Objects

What are objects in Tallyfy Answers?

Objects are the fundamental data records in Tallyfy Answers.

Each object represents a single item that can be indexed, retrieved, and searched within your collections.

How do objects work in Tallyfy Answers?

An object in Tallyfy Answers:

• Contains data in JSON format
• Belongs to a specific collection
• Has a unique identifier (either custom or auto-generated)
• Can store multiple properties and values
• Is fully searchable once indexed

How do object identifiers work?

Tallyfy Answers handles object identifiers in two ways:

1. Custom IDs: If your object includes an id field of type string, Tallyfy Answers will use this as the identifier:

   {
     "id": "product-123",
     "name": "Wireless Headphones",
     "price": 79.99
   }

2. Auto-generated IDs: If no id field is provided, Tallyfy Answers will automatically generate a unique identifier:

   {
     "name": "Wireless Headphones",
     "price": 79.99
   }

The id field is special and doesn’t need to be explicitly defined in your Tallyfy Answers collection schema.

How flexible is object structure?

Unlike traditional databases, Tallyfy Answers doesn’t require you to predefine a rigid schema before adding objects.

The system automatically detects properties and data types as you index objects, providing flexibility as your data evolves.

What operations can you perform on objects?

With Tallyfy Answers, you can perform these object operations:

• Index a single object
• Index multiple objects in bulk
• Retrieve specific objects
• Delete objects
• Search for objects within collections

What are the best practices for objects?

• Use consistent property names across similar objects
• Choose meaningful custom IDs when possible
• Structure nested data appropriately for searching
• Consider batching multiple objects for more efficient indexing
• Include all relevant data for search in your objects

Browse all Tallyfy Answers object management operations below:

• Delete an object
• Get an object
• Index a single object
• Index multiple objects

Related articles

Answers > Collections

Collections in Tallyfy Answers are organizational structures that function like database tables to group related objects together while providing dynamic schema detection efficient organization searchability scalability and complete management capabilities through create read update and delete operations.

Answers > Search

Tallyfy Answers enables users to find specific objects within collections through natural language queries or specific search terms by performing query operations against designated collections.

Objects > Get an object

You can retrieve individual objects from Tallyfy Answers using a GET request to the API endpoint with the collection name and object ID which returns the complete object data with all properties including system fields like creation and update timestamps.

Objects > Index a single object

A POST API endpoint that enables adding individual objects to collections with JSON formatting while handling errors and providing status responses through Tallyfy Answers platform.