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# {{es}} Curator allocation filter setting: allocation_type [fe_allocation_type]

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This setting is used only when using the [allocated](/reference/filtertype_allocated.md) filter.
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```yaml
- filtertype: allocated
  key: ...
  value: ...
  allocation_type: require
  exclude: True
```

The value of this setting must be one of `require`, `include`, or `exclude`.

Read more about these settings in the [Elasticsearch documentation](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.15/shard-allocation-filtering.html).

The default value for this setting is `require`.

