Queries vs. Filters

Question

I can\'t see any description of when I should use a query or a filter or some combination of the two. What is the difference between them? Can anyone please explain?

Answer 1

This is what official documentation says:

As a general rule, filters should be used instead of queries:

• for binary yes/no searches
• for queries on exact values

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As a general rule, queries should be used instead of filters:

• for full text search
• where the result depends on a relevance score