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# algolia rules import

> Import Rules into an index.

```txt Usage theme={"system"}
algolia rules import <index> -F <file> [flags]
```

## Examples

Import rules from the "rules.ndjson" file to the "MOVIES" index:

```sh icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
algolia rules import MOVIES -F rules.ndjson
```

Import rules from the standard input to the "MOVIES" index:

```sh icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
cat rules.ndjson | algolia rules import MOVIES -F -
```

Browse the rules in the "SERIES" index and import them to the "MOVIES" index:

```sh icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
algolia rules browse SERIES | algolia rules import MOVIES -F -
```

Import rules from the "rules.ndjson" file to the "MOVIES" index and don't forward them to the index replicas:

```sh icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
algolia rules import MOVIES -F rules.ndjson -f=false
```

## Flags

<ParamField body="-c, --clear-existing-rules">
  Delete existing rules before importing new ones
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="-y, --confirm">
  Skip the confirmation prompt.
</ParamField>

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

<ParamField body="-F, --file">
  Import rules from a `file` (use "-" to read from standard input)
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="-f, --forward-to-replicas">
  Whether to add the rules to replica indices
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="-w, --wait">
  wait for the operation to complete
</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>