Meilisearch

Meilisearch Documents API

The Documents API from Meilisearch — 3 operation(s) for documents.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 7

GET /indexes/{indexUid}/documents List documents

POST /indexes/{indexUid}/documents Add or replace documents

PUT /indexes/{indexUid}/documents Add or update documents

DELETE /indexes/{indexUid}/documents Delete all documents

GET /indexes/{indexUid}/documents/{documentId} Get a document

DELETE /indexes/{indexUid}/documents/{documentId} Delete a document

POST /indexes/{indexUid}/documents/delete-batch Delete documents in batch

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Meilisearch Documents API
  description: 'Meilisearch is an open-source, lightning-fast search engine API. This specification

    documents the core REST endpoints for managing indexes, documents, search, settings,

    API keys, and tasks. All protected routes require Bearer token authentication using

    a master key or regular API key.

    '
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Meilisearch
    url: https://www.meilisearch.com/docs
servers:
- url: http://localhost:7700
  description: Default local Meilisearch instance
- url: https://{cluster}.meilisearch.io
  description: Meilisearch Cloud instance
  variables:
    cluster:
      default: edge
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Documents
paths:
  /indexes/{indexUid}/documents:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IndexUid'
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: List documents
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated documents
    post:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Add or replace documents
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Task enqueued
    put:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Add or update documents
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Task enqueued
    delete:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Delete all documents
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Task enqueued
  /indexes/{indexUid}/documents/{documentId}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IndexUid'
    - name: documentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Get a document
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Document
    delete:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Delete a document
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Task enqueued
  /indexes/{indexUid}/documents/delete-batch:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IndexUid'
    post:
      tags:
      - Documents
      summary: Delete documents in batch
      responses:
        '202':
          description: Task enqueued
components:
  parameters:
    IndexUid:
      name: indexUid
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Unique identifier of the index.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: token
      description: 'Authorization header using "Authorization: Bearer {API_KEY}".

        The master key authorizes /keys management; regular API keys

        should be used for all other routes.

        '