Collections

Collections

In Answers, every record you index is called an Object and a group of objects with similar fields is called a Collection. A Collection is roughly equivalent to a table in a relational database. The idea is that objects can be compared with each other - filtered, searched, ranked, etc.

• Create a collection
• Delete a collection
• Get all collections
• Get a collection
• Update a collection

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Answers > Objects

Objects in Answers are indexed records with either custom string IDs or auto-generated identifiers, forming the basic data units within collections.

Collections > Create a collection

Collections in Answers organize objects with similar fields, functioning like database tables and supporting string and string list data types for indexing records.

Collections > Get a collection

Users can retrieve detailed information about a specific collection by providing its designated name.

Collections > Update a collection

Collections in Answers can be modified to update their properties and attributes while organizing similar objects through shared fields and database-like functionality.