Hosted search API — full-text search, faceting, typo tolerance, geo search, analytics. Free tier: 10K searches/month. REST API, API key auth.
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```json
{
"service_type": "platform",
"base_url": "https://www.algolia.com",
"auth_method": "api_key",
"auth_config": {
"header_name": "X-Algolia-API-Key",
"additional_headers": ["X-Algolia-Application-ID"]
},
"endpoints": [
"/1/indexes/{indexName}/query",
"/1/indexes/{indexName}",
"/1/indexes/{indexName}/batch",
"/1/analytics/searches",
"/1/dictionaries"
],
"pricing_model": {
"type": "freemium",
"details": {
"free_tier": "10,000 searches/month",
"paid_plans": "Usage-based pricing for searches and records"
}
},
"rate_limits": {
"default": "1000 operations per second per application",
"search": "10,000 queries per second"
},
"capabilities": [
"full-text search",
"instant search with typo tolerance",
"faceted search and filtering",
"geo search and location-based filtering",
"search analytics and insights",
"A/B testing for search experiences",
"personalization and recommendation",
"autocomplete and query suggestions",
"multi-language search",
"real-time indexing",
"federated search across multiple sources"
],
"raw_analysis": "Algolia is a mature, developer-focused search-as-a-service platform that provides hosted search infrastructure through a comprehensive REST API. Founded in 2012, it serves over 17,000 customers including Stripe, Slack, and Medium. The platform excels at instant search experiences with sub-50ms query response times globally through their distributed infrastructure. Key strengths include powerful typo tolerance, sophisticated ranking algorithms, and extensive customization options. The service is highly agent-friendly with clear API documentation, multiple SDKs (JavaScript, Python, PHP, Ruby, etc.), and straightforward API key authentication. Algolia offers robust analytics for search behavior, A/B testing capabilities, and personalization features. The freemium model makes it accessible for experimentation, while enterprise features support large-scale implementations. Integration ecosystem includes popular frameworks like React, Vue, Angular, and e-commerce platforms. The platform is particularly strong for e-commerce, documentation sites, and content discovery use cases where search quality and speed are critical."
}
```
0/3 tests passed
| Test | Endpoint | Status | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| website_uptime | GET / | 403 | 51ms |
| robots_txt | GET /robots.txt | 403 | 50ms |
| llms_txt | GET /llms.txt | 403 | 52ms |
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