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# Algolia

> Hosted search-as-a-service. Best when you need typo-tolerance, faceting, and sub-50ms search across millions of records.

[Algolia](https://www.algolia.com) is a hosted search service. Use when [Convex full-text search](/convex/full-text-search) doesn't cover your needs (typo-tolerance, complex faceting, very high QPS).

<Note>
  Full walkthrough being written.
</Note>

## When to pick over Convex full-text

* You need typo-tolerance ("recieve" finds "receive").
* Multi-faceted filtering UIs (Amazon-style).
* 1000+ searches per second.

## Setup

`ALGOLIA_APP_ID`, `ALGOLIA_ADMIN_API_KEY`, `ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY` in vly secrets. Sync your Convex data to Algolia indexes via mutations + actions.

## Related

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Convex full-text search" icon="text-search" href="/convex/full-text-search">
    Built-in alternative.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Meilisearch" icon="search" href="/integrations/meilisearch">
    Open-source alternative.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Search patterns" icon="search" href="/architecture/search-patterns">
    Architectural decisions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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