AI Search supports struct and map columns and filter-only queries

UpdateSep 2, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

You can now index and filter struct and map columns in AI Search, and run filter-only queries that return rows matching a filter without vector or keyword retrieval. See Query an AI Search index .

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