---
title: "Changes to Create a crawler"
method: POST
path: "/1/crawlers"
---

# Changes to Create a crawler

`POST /1/crawlers`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 22 of 53 revisions.

- **2026-09-30** `cd757ae2d6f9`: 1 info
- **2026-09-18** `fbe9f9e06d4e`: 1 breaking, 1 info
- **2025-06-02** `f5cc121c1fe1`: 2 info
- **2025-04-03** `8716826ef183`: 1 breaking
- **2025-03-20** `3378d1b64e85`: 12 breaking, 2 info
- **2025-02-27** `03675082f275`: 1 info
- **2025-02-05** `078dcce115c0`: 1 breaking, 1 info
- **2025-01-27** `fab097d4d931`: 2 breaking
- **2025-01-09** `6d7f91db6bd9`: 2 warning, 2 info
- **2024-12-11** `e360e9227034`: 1 info
- **2024-11-18** `c7c8d9776bd8`: 1 info
- **2024-11-15** `d3ebedee8deb`: 1 breaking, 1 warning, 3 info
- **2024-10-10** `803f32fb7efb`: 1 warning
- **2024-10-06** `f45372c39051`: 1 info
- **2024-08-30** `ebaef10474cb`: 1 info
- **2024-07-30** `6aa7ef24913e`: 1 breaking, 1 info
- **2024-07-01** `d8750219860b`: 1 info
- **2024-06-26** `41e02ed82684`: 1 warning
- **2024-06-25** `98802b2cae2c`: 2 info
- **2024-06-17** `f3570585ae91`: 1 breaking
- **2024-04-30** `87ec9289a190`: 1 breaking, 1 info
- **2024-04-04** `dc15e81eebdb`: 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-09-30** `cd757ae2d6f9`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/renderingContent/widgets/resultCard`
- **2026-09-18** `fbe9f9e06d4e`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - the `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/baseIndexSettings]/paginationLimitedTo` request property format changed from no format to `int64`
  - added the new optional request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/attributeCriteriaComputedBy`
- **2025-06-02** `f5cc121c1fe1`: 2 info
  - added the new `false` enum value to the request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/typoTolerance/oneOf[subschema #2: typo tolerance]/`
  - added the new `true` enum value to the request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/typoTolerance/oneOf[subschema #2: typo tolerance]/`
- **2025-04-03** `8716826ef183`: 1 breaking
  - the `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/baseIndexSettings]/userData` request property type changed from `object` to no type
- **2025-03-20** `3378d1b64e85`: 12 breaking, 2 info
  - the `config/login/oneOf[#/components/schemas/browserRequest -> subschema #2: Browser-based]/waitTime/max` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/login/oneOf[#/components/schemas/browserRequest -> subschema #2: Browser-based]/waitTime/min` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/login/oneOf[#/components/schemas/fetchRequest -> subschema #1: HTTP request]/requestOptions/timeout` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/maxDepth` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/maxUrls` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/rateLimit` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/renderJavaScript/oneOf[subschema #3: headlessBrowserConfig]/waitTime/max` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/renderJavaScript/oneOf[subschema #3: headlessBrowserConfig]/waitTime/min` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/requestOptions/retries` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/requestOptions/timeout` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/safetyChecks/beforeIndexPublishing/maxFailedUrls` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - the `config/safetyChecks/beforeIndexPublishing/maxLostRecordsPercentage` request property type changed from `number` to `integer`
  - added the new optional request property `config/actions/items/schedule`
  - added the new optional request property `config/ignorePaginationAttributes`
- **2025-02-27** `03675082f275`: 1 info
  - the `adBlock` request property default value `false` was added
- **2025-02-05** `078dcce115c0`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed `subschema #1, subschema #2` from the `config/renderJavaScript` request property `oneOf` list
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2` to the `config/renderJavaScript` request property `oneOf` list
- **2025-01-27** `fab097d4d931`: 2 breaking
  - the `config/login/oneOf[#/components/schemas/browserRequest]/waitTime` request property type changed from no type to `object`
  - the `config/renderJavaScript/oneOf[subschema #3: headlessBrowserConfig]/waitTime` request property type changed from no type to `object`
- **2025-01-09** `6d7f91db6bd9`: 2 warning, 2 info
  - removed the request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/customRanking`
  - removed the request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/keepDiacriticsOnCharacters`
  - added the new optional request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/baseIndexSettings]/customRanking`
  - added the new optional request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/baseIndexSettings]/keepDiacriticsOnCharacters`
- **2024-12-11** `e360e9227034`: 1 info
  - added the new `ignoreConjugations` enum value to the request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/alternativesAsExact/items/`
- **2024-11-18** `c7c8d9776bd8`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `config/safetyChecks/beforeIndexPublishing/maxFailedUrls`
- **2024-11-15** `d3ebedee8deb`: 1 breaking, 1 warning, 3 info
  - the `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/optionalWords` request property type changed from `array` to no type
  - removed the request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/maxFacetHits`
  - added the new optional request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/baseIndexSettings]/maxFacetHits`
  - the `optionalWords` request property default value `` was removed
  - added `#/components/schemas/optionalWordsArray, subschema #1, subschema #2` to the `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/optionalWords` request property `oneOf` list
- **2024-10-10** `803f32fb7efb`: 1 warning
  - removed the request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/renderingContent/widgets/banners/banners`
- **2024-10-06** `f45372c39051`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/renderingContent/widgets`
- **2024-08-30** `ebaef10474cb`: 1 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/booleanString` to the `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/ignorePlurals` request property `oneOf` list
- **2024-07-30** `6aa7ef24913e`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed `subschema #3` from the `config/renderJavaScript` request property `oneOf` list
  - added `subschema #3: headlessBrowserConfig` to the `config/renderJavaScript` request property `oneOf` list
- **2024-07-01** `d8750219860b`: 1 info
  - added the new optional request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/renderingContent/redirect`
- **2024-06-26** `41e02ed82684`: 1 warning
  - removed the request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[subschema #1: Index settings.]/virtual`
- **2024-06-25** `98802b2cae2c`: 2 info
  - added the new optional request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/renderingContent/facetOrdering/values/additionalProperties/hide`
  - added the new optional request property `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[subschema #1: Index settings.]/virtual`
- **2024-06-17** `f3570585ae91`: 1 breaking
  - the `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[subschema #1: Index settings.]/userData` request property type changed from no type to `object`
- **2024-04-30** `87ec9289a190`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed `#/components/schemas/listOfSearchFilters, subschema #2` from the `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/reRankingApplyFilter` request property `oneOf` list
  - added `#/components/schemas/reRankingApplyFilter` to the `config/initialIndexSettings/additionalProperties/allOf[#/components/schemas/indexSettingsAsSearchParams]/reRankingApplyFilter` request property `oneOf` list
- **2024-04-04** `dc15e81eebdb`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

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