# Fire the rule group on your transactions.

`POST /v1/rule-groups/{id}/trigger`

Fire the rule group on your transactions. Changes will be made by the rules in the rule group. Limit the result if you want to.

Authentication (security requirement alternatives):

```json
[
  {
    "firefly_iii_auth": []
  },
  {
    "local_bearer_auth": []
  }
]
```

- firefly_iii_auth: oauth2. OAuth2 authorization code flow. Create a client on your installation's `/profile` page; it authorizes at `/oauth/authorize` and issues tokens at `/oauth/token` there. The URLs below are the demo site's. [How to use the API](https://sourcey-firefly.pages.dev/how-to/firefly-iii/features/api/index.md) walks through it.
- local_bearer_auth: http (bearer). A Personal Access Token, sent as a bearer token. Create one on your installation under Options > Profile > OAuth > Personal Access Tokens.

Parameters:

- `X-Trace-Id` (header, string, uuid, optional) - Unique identifier associated with this request.
  Type: string, uuid
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "40c71bbb-c676-4f24-83cf-cc725d7d7a00"
  ```

- `id` (path, string, required) - The ID of the rule group.
  Type: string
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "123"
  ```

- `start` (query, string, date, optional) - A date formatted YYYY-MM-DD, to limit the transactions the actions will be applied to. Both the start date and the end date must be present.

  Type: string, date
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "2026-10-01"
  ```

- `end` (query, string, date, optional) - A date formatted YYYY-MM-DD, to limit the transactions the actions will be applied to. Both the start date and the end date must be present.

  Type: string, date
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "2026-10-31"
  ```

- `accounts[]` (query, array, optional) - Limit the triggering of the rule group to these asset accounts or liabilities. Only asset accounts and liabilities will be accepted. Other types will be silently dropped.

  Type: array
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  [
    1,
    2,
    3
  ]
  ```
  
  Items:
    Type: integer, int64

Responses:

- 204: The rules in the group are executed. Due to the setup of this function (asynchronous job execution) the result cannot be displayed.

- 400: Bad request

Content type: application/json

Type: object

Schema: [BadRequestResponse](https://sourcey-firefly.pages.dev/api/models/badrequestresponse/index.md)

- `message` (optional)
  Type: string, string
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "Bad Request"
  ```

- `exception` (optional)
  Type: string, string
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "BadRequestHttpException"
  ```

- 401: Unauthenticated

Content type: application/json

Type: object

Schema: [UnauthenticatedResponse](https://sourcey-firefly.pages.dev/api/models/unauthenticatedresponse/index.md)

- `message` (optional)
  Type: string, string
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "Unauthenticated"
  ```

- `exception` (optional)
  Type: string, string
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "AuthenticationException"
  ```

- 404: Page not found

Content type: application/json

Type: object

Schema: [NotFoundResponse](https://sourcey-firefly.pages.dev/api/models/notfoundresponse/index.md)

- `message` (optional)
  Type: string, string
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "Resource not found"
  ```

- `exception` (optional)
  Type: string, string
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "NotFoundHttpException"
  ```

- 500: Internal exception

Content type: application/json

Type: object

Schema: [InternalExceptionResponse](https://sourcey-firefly.pages.dev/api/models/internalexceptionresponse/index.md)

- `message` (optional)
  Type: string, string
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "Internal Exception"
  ```

- `exception` (optional)
  Type: string, string
  
  Example:
  
  ```json
  "InternalException"
  ```

## Examples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://firefly.example.com/api/v1/rule-groups/123/trigger' \
  -H 'X-Trace-Id: 40c71bbb-c676-4f24-83cf-cc725d7d7a00' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://firefly.example.com/api/v1/rule-groups/123/trigger', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Trace-Id': '40c71bbb-c676-4f24-83cf-cc725d7d7a00',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN',
  },
});

const data = await response.text();
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://firefly.example.com/api/v1/rule-groups/123/trigger',
    headers={
        'X-Trace-Id': '40c71bbb-c676-4f24-83cf-cc725d7d7a00',
        'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN',
    },
)
print(response.text)
```