Clone a feature flag

POST 
<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/projects/:projectId/features/:featureName/clone

Creates a copy of the specified feature flag. The copy can be created in any project.

Request

Path Parameters

projectId stringrequired
featureName stringrequired

application/json

Bodyrequired

cloneFeatureSchema

namestringrequired
The name of the new feature
Example: new-feature
replaceGroupIdboolean
Whether to use the new feature name as its group ID or not. Group ID is used for calculating stickiness. Defaults to true.
Example: true

Responses

200

featureSchema

application/json

Schema

Schema

namestringrequired
Unique feature name
Example: disable-comments
typestring
Type of the flag e.g. experiment, kill-switch, release, operational, permission
Example: kill-switch
descriptionstringnullable
Detailed description of the feature
Example: Controls disabling of the comments section in case of an incident
archivedboolean
true if the feature is archived
Example: true
projectstring
Name of the project the feature belongs to
Example: dx-squad
enabledboolean
true if the feature is enabled, otherwise false.
Example: true
staleboolean
true if the feature is stale based on the age and feature type, otherwise false.
Example: false
favoriteboolean
true if the feature was favorited, otherwise false.
Example: true
impressionDataboolean
true if the impression data collection is enabled for the feature, otherwise false.
Example: false
createdAtdate-timenullable
The date the feature was created
Example: 2023-01-28T15:21:39.975Z
createdBy object
User who created the feature flag
idintegerrequired
The user id
Example: 123
namestringrequired
Name of the user
Example: User
imageUrlstringrequired
URL used for the user profile image
Example: https://example.com/242x200.png
archivedAtdate-timenullable
The date the feature was archived
Example: 2023-01-29T15:21:39.975Z
lastSeenAtdate-timenullabledeprecated
The date when metrics where last collected for the feature. This field was deprecated in v5, use the one in featureEnvironmentSchema
Example: 2023-01-28T16:21:39.975Z
environments object[]
The list of environments where the feature can be used
Array [
namestringrequired
The name of the environment
Example: my-dev-env
featureNamestring
The name of the feature
Example: disable-comments
environmentstring
The name of the environment
Example: development
typestring
The type of the environment
Example: development
enabledbooleanrequired
true if the feature is enabled for the environment, otherwise false.
Example: true
sortOrdernumber
The sort order of the feature environment in the feature environments list
Example: 3
variantCountnumber
The number of defined variants
strategies object[]
A list of activation strategies for the feature environment
Array [
idstring
A uuid for the feature strategy
Example: 6b5157cb-343a-41e7-bfa3-7b4ec3044840
namestringrequired
The name or type of strategy
Example: flexibleRollout
titlestringnullable
A descriptive title for the strategy
Example: Gradual Rollout 25-Prod
disabledbooleannullable
A toggle to disable the strategy. defaults to false. Disabled strategies are not evaluated or returned to the SDKs
Example: false
featureNamestring
The name or feature the strategy is attached to
Example: myAwesomeFeature
sortOrdernumber
The order of the strategy in the list
Example: 9999
segmentsnumber[]
A list of segment ids attached to the strategy
Example: [1,2]
constraints object[]
A list of the constraints attached to the strategy. See https://docs.getunleash.io/reference/activation-strategies#constraints
Array [
contextNamestringrequired
The name of the context field that this constraint should apply to.
Example: appName
operatorstringrequired
The operator to use when evaluating this constraint. For more information about the various operators, refer to the strategy constraint operator documentation.
Possible values: [NOT_IN, IN, STR_ENDS_WITH, STR_STARTS_WITH, STR_CONTAINS, NUM_EQ, NUM_GT, NUM_GTE, NUM_LT, NUM_LTE, DATE_AFTER, DATE_BEFORE, SEMVER_EQ, SEMVER_GT, SEMVER_LT]
Example: IN
caseInsensitiveboolean
Whether the operator should be case sensitive or not. Defaults to false (being case sensitive).
Default value: false
invertedboolean
Whether the result should be negated or not. If true, will turn a true result into a false result and vice versa.
Default value: false
valuesstring[]
The context values that should be used for constraint evaluation. Use this property instead of value for properties that accept multiple values.
Example: ["my-app","my-other-app"]
valuestring
The context value that should be used for constraint evaluation. Use this property instead of values for properties that only accept single values.
Example: my-app
]
variants object[]
Strategy level variants
Array [
namestringrequired
The variant name. Must be unique for this feature flag
Example: blue_group
weightintegerrequired
The weight is the likelihood of any one user getting this variant. It is an integer between 0 and 1000. See the section on variant weights for more information
Possible values: <= 1000
weightTypestringrequired
Set to fix if this variant must have exactly the weight allocated to it. If the type is variable, the weight will adjust so that the total weight of all variants adds up to 1000. Refer to the variant weight documentation.
