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What changed in @azure/search-documents 13, from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories. Sources checked 2026-10-19.

5 breaking7 new APIs and options1 behavior and defaults1 fixes and other

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@azure/search-documents 1314 changes

Breaking changes 5

  • Removed the empty DebugInfo interface.

    13.0.0release notes

  • Removed the preview-only answerInstructions property.

    13.0.0release notes

  • Removed the preview-only outputMode property.

    13.0.0release notes

  • Removed the preview-only retrievalInstructions property.

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  • Removed the preview-only retrievalReasoningEffort property.

    13.0.0release notes

New APIs and options 7

  • Added a debug property to enable debug mode for non-semantic search queries.

    13.0.0release notes

  • Added an oversampling property for vector search oversampling configuration.

    13.0.0release notes

  • Added a skill for enhanced content extraction and understanding in indexer pipelines.

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  • Added a method for tracking knowledge source status.

    13.0.0release notes

  • Added support for knowledge sources of kinds searchIndex, azureBlob, indexedOneLake, and web.

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  • Added a client for agentic retrieval operations on knowledge bases.

    13.0.0release notes

  • Added APIs to create, update, and delete knowledge bases.

    13.0.0release notes

Behavior and default changes 1

  • The package moved from beta to stable, with API refinements.

    13.0.0release notes

Fixes and other changes 1

  • Fixed mapping of binaryImage to the service's base64Image field.

    13.0.0release notes