queryType

How prefix search is applied to query words

• Type: enum<string>
• Default: prefixLast
• Scope: settings,search

The queryType parameter controls if and how Algolia considers matches at the beginning of query words. For more information, see Prefix searching.

Options

prefixLast

Only the last word in the query is treated as a prefix.
All preceding words must match in full.

prefixAll

All words in the query are treated as prefixes.

prefixNone

Prefix search is turned off. All query words must match completely.

Example

Current API clients

C#

IndexSettings settings = new IndexSettings();
settings.QueryType = "prefixLast";
// settings.QueryType = "prefixAll";
// settings.QueryType = "prefixNone";

index.SetSettings(settings);

Legacy API clients

C#

IndexSettings settings = new IndexSettings();
settings.QueryType = "prefixLast";
// settings.QueryType = "prefixAll";
// settings.QueryType = "prefixNone";

index.SetSettings(settings);