What is Algolia?
Algolia is a hosted search engine, offering full-text, numerical, and faceted search, capable of delivering real-time results from the first keystroke. Algolia's powerful API lets you quickly and seamlessly implement search within your websites and mobile applications. Our search API powers billions of queries for thousands of companies every month, delivering relevant results in under 100ms anywhere in the world.
What's new in the docs
| Oct 02, 2024 | The next generation of the Algolia Crawler |
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It’s now even easier to verify your domain and configure your crawler. Four new methods have been added and the process has been simplified for first-time users with a no-code visual interface for common configurations. The Crawler update also includes improved data ingestion for popular JSON-LD formats like article and product schemas. |
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| Aug 19, 2024 | Carousel layout for Recommend widgets in InstantSearch |
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InstantSearch.js and React InstantSearch now provide a carousel layout to use with any of the Recommend widgets. Check the Recommend widgets API reference for examples and usage. |
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| Aug 14, 2024 | New major versions of all Algolia API clients |
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All Algolia API clients have new major releases. We updated the API references to show code snippets in the new versions. For more information, see API clients, or check the new API reference, for example, for the Search API. |
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| Jul 16, 2024 | Data transformations for connectors available as beta |
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You can now test performing transformations on your source data before storing it in the destination. |
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| Jul 15, 2024 | ElasticSearch and MySQL connectors released |
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Algolia’s no-code connector platform now has connectors for your Elasticsearch instances and MySQL databases. Index your data and schedule regular updates without writing custom code. |
Discover Algolia
Getting started
A technical and non-technical introduction to the features and ecosystem of Algolia, and a step-by-step tutorial to get you up and running in minutes.
Sending and managing data
A full guide on how to prepare, send, and update your data, so you get relevant results right away, along with guidance on how to manage your indices and application environment.
Managing results
Follow our guides to configure relevance, so your search experience always yields the best results. Make the most of your index settings and query parameters.
Building Search UI
Everything you need to know about querying your data, with a full guide on InstantSearch for JS, React, Vue, iOs, and Android.
Sending events
Send user events to the Insights API to enable Advanced Analytics, A/B Testing, Dynamic Re-Ranking, Algolia Recommend, and Personalization.
Personalization
Learn how you can personalize each of your individual users' search experience.
A/B testing
Learn how to leverage Click, conversion, and revenue analytics to compare different index configurations, query parameters, and settings.
Algolia AI
Learn how you can use our AI-driven features to optimize your users' search experience.
Going to production
Make sure you're on the right track and didn't forget anything before going to production.
Scaling
Discover the infrastructure that powers our engine.
Security
We take security seriously. Take some time to check our security basics and recommendations, including API keys, user restrictions, and other best practices.
Solutions
Find solutions to specific problems, discover practical examples of what Algolia can do, and find inspiration for your search experience.
