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# algolia crawler create

> Create a crawler.

```txt Usage theme={"system"}
algolia crawler create <name> -F <file> [flags]
```

## Examples

Create a crawler named "my-crawler" with the configuration in the file "config.json":

```sh icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
algolia crawler create my-crawler -F config.json
```

Create a crawler from another crawler's configuration:

```sh icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
algolia crawler get another-crawler --config-only | algolia crawler create my-crawler -F -
```

## Flags

<ParamField body="--dry-run">
  Validate and preview the create request without sending it
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="-F, --file">
  Path to the configuration file (use "-" to read from standard input)
</ParamField>

## Output formatting flags

<ParamField body="--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.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="-o, --output">
  Output format. One of: (json, jsonl, ndjson, jsonpath, jsonpath-as-json, jsonpath-file).
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="--template">
  Template string or path to a template file to use when --output=jsonpath, --output=jsonpath-file.
</ParamField>