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# Search Index Fields

In this guide, you'll learn about the field types and modifiers you can use in a [search index definition](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions).

### Prerequisites

- [Medusa v2.21.1+](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/releases/tag/v2.21.1)

Refer to the [Search Index Field Modifiers guide](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions/modifiers) for details on what each modifier does and which types it applies to.

The product indexes in this guide's snippets are simplified to show one feature at a time. For examples of indexing prices in multiple currencies, option values, categories, and other product data, refer to the [Product Index Examples guide](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/product-index-examples).

## Define Index Fields

A search index definition's `fields` property declares what the search engine holds. Use `search.define` to create a schema of field types and modifiers.

For example:

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    title: search.text().searchable({ weight: 3 }),
    min_price: search.float().sortable().facetable(),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

Each field has a type, such as `search.text()`, and any number of chained modifiers, such as `.searchable()`. A type sets what the field holds, and a modifier declares what the engine can do with it.

***

## Modifiers and Facet Types by Field Type

A modifier that doesn't apply to a field type isn't available on it, so an invalid combination fails to compile. The following table shows which [modifiers](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions/modifiers) apply to which field types, and which [facet types](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions/modifiers#facet-types) each type allows.

|Field Type|Modifiers it Accepts|Facet Types it Allows|
|---|---|---|
|\`keyword\`|\`searchable\`|\`value\`|
|\`integer\`|\`filterable\`|\`value\`|
|\`boolean\`|\`filterable\`|\`value\`|
|\`object\`|\`filterable\`|\`value\`|
|\`vector\`|\`embed\`|None|

Only `integer`, `float`, and `date` accept a `types` option on `facetable`. Every other type takes `facetable()` as a boolean and allows `value` facets. Refer to [Facet Types](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions/modifiers#facet-types) for what each kind returns.

Adding, removing, or changing a field changes the definition's hash, which the Search Module treats as a schema change. Refer to the [Reindexing and Migrations guide](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/reindexing) to learn how it rebuilds the index.

***

## search.keyword()

The `keyword` identifier indicates a string that is treated as a whole value. Use it for IDs, handles, statuses, and any value you filter or facet on.

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    status: search.keyword().filterable(),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

In this example, `status` is a `keyword` field, so a query can filter on it with `{ status: "published" }`.

***

## search.text()

The `text` identifier indicates a string analyzed for free-text matching. Use it for titles, descriptions, and other prose.

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    title: search.text().searchable({ weight: 3 }),
    description: search.text().searchable(),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

A `text` field only participates in free-text matching once you add the [searchable](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions/modifiers#searchable) modifier. Here `title` carries a higher weight than `description`, so a product matching a query in its title outranks one matching only in its description.

### Search Text in Multiple Locales

A `text` field holds a single string, and no field type stores translations of a value. An index only holds what its `seed` and `consume` functions write to it, so to match a free-text query in more than one locale, declare a field for each locale.

How you declare those fields depends on the provider:

### Medusa Search

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  name: "product",
  entity: "product",
  fields: search.define({
    id: search.keyword().filterable(),
    title_en: search.text().searchable()
      .providerOptions({
        "search-medusa": {
          full_text_search: {
            language: "english",
            stemming: true,
          },
        },
      }),
    title_fr: search.text().searchable()
      .providerOptions({
        "search-medusa": {
          full_text_search: {
            language: "french",
            stemming: true,
          },
        },
      }),
  }),
  // ...
})
```

### Other Providers

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  name: "product",
  entity: "product",
  fields: search.define({
    id: search.keyword().filterable(),
    title_en: search.text().searchable(),
    title_fr: search.text().searchable(),
  }),
  // ...
})
```

[Medusa Search](https://docs.medusajs.com/cloud/search) matches a searchable field term by term, and it stems those terms only when the field's `full_text_search` provider option asks for it. So its tab names a language per locale field and enables `stemming`, which gives each field the stemmer of its own language. Refer to [Set a Field's Language](https://docs.medusajs.com/cloud/search/settings#set-a-fields-language) for the languages and options it accepts.

Other providers set the language for the whole index rather than per field, such as the `language` option of the [PostgreSQL Search Module Provider](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/providers/postgres#postgresql-search-module-provider-options), so a locale field needs no option of its own.

Then, write each locale's value to its own field in the index's [`seed` function](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions#custom-seed-implementation). If you use the [Translation Module](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/commerce-modules/translation), pass the `locale` option to Query to retrieve the translated values of a locale:

