API client / Methods / Indexing

Jun. 08, 2023

Custom batch

Required API Key: any key with the depends on operations performed inside the batch ACL

Method signature

$client->multipleBatch(array operations)
$client->multipleBatch(array operations, array requestOptions)

client.batch(Array operations)

client.batch(Array operations, Hash opts = {
  # any requestOptions
})

client.multipleBatch(array operations)

client.multipleBatch(array operations, {
  // + any requestOptions
})

client.multiple_batch(list operations)
client.multiple_batch(list operations, dict requestOptions)

client.batch(
  operations: [(IndexName, BatchOperation)],
  requestOptions: RequestOptions? = nil,
  completion: Result<WaitableWrapper<BatchesResponse>> -> Void
)

suspend fun ClientSearch.multipleBatchObjects(
    operations: List<BatchOperationIndex>,
    requestOptions: RequestOptions? = null
): ResponseBatches

client.MultipleBatch(
  IEnumerable<T> operations,

  // All the following parameters are optional
  requestOptions: RequestOptions
)

client.multipleBatch(
  List<BatchOperation> operations
)
client.multipleBatch(
  List<BatchOperation> operations,
  RequestOptions requestOptions
)

client.Batch(
  []BatchOperationIndexed operations
)
client.Batch(
  []BatchOperationIndexed operations,
  RequestOptions  requestOptions
)

batch(operations)
batch(operations) options requestOptions

See code examples

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About this method

Perform several indexing operations in one API call.

This method enables you to batch multiple different indexing operations in one API call, like adding or deleting records, potentially targeting multiple indices.

Use this method to:

Reduce latency - only one network trip is required for multiple operations
Ensure data integrity - all operations inside the batch will be executed atomically.

Instead of deleting 30 records then adding 20 new records in two operations, batching lets you combine both tasks in a single operation. This removes the time during which an index is in an inconsistent state and could be a great alternative to atomic reindexing using a temporary index.

When updating large numbers of records, be aware of the rate limitations on these processes and the impact on your analytics data. You’ll know you’ve reached the rate limit when you start receiving errors. This can only be resolved if you wait before sending any further indexing operations.

Examples

Read the Algolia CLI documentation for more information.

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$res = $client->multipleBatch(
  [
    [
      'action'    => 'addObject',
      'indexName' => 'index1',
      'body'      => [
        'firstname' => 'Jimmie',
        'lastname'  => 'Barninger'
      ]
    ],
    [
      'action'    => 'updateObject',
      'indexName' => 'index1',
      'body'      => [
        'objectID' => 'myID2',
        'firstname' => 'Max',
        'lastname'  => 'Barninger'
      ]
    ],
    [
      'action'    => 'partialUpdateObject',
      'indexName' => 'index1',
      'body'      => [
        'objectID'  => 'myID3',
        'lastname'  => 'McFarway'
      ]
    ],
    [
      'action'    => 'partialUpdateObjectNoCreate',
      'indexName' => 'index1',
      'body'      => [
        'objectID'  => 'myID4',
        'firstname' => 'Warren'
      ]
    ],
    [
      'action'    => 'deleteObject',
      'indexName' => 'index2',
      'body'      => [
        'objectID'  => 'myID5'
      ]
    ]
  ]
);

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res = client.batch([
  {
    'action': 'addObject',
    'indexName': 'index1',
    'body': {
      'firstname': 'Jimmie',
      'lastname': 'Barninger'
    }
  },
  {
    'action': 'updateObject',
    'indexName': 'index1',
    'body': {
      'objectID': 'myID2',
      'firstname': 'Max',
      'lastname': 'Barninger'
    }
  }
  {
    'action': 'partialUpdateObject',
    'indexName': 'index1',
    'body': {
      'objectID': 'myID3',
      'lastname': 'McFarway'
    }
  }
  {
    'action': 'partialUpdateObjectNoCreate',
    'indexName': 'index1',
    'body': {
      'objectID': 'myID4',
      'firstname': 'Warren'
    }
  }
  {
    'action': 'deleteObject',
    'indexName': 'index2',
    'body': {
      'objectID': 'myID5'
    }
  }
])

