Deleting All Documents with Filter_by
TLDR Mischa wants to delete all documents using id:* filter but encounters issues. Jason suggests a workaround and advises creating a GitHub issue for the desired feature.
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May 16, 2023 (7 months ago)
Mischa
Mischa
12:49 AMSince there is no "delete all documents" function I am trying to use a filter_by
But it seems to leave some records. Any idea why?
id:*But it seems to leave some records. Any idea why?
Jason
Jason
12:58 AMHmm! I’m surprised
id:* actually matches any documents, since wild-cards are not supported like that…12:59
Jason
12:59 AMIf you have a numeric field, one thing you could do is delete by
numeric_field>:0 assuming there are no negative valuesMischa
Mischa
01:01 AMi would really like a generic thing since i want to be able to just wipe all my collections, modify schemas, then reindex everything
Jason
Jason
01:04 AMWe unfortunately don’t have a generic way to “truncate” a collection at this time. Could you create a GitHub issue for it, so we can track it?
Mischa
Mischa
01:05 AM
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