> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://meilisearch-6b28dec2-update-sharding-documentation.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Exclude search requests from analytics

> Learn how to improve your analytics by excluding search requests.

You may want to exclude specific search requests from analytics in certain use cases, such as:

* When initializing a page and displaying initial results to users
* When building UI components such as category filters

# Exclude searches from your analytics

To exclude specific searches from your analytics, set the `analytics` parameter to `false`.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl \
    -X POST 'MEILISEARCH_URL/indexes/INDEX_NAME/search?analytics=false' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer DEFAULT_SEARCH_API_KEY' \
    -H 'X-MS-USER-ID: MEILISEARCH_USER_ID' \
    --data-binary '{}'
  ```
</CodeGroup>