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client.multipleBatch([
  {
    action: 'addObject',
    indexName: 'index1',
    body: {
      firstname: 'Jimmie',
      lastname: 'Barninger'
    }
  },
  {
    action: 'updateObject',
    indexName: 'index1',
    body: {
      objectID: 'myID2',
      firstname: 'Max',
      lastname: 'Barninger'
    }
  },
  {
    action: 'partialUpdateObject',
    indexName: 'index1',
    body: {
      objectID: 'myID3',
      lastname: 'McFarway'
    }
  },
  {
    action: 'partialUpdateObjectNoCreate',
    indexName: 'index1',
    body: {
      objectID: 'myID4',
      firstname: 'Warren'
    }
  },
  {
    action: 'deleteObject',
    indexName: 'index2',
    body: {
      objectID: 'myID5'
    }
  }
]).then(({ objectIDs }) => {
  console.log(objectIDs);
});

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client.multiple_batch([
    {
        'action': 'addObject',
        'indexName': 'index1',
        'body': {
            'firstname': 'Jimmie',
            'lastname': 'Barninger'
        }
    },
    {
        'action': 'updateObject',
        'indexName': 'index1',
        'body': {
            'objectID': 'myID2',
            'firstname': 'Max',
            'lastname': 'Barninger'
        }
    },
    {
        'action': 'partialUpdateObject',
        'indexName': 'index1',
        'body': {
            'objectID': 'myID3',
            'lastname': 'McFarway'
        }
    },
    {
        'action': 'partialUpdateObjectNoCreate',
        'indexName': 'index1',
        'body': {
            'objectID': 'myID4',
            'firstname': 'Warren'
        }
    },
    {
        'action': 'deleteObject',
        'indexName': 'index2',
        'body': {
            'objectID': 'myID5'
        }
    }
])

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struct Contact: Codable {
  let objectID: ObjectID
  let firstname: String
  let lastname: String
}

let operations: [(IndexName, BatchOperation)] = [
  ("index1", .add(Contact(objectID: "myID1", firstname: "Jimmie", lastname: "Barninger"))),
  ("index1", .update(objectID: "myID2", Contact(objectID: "myID2", firstname: "Max", lastname: "Barninger"))),
  ("index1", .partialUpdate(objectID: "myID3", ["lastname": "McFarway"] as JSON, createIfNotExists: true)),
  ("index1", .partialUpdate(objectID: "myID4", ["firstname": "Warren"] as JSON, createIfNotExists: false)),
  ("index2", .delete(objectID: "myID5"))
]

client.multipleBatchObjects(operations: operations) { result in
  if case .success(let response) = result {
    print("Response: \(response)")
  }
}

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@Serializable
data class Contact(
    val firstname: String,
    val lastname: String,
    override val objectID: ObjectID
) : Indexable

val operations = listOf(
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName1,
        operation = BatchOperation.AddObject(
            json {
                "firstname" to "Jimmie"
                "lastname" to "Barninger"
            }
        )
    ),
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName1,
        operation = BatchOperation.AddObject.from(
            serializer = Contact.serializer(),
            data = Contact("Jimmie", "Barninger", ObjectID("myID1"))
        )
    ),
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName1,
        operation = BatchOperation.PartialUpdateObject.from(
            serializer = Contact.serializer(),
            data = Contact("Max", "Barninger", ObjectID("myID2"))
        )
    ),
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName1,
        operation = BatchOperation.PartialUpdateObject.from(
            objectID = ObjectID("myID3"),
            partial = Partial.Update(Attribute("firstname"), "McFarway")
        )
    ),
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName1,
        operation = BatchOperation.PartialUpdateObject.from(
            objectID = ObjectID("myID4"),
            partial = Partial.Update(Attribute("firstname"), "Warren"),
            createIfNotExists = false
        )
    ),
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName2,
        operation = BatchOperation.DeleteObject(ObjectID("myID5"))
    )
)
client.multipleBatchObjects(operations)

