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in: and collection: Containers
Searching inside a place
You'll be able to
- Use in: to search within a single container like a space or folder
- Use collection: to search inside a saved collection of documents
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Day 3 Lab
- Find a container you use often — a Confluence space, a Drive folder, a channel.
- Run a query with
in:and that container's name to scope the search to it. - Save a few documents into a collection if you have not already.
- Run the same query with
collection:and your collection's name. - Note when scoping by place is faster than scoping by
type:orapp:.
Working Example: in: and collection: in Action
The in: filter scopes a search to one container; collection: scopes it to a saved set you curated. Verified against search_filters.
onboarding in:"People Ops" → only inside the People Ops space
specs in:"Project Atlas" → only inside the Atlas folder/space
pricing collection:"Q2 Planning" → only inside your saved Q2 Planning set
Use in: for a place that already exists; collection: for a set you built by hand.Check for understanding
What is the difference between in: a container and collection: a saved set?
Check yourself
1. What does `roadmap updated:past_week` return?
updated: bounds results by recency; past_week keeps only what changed in the last seven days.
2. How do you isolate results from Q1 2026 with a precise date window?
after: and before: take quoted dates; stacking both bounds isolates one exact window.
3. What is the difference between `in:` and `collection:`?
in: scopes to an existing container like a space or folder; collection: scopes to a set you curated.
4. When is `my:history pricing` the right move?
my:history restricts results to documents you've already viewed, so re-finding is faster than a cold search.
5. After Glean Assistant gives a cited answer, what is the governed next step?
Citations are a starting point, not a verdict; open each source, confirm it backs the claim, and check the dates.
In 10 seconds
“Know where it lives? Use in: to search one container — a space or folder — and collection: to search a saved set you built. Both scope by place instead of by topic, so the rest of the index falls away.”
my:history — Re-finding What You've Seen