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Made to simplify the usage of Algolia’s API within the Ruby on Rails Framework
Compatible with ActiveRecord, Mongoid, Sequel
Built to manage all search, indexing, events, and Recommend functionality
100% open source
Comes with a WebMock sample configuration to mock Algolia’s API
Background retry strategy to ensure uptime
Seamless batching via iterators to optimize number of network calls
Zero downtime reindexing feature
Ruby API Client, Autocomplete, InstantSearch
INSTALL
gem install algoliasearch-rails
INDEX
class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
include AlgoliaSearch
algoliasearch do
attributes :first_name, :last_name, :email
attribute :company do
{ name: company_name, website: company_website }
end
end
end
Contact.reindex!
SEARCH
Contact.algolia_search("jon doe")
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Algolia is recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Search and Product Discovery as the market shifts toward AI-powered, agentic discovery.
A Forrester Consulting study found Algolia delivered $3.1M NPV over three years, helping commerce teams improve relevance, automate merchandising, and grow revenue
IDC recognized Algolia as a leader in general-purpose knowledge discovery software, citing the growing role of search in AI-powered workflows and enterprise knowledge experiences
Algolia earned 12 medals across 12 categories in Paradigm B2B’s 2025 Enterprise Combine for Search and Discovery, with customers praising speed, transparency, analytics, and ease of use