---
title: "PII Rule Types"
url: https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/application-domains/pii/types/
---

# PII Rule Types

* `pattern`

  Custom Perl-style regex (PCRE).

```json
{
  "rules": {
    "hash_device_id": {
      "type": "pattern",
      "pattern": "d/[a-f0-9]{12}",
      "redaction": {
        "method": "hash"
      }
    }
  },
  "applications": {
    "$string": ["hash_device_id"]
  }
}
```

* `imei`

  Matches an IMEI or IMEISV.

```json
{
  "rules": {
    "hash_imei": {
      "type": "imei",
      "redaction": {
        "method": "hash"
      }
    }
  },
  "applications": {
    "$string": ["hash_imei"]
  }
}
```

* `mac`

  Matches a MAC address.

```json
{
  "rules": {
    "hash_mac": {
      "type": "mac",
      "redaction": {
        "method": "hash"
      }
    }
  },
  "applications": {
    "$string": ["hash_mac"]
  }
}
```

* `ip`

  Matches any IP address.

```json
{
  "rules": {
    "hash_ip": {
      "type": "ip",
      "redaction": {
        "method": "hash"
      }
    }
  },
  "applications": {
    "$string": ["hash_ip"]
  }
}
```

* `creditcard`

  Matches a creditcard number.

```json
{
  "rules": {
    "hash_cc": {
      "type": "creditcard",
      "redaction": {
        "method": "hash"
      }
    }
  },
  "applications": {
    "$string": ["hash_cc"]
  }
}
```

* `userpath`

  Matches a local path (e.g. `C:/Users/foo/`).

```json
{
  "rules": {
    "hash_userpath": {
      "type": "userpath",
      "redaction": {
        "method": "hash"
      }
    }
  },
  "applications": {
    "$string": ["hash_userpath"]
  }
}
```

* `anything`

  Matches any value. This is basically equivalent to a wildcard regex.

For example, to remove all strings:

```json
{
  "rules": {
    "remove_everything": {
      "type": "anything",
      "redaction": {
        "method": "remove"
      }
    }
  },
  "applications": {
    "$string": ["remove_everything"]
  }
}
```

* `multiple`

  Combine multiple rules into one. This is a disjunction (OR): The field inquestion has to match only one of the rules to match the combined rule, notall of them.

```javascript
{
  "rules": {
    "remove_ips_and_macs": {
      "type": "multiple",
      "rules": [
        "@ip",
        "@mac"
      ],
      "hide_rule": false,  // Hide the inner rules when showing which rules have been applied. Defaults to false.
      "redaction": {
        "method": "remove"
      }
    }
  },
  "applications": {
    "$string": ["remove_ips_and_macs"]
  }
}
```

* `alias`

  Alias one rule to the other. This is the same as `multiple` except that youcan only wrap one rule.

```javascript
{
  "rules": {
    "remove_ips": {
      "type": "multiple",
      "rule": "@ip",
      "hide_rule": false,  // Hide the inner rule when showing which rules have been applied. Defaults to false.
      "redaction": {
        "method": "remove"
      }
    }
  },
  "applications": {
    "$string": ["remove_ips"]
  }
}
```