Settings

Use the /settings route to customize search settings for a given index. You can either modify all index settings at once using the update settings endpoint, or use a child route to configure a single setting.

For a conceptual overview of index settings, refer to the indexes explanation. To learn more about the basics of index configuration, refer to the index configuration tutorial.

Meilisearch Cloud offers a user-friendly graphical interface for managing index settings in addition to the /settings route. The Cloud interface offers more immediate and visible feedback, and is helpful for tweaking relevancy when used in conjunction with the search preview.

By default, the settings object looks like this. All fields are modifiable.

{
  "displayedAttributes": [
    "*"
  ],
  "searchableAttributes": [
    "*"
  ],
  "filterableAttributes": [],
  "sortableAttributes": [],
  "rankingRules":
  [
    "words",
    "typo",
    "proximity",
    "attribute",
    "sort",
    "exactness"
  ],
  "stopWords": [],
  "nonSeparatorTokens": [],
  "separatorTokens": [],
  "dictionary": [],
  "synonyms": {},
  "distinctAttribute": null,
  "typoTolerance": {
    "enabled": true,
    "minWordSizeForTypos": {
      "oneTypo": 5,
      "twoTypos": 9
    },
    "disableOnWords": [],
    "disableOnAttributes": []
  },
  "faceting": {
    "maxValuesPerFacet": 100
  },
  "pagination": {
    "maxTotalHits": 1000
  },
  "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
  "facetSearch": true,
  "prefixSearch": "indexingTime",
  "searchCutoffMs": null
}

This route allows you to retrieve, configure, or reset all of an index's settings at once.

Get the settings of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings'

{
  "displayedAttributes": [
    "*"
  ],
  "searchableAttributes": [
    "*"
  ],
  "filterableAttributes": [],
  "sortableAttributes": [],
  "rankingRules":
  [
    "words",
    "typo",
    "proximity",
    "attribute",
    "sort",
    "exactness"
  ],
  "stopWords": [],
  "nonSeparatorTokens": [],
  "separatorTokens": [],
  "dictionary": [],
  "synonyms": {},
  "distinctAttribute": null,
  "typoTolerance": {
    "enabled": true,
    "minWordSizeForTypos": {
      "oneTypo": 5,
      "twoTypos": 9
    },
    "disableOnWords": [],
    "disableOnAttributes": []
  },
  "faceting": {
    "maxValuesPerFacet": 100
  },
  "pagination": {
    "maxTotalHits": 1000
  },
  "proximityPrecision": "byWord",
  "facetSearch": true,
  "prefixSearch": "indexingTime",
  "searchCutoffMs": null
}

Update the settings of an index.

Passing null to an index setting will reset it to its default value.

Updates in the settings route are partial. This means that any parameters not provided in the body will be left unchanged.

If the provided index does not exist, it will be created.

curl \
  -X PATCH 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '{
    "rankingRules": [
      "words",
      "typo",
      "proximity",
      "attribute",
      "sort",
      "exactness",
      "release_date:desc",
      "rank:desc"
    ],
    "distinctAttribute": "movie_id",
    "searchableAttributes": [
      "title",
      "overview",
      "genres"
    ],
    "displayedAttributes": [
      "title",
      "overview",
      "genres",
      "release_date"
    ],
    "stopWords": [
      "the",
      "a",
      "an"
    ],
    "sortableAttributes": [
      "title",
      "release_date"
    ],
    "synonyms": {
      "wolverine": [
        "xmen",
        "logan"
    ],
      "logan": ["wolverine"]
    },
    "typoTolerance": {
      "minWordSizeForTypos": {
        "oneTypo": 8,
        "twoTypos": 10
      },
      "disableOnAttributes": ["title"]
    },
    "pagination": {
      "maxTotalHits": 5000
    },
    "faceting": {
      "maxValuesPerFacet": 200
    },
    "searchCutoffMs": 150
  }'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset all the settings of an index to their default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Allows users to instruct Meilisearch to consider groups of strings as a single term by adding a supplementary dictionary of user-defined terms.

This is particularly useful when working with datasets containing many domain-specific words, and in languages where words are not separated by whitespace such as Japanese.

Custom dictionaries are also useful in a few use-cases for space-separated languages, such as datasets with names such as "J. R. R. Tolkien" and "W. E. B. Du Bois".

"dictionary": ["W. E. B.", "W.E.B."],
"synonyms": {
  "W. E. B.": ["W.E.B."],
  "W.E.B.": ["W. E. B."]
}

Get an index's user-defined dictionary.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/dictionary'

[]

Update an index's user-defined dictionary.

