Algolia
Provide powerful indexing and searching features in your commerce application with Algolia.
Algolia Plugin Documentation | Medusa Website | Medusa Repository
Features
- Flexible configurations for specifying searchable and retrievable attributes.
- Ready-integration with Medusa's Next.js starter storefront.
- Utilize Algolia's powerful search functionalities including typo-tolerance, query suggestions, results ranking, and more.
Prerequisites
How to Install
1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend:
npm install medusa-plugin-algolia
2. Set the following environment variables in .env:
ALGOLIA_APP_ID=<YOUR_APP_ID>
ALGOLIA_ADMIN_API_KEY=<YOUR_ADMIN_API_KEY>
3. In medusa-config.js add the following at the end of the plugins array:
const plugins = [
// ...
{
resolve: `medusa-plugin-algolia`,
options: {
application_id: process.env.ALGOLIA_APP_ID,
admin_api_key: process.env.ALGOLIA_ADMIN_API_KEY,
settings: {
products: {
searchableAttributes: ["title", "description"],
attributesToRetrieve: [
"id",
"title",
"description",
"handle",
"thumbnail",
"variants",
"variant_sku",
"options",
"collection_title",
"collection_handle",
"images",
],
},
},
},
},
]
Test the Plugin
1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend to run the backend:
npm run start
2. Try searching products either using your storefront or using the Store APIs.