This page lists terms used at Algolia and their definitions.
API Client
A program that provides an abstraction over the raw Algolia API, hiding implementation details to make development for Subscribers easier in the language of their choice.
API key
A string with alphanumeric characters used to control access to Algolia’s API, determining what is allowed to do, such as searching an Index, or adding new Records.
Application
A siloed set of indices. Data cannot be shared between applications.
Application ID
A string with alphanumeric characters as a unique identifier for Algolia applications.
Application Programming Interface (API)
A software intermediary that allows pieces of software to interact with each other. The Algolia API describes how the Subscribers’ systems can interact with Algolia Services.
Click-through rate (CTR)
The percentage of tracked searches with at least one click Event.
A tracked search is a search with the clickAnalytics parameter set to true.
Conversion rate
The percentage of tracked searches with at least one conversion Event.
A tracked search is a search with the clickAnalytics parameter set to true.
Dashboard
The Subscriber’s administrator interface to Algolia Services. The Dashboard is hosted by Algolia.
Event
An action performed by a User on Subscriber’s app or website.
Facet
A specific characteristic for describing index items, such as color or brand.
Facet-Value pair
A pair made of a Facet name and a value. For example, if “priority” and “quality” are two Facets, “priority:high” and “quality:high” are two Facet-Value pairs.
Filter
A Facet-Value pair used to select results with a specific facet value for a given facet name.
Index
A container for a set of Records that can be searched together.
Insights API
Algolia’s API designed to ingest Events from Subscriber’s apps and websites.
InstantSearch
A collection of open source software libraries that let Subscribers build Algolia search interfaces for their frontend application. The InstantSearch libraries are built on top of API Clients.
Library
A collection of reusable software, designed to help developers solve common problems. A library is often targeted to be used with a specific software platform or operating system.
Record
Subscriber items stored in an Algolia Index for retrieval.
Search Request
A group of one or more search queries sent in a single HTTP request.
Search query
A sequence of characters typed into a search bar, or specific filters or facets applied to a search.
Subscriber
A customer of Algolia Services, such as Search or Recommend.
User
Customers or users of Algolia Subscribers who interact with Algolia Services, such as Search and Recommend.
User token
A unique string of alphanumeric characters that uniquely identifies a User throughout applications.
A user token must contain only alphanumeric, =, -, /, or _ characters and be between 1 and 128 characters in length.
