Javascript API client for Search

What is Algolia

Algolia empowers modern developers to build world class search and discovery experiences without any DevOps.
Libraries with every major language and framework make it easy to enrich your users' experiences.

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Add instant-search to javascript applications

InstantSearch js library is pre-built, customizable and flexible UI widgets to create your own search experiences - explore the showcase, it has server side rendering and routing capabilities. It is Open source, production-ready and maintained by Algolia.

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Features

Gives API access to all Algolia functionality, settings, advanced features, and ML/AI products including Recommend
Works in node and all browsers (including IE11+)
Supports dynamic modules (load only what you need)
Built with Typescript
All major module formats (ESM, CJS, UMD)
Background retry strategy to ensure uptime
Thin & minimal low-level HTTP client to interact with Algolia's API
Batching via iterators to optimize number of network calls
Zero downtime reindexing feature

Version

Works in node and all browsers (including IE11+)
Built with TypeScript" down from "Features" to match the Autocomplete libraries

Related Integrations

InstantSearch for React, Vue, Angular, vanilla
Works with Autocomplete
Netlify, Salesforce

Key links

Get started

FIRST, INSTALL ALGOLIA JAVASCRIPT API CLIENT VIA THE NPM PACKAGE MANAGER: (IF NEEDED, GET A FREE ACCOUNT HERE)

          
            npm install algoliasearch

THEN, CREATE OBJECTS ON YOUR INDEX:

          
            const algoliasearch = require("algoliasearch");

const client = algoliasearch("YourApplicationID", "YourAdminAPIKey");

const index = client.initIndex("your_index_name");



const objects = [

  {

    objectID: 1,

    name: "Foo"

  }

];



index

  .saveObjects(objects)

  .then(({ objectIDs }) => {

    console.log(objectIDs);

  })

  .catch(err => {

    console.log(err);

  });

FINALLY, LET'S ACTUALLY SEARCH USING THE SEARCH METHOD:

          
            index

  .search("Fo")

  .then(({ hits }) => {

    console.log(hits);

  })

  .catch(err => {

    console.log(err);

  });

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