Meilisearch is a search engine API that provides sub-50-millisecond search-as-you-type results and AI-powered hybrid search. It is designed for developers and enterprise teams looking for a self-hosted or managed search solution with out-of-the-box presets.
Project overview
Meilisearch is a search engine API that provides sub-50-millisecond search-as-you-type results and AI-powered hybrid search. It is designed for developers and enterprise teams looking for a self-hosted or managed search solution with out-of-the-box presets.
Project type
AI Search · Vector Database
Use cases
Search & Research
Deployment
Refer to project documentation
License
License pending
Best for
Developers and enterprise teams needing a search engine API with AI-powered hybrid search and out-of-the-box presets for their applications or websites.
Key capabilities
Combines semantic and full-text search to deliver relevant results.
Provides search-as-you-type results in under 50 milliseconds with typo tolerance.
Filters and sorts documents based on geographic data.
Secures data and personalizes search results for multiple application tenants via API keys and tenant tokens.
Integrates Meilisearch into technical stacks with plugins and SDKs.
Scales horizontally by distributing data across multiple nodes in the Enterprise Edition.
Limitations and risks
Enterprise Edition features like sharding are not allowed in production without a commercial agreement.
Getting started
Meilisearch is easy to install, deploy, and maintain with out-of-the-box presets. Users can set up Meilisearch, add documents to an index, and search for documents to achieve initial success.
Evidence and sources
GitHub project description: A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.
Release: v1.49.0 🪺
README: ⚡ A lightning-fast search engine that fits effortlessly into your apps, websites, and workflow 🔍
README: **Hybrid search:** Combine the best of both [semantic](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/experimental/vector_search?utm_campaign=oss&utm_source=github&utm_medium=meilisearch&…
README: **Search-as-you-type:** Find & display results in less than 50 milliseconds to provide an intuitive experience