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[SOLVED] how to make an attribute unique in appwrite
i want to make a filed unique for eg username in a social media app how to make this field unique in appwrite
TL;DR
Solution: To make an attribute unique in Appwrite, you need to add a unique index to that attribute. Check the Appwrite documentation for indexes types (<https://appwrite.io/docs/databases#indexes>) and follow the steps mentioned there. This will ensure that any value inside that attribute is unique. In the case of making a username field unique in a social media app, you can add a unique index to the username attribute in the Appwrite collection. 
In a given collection?
yes
Add a unqiue index to that attribute
This will make sure any value inside that attrubite will be unqiue
ok
Check Appwrite indexes types
[SOLVED] how to make an attribute unique in appwrite
