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Usage
algolia crawler create <name> -F <file> [flags]

Examples

Create a crawler named “my-crawler” with the configuration in the file “config.json”:
algolia crawler create my-crawler -F config.json
Create a crawler from another crawler’s configuration:
algolia crawler get another-crawler --config-only | algolia crawler create my-crawler -F -

Flags

--dry-run
Validate and preview the create request without sending it
-F, --file
Path to the configuration file (use ”-” to read from standard input)

Output formatting flags

--allow-missing-template-keys
If true, ignore errors in templates due to missing fields or map keys. This only applies to golang and jsonpath output formats.
-o, --output
Output format. One of: (json, jsonl, ndjson, jsonpath, jsonpath-as-json, jsonpath-file).
--template
Template string or path to a template file to use when —output=jsonpath, —output=jsonpath-file.
Last modified on May 12, 2026