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Algolia search

Hosted search and discovery API. An application has an Application ID, a search-only key for frontends, and an Admin key that must stay secret.

Researched · not yet run liveLast researched 25 October 2026 · Algolia · provider site

Researched, not yet run live. Built from the provider’s official pages (linked below). A person hasn’t walked this flow end to end yet, so check each step against the source.
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Steps

Steps marked “human step” are ones only you can do: verapli never signs in, submits, pays or accepts terms for you.

  1. Sign in or create a Algolia account

    Sign in to Algolia. If you have no account yet, you create it yourself; verapli does not create accounts.

    • Guided by hand
    • Human step: You sign in

    Where: https://dashboard.algolia.com/

  2. Create an application

    Create an Algolia application (or run stripe projects add algolia/application).

    • Guided by hand
    • Human step: You press submit
    • After: Sign in or create a Algolia account

  3. Copy the Application ID and keys

    On the dashboard API keys page copy the Application ID, the Search-only API key (for frontend) and the Admin API key (server only; keep confidential).

    • Guided by hand
    • After: Create an application

    verapli captures ALGOLIA_ADMIN_API_KEY here by plain code: encrypted in your browser, never shown to AI.

Terms and gotchas

Plain-English summary, not legal advice. Each card links its source.

Worth knowingThe rules say

Keep the Admin key secret

The Admin API key is the most sensitive key and must stay confidential; only the search-only key belongs in frontend code. [3]

What you end up with

Env varSecretFormatWhat it is
ALGOLIA_APP_IDnot secretAlgolia Application ID. Env var names are a verapli convention; Algolia's key page names none.
ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEYnot secretAlgolia search-only API key (frontend-safe)
ALGOLIA_ADMIN_API_KEYsecretAlgolia Admin API key (server only)

Pricing

  • Free tier: 10K search requests/month and 50K records.
  • Costs: Grow $0.50 per extra 1K searches; Grow Plus $1.75; Elevate custom annual.

Source [4]

For agents

The same entry as JSON: /api/v1/entries/algolia/application · requirements /api/v1/requirements/algolia/application · terms /api/v1/terms/algolia/application.

Remote MCP (read-only, no auth)
claude mcp add --transport http verapli https://verapli.com/mcp

> "What do I need for Algolia search, and how long will it take?"
  → tools/call requirements { "provider_id": "algolia/application" }

Sources

  1. Stripe Projects CLI (Available providers) Algolia is listed as a Stripe Projects provider (Search) · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
  2. projects.dev provider catalogue Catalogue service id algolia/application · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
  3. Algolia docs - API keys Search-only key safe in production frontend; Admin API key most sensitive and confidential; keys managed on the dashboard API keys page under account settings; don't hardcode keys in mobile apps · accessed 25 October 2026 · official
  4. Algolia pricing Free 10K search requests/month, 50K records; Grow $0.50 per extra 1K searches; Elevate custom · accessed 25 October 2026 · official

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