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List<BatchOperation<Contact>> operations = new List<BatchOperation<Contact>>
  {
      new BatchOperation<Contact>
      {
        Action = BatchActionType.AddObject,
        IndexName = "index1",
        Body = new Contact { FirstName = "Jimmie", LastName = "Barninger" }
      },
      new BatchOperation<Contact>
      {
        Action = BatchActionType.UpdateObject,
        IndexName = "index1",
        Body = new Contact { ObjectID = "myID2", FirstName = "Max", LastName = "Barninger" }
      },
      new BatchOperation<Contact>
      {
        Action = BatchActionType.PartialUpdateObject,
        IndexName = "index1",
        Body = new Contact { ObjectID = "myID3", LastName = "McFarway" }
      },
      new BatchOperation<Contact>
      {
        Action = BatchActionType.PartialUpdateObjectNoCreate,
        IndexName = "index1",
        Body = new Contact { ObjectID = "myID4", LastName = "Warren" }
      },
      new BatchOperation<Contact>
      {
        Action = BatchActionType.DeleteObject,
        IndexName = "index2",
        Body = new Contact { ObjectID = "myID5" }
      }
  };

client.MultipleBatch(operations);

// Asynchronous
client.MultipleBatchAsync(operations);

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List<BatchOperation<Contact>> operations =
Arrays.asList(
    new BatchOperation<>(
        "index1", ActionEnum.ADD_OBJECT, 
        new Contact()
        .setFirstName("Jimmie")
        .setLastName("Barninger")),
    new BatchOperation<>(
        "index1", ActionEnum.UPDATE_OBJECT,
         new Contact()
         .setObjectID("myID2")
         .setFirstName("Max")
         .setLastName("Barninger")),
    new BatchOperation<>(
        "index1", ActionEnum.PARTIAL_UPDATE_OBJECT, 
        new Contact()
        .setObjectID("myID3")
        .setLastName("McFarway")),
    new BatchOperation<>(
        "index1", ActionEnum.PARTIAL_UPDATE_OBJECT_NO_CREATE, 
        new Contact()
        .setObjectID("myID4")
        .setFirstName("Warren")),
    new BatchOperation<>(
        "index2", ActionEnum.DELETE_OBJECT, 
        new Contact()
        .setObjectID("myID5")));

// Async version
client.multipleBatchAsync(operations);

// Async version
client.multipleBatchAsync(operations);

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type Contact struct {
    ObjectID  string `json:"objectID,omitempty"`
    Firstname string `json:"firstname,omitempty"`
    Lastname  string `json:"lastname,omitempty"`
}

operations := []search.BatchOperationIndexed{
    {
        IndexName: "index1",
        BatchOperation: search.BatchOperation{
            Action: search.AddObject,
            Body:   Contact{Firstname: "Jimmie", Lastname: "Barninger"},
        },
    },
    {
        IndexName: "index1",
        BatchOperation: search.BatchOperation{
            Action: search.UpdateObject,
            Body:   Contact{ObjectID: "myID2", Firstname: "Max", Lastname: "Barninger"},
        },
    },
    {
        IndexName: "index1",
        BatchOperation: search.BatchOperation{
            Action: search.PartialUpdateObject,
            Body:   Contact{ObjectID: "myID3", Lastname: "McFarway"},
        },
    },
    {
        IndexName: "index1",
        BatchOperation: search.BatchOperation{
            Action: search.PartialUpdateObjectNoCreate,
            Body:   Contact{ObjectID: "myID4", Firstname: "Warren"},
        },
    },
    {
        IndexName: "index2",
        BatchOperation: search.BatchOperation{
            Action: search.DeleteObject,
            Body:   Contact{ObjectID: "myID5"},
        },
    },
}

res, err := client.MultipleBatch(operations)

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client.execute {
  batch(
    index into "index1" `object` Contact("", "Jimmie", "Barninger"),
    index into "index1" `object` ContactWithObjectID("myID2", "Max", "Barninger"),
    partialUpdate from "index1" `object` ContactWithObjectID("myID3", "", "McFarway"),
    partialUpdate from "index1" `object` ContactWithObjectID("myID4", "Warren", "") createIfNotExists false,
    delete from "index2" objectId "myID5"
  )
}

