All settings

Index settings are represented as a JSON object literal (opens new window), containing a field for each possible customization option.

It is possible to modify all the settings at once using the update settings endpoint, or individually using the dedicated routes.

These are the reference pages for the dedicated routes:

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

WARNING

When you update a setting, you overwrite its default value. Use the DELETE route to reset any setting to its original value.

Get settings

GET

/indexes/:index_uid/settings

Get the settings of an index.

Learn more about the settings.

Path variables

Variable	Description
index_uid	The index UID

Response body

Variable	Type	Description	Default value
displayedAttributes	[Strings]	Fields displayed in the returned documents	`[““]` (all attributes)
distinctAttribute	String	Search returns documents with distinct (different) values of the given field	`null`
filterableAttributes	[Strings]	Attributes to use as filters and facets	`[]`
rankingRules	[Strings]	List of ranking rules sorted by order of importance	A list of ordered built-in ranking rules
searchableAttributes	[Strings]	Fields in which to search for matching query words sorted by order of importance	`[““]` (all attributes)
sortableAttributes	[Strings]	Attributes to use when sorting search results	`[]`
stopWords	[Strings]	List of words ignored by MeiliSearch when present in search queries	`[]`
synonyms	Object	List of associated words treated similarly	`{}`

Learn more about the settings in this guide.

Example

cURL

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Dart

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

client.index('movies').getSettings()

client.index('movies').get_settings()

$client->index('movies')->getSettings();

client.index("movies").getSettings();

client.index('movies').settings

client.Index("movies").GetSettings()

let settings: Settings = movies.get_settings().await.unwrap();

client.index("movies").getSettings { (result: Result<Setting, Swift.Error>) in
    switch result {
    case .success(let setting):
        print(setting)
    case .failure(let error):
        print(error)
    }
}

await client.index('movies').getSettings();

Response: `200 Ok`

List the settings.

{
  "rankingRules": [
    "typo",
    "words",
    "proximity",
    "attribute",
    "wordsPosition",
    "exactness",
    "desc(release_date)"
  ],
  "filterableAttributes": [
    "genres"
  ],
  "distinctAttribute": null,
  "searchableAttributes": [
    "title",
    "description",
    "genres"
  ],
  "displayedAttributes": [
    "title",
    "description",
    "genre",
    "release_date"
  ],
  "stopWords": null,
  "synonyms": {
    "wolverine": [
      "xmen",
      "logan"
    ],
    "logan": [
      "wolverine",
      "xmen"
    ]
  }
}

Update settings

POST

/indexes/:index_uid/settings

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.

Learn more about the settings in this guide.

Path variables

Variable	Description
index_uid	The index UID

Body

Variable	Type	Description	Default value
displayedAttributes	[Strings]	Fields displayed in the returned documents	`[““]` (all attributes)
distinctAttribute	String	Search returns documents with distinct (different) values of the given field	`null`
filterableAttributes	[Strings]	Attributes to use as filters and facets	`[]`
rankingRules	[Strings]	List of ranking rules sorted by order of importance	A list of ordered built-in ranking rules
searchableAttributes	[Strings]	Fields in which to search for matching query words sorted by order of importance	`[““]` (all attributes)
sortableAttributes	[Strings]	Attributes to use when sorting search results	`[]`
stopWords	[Strings]	List of words ignored by MeiliSearch when present in search queries	`[]`
synonyms	Object	List of associated words treated similarly	`{}`

Example

cURL

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curl \
  -X POST '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",
          "description",
          "genre"
      ],
      "displayedAttributes": [
          "title",
          "description",
          "genre",
          "release_date"
      ],
      "stopWords": [
          "the",
          "a",
          "an"
      ],
      "sortableAttributes": [
        "title",
        "release_date"
      ],
      "synonyms": {
          "wolverine": ["xmen", "logan"],
          "logan": ["wolverine"]
      }
  }'

client.index('movies').updateSettings({
    rankingRules: [
        'words',
        'typo',
        'proximity',
        'attribute',
        'sort',
        'exactness',
        'release_date:desc',
        'rank:desc'
    ],
    distinctAttribute: 'movie_id',
    searchableAttributes: [
        'title',
        'description',
        'genre'
    ],
    displayedAttributes: [
        'title',
        'description',
        'genre',
        'release_date'
    ],
    stopWords: [
        'the',
        'a',
        'an'
    ],
    sortableAttributes: [
      'title',
      'release_date'
    ],
    synonyms: {
        'wolverine': ['xmen', 'logan'],
        'logan': ['wolverine']
    }
})

