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Backfilling Data for Typesense Extensions

TLDR Shaun asked if a method would trigger backfill for all typesense extensions. Jason confirmed and provided a solution for backfilling a single collection.

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Shaun

03:51 AM

Secondly, when backfilling data:

1. Create a new Firestore collection called typesense_sync through the Firestore UI.
2. Create a new document with the ID backfill and contents of {trigger: true}
Will this trigger backfill activity for all typesense extensions regardless if you are only interested in just backfilling one of them?

$Image 1 for Secondly, when backfilling data: 1. Create a new Firestore collection called `typesense_sync` through the Firestore UI. 2. Create a new document with the ID `backfill` and contents of `{trigger: true}` Will this trigger backfill activity for _all_ typesense extensions regardless if you are only interested in just backfilling one of them?$

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Jason

04:46 AM

> Will this trigger backfill activity for all typesense extensions
That’s correct.

If you want to backfill just one collection, have a look at the 3rd bullet point under “Backfill existing data” here: https://github.com/typesense/firestore-typesense-search

Shaun

04:58 AM

Thanks - thats what I was looking for

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