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What are collections in Tallyfy Answers?

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Collections in Tallyfy Answers 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?

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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?

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Tallyfy Answers collections give you several key features:

  • Automatic property types1: Each property’s type is set the first time an object carrying it is indexed
  • Efficient organization: Group related objects to make management easier
  • Searchability: Search across all objects within a collection
  • Schema: Get the collection’s detected schema

What operations can you perform on collections?

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Here’s what you can do with Tallyfy Answers collections:

  • Create a collection - Set up a new data container
  • Get a collection - Get the collection’s detected schema
  • Delete a collection - Remove a collection and its objects
  • List every object in a collection with GET /collections/{collection_name}/objects. It needs the API key and returns every object in one response, with no paging.
  • Delete every object but keep the collection with DELETE /collections/{collection_name}/objects. It needs the API key.
  • Count objects per source with GET /collections/{collection_name}/objects/metadata. It needs no key and returns a list such as [{"product": "Docs", "count": 42}], or [] for a collection that’s empty or doesn’t exist.

There’s no endpoint that lists your collections or changes a collection after it’s created.

What are the best practices for using collections?

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Think about these guidelines when working with Tallyfy Answers collections:

  • Use clear, descriptive names for your collections, made of lowercase letters and digits
  • 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

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Footnotes

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  1. Answers stores objects in Weaviate, which detects each new property’s type the first time it sees it ↩

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