Python API client for Search

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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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API-first search and discovery for your Python applications

Utilize the Algolia open-source Python API client to index your data, configure your search, add analytics and much more.

Algolia is an API-First Search and Discovery platform that empowers builders to compose experiences at scale. Explore Algolia.

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Features

Gives API access to all Algolia functionality, settings, advanced features, and ML/AI products
Asynchronous methods built on top of Asyncio
Background retry strategy to ensure uptime
Seamless batching via iterators to optimize number of network calls
Zero downtime reindexing feature
Thin & minimal low-level HTTP client to interact with Algolia's API
Fully “pythonic”, follows modern Python while supporting Python 2

Version

Supports Python: 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8

Related Integrations

Django
InstantSearch for React, Vue, Angular, vanilla
Autocomplete

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INSTALL (GET A FREE ACCOUNT HERE.)

          
            npm install algoliasearch

INDEX

          
            const objects = [{

  firstname: 'Jimmie',

  lastname: 'Barninger',

  objectID: 'myID1'

}, {

  firstname: 'Warren',

  lastname: 'Speach',

  objectID: 'myID2'

}];

index.saveObjects(objects).then(({ objectIDs }) => {

  console.log(objectIDs);

});

SEARCH

          
            from algoliasearch.search_client import SearchClient



client = SearchClient.create("AppId", "AdminAPIKey")

index = client.init_index("index_name")



# index records

records = [

    {"objectID": "myID1", "firstname": "Jimmie", "lastname": "Barninger"},

    {"objectID": "myID2", "firstname": "Warren", "lastname": "Speach"},

]

index.save_objects(records).wait()



# only query string

res = index.search('Jim')

print(res)



# or with params

res = index.search('Jim', {

    'attributesToRetrieve': [ 'firstname', 'lastname' ],

    'hitsPerPage': 50

})

print(res)

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