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description: Information about duplicate record errors. Duplicate rules are used to control whether and when you can save duplicate records within Salesforce. Duplicate rules tell Salesforce what action to take when you attempt to create a duplicate record.
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# Duplicate Record Error

Information about duplicate record errors. Duplicate rules are used to control whether and when you can save duplicate records within Salesforce. Duplicate rules tell Salesforce what action to take when you attempt to create a duplicate record.

| Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| matchResults | [Match Result](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_responses_match_result.htm#ui_api_responses_match_result "A duplicate rule match. Duplicate rules are used to control whether and when you can save duplicate records within Salesforce. Duplicate rules tell Salesforce what action to take when you attempt to create a duplicate record. Each duplicate rule requires at least one matching rule to identify which existing records are possible duplicates.")\[\] | A collection of duplicate rule match results. Each duplicate rule requires at least one matching rule to identify which existing records are possible duplicates. | Small, 41.0 | 41.0 |

#### See Also

- [Record Exception Error](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.uiapi.meta/uiapi/ui_api_responses_record_exception_error.htm "Information about a record exception error.")