Android 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.

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API-first search and discovery for your Android apps

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

Algolia maintains and supports the Kotlin client and highly recommends you use it in your Android applications.

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Features

Gives API access to all Algolia functionality, settings, advanced features, and ML/AI products
Compatible with InstantSearch for Android
Works with Android Studio (recommended) or without
Background retry strategy to ensure uptime
Seamless batching via iterators to optimize number of network calls
Zero downtime reindexing feature

Version

Latest release
We highly recommend using our Kotlin API client, which is supported and maintained by Algolia.

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            // Gradle

dependencies {

    // [...]

    implementation 'com.algolia:algoliasearch-android:3.+'

    // This will automatically update to the latest v3 release when you build your project

}

INDEX

          
            List<JSONObject> array = new ArrayList<JSONObject>();

array.add(

  new JSONObject()

    .put("firstname", "Jimmie")

    .put("lastname", "Barninger")

    .put("objectID", "myID")

);

array.add(

  new JSONObject()

    .put("firstname", "Warren")

    .put("lastname", "Speach")

    .put("objectID", "myID2")

);

index.saveObjectsAsync(new JSONArray(array), null);

SEARCH

          
            Index index = client.getIndex("contacts");

// Add settings

Query query = new Query("query string")

  .setAttributesToRetrieve("firstname", "lastname")

  .setHitsPerPage(50);

// Perform search

index.searchAsync(query, new CompletionHandler() {

  @Override

  public void requestCompleted(JSONObject content, AlgoliaException error) {

    // [...]

  }

});

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