Algolia filter equivalent to SQL IN for arrays?

Question

I've got records in Algolia containing an array attribute with integer values, like :

{
  ...
  choice_ids: [1, 99, 100, 200]
  ...
}

I want to filter all records containing any value of another array. For example I search for [1, 300, 400, 600, 700], I should get the record on top because it contains 1.

Should I construct the filter with OR arguments or is there a better way?

Clarkia

Answer 1

Should I construct the filter with OR arguments or is there a better way?

Yes that's the way to go.

index.search('....', { filters: '(choice_ids=1 OR choice_ids=99 OR choice_ids=100 OR choice_ids=200)' });

Dedrick

Still this the best way ? No other solutions ? – Mcfarlin

Yes, still the best way. – Dedrick

Is there a limit on total number of values we pass in filters? – Bilbao

Answer 2

For me it wasn't working with '=' but with ':', meaning:

{ filters: 'choice_ids:1 OR choice_ids:99 OR choice_ids:100 OR choice_ids:200' })

Carmine

Answer 3

For me, neither of @Léo Chaz Maltrait or @redox answers worked. I had to format mine like:

{ filters: '(choice_ids:"1") OR (choice_ids:"99" OR (choice_ids:"100") OR (choice_ids:"200"))' })

I am also using algoliasearch npm package.

Cornstarch