# Identical Matches Detection

> Learn how to configure the Copyleaks API to detect only identical text matches by filtering out paraphrased content and minor changes.

This document provides an overview of configuring the Copyleaks API to detect only identical text matches while filtering out paraphrased and minor changed content, focusing specifically on exact duplications.

## Introduction

The Identical Matches Only configuration is designed for teams that need to focus specifically on exact text duplications without the complexity of similarity detection. This approach is particularly useful for detecting direct copying and verbatim plagiarism.

By focusing exclusively on identical matches, teams can efficiently identify the most straightforward cases of content duplication while reducing false positives and ambiguous similarity detections that might require additional review time.

## Configuration

To detect only identical matches, you must disable the settings for paraphrased content and minor changes in your API request.

- **Disable Minor Changes**: Set `properties.filters.minorChangesEnabled` to `false`.
- **Disable Paraphrased Content**: Set `properties.filters.relatedMeaningEnabled` to `false`.
- **Enable Internet Scanning**: Set `properties.scanning.internet` to `true` to scan against online sources.

<Tip>
  By setting both `minorChangesEnabled` and `relatedMeaningEnabled` to `false`, the API will only return results that are exact, word-for-word matches.
</Tip>

### Example JSON Configuration

Here is an example of the `properties` object configured for an identical-only scan against internet sources.

```json title="Request Body Properties"
{
  "properties": {
    "filters": {
      "minorChangesEnabled": false,
      "relatedMeaningEnabled": false
    },
    "scanning": {
      "internet": true
    }
  }
}
```

## Next Steps

After configuring your identical matches detection:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="How to Display Scan Reports" icon="browser" href="/concepts/features/how-to-display/">Learn how to interpret and display identical match results.</Card>
<Card title="Webhooks Overview" icon="plug" href="/reference/data-types/authenticity/webhooks/overview/">Set up automated notifications for scan completion.</Card>
<Card title="Detect Plagiarism in Text" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/guides/authenticity/detect-plagiarism-text">Explore additional scanning capabilities beyond identical matches.</Card>
<Card title="Book a Demo" icon="calendar-check" href="https://copyleaks.com/book-a-demo">Get personalized guidance on optimizing your identical match detection.</Card>
</CardGroup>

## Support

Should you require any assistance, please contact [**Copyleaks Support**](https://help.copyleaks.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) or ask a question on [**Stack Overflow**](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/copyleaks-api) with the `copyleaks-api` tag.