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# Publish rule

Publish a rule so the current tested version becomes the active (published) version. You can optionally provide a description and title for the version.

Use the API reference below to try the endpoint.

## Publish rule

> Publish the current draft. Body is the same for all rule types.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.3","info":{"title":"Nected Rule API (Dev V1)","version":"1.0"},"tags":[{"name":"Rule","description":"List, create, read, update, test, schedule, and publish rules."}],"servers":[{"url":"https://api.nected.ai","description":"Production"}],"security":[{"DevAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"DevAuth":{"type":"apiKey","in":"header","name":"Nected-API-Key","description":"Dev API key (`Nected-API-Key` header)"}},"schemas":{"PublishEntityRequest":{"type":"object","description":"Request body for publish endpoint","properties":{"checksum":{"type":"string","description":"Current checksum of the entity"},"description":{"type":"string","description":"Description for this published version"},"title":{"type":"string","description":"Title for this published version"}}},"Response":{"type":"object","description":"Standard API response wrapper","properties":{"code":{"type":"string"},"data":{"description":"Response payload: rule object, array of rules (list), version rows, or execution result — shape varies by endpoint"},"message":{"type":"string"},"pageNo":{"type":"integer"},"pageSize":{"type":"integer"},"totalCount":{"type":"integer"},"totalPages":{"type":"integer"},"paginationInfo":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/PaginationInfo"}}},"PaginationInfo":{"type":"object","description":"Pagination metadata returned by GET /dev/v1/rule (list rules)","properties":{"perPage":{"type":"integer","description":"Page size (items per page)"},"totalPage":{"type":"integer","description":"Total number of pages"},"currentPage":{"type":"integer","description":"Current page index"},"totalRecord":{"type":"integer","description":"Total records across all pages"}}}}},"paths":{"/dev/v1/rule/{entity-id}/publish":{"post":{"operationId":"publishRule","tags":["Rule"],"summary":"Publish rule","description":"Publish the current draft. Body is the same for all rule types.","parameters":[{"name":"Nected-Branch","in":"header","required":false,"description":"Branch name (optional)","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"entity-id","in":"path","required":true,"schema":{"type":"string"},"description":"The rule's entity ID"}],"requestBody":{"required":true,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/PublishEntityRequest"}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK (illustrative; exact `data` fields depend on API version)","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Response"}}}},"400":{"description":"Bad Request","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Response"}}}},"500":{"description":"Internal Server Error","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Response"}}}}}}}}}
```