Query on Using Typesense's Facet_by Search Parameter
TLDR Yoann asked how to use typesense's facet_by parameter. Jason suggested using widgets like refinementList and menu, and shared a link to the Menu connector. Yoann agreed to try this solution.

Dec 22, 2022 (9 months ago)
Yoann
11:02 AMHas anyone managed to use the facet_by search parameter from the typesense-instantsearch-adapter ?
I've tried a few things but the requests contains an empty ("") facet_by parameter
Jason
02:47 PMJason
02:48 PMYoann
03:04 PMI'm exploring the possibilities and my first intent was to get the facet_counts for a subset of faceted fields and display them somehow to the user as they type. I wasn't planning to refine the search so I thought refinementList wasn't for me yet
Jason
03:15 PMJason
03:15 PMYoann
03:32 PM
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