["J. R. R.", "W. E. B."]

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/dictionary' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '[
    "J. R. R.",
    "W. E. B."
  ]'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "books",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2023-09-11T15:39:06.073314Z"
}

Use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's dictionary to its default value, [].

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/dictionary'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "books",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2022-04-14T20:53:32.863107Z"
}

Use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

The attributes added to the displayedAttributes list appear in search results. displayedAttributes only affects the search endpoints. It has no impact on the get documents with POST and get documents with GET endpoints.

By default, the displayedAttributes array is equal to all fields in your dataset. This behavior is represented by the value ["*"].

To learn more about displayed attributes, refer to our dedicated guide.

Get the displayed attributes of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/displayed-attributes'

[
  "title",
  "overview",
  "genres",
  "release_date.year"
]

Update the displayed attributes of an index.

[<String>, <String>, …]

An array of strings. Each string should be an attribute that exists in the selected index.

If an attribute contains an object, you can use dot notation to specify one or more of its keys, for example, "displayedAttributes": ["release_date.year"].

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/displayed-attributes' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '[
    "title",
    "overview",
    "genres",
    "release_date"
  ]'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset the displayed attributes of the index to the default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/displayed-attributes'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

The distinct attribute is a field whose value will always be unique in the returned documents.

To learn more about the distinct attribute, refer to our dedicated guide.

Get the distinct attribute of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/shoes/settings/distinct-attribute'

"skuid"

Update the distinct attribute field of an index.

<String>

A string. The string should be an attribute that exists in the selected index.

If an attribute contains an object, you can use dot notation to set one or more of its keys as a value for this setting, for example, "distinctAttribute": "product.skuid".

To learn more about the distinct attribute, refer to our dedicated guide.

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/shoes/settings/distinct-attribute' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '"skuid"'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset the distinct attribute of an index to its default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/shoes/settings/distinct-attribute'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

With Meilisearch, you can create faceted search interfaces. This setting allows you to:

• Define the maximum number of values returned by the facets search parameter
• Sort facet values by value count or alphanumeric order

To learn more about faceting, refer to our dedicated guide.

Get the faceting settings of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/faceting'

{
  "maxValuesPerFacet": 100,
  "sortFacetValuesBy": {
    "*": "alpha"
  }
}

Partially update the faceting settings for an index. Any parameters not provided in the body will be left unchanged.

{
  "maxValuesPerFacet": <Integer>,
  "sortFacetValuesBy":{
      <String>: "count",
      <String>: "alpha"
  }
}

Suppose a query's search results contain a total of three values for a colors facet: blue, green, and red. If you set maxValuesPerFacet to 2, Meilisearch will only return blue and green in the response body's facetDistribution object.

The following code sample sets maxValuesPerFacet to 2, sorts the genres facet by descending count, and all other facets in ascending alphanumeric order:

curl \
  -X PATCH 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/faceting' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '{
    "maxValuesPerFacet": 2,
    "sortFacetValuesBy": {
      "*": "alpha",
      "genres": "count"
    }
  }'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "books",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2022-04-14T20:56:44.991039Z"
}

You can use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's faceting settings to their default value. Setting sortFacetValuesBy to null(--data-binary '{ "sortFacetValuesBy": null }'), will restore it to the default value ("*": "alpha").

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/faceting'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "books",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2022-04-14T20:53:32.863107Z"
}

You can use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Attributes in the filterableAttributes list can be used as filters or facets.

To learn more about filterable attributes, refer to our dedicated guide.

Get the filterable attributes for an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/filterable-attributes'

[
  "genres",
  "director",
  "release_date.year"
]

Update an index's filterable attributes list.

[<String>, <String>, …]

An array of strings containing the attributes that can be used as filters at query time.

If an attribute contains an object, you can use dot notation to set one or more of its keys as a value for this setting: "filterableAttributes": ["release_date.year"].

To learn more about filterable attributes, refer to our dedicated guide.

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/filterable-attributes' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '[
    "genres",
    "director"
  ]'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's filterable attributes list back to its default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/filterable-attributes'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

By default, Meilisearch auto-detects the languages used in your documents. This setting allows you to explicitly define which languages are present in a dataset, and in which fields.

Localized attributes affect searchableAttributes, filterableAttributes, and sortableAttributes.

Configuring multiple languages for a single index may negatively impact performance.

localizedAttributes must be an array of locale objects. Its default value is [].

