> ## Documentation Index
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# BatchProviderPreferences

Batch provider routing preferences. Only `provider.only` and `provider.allow_fallbacks` are supported.

## Example Usage

```typescript theme={null}
import { BatchProviderPreferences } from "@openrouter/sdk/models";

let value: BatchProviderPreferences = {};
```

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Description | Example |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| `allowFallbacks` | *boolean* | ➖ | Whether to allow backup providers to serve requests - true: (default) when the primary provider (or your custom providers in "order") is unavailable, use the next best provider. - false: use only the primary/custom provider, and return the upstream error if it's unavailable.  | |
| `only` | *models.BatchProviderPreferencesOnly*\[] | ➖ | List of provider slugs to allow. If provided, this list is merged with your account-wide allowed provider settings for this request. | \[ "openai", "anthropic" ] |