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
| Apr. 27, 2023 | Algolia for Django version 3 released |
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Algolia released a new major version of the integration for the Django framework. Upgrade guide |
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| Apr. 24, 2023 | Automatic Insights released in InstantSearch and Autocomplete |
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InstantSearch.js, React InstantSearch Hooks, Vue InstantSearch and Autocomplete now make it easier than ever to track user events. No need to install the |
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| Mar. 30, 2023 | New Build plan offers one million free records |
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Algolia’s new Build plan increases the number of free records from 10,000 to one million. Additionally, the cost of search requests in the Grow plan has been reduced by 50%. |
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| Mar. 08, 2023 | No-code connectors available as a public beta release |
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With the new connectors, Algolia can index your data from a JSON file you host on your servers with or without authentication. |
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| Feb. 27, 2023 | Python API client version 3 released |
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Version 3 of the Python API client adds support for Python versions 3.9 and later and drops support for Python 2.7. |
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, Angular, 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 and Conversion Analytics to compare different index configurations, query parameters, and settings.
Algolia Recommend
Display relevant recommendations for better discovery.
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.
