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Flapjack

Flapjack Documentation

Flapjack is an open-source search engine with an Algolia-compatible API. Self-host in 60 seconds or use Flapjack Cloud.

Quick start

Section titled “Quick start”
Getting Started Install and run Flapjack in under a minute.
Migrate from Algolia Switch from Algolia with minimal code changes.
API Reference REST API endpoints for search, indexing, and settings.
Client Libraries JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, PHP, and more.

What is Flapjack?

Section titled “What is Flapjack?”
  • Algolia-compatible API — same REST paths, same auth headers, same response format. Point your existing Algolia client at Flapjack and it works.
  • Self-host anywhere — single binary, zero dependencies. docker run or download and run.
  • Built on Rust + Tantivy — fast full-text search with sub-millisecond query times.
  • Flapjack Cloud — don’t want to manage servers? Flapjack Cloud runs Flapjack for you with zero ops. Free up to 3 indices, 100,000 records, 250 MB storage, and 50,000 searches/month — no credit card required. Beyond the free tier, storage is metered at $0.05/MB/month.