Querying Non-indexed Fields
TLDR Blend asked about performing queries on non-indexed fields. John and Jason confirmed this is not possible, but unindexed fields can still be included in the document for display data.
Dec 12, 2022 (9 months ago)
Blend
06:58 PMdoes it mean we cannot perform queries with it, or the queries will be slow?
John
07:05 PMJason
07:06 PMThat’s correct.
Jason
07:07 PMJason
07:07 PMTypesense
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