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# Search API client

> Search, configure, and mange your indices and records.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="C#">
    The Search API client is part of the `Algolia.Search` package.
    To install this package, run:

    ```sh Command line icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
    dotnet add package Algolia.Search
    ```

    To use the Search API client,
    import these namespaces:

    ```cs C# icon=code theme={"system"}
    using Algolia.Search.Clients;
    using Algolia.Search.Http;
    using Algolia.Search.Models.Search;
    ```

    To create an instance of the client:

    ```cs C# icon=code theme={"system"}
    var client = new SearchClient(
      new SearchConfig("ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID", "ALGOLIA_API_KEY")
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Dart">
    The Search API client is part of the `algoliasearch` package.
    To install this package, run:

    ```sh Command line icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
    dart pub add algoliasearch
    ```

    To use the Search API client, add this import to your files:

    ```dart Dart icon=code theme={"system"}
    import 'package:algolia_client_search/algolia_client_search.dart';
    ```

    To create an instance of the client:

    ```dart Dart icon=code theme={"system"}
    final client =
      SearchClient(
        appId: 'ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID',
        apiKey: 'ALGOLIA_API_KEY'
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Go">
    The Search API client is part of the `algoliasearch-client-go` package.
    To install it, run:

    ```sh Command line icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
    go get github.com/algolia/algoliasearch-client-go
    ```

    To use the Search API client, add this import to your files:

    ```go Go icon=code theme={"system"}
    import "github.com/algolia/algoliasearch-client-go/v4/algolia/search"
    ```

    To create an instance of the client:

    ```go Go icon=code theme={"system"}
    client, err := search.NewClient(
    	"ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID",
    	"ALGOLIA_API_KEY",
    )
    if err != nil {
    	panic(err)
    }
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Java">
    The Search API client is part of the `algoliasearch` package.
    You can add this package to your `pom.xml` file for **Maven**:

    ```xml pom.xml icon=code-xml theme={"system"}
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.algolia</groupId>
      <artifactId>algoliasearch</artifactId>
      <version>4.25.0</version>
    </dependency>
    ```

    or to your `build.gradle` file for **Gradle**:

    ```groovy build.gradle icon=braces theme={"system"}
    implementation 'com.algolia:algoliasearch:4.25.0'
    ```

    To use the Search API client,
    add these imports to your files:

    ```java Java icon=code theme={"system"}
    import com.algolia.api.SearchClient;
    import com.algolia.config.*;
    ```

    To create an instance of the client:

    ```java Java icon=code theme={"system"}
    SearchClient client = new SearchClient(
        "ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID",
        "ALGOLIA_API_KEY"
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="JavaScript">
    The search API client is part of the `algoliasearch` package.
    To install this package, run:

    ```sh Command line icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
    npm install algoliasearch
    ```

    To use the Search API client:

    ```js JavaScript icon=code theme={"system"}
    import { algoliasearch } from "algoliasearch";

    const client = algoliasearch("ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID", "ALGOLIA_API_KEY");
    const searchClient = client.initSearch();
    ```

    The `algoliasearch` package includes API clients for the Search, Recommend, Analytics, A/B testing, and Personalization API.
    If you *just* want to use the search API client, you can install its package on its own:

    ```sh Command line icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
    npm install @algolia/client-search
    ```

    To use it, run:

    ```js JavaScript icon=code theme={"system"}
    import { searchClient } from "@algolia/client-search";

    const client = searchClient(
      "ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID",
      "ALGOLIA_API_KEY"
    );
    ```

    If you just want to use the [Search](/doc/libraries/sdk/methods/search/search) method of the Search API
    to search multiple indices for matching records or facet values,
    you can use the `liteClient`:

    ```js JavaScript icon=code theme={"system"}
    import { liteClient } from "algoliasearch/lite";

    const client = liteClient(
      "ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID",
      "ALGOLIA_API_KEY",
    );
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Kotlin">
    The Search API client is part of the `algoliasearch-kotlin` package.
    You can add this package to your `build.gradle.kts` file:

    ```kt build.gradle.kts icon=braces theme={"system"}
    implementation("com.algolia:algoliasearch-client-kotlin:3.28.0")
    // You also need to add a KTOR engine as dependency, for example:
    implementation("io.ktor:ktor-client-java:$ktor_version")
    ```

    To use the Search API client, add this import to your files:

    ```kt Kotlin icon=code theme={"system"}
    import com.algolia.client.api.SearchClient
    import com.algolia.client.configuration.*
    import com.algolia.client.transport.*
    import com.algolia.client.extensions.*
    ```

