Algolia Basics

Introduction

Algolia is a powerful hosted search engine that provides fast and relevant search experiences for users. It is designed to handle large volumes of data and offers real-time search capabilities.

Key Concepts

Setup

To get started with Algolia, follow these steps:

1. Sign up for an Algolia account.
2. Create an application in the Algolia dashboard.
3. Obtain your Application ID and Admin API Key from the dashboard.
4. Install the Algolia client in your project:

npm install algoliasearch

Indexing Data

To index data, you need to create an index and add records to it. Here’s how to do it:

const algoliasearch = require('algoliasearch');
const client = algoliasearch('YourApplicationID', 'YourAdminAPIKey');
const index = client.initIndex('your_index_name');

// Sample records
const records = [
    { objectID: 1, name: 'Product 1', price: 10.99 },
    { objectID: 2, name: 'Product 2', price: 12.99 }
];

// Add records to the index
index.saveObjects(records).then(({ objectIDs }) => {
    console.log(objectIDs);
});

Search Queries

To perform a search, you can use the following code:

index.search('Product 1').then(({ hits }) => {
    console.log(hits);
});

Best Practices

• Always keep your index up to date with the latest records.
• Utilize Algolia's analytics to understand search behavior and improve relevance.
• Optimize your queries by using filters and facets to refine search results.
• Implement typo tolerance to enhance user experience.

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