client.index('movies').update_settings({
  'rankingRules': [
      'words',
      'typo',
      'proximity',
      'attribute',
      'sort',
      'exactness',
      'release_date:desc',
      'rank:desc'
  ],
  'distinctAttribute': 'movie_id',
  'searchableAttributes': [
      'title',
      'description',
      'genre'
  ],
  'displayedAttributes': [
      'title',
      'description',
      'genre',
      'release_date'
  ],
  'sortableAttributes': [
      'title',
      'release_date'
  ],
  'stopWords': [
      'the',
      'a',
      'an'
  ],
  'synonyms': {
      'wolverine': ['xmen', 'logan'],
      'logan': ['wolverine']
  },
  'acceptNewFields': False
})

$client->index('movies')->updateSettings([
  'rankingRules' => [
    'words',
    'typo',
    'proximity',
    'attribute',
    'sort',
    'exactness',
    'release_date:desc',
    'rank:desc'
  ],
  'distinctAttribute' => 'movie_id',
  'searchableAttributes' => [
    'title',
    'description',
    'genre'
  ],
  'displayedAttributes' => [
    'title',
    'description',
    'genre',
    'release_date'
  ],
  'stopWords' => [
    'the',
    'a',
    'an'
  ],
  'sortableAttributes' => [
    'title',
    'release_date'
  ],
  'synonyms' => [
    'wolverine' => ['xmen', 'logan'],
    'logan' => ['wolverine']
  ]
]);

Settings settings = new Settings();
settings.setRankingRules(
  new String[] {
      "typo",
      "words",
      "sort",
      "proximity",
      "attribute",
      "exactness",
      "release_date:desc",
      "rank:desc"
  });
settings.setDistinctAttribute("movie_id");
settings.setSearchableAttributes(
  new String[] {
    "title",
    "description",
    "genre",
  });
settings.setDisplayedAttributes(
  new String[] {
    "title",
    "description",
    "genre",
    "release_date",
  });
settings.setStopWords(
  new String[] {
    "the",
    "a",
    "an",
  });
settings.setSortableAttributes(
  new String[] {
    "title",
    "release_date",
  });
HashMap<String, String[]> synonyms = new HashMap<String, String[]>();
synonyms.put("wolverine", new String[] {"xmen", "logan"});
synonyms.put("logan", new String[] {"wolverine"});
settings.setSynonyms(synonyms);
client.index("movies").updateSettings(settings);

client.index('movies').update_settings({
  ranking_rules: [
    'words',
    'typo',
    'proximity',
    'attribute',
    'sort',
    'exactness',
    'release_date:desc',
    'rank:desc'
  ],
  distinct_attribute: 'movie_id',
  searchable_attributes: [
    'title',
    'description',
    'genre'
  ],
  displayed_attributes: [
    'title',
    'description',
    'genre',
    'release_date'
  ],
  stop_words: [
    'the',
    'a',
    'an'
  ],
  sortable_attributes: [
    'title',
    'release_date'
  ],
  synonyms: {
    wolverine: ['xmen', 'logan'],
    logan: ['wolverine']
  }
})

distinctAttribute := "movie_id"
settings := meilisearch.Settings{
  RankingRules: []string{
    "words",
    "typo",
    "proximity",
    "attribute",
    "sort",
    "exactness",
    "release_date:desc",
    "rank:desc",
  },
  DistinctAttribute: &distinctAttribute,
  SearchableAttributes: []string{
    "title",
    "description",
    "genre",
  },
  DisplayedAttributes: []string{
    "title",
    "description",
    "genre",
    "release_date",
  },
  StopWords: []string{
    "the",
    "a",
    "an",
  },
  SortableAttributes: []string{
    "title",
    "release_date",
  },
  Synonyms: map[string][]string{
    "wolverine": []string{"xmen", "logan"},
    "logan":     []string{"wolverine"},
  },
}
client.Index("movies").UpdateSettings(&settings)

