Use the Microsoft Search API to trim duplicate search results
You can use the Microsoft Search API in Microsoft Graph to trim duplicate search results. Specify the trimDuplicates property in a searchRequest object to trim away the duplicate search results. The trimDuplicates property is only supported on files hosted in SharePoint. The default value is false
.
Example
The following example shows a request that searches for files hosted in SharePoint and uses the trimDuplicates property to trim away the duplicate search results.
Request
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/search/query
Content-Type: application/json
{
"requests": [
{
"entityTypes": [
"driveItem"
],
"query": {
"queryString": "Adatum Corporation"
},
"trimDuplicates": true
}
]
}
Response
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-type: application/json
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.searchResponse",
"searchTerms": [
"Adatum",
"Corporation"
],
"hitsContainers": [
{
"total": 2,
"moreResultsAvailable": false,
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.searchHitsContainer",
"hits": [
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.searchHit",
"hitId": "01VRZMWHPGDM5KTXS53RF3SSGHW7SGGPKL",
"rank": 1,
"summary": "Unique Item 1 which created by Adatum Corporation ",
"resource": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.driveItem",
"size": 971838,
"fileSystemInfo": {
"createdDateTime": "2020-07-22T21:14:59Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2018-09-12T16:20:16Z"
},
"id": "01VRZMWHPGDM5KTXS53RF3SSGHW7SGGPKL",
"createdBy": {
"user": {
"displayName": "Adatum Corporation"
}
},
"createdDateTime": "2020-07-22T21:14:59+00:00",
"lastModifiedBy": {
"user": {
"displayName": "Adatum Corporation"
}
},
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2018-09-12T16:20:16+00:00",
"name": "Adatum Corporation Name",
"parentReference": {
"siteId": "Contoso066a,5724d91f-650c-4810-83cc-61a8818917d6,c3ba25dc-2c9f-48cb-83be-74cdf68ea5a0",
"driveId": "b!NAe_rKr80k-n7e5zlCVIqSnIwTNsGBVBlusjEvRHgjMmmcA3Ubc7R4Kyao9hbgL4",
"sharepointIds": {
"listId": "c61d1892-ca82-4f53-b16f-6bb8a379e2b2",
"listItemId": "1027",
"listItemUniqueId": "E320AFEB-AD73-46A2-83D7-985FAA4B206D"
}
},
"webUrl": "http://www.adatum.com/"
}
},
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.searchHit",
"hitId": "01BTQFB3LHZTAYBV2VXVEK22ETF5WOQGT2",
"rank": 2,
"summary": "Unique item 2 which modified by Adatum Corporation",
"resource": {
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.driveItem",
"size": 34428,
"fileSystemInfo": {
"createdDateTime": "2020-07-22T21:23:50Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2012-10-29T17:52:10Z"
},
"id": "01BTQFB3LHZTAYBV2VXVEK22ETF5WOQGT2",
"createdBy": {
"user": {
"displayName": "Adventure Works Cycles"
}
},
"createdDateTime": "2020-07-22T21:23:50+00:00",
"lastModifiedBy": {
"user": {
"displayName": "Adatum Corporation"
}
},
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2012-10-29T17:52:10+00:00",
"name": "Adventure Works Cycles Name",
"parentReference": {
"siteId": "Contoso066a,893378cb-d2cd-4076-a2c9-e50587a26832,04120cf2-7863-4701-8541-eb26266a25e6",
"driveId": "b!H9kkVwxlEEiDzGGogYkX1twlusOfLMtIg750zfaOpaBq9eOBX6MXQapv1hTT-bIt",
"sharepointIds": {
"listId": "c61d1892-ca82-4f53-b16f-6bb8a379e2b2",
"listItemId": "1027",
"listItemUniqueId": "E320AFEB-AD73-46A2-83D7-985FAA4B206D"
}
},
"webUrl": "http://www.adventure-works.com/"
}
}
]
}
]
}
Known limitations
The trimDuplicates property is not supported for the following resources: message, event, and externalItem.