Can I use rules to exclude queries from being used in an A/B test?

Currently, it is not possible to use rules to set enableABTest:true|false at query time. This is because A/B test variants are assigned before rules are triggered.

If you want to control A/B test participation, the enableABTest parameter must be appended directly to the outgoing query.

Excluding Specific Queries from A/B Tests

In instances where you wish to exclude certain queries from A/B tests, for example, to exclude queries originating from a mobile device, you can follow this approach:

• Apply an analyticsTag to queries sent from mobile eg. analyticsTag:mobile
• Creating some conditional logic to append enableABTest:false when the relevant tag is present

This method allows you to selectively exclude certain traffic from A/B testing, similar to the strategy outlined here.