Locale objects must have the following fields:

Meilisearch supports the following ISO-639-3 three-letter locales: epo, eng, rus, cmn, spa, por, ita, ben, fra, deu, ukr, kat, ara, hin, jpn, heb, yid, pol, amh, jav, kor, nob, dan, swe, fin, tur, nld, hun, ces, ell, bul, bel, mar, kan, ron, slv, hrv, srp, mkd, lit, lav, est, tam, vie, urd, tha, guj, uzb, pan, aze, ind, tel, pes, mal, ori, mya, nep, sin, khm, tuk, aka, zul, sna, afr, lat, slk, cat, tgl, hye.

You may alternatively use ISO-639-1 two-letter equivalents to the supported locales.

You may also assign an empty array to locales. In this case, Meilisearch will auto-detect the language of the associated attributePatterns.

Attribute patterns may begin or end with a * wildcard to match multiple fields: en_*, *-ar.

You may also set attributePatterns to *, in which case Meilisearch will treat all fields as if they were in the associated locale.

Get the localized attributes settings of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/INDEX_NAME/settings/localized-attributes'

{
  "localizedAttributes": [
    {"locales": ["jpn"], "attributePatterns": ["*_ja"]}
  ]
}

Update the localized attributes settings of an index.

{
  "localizedAttributes": [
    {
     "locale": [<String>, …],
     "attributePatterns": [<String>, …],
    }
  ]
}

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "INDEX_NAME",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2022-04-14T20:56:44.991039Z"
}

You can use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's localized attributes to their default value.

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "INDEX_NAME",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2022-04-14T20:53:32.863107Z"
}

You can use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

To protect your database from malicious scraping, Meilisearch has a default limit of 1000 results per search. This setting allows you to configure the maximum number of results returned per search.

maxTotalHits takes priority over search parameters such as limit, offset, hitsPerPage, and page.

For example, if you set maxTotalHits to 100, you will not be able to access search results beyond 100 no matter the value configured for offset.

To learn more about paginating search results with Meilisearch, refer to our dedicated guide.

Get the pagination settings of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/pagination'

{
  "maxTotalHits": 1000
}

Partially update the pagination settings for an index.

{maxTotalHits: <Integer>}

curl \
  -X PATCH 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/pagination' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '{
    "maxTotalHits": 100
  }'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "books",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2022-04-14T20:56:44.991039Z"
}

You can use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's pagination settings to their default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/pagination'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "books",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2022-04-14T20:53:32.863107Z"
}

You can use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Calculating the distance between words is a resource-intensive operation. Lowering the precision of this operation may significantly improve performance and will have little impact on result relevancy in most use-cases. Meilisearch uses word distance when ranking results according to proximity and when users perform phrase searches.

proximityPrecision accepts one of the following string values:

• "byWord": calculate the precise distance between query terms. Higher precision, but may lead to longer indexing time. This is the default setting
• "byAttribute": determine if multiple query terms are present in the same attribute. Lower precision, but shorter indexing time

Get the proximity precision settings of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/proximity-precision'

"byWord"

Update the pagination settings for an index.

"byWord"|"byAttribute"

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/proximity-precision' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '"byAttribute"'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "books",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2023-04-14T15:50:29.821044Z"
}

You can use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's proximity precision setting to its default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/proximity-precision'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "books",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2023-04-14T15:51:47.821044Z"
}

You can use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Processing filterable attributes for facet search is a resource-intensive operation. This feature is enabled by default, but disabling it may speed up indexing.

facetSearch accepts a single Boolean value. If set to false, it disables facet search for the whole index. Meilisearch returns an error if you try to access the /facet-search endpoint when facet search is disabled.

Get the facet search settings of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/INDEX_UID/settings/facet-search'

{
  "facetSearch": true
}

Update the facet search settings for an index.

<Boolean>

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/INDEX_UID/settings/facet-search' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary 'false'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "INDEX_UID",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2024-07-19T22:33:18.523881Z"
}

Use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's facet search to its default settings.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/INDEX_UID/settings/facet-search'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "INDEX_UID",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2024-07-19T22:35:33.723983Z"
}

Use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Prefix search is the process through which Meilisearch matches documents that begin with a specific query term, instead of only exact matches. This is a resource-intensive operation that happens during indexing by default.

