Metadata Filtering
Precisely filter and retrieve documents using custom metadata attributes for highly relevant results.
Filter Examples
Precise queries with metadata filters
"Refund policy"
department: "support"
Only searches support docs
"API authentication"
type: "technical" AND version: "v2"
Latest technical docs only
"Sales pricing"
access_level: "internal"
Internal pricing docs
"GDPR compliance"
region: "EU" AND date >= 2024
Recent EU compliance docs
The Challenge
❌ Without Filtering:
- • Irrelevant results from other departments
- • Old/deprecated docs mixed with current
- • Sensitive data exposed to wrong users
- • Can't scope to specific products
✓ With Metadata Filtering:
- • Only relevant department content
- • Filter by version and date
- • User-based access control
- • Product-specific answers
How It Works
Flexible metadata management
Custom Fields
Define any metadata fields - departments, products, dates, access levels, and more.
Query Filters
Filter search results by metadata values to scope queries to relevant content.
Auto-Extraction
Automatically extract metadata from documents using AI.
Combined Filters
Use AND/OR logic to create complex filter combinations.
Use Cases
Multi-Tenant
Isolate data between customers.
Doc Versioning
Serve content for specific versions.
Access Control
Restrict by user role or permissions.
Regional Content
Show region-specific information.
Comparison
Most powerful filtering capabilities
| Feature | RAG Engine | LangChain | LlamaIndex | Pinecone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom metadata fields | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Complex filter logic | ✓ | ~ | ~ | ✓ |
| AI metadata extraction | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| User-based filtering | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No-code filter builder | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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