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[!TIP] This API client is already a dependency of the algoliasearch client, you don't need to manually install
@algolia/client-searchif you already havealgoliasearchinstalled.
To get started, you first need to install @algolia/client-search (or any other available API client package). All of our clients comes with type definition, and are available for both browser and node environments.
yarn add @algolia/client-search@5.46.1
# or
npm install @algolia/client-search@5.46.1
# or
pnpm add @algolia/client-search@5.46.1
Add the following JavaScript snippet to the of your website:
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@algolia/client-search@5.46.1/dist/builds/browser.umd.js"></script>
You can now import the Algolia API client in your project and play with it.
import { searchClient } from '@algolia/client-search';
const client = searchClient('YOUR_APP_ID', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
For full documentation, visit the Algolia JavaScript API Client.
Encountering an issue? Before reaching out to support, we recommend heading to our FAQ where you will find answers for the most common issues and gotchas with the client. You can also open a GitHub issue
The Algolia JavaScript API Client is an open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.
Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine capable of addressing a growing number of use cases. While @algolia/client-search is specifically designed for integration with Algolia's managed search services, Elasticsearch offers a more flexible, self-hosted solution that requires manual setup and management.
solr-node is a client library for interacting with Apache Solr, a powerful open-source search platform. Similar to Elasticsearch, Solr provides extensive search capabilities but requires self-hosting and management. Compared to @algolia/client-search, solr-node targets users who prefer or require more control over their search infrastructure.
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JavaScript client for client-search
The npm package @algolia/client-search receives a total of 2,691,794 weekly downloads. As such, @algolia/client-search popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @algolia/client-search demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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