Meilisearch API
Meilisearch is a fast, open-source REST API search engine written in Rust, offering typo-tolerance, full-text, hybrid, and vector search out-of-the-box. Easy self-hosting, comprehensive docs, and active GitHub support. Ideal for web apps, AI retrieval, and embedded search.
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API Endpoints
Adds or updates documents in a search index
Full URL
http://localhost:7700/indexes/{index}/documents
Code Examples
curl -X POST 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/{index}/documents' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
Parameters
{ "documents": [ { "id": 1, "genre": "fantasy", "title": "Alice in Wonderland" } ] }
Example Response
{
"status": "enqueued",
"taskUid": 123,
"indexUid": "books"
}
Version
v1
Rate Limit
1000 documents/second
Tags
instant-searchsearch-engine
Technical Details
Authentication
API KeyResponse Formats
JSONAvailability
globalStatus
Published Rate Limits
Self-managed
Supported Languages
JavaScriptPythonRuby
Use Cases
e-commerce search
document search