Power Search Guide
Go beyond basic keywords and find exactly what you're looking for with search operators.
"search terms"
Forces an exact-match search for the phrase inside the quotes.
Example
"hybrid search with RRF"
-
Excludes a term from your search results. Place it directly before the word you want to omit.
Example
jaguar speed -car
site:
Restricts your search to a specific website or domain.
Example
RAG site:pinecone.io
filetype:
Searches for specific file types, such as PDF, DOCX, or TXT.
Example
whitepaper filetype:pdf
Combine for Precision
Operators can be combined to create highly specific queries. The query below searches for the exact phrase "vector search", excludes the word "database", and only looks for PDF files on the vercel.com domain.
"vector search" -database site:vercel.com filetype:pdf