Algolia is a powerful search-as-a-service solution that provides fast and relevant search experiences. With Algolia’s .NET API client, you can easily use Algolia’s APIs from your .NET app.

install the Algolia .NET API client via the .NET CLI:

dotnet add package Algolia.Search

Using the Algolia .NET API Client

After installing the API client, you can use it to connect and authenticate with your Algolia app, create a new index, add records to your index, and search the index.

Here’s an example of how to test your installation by adding a record to a new index and searching the index:

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Algolia.Search.Clients;
using Algolia.Search.Models.Search;

namespace HelloAlgolia
{
    // a simple record in your index
    class Record
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string ObjectID { get; set; }

        public override string ToString()
        {
            return $"Name: {Name}, ObjectID: {ObjectID}";
        }
    }
}

With this code, you can connect to your Algolia app, create a new index called test_index, add a record with an ObjectID of 1 and a Name of test_record, and then search the index for records containing test_record.

Conclusion

Using Algolia with the latest version of .NET is easy thanks to the Algolia .NET API client. With this client, you can easily connect to your Algolia app, create indices, add records, and search for records. Give it a try and see how it can improve your search experiences!

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