hmm I still observe

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| Closest stub                                             | Request                                                  |
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                                                           |
POST                                                       | POST
[path regex] /1/indexes/*/queries(.*)                      | /1/indexes/*/queries?x-algolia-agent=Algolia%20for%20Java<<<<< URL does not match
                                                           | Script%20(4.13.1)%3B%20Node.js%20(18.16.1)%3B%20instantse
                                                           | arch.js%20(4.56.0)%3B%20react%20(17.0.2)%3B%20react-insta
                                                           | ntsearch%20(6.38.1)%3B%20react-instantsearch-hooks%20(6.3
                                                           | 8.1)%3B%20react-instantsearch-server%20(6.38.1)%3B%20JS%2
                                                           | 0Helper%20(3.13.3)
                                                           |
                                                           |
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Ah hang on - the

*

is actually a literal part of the URL in the request you’re sending? If that’s the case, you might need to escape it with a (I think double) backslash:

\\

I'll try

"urlPathPattern": "/1/indexes/\\*/queries(.*)",

yes that worked! thanks @Tom