Batch write operations and send extra HTTP headers

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$operations = [
  [
    'action' => 'addObject',
    'indexName' => 'index1',
    'body' => [
      'firstname' => 'Jimmie',
      'lastname' => 'Barninger'
    ]
  ],
  [
    'action' => 'addObject',
    'indexName' => 'index2',
    'body' => [
      'firstname' => 'Warren',
      'lastname' => 'Speach'
    ]
  ]
];

$res = $client->multipleBatch($operations, [
  'X-Forwarded-For' => '94.228.178.246'
]);

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operations = [
 {
   'action': 'addObject',
   'indexName': 'index1',
   'body': {'firstname': 'Jimmie', 'lastname': 'Barninger'}
 },
 {
   'action': 'addObject',
   'indexName': 'index2',
   'body': {'firstname': 'Warren', 'lastname': 'Speach'}
 }
]

res = client.batch(operations, {
  headers: {
    'X-Forwarded-For': '94.228.178.246'
  }
})

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client.multipleBatch([
    {
      action: 'addObject',
      indexName: 'index1',
      body: { firstname: 'Jimmie', lastname: 'Barninger' }
    },
    {
      action: 'addObject',
      indexName: 'index2',
      body: { firstname: 'Warren', lastname: 'Speach' }
    }
  ], {
    headers: {
      'X-Forwarded-For': '94.228.178.246'
    }
  }).then(({ objectIDs }) => {
    console.log(objectIDs);
  });

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operations = [
    {
        'action': 'addObject',
        'indexName': 'index1',
        'body': {'firstname': 'Jimmie', 'lastname': 'Barninger'}
    },
    {
        'action': 'addObject',
        'indexName': 'index2',
        'body': {'firstname': 'Warren', 'lastname': 'Speach'}
    }
]

res = client.multiple_batch(operations, {
    'X-Forwarded-For': '94.228.178.246'
})

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var requestOptions = RequestOptions()
requestOptions.headers["X-Algolia-User-ID"] = "user123"

struct Contact: Codable {
  let objectID: ObjectID
  let firstname: String
  let lastname: String
}

let operations: [(IndexName, BatchOperation)] = [
  ("index1", .add(Contact(objectID: "myID1", firstname: "Jimmie", lastname: "Barninger"))),
  ("index2", .add(Contact(objectID: "myID2", firstname: "Warren", lastname: "Speach")))
]

client.multipleBatchObjects(operations: operations, requestOptions: requestOptions) { result in
  if case .success(let response) = result {
    print("Response: \(response)")
  }
}

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@Serializable
data class Contact(
    val firstname: String,
    val lastname: String,
    override val objectID: ObjectID
) : Indexable

val operations = listOf(
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName1,
        operation = BatchOperation.AddObject(
            json {
                "firstname" to "Jimmie"
                "lastname" to "Barninger"
            }
        )
    ),
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName1,
        operation = BatchOperation.AddObject.from(
            serializer = Contact.serializer(),
            data = Contact("Jimmie", "Barninger", ObjectID("myID1"))
        )
    ),
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName1,
        operation = BatchOperation.PartialUpdateObject.from(
            serializer = Contact.serializer(),
            data = Contact("Max", "Barninger", ObjectID("myID2"))
        )
    ),
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName1,
        operation = BatchOperation.PartialUpdateObject.from(
            objectID = ObjectID("myID3"),
            partial = Partial.Update(Attribute("firstname"), "McFarway")
        )
    ),
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName1,
        operation = BatchOperation.PartialUpdateObject.from(
            objectID = ObjectID("myID4"),
            partial = Partial.Update(Attribute("firstname"), "Warren"),
            createIfNotExists = false
        )
    ),
    BatchOperationIndex(
        indexName = indexName2,
        operation = BatchOperation.DeleteObject(ObjectID("myID5"))
    )
)
val requestOptions = requestOptions {
    headerAlgoliaUserId(UserID("user123"))
}

client.multipleBatchObjects(operations, requestOptions)

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RequestOptions requestOptions = new RequestOptions
{
    Headers = new Dictionary<string,string>{ { "X-Algolia-User-ID", "user123" } }
};

