Query too broad

HTTP 422, query-too-broad. The search would match or scan too many records to answer.

Type	https://docs.pinakelai.com/errors/query-too-broad
Status	422
Retry	No. Narrow the query; the same query fails again.

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When it happens

• A phrase filter matches more than 100,000 records, or an exact filter more than 1,000,000. Short or very common terms, such as a single common Chinese character or 科技, do this.
• An international_registration_number or priority_number search (without a number or mark_text filter) matches more than 1,000 records in the selected registers. Name fewer registers or fewer numbers.
• A broad search (no anchor filter) examined about 100 million records and found fewer than 100 matches.
• The query needed more memory than a single request may use.

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What to do

Narrow the search: name fewer registers in jurisdiction, add a filing-date range, Nice classes, or another anchor such as owner_key, or use a longer phrase. See Searching.

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Example

Body

{
  "type": "https://docs.pinakelai.com/errors/query-too-broad",
  "title": "Query too broad",
  "status": 422,
  "detail": "mark_text_phrase matches more than 100,000 records. Narrow the search.",
  "request_id": "req_01M7Q40PQRSTVWXYZ012345678"
}

See the errors catalogue for every error type, and Handling errors for retry strategy.