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## Create a Rule



Creates a Rule

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New Rule request

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A Rule Object

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Rule source groups

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Rule destination groups

</div><li><div style={{"fontSize":"var(--ifm-code-font-size)","opacity":"0.6","marginLeft":"-.5rem","paddingBottom":".5rem"}}>Array [</div></li><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"id"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Group ID","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"name"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Group Name identifier","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"peers_count"} required={true} schemaName={"integer"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Count of peers associated to the group","type":"integer"}}></SchemaItem><li><div style={{"fontSize":"var(--ifm-code-font-size)","opacity":"0.6","marginLeft":"-.5rem"}}>]</div></li></div></details></SchemaItem></ul></details></TabItem><TabItem label={"Example (from schema)"} value={"Example (from schema)"}><ResponseSamples responseExample={"{\n  \"id\": \"string\",\n  \"name\": \"string\",\n  \"description\": \"string\",\n  \"disabled\": true,\n  \"flow\": \"string\",\n  \"sources\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"string\",\n      \"name\": \"string\",\n      \"peers_count\": 0\n    }\n  ],\n  \"destinations\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"string\",\n      \"name\": \"string\",\n      \"peers_count\": 0\n    }\n  ]\n}"} language={"json"}></ResponseSamples></TabItem></SchemaTabs></TabItem></MimeTabs></div></TabItem></ApiTabs></div>