  List<BatchOperation<Contact>> operations = new List<BatchOperation<Contact>>
  {
      new BatchOperation<Contact>
      {
        Action = BatchActionType.AddObject,
        IndexName = "index1",
        Body = new Contact { FirstName = "Jimmie", LastName = "Barninger" }
      },
      new BatchOperation<Contact>
      {
        Action = BatchActionType.AddObject,
        IndexName = "index1",
        Body = new Contact { FirstName = "Warren", LastName = "Speach" }
      }
  };

client.MultipleBatch(operations, requestOptions);

// Asynchronous
client.MultipleBatchAsync(operations, requestOptions);

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List<BatchOperation<Contact>> operations =
Arrays.asList(
    new BatchOperation<>(
        "index1", ActionEnum.ADD_OBJECT, 
        new Contact()
        .setFirstName("Jimmie")
        .setLastName("Barninger")),
    new BatchOperation<>(
        "index2", ActionEnum.ADD_OBJECT, 
        new Contact()
        .setFirstName("Warren")
        .setLastName("Speach")));

// Async version
client.multipleBatchAsync(operations, 
  new RequestOptions().addExtraHeader("X-Algolia-User-ID", "user123"));

// Async version
client.multipleBatchAsync(operations, 
  new RequestOptions().addExtraHeader("X-Algolia-User-ID", "user123"));

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contact := Contact{
    Firstname: "Jimmie",
    Lastname:  "Barninger",
}

operation := search.BatchOperation{Action: search.AddObject, Body: contact}

operations := []search.BatchOperationIndexed{
    {IndexName: "prodIndex", BatchOperation: operation},
    {IndexName: "devIndex", BatchOperation: operation},
}

res, err := client.MultipleBatch(
    operations,
    opt.ExtraHeaders(map[string]string{"X-Algolia-User-ID": "userID2"}),
)

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client.execute {
  batch(
    index into "index1" `object` Contact("Jimmie", "Barninger"),
    index into "index2" `object` Contact("Warren", "Speach")
  ) options RequestOptions(extraHeaders = Some(
    Map("X-Algolia-User-ID" => "user123"))
  )
}

Parameters

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
`operations`	type: list of Required List of operation. Each operation is described by: action: type of operation indexName: name of the index targeted by this operation body: arguments to the operation (depends on the type of the operation)
`requestOptions`	type: key-value mapping default: No requestOptions Optional A mapping of `requestOptions` to send along with the query.


            operations

type: list of

Required

List of operation.

Each operation is described by:

action: type of operation
indexName: name of the index targeted by this operation
body: arguments to the operation (depends on the type of the operation)


            requestOptions

type: key-value mapping

default: No requestOptions

Optional

A mapping of requestOptions to send along with the query.

operations ➔ operation

Parameter Description


            action

type: string

Required

Actions that need to be performed. It can be one of the following values:

addObject: add a record.
updateObject: add or replace an existing record. You must set the objectID attribute to indicate the record to update.
partialUpdateObject: partially update a record. You must set the objectID attribute to indicate the record to update.
partialUpdateObjectNoCreate: same as partialUpdateObject, except that the record isn’t created if the objectID doesn’t exist.
deleteObject: delete a record. You must set the objectID attribute to indicate the record to delete.


            indexName

type: string

Required

Index name to target.


            body

type: object

Required

The JSON object containing the information you need for the selected action.

For example, deleteObject would be: An object with the following format

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{
  "objectID": "myID1"
}

Response

This section shows the JSON response returned by the API. Each API client encapsulates this response inside objects specific to the programming language, so that the actual response might be different. You can view the response by using the getLogs method. Don’t rely on the order of attributes in the response, as JSON doesn’t guarantee the ordering of keys in objects.

JSON format

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          {
  "objectIDs": [
    "myObjectID1",
    "myObjectID2"
  ],
  "taskID": {
    "index1": 29866710291
  }
}

        

Field	Description
`objectIDs`	list List of objectIDs affected by the batch of operations.
`taskID`	list A list of taskIDs to use with the waitTask method. One for each index.

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Custom batch

About this method

Examples

Batch write operations

Batch write operations and send extra HTTP headers

Parameters

operations ➔ operation

Response

JSON format

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