    To create an instance of the client:

    ```kt Kotlin icon=code theme={"system"}
    val client = SearchClient(
      appId = "ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID",
      apiKey = "ALGOLIA_API_KEY"
    )
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="PHP">
    The Search API client is part of the `algoliasearch-client-php` package.
    To install this package, run:

    ```sh Command line icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
    composer require algolia/algoliasearch-client-php
    ```

    To use the Search API client, add this import to your files:

    ```php PHP icon=code theme={"system"}
    use Algolia\AlgoliaSearch\Api\SearchClient;
    ```

    To create an instance of the client:

    ```php PHP icon=code theme={"system"}
    $client = SearchClient::create('ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID', 'ALGOLIA_API_KEY');
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Python">
    The Search API client is part of the `algoliasearch` package.
    You can install this package with `pip`:

    ```sh Command line icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
    pip install 'algoliasearch>=4,<5'
    ```

    To use the Search API client, add this import to your files:

    ```python Python icon=code theme={"system"}
    from algoliasearch.search.client import SearchClientSync
    from json import loads
    ```

    To create an instance of the client:

    ```python Python icon=code theme={"system"}
    # In an asynchronous context, you can use SearchClient instead, which exposes the exact same methods.
    client = SearchClientSync("ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID", "ALGOLIA_API_KEY")
    ```

    ## Async code

    To use the Search client in **async** environments,
    add these imports instead:

    ```python Python icon=code theme={"system"}
    import asyncio
    from algoliasearch.search.client import SearchClient
    ```

    The client supports the [`async with`](https://peps.python.org/pep-0492/#asynchronous-context-managers-and-async-with) statement to automatically close open connections.

    ```python Python icon=code theme={"system"}
    async def run():
        async with SearchClient("ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID", "ALGOLIA_API_KEY") as client:
            # client.search(...)
    ```

    The method names are the same for synchronous and asynchronous methods.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Ruby">
    The Search API client is part of the `algolia` gem.
    To install this gem, run:

    ```sh Command line icon=square-terminal theme={"system"}
    gem install algolia
    ```

    To use the Search API client,
    add this import to your files:

    ```ruby Ruby icon=code theme={"system"}
    require "algolia"
    ```

    To create an instance of the client:

    ```ruby Ruby icon=code theme={"system"}
    client = Algolia::SearchClient.create("ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID", "ALGOLIA_API_KEY")
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Scala">
    The Search API client is part of the `algoliasearch-scala` package.
    You can add this package to your `build.sbt` file:

    ```txt build.sbt icon=braces theme={"system"}
    // For Scala 3:
    libraryDependencies += "com.algolia" %% "algoliasearch-scala_3" % "2.27.0"
    // For Scala 2:
    libraryDependencies += "com.algolia" %% "algoliasearch-scala_2" % "2.27.0"
    ```

    To use the Search client, add these imports to your files:

    ```scala Scala icon=code theme={"system"}
    import algoliasearch.api.SearchClient
    import algoliasearch.config.*
    import algoliasearch.extension.SearchClientExtensions
    ```

    To create an instance of the client:

    ```scala Scala icon=code theme={"system"}
    val client = SearchClient(appId = "ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID", apiKey = "ALGOLIA_API_KEY")
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Swift">
    The Search API client is part of the `algoliasearch-client-swift` package.
    You can add this package to your `Package.swift` file:

    ```swift Package.swift icon=braces theme={"system"}
    // swift-tools-version: 5.10
    // The swift-tools-version declares the minimum version of Swift required to build this package.

    import PackageDescription

    let package = Package(
      name: "Algolia API clients",
      platforms: [
        .macOS(.v11)
      ],
      dependencies: [
        .package(
          url: "https://github.com/algolia/algoliasearch-client-swift.git", from: "9.28.0")
      ],
      targets: [
        .executableTarget(
          name: "Algolia API clients",
          dependencies: [
            .product(name: "Search", package: "algoliasearch-client-swift")
          ]
        )
      ]
    )
    ```

    To use the Search client, add this import to your files:

    ```swift Swift icon=code theme={"system"}
    import Search
    ```

    To create an instance of the client:

    ```swift Swift icon=code theme={"system"}
    let client = try SearchClient(appID: "ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID", apiKey: "ALGOLIA_API_KEY")
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## Indices

Algolia automatically creates a new index when you add records,
rules, or synonyms, or when you change settings for an index that doesn't yet exist.
You don't need to create indices explicitly.

**Don't include sensitive or personally identifiable information (PII)** in your index names.
They appear in network requests and are publicly visible.