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  name: "product",
  entity: "product",
  fields: search.define({
    // ...
  }),
  async *seed({ container, catchup, last_key: lastKey }) {
    const batchSize = 200
    let cursor = lastKey

    while (true) {
      const { data: products } = await container.query
        .graph({
          entity: "product",
          fields: [
            "id",
            "title",
            "updated_at",
            "deleted_at",
          ],
          filters: {
            ...(catchup
              ? { updated_at: { $gte: catchup.since } }
              : {}),
            ...(cursor ? { id: { $gt: cursor } } : {}),
          },
          pagination: {
            take: batchSize,
            order: { id: "ASC" },
          },
          withDeleted: !!catchup,
        })

      if (!products.length) {
        return
      }

      const live = products.filter((p) => !p.deleted_at)
      const gone = products.filter((p) => !!p.deleted_at)

      const { data: frProducts } = await container.query
        .graph({
          entity: "product",
          fields: ["id", "title"],
          filters: { id: live.map((p) => p.id) },
        }, { locale: "fr-FR" })

      const frTitles = new Map(
        frProducts.map((product) => [
          product.id,
          product.title,
        ])
      )

      yield [
        ...(live.length
          ? [{
              action: "upsert" as const,
              documents: live.map((product) => ({
                id: product.id,
                title_en: product.title,
                title_fr:
                  frTitles.get(product.id) ??
                  product.title,
              })),
            }]
          : []),
        ...(gone.length
          ? [{
              action: "delete" as const,
              filters: { id: gone.map((p) => p.id) },
            }]
          : []),
      ]

      if (products.length < batchSize) {
        return
      }

      cursor = products[products.length - 1].id
    }
  },
})
```

The `seed` function pages the products by their ID, so an interrupted run resumes from the `last_key` it receives rather than starting over. It also runs as the [catch-up pass](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions#handle-the-catch-up-pass) that follows a full run, which is why it reads `catchup`: the pass narrows the read to the products changed since the run started, includes the deleted ones, and yields a `delete` write for them so the index loses their documents.

You can also build this `seed` with [`graphSeed`](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions#fill-the-index-from-query-with-graphseed) and its `transform` option, which is asynchronous and receives a whole page of rows. Refer to [Read More Data in transform](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions#read-more-data-in-transform) for an example that reads the same page again with the `locale` option.

Then, when running a search query, such as in an API route, pass the `search_options.attributes_to_search_on` option to specify which locale-specific fields to search on:

```ts
const { data } = await query.search({
  entity: "product",
  fields: ["id", "title_fr"],
  filters: {
    q: "chaussures",
  },
  search_options: {
    attributes_to_search_on: ["title_fr"],
  },
})
```

***

## search.integer()

The `integer` identifier indicates a whole number such as an inventory quantity. Useful for filtering, sorting, and faceting. It isn't matched as free text.

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    inventory_quantity: search
      .integer()
      .filterable()
      .sortable(),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

In this example, a query can filter on `inventory_quantity` and order results by it with `pagination.order`. Adding `facetable()` would also let a query summarize the matched documents by quantity brackets.

***

## search.float()

The `float` identifier indicates a decimal number, such as a price. Useful for filtering, sorting, and faceting. It isn't matched as free text.

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    min_price: search
      .float()
      .filterable()
      .sortable()
      .facetable({ types: ["range"] }),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

In this example, a query can filter on `min_price`, order results by it with `pagination.order`, and facet on it to summarize the matched documents by price brackets.

A range facet on a price turns into the price brackets a storefront shows beside its results. Learn more in the [Search Index Field Modifiers guide](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions/modifiers#facet-types).

***

## search.boolean()

The `boolean` identifier indicates a `true` or `false` value. Use it for flags such as whether a product is a gift card. Useful for filtering and faceting. It isn't matched as free text.

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    is_giftcard: search.boolean().filterable(),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

In this example, a query can filter on `is_giftcard` to find only gift cards or the opposite.

***

## search.date()

The `date` identifier indicates a date. A document can hold either a `Date` object or an ISO string, since `query.graph` returns `Date` objects while an event payload carries a string. Useful for filtering, sorting, and faceting. It isn't matched as free text.

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    created_at: search.date().filterable().sortable(),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

In this example, a query can filter on `created_at` and order results by it with `pagination.order`. Adding `facetable()` would also let a query summarize the matched documents by date brackets.

***

## search.geo()

The `geo` identifier searches over `{ lat, lng }` coordinate pairs. Use it for locations such as warehouses or stores. Useful for filtering by proximity. It isn't matched as free text.

No provider that Medusa ships supports geo fields. You can support it in your custom Search Module Provider.

```ts title="src/search/warehouse.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const warehouseIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    location: search.geo().filterable(),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

In this example, a query can filter on `location` to find documents within a radius of a point.

### Yield a Coordinate Pair

A field's type describes the document your index holds, not a property on your data models. So the `{ lat, lng }` shape is what `seed` and `consume` must yield, no matter how you store the coordinates.

For example, if your data model holds `latitude` and `longitude` as separate properties, combine them into the pair when you yield the documents:

```ts title="src/search/warehouse.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const warehouseIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  name: "warehouse",
  entity: "warehouse",
  fields: search.define({
    id: search.keyword().filterable(),
    name: search.text().searchable(),
    location: search.geo().filterable(),
  }),
  async *seed({ container }) {
    const { data } = await container.query.graph({
      entity: "warehouse",
      fields: ["id", "name", "latitude", "longitude"],
    })

    yield [{
      action: "upsert",
      documents: data.map((warehouse) => ({
        id: warehouse.id,
        name: warehouse.name,
        location: {
          lat: warehouse.latitude,
          lng: warehouse.longitude,
        },
      })),
    }]
  },
})
```

`search.define` type-checks what you yield against the fields you declared, so a document whose `location` isn't a `{ lat, lng }` pair fails to compile.

