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# Create Exclusion Rule

POST https://api.mezmo.com/v1/config/ingestion/exclusions
Content-Type: application/json

Create a new ingestion exclusion rule to help reduce log volume

Reference: https://mezmo.ferndocs.com/api-reference/log-analysis/exclusions/post-v-1-config-exclusions

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (required) — This key is used for all apis with the exception of ingest. You can obtain it following [these instructions](https://docs.mezmo.com/docs/ingestion-key) and placing the key in the header of your call in the format of `Authorization: Token {accesstoken}` For example: ``` curl -H 'Authorization: Token <ACCESS TOKEN>' ```
- `servicekey` header (required) — (Deprecated) This key is used for v1 and v2 apis with the exception of ingest. Service keys can be used by placing your service key in the `Authorization` header of your api call. *NOTE* Usage of the service key auth mechanism has been deprecated in favor of IAM Access Tokens. Service keys can no longer be created, but can still be used for v1 and v2 apis while the transition takes place

## Request

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a streamExclusionRequest.

- `title` (string, required)
- `hosts` (list of string, optional)
- `apps` (list of string, optional)
- `active` (boolean, optional, default: false)
- `indexonly` (boolean, optional, default: true)
- `query` (string, optional) — Search query.
- `id` (string, optional)

## Response

### 200

OK

- `title` (string, required)
- `hosts` (list of string, optional)
- `apps` (list of string, optional)
- `active` (boolean, optional, default: false)
- `indexonly` (boolean, optional, default: true)
- `query` (string, optional) — Search query.
- `id` (string, optional)

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "title": "Exclude debug logs from payment-service on logs.acme-corp.io"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "title": "Exclude debug logs from payment-service on logs.acme-corp.io",
  "hosts": [
    "logs.acme-corp.io"
  ],
  "apps": [
    "payment-service"
  ],
  "active": true,
  "indexonly": true,
  "query": "level:DEBUG AND service:payment-service",
  "id": "excl-20240601-001"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.mezmo.com/v1/config/ingestion/exclusions"

payload = { "title": "Exclude debug logs from payment-service on logs.acme-corp.io" }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.mezmo.com/v1/config/ingestion/exclusions';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"title":"Exclude debug logs from payment-service on logs.acme-corp.io"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.mezmo.com/v1/config/ingestion/exclusions"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"title\": \"Exclude debug logs from payment-service on logs.acme-corp.io\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.mezmo.com/v1/config/ingestion/exclusions")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"title\": \"Exclude debug logs from payment-service on logs.acme-corp.io\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.mezmo.com/v1/config/ingestion/exclusions")
  .header("Authorization", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"title\": \"Exclude debug logs from payment-service on logs.acme-corp.io\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.mezmo.com/v1/config/ingestion/exclusions', [
  'body' => '{
  "title": "Exclude debug logs from payment-service on logs.acme-corp.io"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => '<apiKey>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.mezmo.com/v1/config/ingestion/exclusions");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"title\": \"Exclude debug logs from payment-service on logs.acme-corp.io\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = ["title": "Exclude debug logs from payment-service on logs.acme-corp.io"] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.mezmo.com/v1/config/ingestion/exclusions")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```