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Search Options

Search options are specified by PostgreSQL GUC.

Search options are specified by PostgreSQL GUC.

Options for ivf

These options only work for IVF algorithm. Refer to Indexing.

Option Type Range Default Description
vectors.ivf_nprobe integer [1, 1_000_000] 10 Number of lists to scan.

Options for hnsw

These options only work for HNSW algorithm. Refer to Indexing.

Option Type Range Default Description
vectors.hnsw_ef_search integer [1, 65535] 100 Search scope of HNSW.

Other Options

Query options for search mode: .

Option Type Range Default Description
vectors.search_mode enum "basic", "vbase" "vbase" Search mode, Refer to Search
vectors.pgvector_compatibility boolean off Enable or disable pgvector compatibility, Refer to pgvector compatibility
vectors.enable_index boolean on Enable or disable the query planner’s use of vector types.