Getting Started with Algolia API

Gain insights into how Algolia API works, explore building search experiences, and discover extending widgets to create a tailored, fast search in your application.

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In this course, you will learn how the Algolia API works by understanding its main components. The end goal is for you to be able to integrate Algolia into your application to deliver tailored, fast search experiences. In the first half, you will learn how to build a full search experience using Algolia's search API and by utilizing Algolia's InstantSearch library. In the second half, you will learn how to extend Algolia's widgets by building a custom search experience. By the end of this course, you will have gained hands-on experience by building a fully functional search experience using Algolia.

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Malik Elgabroun

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