Why are some attributes not showing as filters/facets in search results?

If any attribute is not showing as desired filters or facets, it is because it has been turned off in the Magento admin panel of your store. Follow these steps to turn them on. Note it will take 24 hours for these attributes to show in the API results.

  1. Login to your Magento admin panel 
    Attributes not showing as Filters or Facets in Magento
  2. Goto Catalog > Attributes > Manage Attributes 
    Attributes not showing as Filters or Facets in Magento
  3. Search for the Attribute that is missing 
    Attributes not showing as Filters or Facets in Magento
  4. Verify if it is used in "Layered navigation". If not, it will not show in filters & facets. 
    Attributes not showing as Filters or Facets in Magento
  5. To enable this attribute for filters, edit the attribute and set value as "Filterable with Results" 
    Attributes not showing as Filters or Facets in Magento
  6. "Save Attribute" and this update will reflect in less than 24 hours in our API responses. 
    Attributes not showing as Filters or Facets in Magento