---
title: "SearchMode"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/api/python/enums/search-mode/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/api/python/enums/search-mode.md"
last_updated: "2026-07-15T14:46:57.766Z"
description: "How aggressively a text search filters weak matches. The mode resolves to a BM-25 relevance floor: hits below it are dropped, so the caller gets a real answer …"
---

How aggressively a text search filters weak matches. The mode resolves to a BM-25 relevance floor: hits below it are dropped, so the caller gets a real answer or nothing.

```python

from nutrient_sdk import SearchMode

```

## Values

| Name                  | Value | Description                                                               |
| --------------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `SearchMode.STRICT`   | `0`   | High floor — only confident matches. Best for "does the document say X?". |
| `SearchMode.BALANCED` | `1`   | Default floor — filters common-word-only noise, keeps genuine matches.    |
| `SearchMode.LENIENT`  | `2`   | No floor — always return the top results, however weak. Recall-first.     |

## Usage Example

```python

from nutrient_sdk import SearchMode

# Access enum values

value = SearchMode.STRICT
print(f"Value: {value}")  # Output: Value: SearchMode.STRICT

print(f"Integer value: {value.value}")  # Output: Integer value: 0

```

---

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