Algolia

Algolia is a robust cloud-hosted search solution that works perfectly with Scoutify.

Environment Variables

SCOUT_DRIVER=algolia
ALGOLIA_APP_ID=your-app-id
ALGOLIA_SECRET=your-admin-api-key

Tip

For added security, use Secured API Keys in the browser to restrict what users can search.

Secured API Keys

Instead of your admin key, generate a scoped key server-side:

$securedKey = Algolia\AlgoliaSearch\SearchClient::generateSecuredApiKey(
    'search-only-api-key',
    ['filters' => 'is_public=1']
);

Index Configuration

Configure ranking and searchable attributes through the Algolia dashboard or using the SDK:

$index = $client->initIndex('users');
$index->setSettings([
    'searchableAttributes' => ['name', 'email'],
    'customRanking' => ['desc(created_at)'],
]);

Quota and Limits

Algolia enforces record and operation limits based on your plan. Monitor your usage in the Algolia dashboard to avoid unexpected charges.