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Required API Key: any key with the settings ACL

Method signature
$index->getSynonym(string objectID)

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About this method

Get a single synonym object using its synonym ID (objectID).

objectID doesn’t refer to an Algolia record but the unique identifier for a synonym object.

Examples

Read the Algolia CLI documentation for more information.

To retrieve a synonym:

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$synonym = $index->getSynonym("synonymID");

Parameters

objectID
type: string
Required

Unique identifier of the synonym you want to retrieve

Response

This section shows the JSON response returned by the API. Each API client encapsulates this response inside objects specific to the programming language, so that the actual response might be different. You can view the response by using the getLogs method. Don’t rely on the order of attributes in the response, as JSON doesn’t guarantee the ordering of keys in objects.

JSON format

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{
  "objectID": "a-unique-identifier",
  "type": "synonym",
  "synonyms": [
    "car",
    "vehicle"
  ]
}
Field Description
objectID
string
Required for only some languages

Must contain the same value as the objectId above.

type
string
Required

The parameter value should match the synonym type and be one of the following:

  • synonym
  • oneWaySynonym
  • altCorrection1 or altCorrection2
  • placeholder
synonyms
list
Required if type=synonym or type=oneWaySynonym

A list of synonyms.

input
string
Required if type=oneWaySynonym

Defines the synonym. A word or expression, used as the basis for the array of synonyms.

word
string
Required if type=altCorrection1 or type=altCorrection2

A single word, used as the basis for the corrections parameter.

corrections
list
Required if type=altCorrection1 or type=altCorrection2

An list of corrections of the word.

placeholder
string
Required if type=placeholder

A single word, used as the basis for the replacements parameter.

replacements
list
Required if type=placeholder

A list of replacements for the placeholder.

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