PUT /1/indexes/{indexName}/synonyms/{objectID}

If a synonym with the specified object ID doesn't exist, Algolia adds a new one. Otherwise, the existing synonym is replaced. To add multiple synonyms in a single API request, use the batch operation.

Servers

Path parameters

Name Type Required Description
indexName String Yes

Name of the index on which to perform the operation.

objectID String Yes

Unique identifier of a synonym object.

Request headers

Name Type Required Description
Content-Type String Yes The media type of the request body.

Default value: "application/json"

Query parameters

Name Type Required Description
forwardToReplicas Boolean No

Whether changes are applied to replica indices.

Request body fields

Name Type Required Description
placeholder String No

Placeholder token to be put inside records.

synonyms[] Array No

Words or phrases considered equivalent.

input String No

Word or phrase to appear in query strings (for onewaysynonyms).

word String No

Word or phrase to appear in query strings (for altcorrection1 and altcorrection2).

type String Yes

Synonym type.

Possible values:

  • "altCorrection2"
  • "altCorrection1"
  • "onewaysynonym"
  • "synonym"
  • "altcorrection1"
  • "oneWaySynonym"
  • "placeholder"
  • "altcorrection2"
objectID String Yes

Unique identifier of a synonym object.

corrections[] Array No

Words to be matched in records.

replacements[] Array No

Query words that will match the placeholder token.

How to start integrating

  1. Add HTTP Task to your workflow definition.
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    • This loads the API reference documentation and prepares the Http request settings.
  3. Click Test request to test run your request to the API and see the API's response.