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Algolia is the search-as-a-service platform that enables companies of all sizes to deliver fast and relevant digital experiences that drive real results.

Enable the integration

  1. In order to enable mParticle’s integration with Algolia, you will need your Application ID and the Search-Only API Key for use with the Insights API.
  2. After connecting an input to Algolia, you must setup Custom Mappings for the following Algolia events for any data to be sent to Algolia:
  • Click
  • Conversion
  • View

Supported Event Types

  • Custom Event
  • Commerce Event
  • Screen View Event

Supported User Identities

mParticle will forward one of the following identity types to Algolia based on the User Token setting. The user token must be an alpha-numeric string with a maximum of 128 characters and meet the following format: [a-zA-Z0-9_-=]{1,128}.

  • Customer ID
  • mParticle ID (MPID)
  • Other
  • Other2
  • Other3
  • Other4
  • Other5
  • Other6
  • Other7
  • Other8
  • Other9
  • Other10

Supported Platforms

Algolia will accept events from the following input sources:

  • Alexa
  • Android
  • FireTV
  • iOS
  • Data Feeds
  • Roku
  • SmartTV
  • tvOS
  • Web
  • Xbox

Data Processing Notes

  1. Algolia will not accept data more than 4 days old.
  2. You must setup Custom Mappings for all required fields for any data to be sent to Algolia.

Configuration Settings

Setting Name Data Type Default Value Description
Application ID string This is your unique application identifier. It is used to identify you when using Algolia API.
Search-Only API Key string This is the public API key to use in your frontend code. This key is only usable for search queries and sending data to the Insights API

Connection Settings

Setting Name Data Type Default Value Platform Description
User Token enum Customer Id All The User Token identifies the user performing the behavior behind the event. Algolia uses this token to perform query aggregation and build user-specific affinity profiles for Personalization.

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