Algolia

Algolia

Hosted search-as-a-service. Browse indices, run search queries, inspect index configuration, and review API request logs.

Entity Model

• Indices — search containers holding records. Each has an indexName (case-sensitive, exact match required). Enumerate indices to discover available index names.
• Index Settings — configuration controlling searchable attributes, ranking rules, facets, and synonyms. Fetch settings for a specific indexName.
• Index Search — run text search with optional facet filters (category:Book AND price < 10), facet counts, and paging (hitsPerPage, page). Requires indexName.
• Logs — API request/response log for debugging. Filter by type (query/build), indexName, and paginate with offset/length. Shows timestamps, response codes, and payloads.
• Languages — supported languages for multi-language index configuration.

Workflows

• Search exploration: enumerate indices → pick an indexName → search with an empty query to see sample records → refine with filters or text queries.
• Faceted analysis: search with facets: "category,brand" to get distribution of records across attributes.
• Configuration audit: enumerate indices → fetch settings for each index to review ranking rules, searchable attributes, and facet configuration.
• Debugging: check logs filtered by type (query vs build) and specific index to see recent API calls, response times, and error rates.
• Multi-language setup: list available languages before configuring index language settings.

Gotchas

• indexName is case-sensitive: always copy the exact name from the indices list. A case mismatch returns 404.
• Empty query returns all records: pass query: "" or omit it to browse all data in an index.
• Filter syntax: use SQL-like syntax (attribute:value AND attribute > number). See Algolia filter docs for full grammar.