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Algolia

Algolia is a search-and-discovery platform providing hosted APIs for full-text search, AI-powered semantic search (NeuralSearch), recommendations, and merchandising. Used by 17,000+ companies across e-commerce, media, and SaaS.

Build with AI

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Fetch and follow the instructions at getting started.

Products

AI Search (NeuralSearch) - Hybrid keyword + vector semantic search
Browse & Navigation - Category pages, filtering, and faceted navigation
Recommend - ML-based product recommendations (frequently bought together, related items, trending)
Merchandising Studio - Visual tools for curating, pinning, and boosting search results
Analytics - Search analytics, click tracking, A/B testing, and conversion metrics
Personalization - User-level affinity profiles for personalized ranking

Developer Resources

Getting Started Guide - Quickstart for indexing data and building search UI
InstantSearch - Frontend UI libraries for React, Vue, Angular, JS, iOS, Android
API Clients - Official clients for JavaScript, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Java, Swift, Kotlin, .NET
Indexing Guide - How to structure, send, and manage search indices
Relevance & Ranking - How Algolia ranks results and how to tune relevance
Rules - Query-time result manipulation (pinning, boosting, hiding, banners)

Industries & Use Cases

E-commerce - Product search, merchandising, faceting for online retail
B2B Commerce - Catalog search with buyer-specific pricing and permissions
Media & Publishing - Content discovery for media and publishing platforms
SaaS - In-app search for SaaS platforms and marketplaces

Searchable Content via Algolia API

The algolia.com website content is indexed in Algolia and can be queried directly. This allows you to search for specific content rather than relying on static lists.

Connection Details

Endpoint: https://1QDAWL72TQ-dsn.algolia.net/1/indexes/ALGOLIA_WWW_PROD/query
Method: POST
Headers:
- X-Algolia-Application-Id: 1QDAWL72TQ
- X-Algolia-API-Key: e4a02579f71e679d4bfee18204888df9
- Content-Type: application/json

Query Format

{
  "query": "<search terms>",
  "filters": "nodetype:\"<content type>\" AND websitelanguage:en",
  "hitsPerPage": 5
}

Content Types (nodetype filter)

nodetype	Count (EN)	Description
`aant:customerEntry`	~100	Customer case studies and stories
`aant:blogsEntry`	~1,115	Blog posts (technical and business)
`aant:codeExchangeEntry`	~267	Integrations and code examples
`aant:newsEntry`	~206	Press releases and company news
`aant:developersEntry`	~23	Developer resource pages
`aant:resourceCenterContentItem`	many	Whitepapers, ebooks, webinars

Customer Stories

Search for customer case studies by company name, industry, or product used.

Filter: nodetype:"aant:customerEntry" AND websitelanguage:en

Blog Posts

Search for technical articles, product updates, and industry insights.

Filter: nodetype:"aant:blogsEntry" AND websitelanguage:en

Code Exchange (Integrations)

Search for platform integrations, connectors, and code examples.

Filter: nodetype:"aant:codeExchangeEntry" AND websitelanguage:en

Company News

Search for press releases and announcements.

Filter: nodetype:"aant:newsEntry" AND websitelanguage:en