Rules
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Method signature
$index->saveRules(array rules)

$index->saveRules(array rules, [
  // All the following parameters are optional
  'forwardToReplicas' => boolean
  'clearExistingRules' => boolean
])

About this method

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Create or update a specified set of Rules, or all Rules.

Each Rule is created or updated, depending on whether a Rule with the same objectID already exists.

Examples

Read the Algolia CLI documentation for more information.

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$rules = [$rule1, $rule2];

$index->saveRules($rules);

Parameters

rules
type: list of Rule objects
Required

See Rule.

clearExistingRules
type: boolean
default: false
Optional

Whether the batch will remove all existing Rules before adding/updating the Rules.

forwardToReplicas
type: boolean
default: false
Optional

Whether to forward the operation to the replica indices.

requestOptions
type: key/value mapping
default: No request options
Optional

A mapping of requestOptions to send along with the request.

Response

This section shows the JSON response returned by the API. Since each language encapsulates this response inside objects specific to that language and/or implementation, the actual type in your language might differ from what’s written here. You can view the response in the logs (using the getLogs method).

JSON format

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{
  "updatedAt":"2013-01-18T15:33:13.556Z",
  "taskID": 678
}
updatedAt
string

Date at which the batch Rules job has been created.

taskID
integer

The taskID used with the waitTask method.

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