Possible values: [variable, fix]
Example: fix
stickinessstringrequired
The stickiness to use for distribution of this variant. Stickiness is how Unleash guarantees that the same user gets the same variant every time
Example: custom.context.field
payload object
Extra data configured for this variant
typestringrequired
The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.
Possible values: [json, csv, string, number]
valuestringrequired
The actual value of payload
]
parameters object
A list of parameters for a strategy
property name*string
]
variants object[]
A list of variants for the feature environment
Array [
namestringrequired
The variants name. Is unique for this feature flag
Example: blue_group
weightnumberrequired
The weight is the likelihood of any one user getting this variant. It is a number between 0 and 1000. See the section on variant weights for more information
Possible values: <= 1000
weightTypestring
Set to fix if this variant must have exactly the weight allocated to it. If the type is variable, the weight will adjust so that the total weight of all variants adds up to 1000
Possible values: [variable, fix]
Example: variable
stickinessstring
Stickiness is how Unleash guarantees that the same user gets the same variant every time
Example: custom.context.field
payload object
Extra data configured for this variant
typestringrequired
The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.
Possible values: [json, csv, string, number]
valuestringrequired
The actual value of payload
overrides object[]
Overrides assigning specific variants to specific users. The weighting system automatically assigns users to specific groups for you, but any overrides in this list will take precedence.
Array [
contextNamestringrequired
The name of the context field used to determine overrides
Example: userId
valuesstring[]required
Which values that should be overriden
Example: ["red","blue"]
]
]
lastSeenAtdate-timenullable
The date when metrics where last collected for the feature environment
Example: 2023-01-28T16:21:39.975Z
hasStrategiesboolean
Whether the feature has any strategies defined.
hasEnabledStrategiesboolean
Whether the feature has any enabled strategies defined.
]
variants object[]deprecated
The list of feature variants
Array [
namestringrequired
The variants name. Is unique for this feature flag
Example: blue_group
weightnumberrequired
The weight is the likelihood of any one user getting this variant. It is a number between 0 and 1000. See the section on variant weights for more information
Possible values: <= 1000
weightTypestring
Set to fix if this variant must have exactly the weight allocated to it. If the type is variable, the weight will adjust so that the total weight of all variants adds up to 1000
Possible values: [variable, fix]
Example: variable
stickinessstring
Stickiness is how Unleash guarantees that the same user gets the same variant every time
Example: custom.context.field
payload object
Extra data configured for this variant
typestringrequired
The type of the value. Commonly used types are string, number, json and csv.
Possible values: [json, csv, string, number]
valuestringrequired
The actual value of payload
overrides object[]
Overrides assigning specific variants to specific users. The weighting system automatically assigns users to specific groups for you, but any overrides in this list will take precedence.
Array [
contextNamestringrequired
The name of the context field used to determine overrides
Example: userId
valuesstring[]required
Which values that should be overriden
Example: ["red","blue"]
]
]
strategiesobject[]deprecated
This was deprecated in v5 and will be removed in a future major version
tags object[]nullable
The list of feature tags
Array [
valuestringrequired
The value of the tag.
Possible values: >= 2 characters and <= 50 characters
Example: a-tag-value
typestringrequired
The type of the tag
Possible values: >= 2 characters and <= 50 characters
Example: simple
]
childrenstring[]
The list of child feature names. This is an experimental field and may change.
lifecycle object
Current lifecycle stage of the feature
stagestringrequired
The name of the current lifecycle stage
Possible values: [initial, pre-live, live, completed, archived]
Example: initial
enteredStageAtdate-timerequired
When the feature entered this stage
Example: 2023-01-28T15:21:39.975Z
dependencies object[]
The list of parent dependencies. This is an experimental field and may change.
Array [
featurestringrequired
The name of the parent feature
Example: some-feature
enabledboolean
Whether the parent feature is enabled or not
Example: true
variantsstring[]
The list of variants the parent feature should resolve to. Only valid when feature is enabled.
]
collaborators object
Information related to users who have made changes to this feature flage.
users object[]required
Users who have made any changes to this feature flags. The list is sorted in reverse chronological order (most recent changes first)
Array [
idintegerrequired
The user's id
Example: 123
namestringrequired
The user's name, username, or email (prioritized in that order). If none of those are present, this property will be set to the string unknown
Example: User
imageUrlstringrequired
The URL to the user's profile image
Example: https://example.com/242x200.png
]

