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# Create rule

> Create an automation rule: trigger, conditions and actions. Pro plan. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/inoreader/create_rule

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Create an automation rule: trigger, conditions and actions. Pro plan.

Inoreader API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/inoreader.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/inoreader/rules`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Creates a rule in the Automate tab. Scope sets the trigger (account, feed, folder or tag), conditions match on title and/or content, author, URL, language or RSS category and are joined with any (OR) or all (AND), and actions can assign a tag, save to Read later, mark as read, send by email, notify or call a webhook. Rules need the Pro plan and count against its 30 rules. Email and webhook actions reach other people and services. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | string | yes | Rule name. |
| `scope` | enum | yes | account, feed, folder or tag: where the rule watches for new articles. |
| `scope_name` | string | no | Folder or tag name, or feed ID. Required unless scope is account. |
| `operator` | enum | no | all (AND) or any (OR) for the conditions. Default: all. |
| `conditions` | array | yes | Objects with field (title_or_content, author, url, language, rss_category) and contains. |
| `actions` | array | yes | Objects with type (assign_tag, read_later, mark_as_read, email, notification, webhook) and value where one is needed. |
| `run_on_existing` | boolean | no | Also run the rule on articles you already have. Default: false. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/inoreader/rules \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Competitor pricing","scope":"folder","scope_name":"Competitors","operator":"any","conditions":[{"field":"title_or_content","contains":"pricing"},{"field":"title_or_content","contains":"price increase"}],"actions":[{"type":"assign_tag","value":"pricing-watch"},{"type":"email"}]}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("inoreader", "create_rule", {"name":"Competitor pricing","scope":"folder","scope_name":"Competitors","operator":"any","conditions":[{"field":"title_or_content","contains":"pricing"},{"field":"title_or_content","contains":"price increase"}],"actions":[{"type":"assign_tag","value":"pricing-watch"},{"type":"email"}]})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('inoreader', 'create_rule', {"name":"Competitor pricing","scope":"folder","scope_name":"Competitors","operator":"any","conditions":[{"field":"title_or_content","contains":"pricing"},{"field":"title_or_content","contains":"price increase"}],"actions":[{"type":"assign_tag","value":"pricing-watch"},{"type":"email"}]});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call inoreader create_rule --data '{"name":"Competitor pricing","scope":"folder","scope_name":"Competitors","operator":"any","conditions":[{"field":"title_or_content","contains":"pricing"},{"field":"title_or_content","contains":"price increase"}],"actions":[{"type":"assign_tag","value":"pricing-watch"},{"type":"email"}]}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "rule_id": "r_219",
  "name": "Competitor pricing",
  "enabled": true,
  "slots_used": 12,
  "slots_total": 30
}
```

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