Use prefixSearch to change how prefix search works. It accepts one of the following strings:

• "indexingTime": calculate prefix search during indexing. This is the default behavior
• "disabled": do not calculate prefix search. May speed up indexing, but will severely impact search result relevancy

Get the prefix search settings of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/INDEX_UID/settings/prefix-search'

{
  "prefixSearch": "indexingTime"
}

Update the prefix search settings for an index.

"indexingTime" | "disabled"

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/INDEX_UID/settings/prefix-search' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '"disabled"'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "INDEX_UID",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2024-07-19T22:33:18.523881Z"
}

Use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's prefix search to its default settings.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/INDEX_UID/settings/facet-search'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "INDEX_UID",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2024-07-19T22:35:33.723983Z"
}

Use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Ranking rules are built-in rules that rank search results according to certain criteria. They are applied in the same order in which they appear in the rankingRules array.

To learn more about ranking rules, refer to our dedicated guide.

[
  "words",
  "typo",
  "proximity",
  "attribute",
  "sort",
  "exactness"
]

Get the ranking rules of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/ranking-rules'

[
  "words",
  "typo",
  "proximity",
  "attribute",
  "sort",
  "exactness",
  "release_date:desc"
]

Update the ranking rules of an index.

[<String>, <String>, …]

An array that contains ranking rules in order of importance.

To create a custom ranking rule, give an attribute followed by a colon (:) and either asc for ascending order or desc for descending order.

• To apply an ascending sort (results sorted by increasing value): attribute_name:asc
• To apply a descending sort (results sorted by decreasing value): attribute_name:desc

To learn more about ranking rules, refer to our dedicated guide.

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/ranking-rules' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '[
    "words",
    "typo",
    "proximity",
    "attribute",
    "sort",
    "exactness",
    "release_date:asc",
    "rank:desc"
  ]'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset the ranking rules of an index to their default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/ranking-rules'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

The values associated with attributes in the searchableAttributes list are searched for matching query words. The order of the list also determines the attribute ranking order.

By default, the searchableAttributes array is equal to all fields in your dataset. This behavior is represented by the value ["*"].

To learn more about searchable attributes, refer to our dedicated guide.

Get the searchable attributes of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/searchable-attributes'

[
  "title",
  "overview",
  "genres",
  "release_date.year"
]

Update the searchable attributes of an index.

[<String>, <String>, …]

An array of strings. Each string should be an attribute that exists in the selected index. The array should be given in order of importance: from the most important attribute to the least important attribute.

If an attribute contains an object, you can use dot notation to set one or more of its keys as a value for this setting: "searchableAttributes": ["release_date.year"].

To learn more about searchable attributes, refer to our dedicated guide.

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/searchable-attributes' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '[
    "title",
    "overview",
    "genres"
  ]'

In this example, a document with a match in title will be more relevant than another document with a match in overview.

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset the searchable attributes of the index to the default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/searchable-attributes'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Configure the maximum duration of a search query. Meilisearch will interrupt any search taking longer than the cutoff value.

By default, Meilisearch interrupts searches after 1500 milliseconds.

Get an index's search cutoff value.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/search-cutoff-ms'

null

Update an index's search cutoff value.

150

A single integer indicating the cutoff value in milliseconds.

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/search-cutoff-ms' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '150'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2023-03-21T06:33:41.000000Z"
}

Use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's search cutoff value to its default value, null. This translates to a cutoff of 1500ms.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/search-cutoff-ms'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2023-03-21T07:05:16.000000Z"
}

Configure strings as custom separator tokens indicating where a word ends and begins.

Tokens in the separatorTokens list are added on top of Meilisearch's default list of separators. To remove separators from the default list, use the nonSeparatorTokens setting.

Get an index's list of custom separator tokens.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/articles/settings/separator-tokens'

[]

Update an index's list of custom separator tokens.

["|", "…"]

An array of strings, with each string indicating a word separator.

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/articles/settings/separator-tokens' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'  \
  --data-binary '["|", "…"]'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

Use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's list of custom separator tokens to its default value, [].

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/articles/settings/separator-tokens'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

Use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Remove tokens from Meilisearch's default list of word separators.

Get an index's list of non-separator tokens.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/articles/settings/non-separator-tokens'

[]

Update an index's list of non-separator tokens.

["@", "#"]

An array of strings, with each string indicating a token present in list of word separators.

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/articles/settings/non-separator-tokens' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'  \
  --data-binary '["@", "#"]'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

Use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's list of non-separator tokens to its default value, [].

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/articles/settings/separator-tokens'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

Use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Attributes that can be used when sorting search results using the sort search parameter.

