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Python + Algolia

Build search experiences with libraries & UI components.

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.

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Guide to get started with Python

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

Key links

Get started

Install (get a free account here.)

1npm install algoliasearch

Index

1const objects = [{
2  firstname: 'Jimmie',
3  lastname: 'Barninger',
4  objectID: 'myID1'
5}, {
6  firstname: 'Warren',
7  lastname: 'Speach',
8  objectID: 'myID2'
9}];
10
11index.saveObjects(objects).then(({ objectIDs }) => {
12  console.log(objectIDs);
13});

1const client = algoliasearch('undefined', 'undefined');
2const index = client.initIndex('indexName');
3
4// only query string
5index.search('query string').then(({ hits }) => {
6  console.log(hits);
7});
8
9// with params
10index.search('query string', {
11  attributesToRetrieve: ['firstname', 'lastname'],
12  hitsPerPage: 50,
13}).then(({ hits }) => {
14  console.log(hits);
15});