Example (auto)

{
  "name": "disable-comments",
  "type": "kill-switch",
  "description": "Controls disabling of the comments section in case of an incident",
  "archived": true,
  "project": "dx-squad",
  "enabled": true,
  "stale": false,
  "favorite": true,
  "impressionData": false,
  "createdAt": "2023-01-28T15:21:39.975Z",
  "createdBy": {
    "id": 123,
    "name": "User",
    "imageUrl": "https://example.com/242x200.png"
  },
  "archivedAt": "2023-01-29T15:21:39.975Z",
  "environments": [
    {
      "name": "my-dev-env",
      "featureName": "disable-comments",
      "environment": "development",
      "type": "development",
      "enabled": true,
      "sortOrder": 3,
      "variantCount": 0,
      "strategies": [
        {
          "id": "6b5157cb-343a-41e7-bfa3-7b4ec3044840",
          "name": "flexibleRollout",
          "title": "Gradual Rollout 25-Prod",
          "disabled": false,
          "featureName": "myAwesomeFeature",
          "sortOrder": 9999,
          "segments": [
            1,
            2
          ],
          "constraints": [
            {
              "contextName": "appName",
              "operator": "IN",
              "caseInsensitive": false,
              "inverted": false,
              "values": [
                "my-app",
                "my-other-app"
              ],
              "value": "my-app"
            }
          ],
          "variants": [
            {
              "name": "blue_group",
              "weight": 0,
              "weightType": "fix",
              "stickiness": "custom.context.field",
              "payload": {
                "type": "json",
                "value": "{\"color\": \"red\"}"
              }
            }
          ],
          "parameters": {}
        }
      ],
      "variants": [
        {
          "name": "blue_group",
          "weight": 0,
          "weightType": "variable",
          "stickiness": "custom.context.field",
          "payload": {
            "type": "json",
            "value": "{\"color\": \"red\"}"
          },
          "overrides": [
            {
              "contextName": "userId",
              "values": [
                "red",
                "blue"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "lastSeenAt": "2023-01-28T16:21:39.975Z",
      "hasStrategies": true,
      "hasEnabledStrategies": true
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "value": "a-tag-value",
      "type": "simple"
    }
  ],
  "children": [
    "some-feature"
  ],
  "lifecycle": {
    "stage": "initial",
    "enteredStageAt": "2023-01-28T15:21:39.975Z"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    {
      "feature": "some-feature",
      "enabled": true,
      "variants": [
        "some-feature-blue-variant"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "collaborators": {
    "users": [
      {
        "id": 123,
        "name": "User",
        "imageUrl": "https://example.com/242x200.png"
      }
    ]
  }
}

401

Authorization information is missing or invalid. Provide a valid API token as the authorization header, e.g. authorization:*.*.my-admin-token.

application/json

Schema

Schema

idstring
The ID of the error instance
Example: 9c40958a-daac-400e-98fb-3bb438567008
namestring
The name of the error kind
Example: AuthenticationRequired
messagestring
A description of what went wrong.
Example: You must log in to use Unleash. Your request had no authorization header, so we could not authorize you. Try logging in at /auth/simple/login.

Example (auto)

{
  "id": "9c40958a-daac-400e-98fb-3bb438567008",
  "name": "AuthenticationRequired",
  "message": "You must log in to use Unleash. Your request had no authorization header, so we could not authorize you. Try logging in at /auth/simple/login."
}

403

The provided user credentials are valid, but the user does not have the necessary permissions to perform this operation

application/json

Schema

Schema

idstring
The ID of the error instance
Example: 9c40958a-daac-400e-98fb-3bb438567008
namestring
The name of the error kind
Example: NoAccessError
messagestring
A description of what went wrong.
Example: You need the "UPDATE_ADDON" permission to perform this action in the "development" environment.

Example (auto)

{
  "id": "9c40958a-daac-400e-98fb-3bb438567008",
  "name": "NoAccessError",
  "message": "You need the \"UPDATE_ADDON\" permission to perform this action in the \"development\" environment."
}

404

The requested resource was not found.

application/json

Schema

Schema

idstring
The ID of the error instance
Example: 9c40958a-daac-400e-98fb-3bb438567008
namestring
The name of the error kind
Example: NotFoundError
messagestring
A description of what went wrong.
Example: Could not find the addon with ID "12345".

Example (auto)

{
  "id": "9c40958a-daac-400e-98fb-3bb438567008",
  "name": "NotFoundError",
  "message": "Could not find the addon with ID \"12345\"."
}

415

The operation does not support request payloads of the provided type. Please ensure that you're using one of the listed payload types and that you have specified the right content type in the "content-type" header.

application/json

Schema

Schema

idstring
The ID of the error instance
Example: 9c40958a-daac-400e-98fb-3bb438567008
namestring
The name of the error kind
Example: ContentTypeerror
messagestring
A description of what went wrong.
Example: We do not accept the content-type you provided (application/xml). Try using one of the content-types we do accept instead (application/json) and make sure the body is in the corresponding format.

Example (auto)

{
  "id": "9c40958a-daac-400e-98fb-3bb438567008",
  "name": "ContentTypeerror",
  "message": "We do not accept the content-type you provided (application/xml). Try using one of the content-types we do accept instead (application/json) and make sure the body is in the corresponding format."
}

Authorization: Authorization

name: Authorizationtype: apiKeyin: headerdescription: API key needed to access this API

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• CURL

curl -L '<your-unleash-url>/api/admin/projects/:projectId/features/:featureName/clone' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: <Authorization>' \
-d '{
  "name": "new-feature",
  "replaceGroupId": true
}'

Request Collapse all

Base URL

<your-unleash-url>

Auth

Security Scheme

apiKeybearerToken

apiKey

Parameters

projectId — pathrequired

featureName — pathrequired

Body required

{
  "name": "new-feature",
  "replaceGroupId": true
}

ResponseClear

Click the Send API Request button above and see the response here!