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How does search work in Tallyfy Answers?

In Tallyfy Answers, a search operation combines intelligent AI understanding with traditional keyword matching to deliver the most relevant results.

Search allows you to find specific objects within your Tallyfy Answers collections1 using natural language queries or specific terms. The system understands both the meaning behind your query and exact keyword matches.

What makes Tallyfy Answers search different?

Tallyfy Answers uses hybrid search technology2 that combines:

  • Semantic Understanding - Understands the meaning and context of your search query
  • Keyword Matching - Finds exact terms and phrases in your documents
  • Smart Filtering - Filter results by source or collection type
  • Instant Results - Get relevant results as you type

Making a search request is simple:

Terminal window
GET /collections/{collection_name}/search/{query}

Optional parameters:

  • source - Filter results by specific data source
  • origin - Filter by content origin

Example:

Terminal window
curl "https://answers.tallyfy.com/collections/docs/search/workflow automation" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key"

What search features are available?

  • Natural Language Queries - Ask questions like “How do I automate workflows?”
  • Multi-word Search - Search with full sentences or phrases
  • Source Filtering - Narrow results to specific content sources
  • Related Suggestions - Get recommendations for similar content
  • Real-time Results - See results update as you refine your query

Overview

Tallyfy Answers combines advanced AI technology with intelligent document understanding to provide instant semantic search that understands meaning beyond just keywords while offering smart document storage hybrid search intelligence content recommendations and batch processing capabilities at a fraction of the cost of traditional search solutions.

Answers > Answers neural search information

Tallyfy Answers neural search combines AI semantic understanding with keyword matching to deliver intelligent document search capabilities through natural language queries at lower costs than traditional competitors.

Answers > Collections

Collections in Tallyfy Answers are organizational structures that group similar objects together like database tables and provide features for searching filtering and managing data with automatic schema detection and complete CRUD operations.

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.

Footnotes

  1. Similar to database tables, collections group related JSON objects with auto-detected schemas ↩

  2. Combines vector embeddings for semantic similarity with BM25 algorithm for keyword relevance scoring ↩

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