***

## search.object()

The `object` identifier indicates a nested object. Pass its sub-fields as a schema, using the same types and [modifiers](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions/modifiers) as top-level fields.

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    brand: search.object({
      name: search.keyword().searchable().facetable(),
      country: search.keyword().filterable(),
    }),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

In this example, a query can filter on `brand.country`, search on `brand.name`, and facet on `brand.name` to summarize the matched documents by brand.

### Define as an Array of Objects

Add the [array](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions/modifiers#array) modifier to an `object` field to indicate that the field holds an array of objects, rather than a single object.

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    variants: search
      .object({
        title: search.text().searchable(),
        sku: search.keyword().filterable(),
      })
      .array(),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

In this example, a query can filter on `variants.sku` to find products that have a variant with a specific SKU.

Filters on the sub-fields of an object array match across elements. So filtering a product on `variants.color = "red"` and `variants.size = "XL"` also matches a product with a red small variant and a blue extra-large one. No provider Medusa ships can restrict the match to a single element.

***

## search.vector()

Vector search with Medusa Search is available on the Scale and Enterprise plans. On the Scale plan, you compute the embeddings yourself, whereas the Enterprise plan can also [create them for you](#let-medusa-search-create-the-embedding).

The `vector` identifier indicates an embedding, used for [vector search](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/query/search#vector-and-hybrid-search). Unlike other types, a `vector` field can't be filtered, sorted, faceted, or turned into an array, so those modifiers aren't available on it.

`vector` accepts the number of dimensions in the embedding, which is how many numbers are in the list.

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    title_embedding: search.vector(1536),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

In this example, `title_embedding` is a `vector` field with 1536 dimensions, matching the output of OpenAI's `text-embedding-3-small` model. Your `seed` and `consume` functions yield the embedding for the field, so you compute it yourself before you yield the document.

With [Medusa Search](https://docs.medusajs.com/cloud/search), an embedding you compute yourself can have at most 1536 dimensions. Medusa Search rejects a query whose embedding is longer than that.

A `vector` field doesn't come back on a hit by default, since a list of 1536 numbers is rarely useful to the caller. Chain [retrievable()](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions/modifiers#retrievable) on it if you need the embedding in the result.

### Let Medusa Search Create the Embedding

With [Medusa Search](https://docs.medusajs.com/cloud/search), you can chain the [embed](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/infrastructure-modules/search/index-definitions/modifiers#embed) modifier on the field. Medusa Search then turns the text your documents pass on that field into an embedding as it indexes each document, and embeds a query's text the same way at query time.

For example:

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  fields: search.define({
    title: search.text().searchable(),
    title_embedding: search.vector(1536).embed(),
    // ...
  }),
  // ...
})
```

An embedded field changes what your documents carry and how you query it:

- Your documents pass the text to embed as a string on the field itself, rather than a `number[]`. `search.define` types the field as a string once you chain `embed()`, so a document that passes an array fails to compile.
- Medusa Search replaces that text with the embedding it computes, so the source text isn't stored under the field.
- A query can pass raw text as `search_options.vector.query`, which Medusa Search embeds at query time to run a semantic search. Without `embed`, a query can only search the field with a pre-computed embedding passed as `search_options.vector.value`. Refer to [Vector and Hybrid Search](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/query/search#vector-and-hybrid-search) for an example of both.

So, your `seed` and `consume` functions pass the text on `title_embedding` rather than an embedding:

```ts title="src/search/product.ts"
import {
  defineSearchIndex,
  search,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"

export const productIndex = defineSearchIndex({
  name: "product",
  entity: "product",
  fields: search.define({
    id: search.keyword().filterable(),
    title: search.text().searchable(),
    title_embedding: search.vector(1536).embed(),
    // ...
  }),
  async *seed({ container }) {
    const { data: products } = await container.query.graph({
      entity: "product",
      fields: ["id", "title"],
    })

    yield [{
      action: "upsert",
      documents: products.map((product) => ({
        id: product.id,
        title: product.title,
        title_embedding: product.title,
      })),
    }]
  },
  // ...
})
```

Then, you can perform a semantic search on the `title_embedding` field by passing raw text as the query:

```ts
const { data } = await query.search({
  entity: "product",
  fields: ["id", "title"],
  search_options: {
    vector: {
      field: "title_embedding",
      query: "comfortable shoes for long runs",
    },
  },
})
```

Medusa Search decides which embedding model produces the vector, so you don't choose one in the definition. Refer to [Semantic Search with Medusa Search](https://docs.medusajs.com/cloud/search/semantic-search) for more details.

### Why the Number of Dimensions Matters

You must declare the number of dimensions in a `vector` field because the provider needs to know how to store and compare the embeddings:

- The provider creates a column or index sized for exactly that many numbers, so it needs the value before any document exists.
- Two embeddings are only comparable if they have the same number of dimensions, so the provider rejects a document or query whose embedding is a different length.


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