Pod-to-serverless migration supports up to 500 million records

UpdateSep 15, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Migrating a pod-based index to serverless now supports indexes with up to 500 million records, up from 50 million. If you need to migrate a larger index, contact Support before you start.

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