Collections

What are collections in Tallyfy Answers?

Collections in Tallyfy Answers are organizational structures that group similar objects together.

Each collection works like a table in a relational database, letting objects be compared, filtered, searched, and ranked.

How do collections work in Tallyfy Answers?

A Tallyfy Answers collection is:

• A logical container for related objects
• Like a table in a traditional database
• Built for organizing data with similar structures
• Flexible enough to adapt as your data changes

What features do collections provide?

Tallyfy Answers collections give you several key features:

• Dynamic schema detection¹: Tallyfy Answers automatically detects data types from your objects
• Efficient organization: Group related objects to make management easier
• Searchability: Search across all objects within a collection
• Scalability: Collections can hold thousands of objects²
• Metadata: Store and get information about the collection itself

What operations can you perform on collections?

Tallyfy Answers gives you complete collection management capabilities:

• Create a collection - Set up a new data container
• Get a collection - Retrieve details about a specific collection
• Get all collections - List all your collections
• Update a collection - Modify collection properties
• Delete a collection - Remove a collection and its objects

What are the best practices for using collections?

Think about these guidelines when working with Tallyfy Answers collections:

• Use clear, descriptive names for your collections
• Group similar objects with consistent structures
• Create separate collections for very different data types
• Plan your collection structure before bringing in large datasets
• Use collection names that show what objects they contain

Browse all Tallyfy Answers collection management operations below:

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

Related articles

Answers > Objects

Objects in Tallyfy Answers are fundamental JSON-formatted data records that belong to collections and can be indexed retrieved and searched using either custom or auto-generated unique identifiers while supporting flexible schema-less structure and various management operations.

Collections > Create a collection

To create collections in Tallyfy Answers you must first make a POST request to the /v1/collections endpoint with a unique collection name and optional description before adding any objects to the collection.

Collections > Get a collection

The Tallyfy Answers API provides a GET endpoint to retrieve detailed information about specific collections including metadata schema information and object counts using the collection’s unique name.

Answers > Search

Tallyfy Answers search combines AI semantic understanding with traditional keyword matching to deliver relevant results through natural language queries and exact term searches with smart filtering and instant results.

Footnotes

1. Uses PostgreSQL JSONB to analyze object properties and infer types like string, number, boolean, date automatically ↩

2. Default pagination at 15 items with configurable max limit for API performance optimization ↩