Add rule (addrule)

Create a new style guide rule.

Create a new style guide rule.

Request

Use the shared HTTP API endpoint and request formats.

See HTTP API Overview.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Notes
cmd	string	Yes	style_guide	Command name.
action	string	Yes	addrule	Action name.
collection	string	Yes		A name of the collection in which rules are stored.
lang	string	No	common	Language scope to create the rule in (example: en_US or en).
patterns	string[]	Yes		Patterns to match.
suggestions	string[]	No	[]	Replacement suggestions.
state	boolean	No	true	Enables/disables the rule.
context_include	string[]	No	[]	Matches only when one of these contexts exists.
context_exclude	string[]	No	[]	Skips matches when one of these contexts exists.
description	string	No		Message shown to the user.

You can’t choose a rule ID.

The rule ID is generated as a hash of patterns + context_include. If patterns or context_include changes later, the rule will get a new ID.

Behavior

• Creates a new rule in the target style guide file.

• Returns the created rule in result.

Response

Single rule object containing its rule ID is returned.

See Response schema.

Errors

See

• Errors.

• Validation & limits

Examples

Example (JSON body)

Request URL (on-premises)

http(s)://server_entry_point/?cmd=style_guide&access_key=<your-access-key>&collection=style guide&lang=en_US&action=addrule&patterns=["webspellchecker"]&suggestions=["WebSpellChecker"]

Request URL (Cloud)

https://svc.webspellchecker.net/api?cmd=style_guide&access_key=<your-access-key>&serviceid=<your-service-id>&collection=style guide&lang=en_US&action=addrule&patterns=["webspellchecker"]&suggestions=["WebSpellChecker"]

Request CURL (on-premises)

curl -G "http(s)://server_entry_point" \
  --data-urlencode 'cmd=style_guide' \
  --data-urlencode 'access_key=<your-access-key>' \
  --data-urlencode 'collection=style guide' \
  --data-urlencode 'lang=en_US' \
  --data-urlencode 'action=addrule' \
  --data-urlencode 'patterns=["webspellchecker"]' \
  --data-urlencode 'suggestions=["WebSpellChecker"]'

Request CURL (Cloud)

curl -G "https://svc.webspellchecker.net/api" \
  --data-urlencode 'cmd=style_guide' \
  --data-urlencode 'access_key=<your-access-key>' \
  --data-urlencode 'serviceid=<your-service-id>' \
  --data-urlencode 'collection=style guide' \
  --data-urlencode 'lang=en_US' \
  --data-urlencode 'action=addrule' \
  --data-urlencode 'patterns=["webspellchecker"]' \
  --data-urlencode 'suggestions=["WebSpellChecker"]'

---

Response

{
    "message": "Rule added.",
    "result": [
        {
            "state": true,
            "language": "en_US",
            "id": {
                "category": "STYLE_GUIDE",
                "collection": "style guide",
                "rule": "STYLE_5933619761905272220"
            },
            "patterns": [
                "webspellchecker"
            ],
            "suggestions": [
                "WebSpellChecker"
            ],
            "description": "",
            "context_include": [],
            "context_exclude": []
        }
    ]
}

Example (XML body)