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# Match Rules

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**Configures:**

* How to relax constraints when matching requests?
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Match rules only apply to mocking mode.
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Matching rules allow you customize which component categories of a request are used for matching. By defualt, only request **query params** and **body** are used for matching. Request **method** and **path** are required for matching and not configurable.

## Rule Configuration

<figure><img src="/files/Z2csstoNvATaoXFBguyB" alt=""><figcaption><p>Figure 1. Matching rules</p></figcaption></figure>

### Method

HTTP verb(s) the rule applies to such as GET, POST, DELETE, etc.

### Pattern

Pattern to match with the request URL to apply the rule to. This supports regular expressions.

### Component

Which components of the request to match on, such as header, body, and query param.

### Modes Applied To

Which agent mode to apply the filter rule to such as mock.