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# create_redactor()

> Build a reusable PII redaction function from RedactorConfig

## Functions

### `create_redactor()`

```python theme={null}
def create_redactor(config: RedactorConfig) -> Callable[[Any], Any]
```

Builds a redactor function from a `RedactorConfig`. The returned callable recursively redacts strings in any value (strings, dicts, lists, tuples).

### `create_default_redactor()`

```python theme={null}
def create_default_redactor() -> Callable[[Any], Any]
```

Equivalent to `create_redactor(RedactorConfig())` — returns a redactor with all default patterns enabled.

## Parameters

<ParamField path="config" type="RedactorConfig" required>
  Configuration specifying which patterns to apply.
</ParamField>

## Returns

A callable `(value: Any) -> Any` that recursively redacts PII. Safe to call on strings, dicts, lists, or nested structures.

## Examples

### Build and pass to init()

```python theme={null}
import re
from rdk import RedactorConfig, create_redactor, init

redactor = create_redactor(RedactorConfig(
    redact_emails=True,
    redact_phones=True,
    custom_patterns=[
        (re.compile(r"ACC-\d{8}"), "[ACCOUNT REDACTED]"),
    ],
))

init(redactor=redactor)
```

### Standalone use

```python theme={null}
from rdk import create_redactor, RedactorConfig

redactor = create_redactor(RedactorConfig(redact_emails=True, redact_phones=False))

clean = redactor({
    "user": "john@example.com",
    "phone": "555-123-4567",
    "note": "Contact john@example.com for details",
})
# {"user": "[EMAIL REDACTED]", "phone": "555-123-4567", "note": "Contact [EMAIL REDACTED] for details"}
```

### Default redactor

```python theme={null}
from rdk.filters import create_default_redactor

redactor = create_default_redactor()
clean = redactor("Call 555-123-4567 or email me at john@example.com")
# "Call [PHONE REDACTED] or email me at [EMAIL REDACTED]"
```

## See Also

* [RedactorConfig](/api-reference/redactor-config) — Configuration reference
* [redact\_all\_pii()](/api-reference/redact-all-pii) — One-shot redaction
* [PII Redaction guide](/features/pii-redaction) — Overview