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POST
/
v3
/
style_rules
Create a style rule list
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.deepl.com/v3/style_rules \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "My style rules",
  "language": "de",
  "configured_rules": {
    "style_and_tone": {
      "abbreviations": "use_abbreviations_and_symbols",
      "short_vs_long_words": "use_short_words"
    },
    "punctuation": {
      "apostrophe": "use_curly_apostrophes"
    }
  },
  "custom_instructions": [
    {
      "label": "Currency custom instruction",
      "prompt": "Have currency symbols before the numerical value (e.g. $100, €100)",
      "source_language": "en"
    }
  ]
}
'
{
  "style_id": "bd0a38f3-1831-440b-a8dd-2c702e2325ab",
  "name": "<string>",
  "creation_time": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "updated_time": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "language": "de",
  "version": 13,
  "configured_rules": {
    "style_and_tone": {
      "abbreviations": "use_abbreviations_and_symbols",
      "short_vs_long_words": "use_short_words"
    },
    "punctuation": {
      "apostrophe": "use_curly_apostrophes"
    }
  },
  "custom_instructions": [
    {
      "id": "68fdb803-c013-4e67-b62e-1aad0ab519cd",
      "label": "Currency custom instruction",
      "prompt": "Have currency symbols before the numerical value (e.g. $100, €100)",
      "source_language": "en"
    }
  ]
}

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
default:DeepL-Auth-Key
required

Authentication with Authorization header and DeepL-Auth-Key authentication scheme. Example: DeepL-Auth-Key <api-key>

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required

Name associated with the style rule list.

​
language
enum<string>
required

The language that the style rule list is applied to.

Available options:
de,
en,
es,
fr,
it,
ja,
ko,
zh
​
configured_rules
object

The enabled rules for the style rule list including what option was selected for each rule. This schema combines rules from all supported languages.

Example:
{
  "style_and_tone": {
    "abbreviations": "use_abbreviations_and_symbols",
    "short_vs_long_words": "use_short_words"
  },
  "punctuation": { "apostrophe": "use_curly_apostrophes" }
}
​
custom_instructions
object[]

Array of custom instruction objects

Maximum array length: 200

Response

Style rule list created successfully

​
style_id
string
required

A unique ID assigned to a style rule list.

Example:

"bd0a38f3-1831-440b-a8dd-2c702e2325ab"

​
name
string
required

Name associated with the style rule list.

​
creation_time
string<date-time>
required

The creation time of the style rule list in the ISO 8601-1:2019 format (e.g.: 2021-08-03T14:16:18.329Z).

​
updated_time
string<date-time>
required

The time of the style rule list when it was last updated in the ISO 8601-1:2019 format (e.g.: 2022-08-03T14:16:18.329Z).

​
language
enum<string>
required

The language that the style rule list is applied to.

Available options:
de,
en,
es,
fr,
it,
ja,
ko,
zh
​
version
integer
required

The version of the style rule list. Incremented when the style rule list is updated.

Example:

13

​
configured_rules
object

The enabled rules for the style rule list including what option was selected for each rule. This schema combines rules from all supported languages.

Example:
{
  "style_and_tone": {
    "abbreviations": "use_abbreviations_and_symbols",
    "short_vs_long_words": "use_short_words"
  },
  "punctuation": { "apostrophe": "use_curly_apostrophes" }
}
​
custom_instructions
object[]

List of custom instructions enabled for the style rule list.