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Error: Database timed out. Try adjusting your queries or adding an index.

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maxrave
6 Aug, 2025, 08:42

Hi Appwrite team, I have a database with 4+ million documents, but every query using search/contains still throws this error (sometimes it works). My attributes had been indexed. I use Kotlin + SpringBoot, and set up the OkHttp timeout to 60 seconds

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Database is timing out due to large number of documents. Adjust queries or add an index. The user is using Kotlin + SpringBoot with a 60 second OkHttp timeout.
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