To learn more about sortable attributes, refer to our dedicated guide.

Get the sortable attributes of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/sortable-attributes'

[
  "price",
  "author.surname"
]

Update an index's sortable attributes list.

You can read more about sorting at query time on our dedicated guide.

[<String>, <String>, …]

An array of strings. Each string should be an attribute that exists in the selected index.

If an attribute contains an object, you can use dot notation to set one or more of its keys as a value for this setting: "sortableAttributes": ["author.surname"].

To learn more about sortable attributes, refer to our dedicated guide.

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/sortable-attributes' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '[
    "price",
    "author"
  ]'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's sortable attributes list back to its default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/sortable-attributes'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Words added to the stopWords list are ignored in future search queries.

Get the stop words list of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/stop-words'

[
  "of",
  "the",
  "to"
]

Update the list of stop words of an index.

[<String>, <String>, …]

An array of strings. Each string should be a single word.

If a list of stop words already exists, it will be overwritten (replaced).

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/stop-words' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '[
    "the",
    "of",
    "to"
  ]'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset the list of stop words of an index to its default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/stop-words'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

The synonyms object contains words and their respective synonyms. A synonym in Meilisearch is considered equal to its associated word for the purposes of calculating search results.

To learn more about synonyms, refer to our dedicated guide.

Get the list of synonyms of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/synonyms'

{
  "wolverine": [
    "xmen",
    "logan"
  ],
  "logan": [
    "wolverine",
    "xmen"
  ],
  "wow": [
    "world of warcraft"
  ]
}

Update the list of synonyms of an index. Synonyms are normalized.

{
  <String>: [<String>, <String>, …],
  …
}

An object that contains all synonyms and their associated words. Add the associated words in an array to set a synonym for a word.

To learn more about synonyms, refer to our dedicated guide.

curl \
  -X PUT 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/synonyms' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '{
    "wolverine": [
      "xmen",
      "logan"
    ],
    "logan": [
      "wolverine",
      "xmen"
    ],
    "wow": ["world of warcraft"]
  }'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset the list of synonyms of an index to its default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/settings/synonyms'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "movies",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Typo tolerance helps users find relevant results even when their search queries contain spelling mistakes or typos. This setting allows you to configure the minimum word size for typos and disable typo tolerance for specific words or attributes.

To learn more about typo tolerance, refer to our dedicated guide.

Get the typo tolerance settings of an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/typo-tolerance'

{
  "enabled": true,
  "minWordSizeForTypos": {
    "oneTypo": 5,
    "twoTypos": 9
  },
  "disableOnWords": [],
  "disableOnAttributes": []
}

Partially update the typo tolerance settings for an index.

{
  "enabled": <Boolean>,
  "minWordSizeForTypos": {
    "oneTypo": <Integer>,
    "twoTypos": <Integer>
  },
  "disableOnWords": [<String>, <String>, …],
  "disableOnAttributes": [<String>, <String>, …]
}

curl \
  -X PATCH 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/typo-tolerance' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary '{
    "minWordSizeForTypos": {
      "oneTypo": 4,
      "twoTypos": 10
    },
    "disableOnAttributes": ["title"]
  }'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "books",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2022-04-14T20:56:44.991039Z"
}

You can use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset an index's typo tolerance settings to their default value.

curl \
  -X DELETE 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/books/settings/typo-tolerance'

{
  "taskUid": 1,
  "indexUid": "books",
  "status": "enqueued",
  "type": "settingsUpdate",
  "enqueuedAt": "2022-04-14T20:53:32.863107Z"
}

You can use the returned taskUid to get more details on the status of the task.

Embedders translate documents and queries into vector embeddings. You must configure at least one embedder to use AI-powered search.

The embedders object may contain up to 256 embedder objects. Each embedder object must be assigned a unique name:

{
  "default": {
    "source": "huggingFace",
    "model": "BAAI/bge-base-en-v1.5",
    "documentTemplate": "A movie titled '{{doc.title}}' whose description starts with {{doc.overview|truncatewords: 20}}"
  },
  "openai": {
    "source": "openAi",
    "apiKey": "OPENAI_API_KEY",
    "model": "text-embedding-3-small",
    "documentTemplate": "A movie titled {{doc.title}} whose description starts with {{doc.overview|truncatewords: 20}}",
  }
}

These embedder objects may contain the following fields:

Get the embedders configured for an index.

curl \
  -X GET 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/INDEX_NAME/settings/embedders'