let mut synonyms = std::collections::HashMap::new();
synonyms.insert(String::from("wolverine"), vec!["xmen", "logan"]);
synonyms.insert(String::from("logan"), vec!["wolverine"]);
let settings = Settings::new()
  .with_ranking_rules([
    "words",
    "typo",
    "proximity",
    "attribute",
    "sort",
    "exactness",
    "release_date:desc",
    "rank:desc"
  ])
  .with_distinct_attribute("movie_id")
  .with_searchable_attributes([
    "title",
    "description",
    "genre"
  ])
  .with_displayed_attributes([
    "title",
    "description",
    "genre",
    "release_date"
  ])
  .with_stop_words([
    "the",
    "a",
    "an"
  ])
  .with_sortable_attributes([
    "title",
    "release_date"
  ])
  .with_synonyms(synonyms);
let progress: Progress = movies.set_settings(&settings).await.unwrap();

let settings = Setting(rankingRules: [
    "words",
    "typo",
    "proximity",
    "attribute",
    "sort",
    "exactness",
    "release_date:desc",
    "rank:desc"
], searchableAttributes: [
    "uid",
    "movie_id",
    "title",
    "description",
    "poster",
    "release_date",
    "rank"
], displayedAttributes: [
    "title",
    "description",
    "poster",
    "release_date",
    "rank"
], stopWords: [
    "the",
    "a",
    "an"
], sortableAttributes: [
    "title",
    "release_date"
], synonyms: [
    "wolverine": ["xmen", "logan"],
    "logan": ["wolverine"]
])
client.index("movies").updateSettings(settings) { (result: Result<Update, Swift.Error>) in
    switch result {
    case .success(let update):
        print(update)
    case .failure(let error):
        print(error)
    }
}

await client.index('movies').updateSettings(IndexSettings(
      rankingRules: [
        'words',
        'typo',
        'proximity',
        'attribute',
        'sort',
        'exactness',
        'release_date:desc',
        'rank:desc'
      ],
      distinctAttribute: 'movie_id',
      searchableAttributes: ['title', 'description', 'genre'],
      displayedAttributes: ['title', 'description', 'genre', 'release_date'],
      stopWords: ['the', 'a', 'an'],
      sortableAttributes: ['title', 'release_date'],
      synonyms: {
        'wolverine': ['xmen', 'logan'],
        'logan': ['wolverine'],
      },
    ));

Response: `202 Accepted`

{ "updateId": 1 }

This updateId allows you to track the current update.

Reset settings

DELETE

/indexes/:index_uid/settings

Reset the settings of an index.

All settings will be reset to their default value.

Variable	Type	Description	Default value
displayedAttributes	[Strings]	Fields displayed in the returned documents	`[““]` (all attributes)
distinctAttribute	String	Search returns documents with distinct (different) values of the given field	`null`
filterableAttributes	[Strings]	Attributes to use as filters and facets	`[]`
rankingRules	[Strings]	List of ranking rules sorted by order of importance	A list of ordered built-in ranking rules
searchableAttributes	[Strings]	Fields in which to search for matching query words sorted by order of importance	`[““]` (all attributes)
sortableAttributes	[Strings]	Attributes to use when sorting search results	`[]`
stopWords	[Strings]	List of words ignored by MeiliSearch when present in search queries	`[]`
synonyms	Object	List of associated words treated similarly	`{}`

Learn more about the settings.

Path variables

Variable	Description
index_uid	The index UID

Example

cURL

Python

PHP

Java

Ruby

Rust

Swift

Dart

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

client.index('movies').resetSettings()

client.index('movies').reset_settings()

$client->index('movies')->resetSettings();

client.index("movies").resetSettings();

client.index('movies').reset_settings

client.Index("movies").ResetSettings()

let progress: Progress = movies.reset_settings().await.unwrap();

client.index("movies").resetSettings { (result: Result<Update, Swift.Error>) in
    switch result {
    case .success(let update):
        print(update)
    case .failure(let error):
        print(error)
    }
}

await client.index('movies').resetSettings();

Response: `202 Accepted`

{ "updateId": 1 }

This updateId allows you to track the current update.

Settings

All settings

Get settings

Path variables

Response body

Example

Response: 200 Ok

Update settings

Path variables

Body

Example

Response: 202 Accepted

Reset settings

Path variables

Example

Response: 202 Accepted

Response: `200 Ok`

Response: `202 Accepted`

Response: `202 Accepted`