azure-search-documents-ts

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LicenseMIT
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Azure AI Search SDK for TypeScript

Build search applications with vector, hybrid, and semantic search capabilities.

Installation

bash
npm install @azure/search-documents @azure/identity

Environment Variables

bash
AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT=https://<service-name>.search.windows.net
AZURE_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME=my-index
AZURE_SEARCH_ADMIN_KEY=<admin-key>  # Optional if using Entra ID

Authentication

typescript
import { SearchClient, SearchIndexClient } from "@azure/search-documents";
import { DefaultAzureCredential } from "@azure/identity";

const endpoint = process.env.AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT!;
const indexName = process.env.AZURE_SEARCH_INDEX_NAME!;
const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();

// For searching
const searchClient = new SearchClient(endpoint, indexName, credential);

// For index management
const indexClient = new SearchIndexClient(endpoint, credential);

Core Workflow

Create Index with Vector Field

typescript
import { SearchIndex, SearchField, VectorSearch } from "@azure/search-documents";

const index: SearchIndex = {
name: "products",
fields: [
{ name: "id", type: "Edm.String", key: true },
{ name: "title", type: "Edm.String", searchable: true },
{ name: "description", type: "Edm.String", searchable: true },
{ name: "category", type: "Edm.String", filterable: true, facetable: true },
{
name: "embedding",
type: "Collection(Edm.Single)",
searchable: true,
vectorSearchDimensions: 1536,
vectorSearchProfileName: "vector-profile",
},
],
vectorSearch: {
algorithms: [
{ name: "hnsw-algorithm", kind: "hnsw" },
],
profiles: [
{ name: "vector-profile", algorithmConfigurationName: "hnsw-algorithm" },
],
},
};

await indexClient.createOrUpdateIndex(index);

Index Documents

typescript
const documents = [
  { id: "1", title: "Widget", description: "A useful widget", category: "Tools", embedding: [...] },
  { id: "2", title: "Gadget", description: "A cool gadget", category: "Electronics", embedding: [...] },
];

const result = await searchClient.uploadDocuments(documents);
console.log(Indexed ${result.results.length} documents);

Full-Text Search

typescript
const results = await searchClient.search("widget", {
  select: ["id", "title", "description"],
  filter: "category eq 'Tools'",
  orderBy: ["title asc"],
  top: 10,
});

for await (const result of results.results) {
console.log(${result.document.title}: ${result.score});
}

Vector Search

typescript
const queryVector = await getEmbedding("useful tool"); // Your embedding function

const results = await searchClient.search("*", {
vectorSearchOptions: {
queries: [
{
kind: "vector",
vector: queryVector,
fields: ["embedding"],
kNearestNeighborsCount: 10,
},
],
},
select: ["id", "title", "description"],
});

for await (const result of results.results) {
console.log(${result.document.title}: ${result.score});
}

Hybrid Search (Text + Vector)

typescript
const queryVector = await getEmbedding("useful tool");

const results = await searchClient.search("tool", {
vectorSearchOptions: {
queries: [
{
kind: "vector",
vector: queryVector,
fields: ["embedding"],
kNearestNeighborsCount: 50,
},
],
},
select: ["id", "title", "description"],
top: 10,
});

Semantic Search

typescript
// Index must have semantic configuration
const index: SearchIndex = {
  name: "products",
  fields: [...],
  semanticSearch: {
    configurations: [
      {
        name: "semantic-config",
        prioritizedFields: {
          titleField: { name: "title" },
          contentFields: [{ name: "description" }],
        },
      },
    ],
  },
};

// Search with semantic ranking
const results = await searchClient.search("best tool for the job", {
queryType: "semantic",
semanticSearchOptions: {
configurationName: "semantic-config",
captions: { captionType: "extractive" },
answers: { answerType: "extractive", count: 3 },
},
select: ["id", "title", "description"],
});

for await (const result of results.results) {
console.log(${result.document.title});
console.log( Caption: ${result.captions?.[0]?.text});
console.log( Reranker Score: ${result.rerankerScore});
}

Filtering and Facets

typescript
// Filter syntax
const results = await searchClient.search("*", {
  filter: "category eq 'Electronics' and price lt 100",
  facets: ["category,count:10", "brand"],
});

// Access facets
for (const [facetName, facetResults] of Object.entries(results.facets || {})) {
console.log(${facetName}:);
for (const facet of facetResults) {
console.log( ${facet.value}: ${facet.count});
}
}

Autocomplete and Suggestions

typescript
// Create suggester in index
const index: SearchIndex = {
  name: "products",
  fields: [...],
  suggesters: [
    { name: "sg", sourceFields: ["title", "description"] },
  ],
};

// Autocomplete
const autocomplete = await searchClient.autocomplete("wid", "sg", {
mode: "twoTerms",
top: 5,
});

// Suggestions
const suggestions = await searchClient.suggest("wid", "sg", {
select: ["title"],
top: 5,
});

Batch Operations

typescript
// Batch upload, merge, delete
const batch = [
  { upload: { id: "1", title: "New Item" } },
  { merge: { id: "2", title: "Updated Title" } },
  { delete: { id: "3" } },
];

const result = await searchClient.indexDocuments({ actions: batch });

Key Types

typescript
import {
  SearchClient,
  SearchIndexClient,
  SearchIndexerClient,
  SearchIndex,
  SearchField,
  SearchOptions,
  VectorSearch,
  SemanticSearch,
  SearchIterator,
} from "@azure/search-documents";

Best Practices

1. Use hybrid search - Combine vector + text for best results
2. Enable semantic ranking - Improves relevance for natural language queries
3. Batch document uploads - Use uploadDocuments with arrays, not single docs
4. Use filters for security - Implement document-level security with filters
5. Index incrementally - Use mergeOrUploadDocuments for updates
6. Monitor query performance - Use includeTotalCount: true sparingly in production

When to Use

This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.

Limitations

  • Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
  • Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
  • Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.
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