Python API client for Search

What is Algolia

Algolia empowers modern developers to build world class search and discovery experiences without any DevOps.
Libraries with every major language and framework make it easy to enrich your users' experiences.

API-first search and discovery for your Python applications

Utilize the Algolia open-source Python API client to index your data, configure your search, add analytics and much more.

Algolia is an API-First Search and Discovery platform that empowers builders to compose experiences at scale. Explore Algolia.

Features

Gives API access to all Algolia functionality, settings, advanced features, and ML/AI products
Asynchronous methods built on top of Asyncio
Background retry strategy to ensure uptime
Seamless batching via iterators to optimize number of network calls
Zero downtime reindexing feature
Thin & minimal low-level HTTP client to interact with Algolia's API
Fully “pythonic”, follows modern Python while supporting Python 2

Version

Supports Python: 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8

Related Integrations

Django
InstantSearch for React, Vue, Angular, vanilla
Autocomplete

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INSTALL (GET A FREE ACCOUNT HERE.)

          
            npm install algoliasearch

INDEX

          
            const objects = [{

  firstname: 'Jimmie',

  lastname: 'Barninger',

  objectID: 'myID1'

}, {

  firstname: 'Warren',

  lastname: 'Speach',

  objectID: 'myID2'

}];

index.saveObjects(objects).then(({ objectIDs }) => {

  console.log(objectIDs);

});

SEARCH

          
            from algoliasearch.search_client import SearchClient



client = SearchClient.create("AppId", "AdminAPIKey")

index = client.init_index("index_name")



# index records

records = [

    {"objectID": "myID1", "firstname": "Jimmie", "lastname": "Barninger"},

    {"objectID": "myID2", "firstname": "Warren", "lastname": "Speach"},

]

index.save_objects(records).wait()



# only query string

res = index.search('Jim')

print(res)



# or with params

res = index.search('Jim', {

    'attributesToRetrieve': [ 'firstname', 'lastname' ],

    'hitsPerPage': 50

})

print(res)

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