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:

• Displayed attributes
• Distinct attribute
• Filterable attributes
• Ranking rules
• Searchable attributes
• Sortable attributes
• Stop-words
• Synonyms
• Typo tolerance

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. The index uid is required.

Learn more about the settings.

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	{}
typoTolerance	Object	Typo tolerance settings	{}

Learn more about the settings in this guide.

Example

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 = client.index("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",
    "overview",
    "genres"
  ],
  "displayedAttributes": [
    "title",
    "overview",
    "genres",
    "release_date"
  ],
  "stopWords": null,
  "synonyms": {
    "wolverine": [
      "xmen",
      "logan"
    ],
    "logan": [
      "wolverine",
      "xmen"
    ]
  },
  "typoTolerance": {
    "enabled": true, 
    "minWordSizeForTypos": {
      "oneTypo": 5,
      "twoTypos": 10
      },
      "disableOnWords": [],
      "disableOnAttributes": []
      }
}

Update settings

POST

/indexes/{index_uid}/settings

Update the settings of an index. The index uid is required.

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.

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	{}
typoTolerance	Object	Typo tolerance settings	{}

Example

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",
          "overview",
          "genres"
      ],
      "displayedAttributes": [
          "title",
          "overview",
          "genres",
          "release_date"
      ],
      "stopWords": [
          "the",
          "a",
          "an"
      ],
      "sortableAttributes": [
        "title",
        "release_date"
      ],
      "synonyms": {
          "wolverine": ["xmen", "logan"],
          "logan": ["wolverine"]
      },
      "typoTolerance": {
          "minWordSizeForTypos": {
              "oneTypo": 8,
              "twoTypos": 10
          },
          "disableOnAttributes": ["title"]
      }
  }'

client.index('movies').updateSettings({
    rankingRules: [
        'words',
        'typo',
        'proximity',
        'attribute',
        'sort',
        'exactness',
        'release_date:desc',
        'rank:desc'
    ],
    distinctAttribute: 'movie_id',
    searchableAttributes: [
        'title',
        'overview',
        'genres'
    ],
    displayedAttributes: [
        'title',
        'overview',
        'genres'
        'release_date'
    ],
    stopWords: [
        'the',
        'a',
        'an'
    ],
    sortableAttributes: [
      'title',
      'release_date'
    ],
    synonyms: {
        'wolverine': ['xmen', 'logan'],
        'logan': ['wolverine']
    },
    typoTolerance: {
        'minWordSizeForTypos': {
            'oneTypo': 8,
            'twoTypos': 10
        },
        'disableOnAttributes': [
            'title'
        ]
    }
})

client.index('movies').update_settings({
  'rankingRules': [
      'words',
      'typo',
      'proximity',
      'attribute',
      'sort',
      'exactness',
      'release_date:desc',
      'rank:desc'
  ],
  'distinctAttribute': 'movie_id',
  'searchableAttributes': [
      'title',
      'overview',
      'genres'
  ],
  'displayedAttributes': [
      'title',
      'overview',
      'genres',
      'release_date'
  ],
  'sortableAttributes': [
      'title',
      'release_date'
  ],
  'stopWords': [
      'the',
      'a',
      'an'
  ],
  'synonyms': {
      'wolverine': ['xmen', 'logan'],
      'logan': ['wolverine']
  },
  'typoTolerance': {
      'minWordSizeForTypos': {
          'oneTypo': 8,
          'twoTypos': 10
      },
      'disableOnAttributes': ['title']
  }
})

$client->index('movies')->updateSettings([
  'rankingRules' => [
    'words',
    'typo',
    'proximity',
    'attribute',
    'sort',
    'exactness',
    'release_date:desc',
    'rank:desc'
  ],
  'distinctAttribute' => 'movie_id',
  'searchableAttributes' => [
    'title',
    'overview',
    'genres'
  ],
  'displayedAttributes' => [
    'title',
    'overview',
    'genres',
    'release_date'
  ],
  'stopWords' => [
    'the',
    'a',
    'an'
  ],
  'sortableAttributes' => [
    'title',
    'release_date'
  ],
  'synonyms' => [
    'wolverine' => ['xmen', 'logan'],
    'logan' => ['wolverine']
  ],
  'typoTolerance' => [
      'minWordSizeForTypos' => [
        'oneTypo' => 8,
        'twoTypos' => 10
      ],
      'disableOnAttributes' => ['title']
  ]
]);

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",
    "overview",
    "genres"
  });
settings.setDisplayedAttributes(
  new String[] {
    "title",
    "overview",
    "genres",
    "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',
    'overview',
    'genres'
  ],
  displayed_attributes: [
    'title',
    'overview',
    'genres',
    '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",
		"overview",
		"genres",
	},
	DisplayedAttributes: []string{
		"title",
		"overview",
		"genres",
		"release_date",
	},
	StopWords: []string{
		"the",
		"a",
		"an",
	},
	SortableAttributes: []string{
		"title",
		"release_date",
	},
	Synonyms: map[string][]string{
		"wolverine": []string{"xmen", "logan"},
		"logan":     []string{"wolverine"},
	},
	TypoTolerance: &meilisearch.TypoTolerance{
		MinWordSizeForTypos: meilisearch.MinWordSizeForTypo{
			OneTypo:  8,
			TwoTypos: 10,
		},
		DisableOnAttributes: []string{"title"},
	},
}
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",
    "overview",
    "genres"
  ])
  .with_displayed_attributes([
    "title",
    "overview",
    "genres",
    "release_date"
  ])
  .with_stop_words([
    "the",
    "a",
    "an"
  ])
  .with_sortable_attributes([
    "title",
    "release_date"
  ])
  .with_synonyms(synonyms);

let task: Task = client.index("movies").set_settings(&settings).await.unwrap();

let settings = Setting(rankingRules: [
    "words",
    "typo",
    "proximity",
    "attribute",
    "sort",
    "exactness",
    "release_date:desc",
    "rank:desc"
], searchableAttributes: [
    "title",
    "overview",
    "genres"
], displayedAttributes: [
    "title",
    "overview",
    "genres"
    "release_date"
], stopWords: [
    "the",
    "a",
    "an"
], synonyms: [
    "wolverine": ["xmen", "logan"],
    "logan": ["wolverine"]
], distinctAttribute: "movie_id",
sortableAttributes: [
    "title",
    "release_date"
])
client.index("movies").updateSettings(settings) { (result: Result<Task, Swift.Error>) in
    switch result {
    case .success(let task):
        print(task)
    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', 'overview', 'genres'],
      displayedAttributes: ['title', 'overview', 'genres', 'release_date'],
      stopWords: ['the', 'a', 'an'],
      sortableAttributes: ['title', 'release_date'],
      synonyms: {
        'wolverine': ['xmen', 'logan'],
        'logan': ['wolverine'],
      },
    ));

Response: 202 Accepted

{
    "uid": 1,
    "indexUid": "movies",
    "status": "enqueued",
    "type": "settingsUpdate",
    "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this uid to get more details on the status of the task.

Reset settings

DELETE

/indexes/{index_uid}/settings

Reset the settings of an index. The index uid is required.

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	{}
typoTolerance	Object	Typo tolerance settings	{}

Learn more about the settings.

Example

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 task: Task = client.index("movies").reset_settings().await.unwrap();

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

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

Response: 202 Accepted

{
    "uid": 1,
    "indexUid": "movies",
    "status": "enqueued",
    "type": "settingsUpdate",
    "enqueuedAt": "2021-08-11T09:25:53.000000Z"
}

You can use this uid to get more details on the status of the task.