React-instantsearch: Retrieve objects based on certain condition.

[developerk786]

my object shape is:
{
...otherFields,
isApproved: false
}

so I want to fetch all the objects where isApproved is true

[Haroenv]

Hi @developerk786, you can add arbitrary filters using the configure widget:

<Configure filters="isApproved:true" />

Or the toggleRefinement widget

<ToggleRefinement attribute="isApproved" value={true} />

[developerk786]

Ok so it works with instasearch but what about fetching data with algolia client, algolia.getObject()

[Haroenv]

With getObject you give an objectID, so filtering doesn't make sense anymore at that point, but you can use search() to get one (or more) items based on a condition:

client.search('', {
  filters: 'isApproved:true',
  hitsPerPage: 1
})

This is of course limited, but if you want to find _all_ items based on a filter, you can use browse: https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-reference/api-methods/browse/

[developerk786]

ok that nice but is there any option in algolia dashboard where I can set that thing, pardon my English.

[Haroenv]

You can not set a filter by default, but what you can do is prefilling an API key with the filter in it, so it can not be removed: https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-reference/api-methods/generate-secured-api-key/

[developerk786]

ok thanks for your help