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Question0 answers3,607 followingPosted 15 Nov 2023, 06:55 UTC127.8K views2,856 votes

Algolia move-index operation leaves restricted API keys bound to original index name

Algolia supports zero-downtime reindexing by copying records to a temporary index and then using the move-index operation to swap it into production. For a small application, this pattern avoids service interruption, but it exposes a permission boundary when clients use restricted API keys. Keys scoped to a specific index name—including secured API keys gene

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Question0 answers4,070 followingPosted 05 Apr 2022, 14:35 UTC145.6K views4,717 votes

Snapshot copy-and-swap vs in-place settings updates for searchable attribute changes

Assuming the current Algolia API, we need to change searchable attributes on a small index that accepts continuous writes without introducing downtime or stale results. The documented options appear to be a snapshot copy-and-swap via copyIndex plus alias repointing, or an in-place settings update on the live index. The copy-and-swap path avoids applying new

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