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
| Sep. 26, 2019 | Documentation for our Crawler |
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Our custom web crawler, aptly named Crawler, is now publicially available as an add-on for enterprise plans! We’ve added Crawler documentation, and reference pages for the Crawler’s Configuration API and its REST API. |
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| Aug. 21, 2019 | New major versions for InstantSearch mobile |
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We’re happy to announce the release of new major versions for our InstantSearch iOS (v5) and InstantSearch Android (v2) libraries! You can read the old documentation on the legacy pages for InstantSearch iOS (v3) and InstantSearch Android (v1). |
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| Jun. 19, 2019 | Documentation for our Shopify integration |
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Our Shopify integration is now documented in our main docs! |
Discover Algolia
Getting started
A technical and non-technical introduction to the features and ecosystem of Algolia, plus a quick step-by-step tutorial to get you up and running in minutes.
Sending and managing data
A full guide on how to prepare and send your data, in a way that creates great relevance. Plus, guidance on how to manage your indices and application environment.
Managing results
Follow our roadmap to obtain the best results. Configure relevance with a smart use 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, Angular, iOs, and Android.
Getting insights and analytics
Get the best out of your Search and Click Analytics. Learn how to analyze user activity. See what you can do with Analytics - A/B Testing, Personalization, Query Suggestions.
Security
Algolia takes security seriously. Here are the tools & recommendations we’ve prepared for you. Security basics (API keys, user restrictions) and best practices.
Going to production
Make sure you're on the right track before going to production.
Scaling
Discover the infrastructure that powers our engine.
