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Version

0.2.21

Last updated

Jul 18, 2024, 08:57:33 AM4 months ago

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 Copy to clipboard.env:
  ALGOLIA_APP_ID=<YOUR_APP_ID>
  ALGOLIA_ADMIN_API_KEY=<YOUR_ADMIN_API_KEY>
3. In Copy to clipboardmedusa-config.js add the following at the end of the Copy to clipboardplugins array:
const plugins = [
  // ...
  {
    resolve: `medusa-plugin-algolia`,
    options: {
      applicationId: process.env.ALGOLIA_APP_ID,
      adminApiKey: process.env.ALGOLIA_ADMIN_API_KEY,
      settings: {
        products: {
          indexSettings: {
            searchableAttributes: ["title", "description"],
            attributesToRetrieve: [
              "id",
              "title",
              "description",
              "handle",
              "thumbnail",
              "variants",
              "variant_sku",
              "options",
              "collection_title",
              "collection_handle",
              "images",
            ],
          },
          transformer: (product) => ({ 
            id: product.id, 
            // other attributes...
          }),
        },
      },
    },
  },
]

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.

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