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Compare Strings

This API allows you to compare two strings specified in the request body.

You must have the MDM.Config.BusinessModel resource assigned with the READ privilege.

Request

POST /reltio/tools/matching/compare

Body

{
  "first": "string 1",
  "second": "string 2",
  "comparatorClass": {
    "parameters": [
		{
		  "parameter": "useStemmer",
		  "value": "true"
		},
		{
		  "parameter": "useSoundex",
		  "value": "true"
		},
		{
		  "parameter": "threshold",
		  "value": "80%"
		}
	],
	"class": "com.reltio.match.comparator.DistinctWordsComparator"
  },
  "fuzzy": true
}

Response

{
  "equals": true,
  "relevance": 0.9,
  "fuzzy": true,
  "first": "string 1",
  "second": "string 2"
}
Note: The output contains the relevance score.