Flapjack Cloud

Flapjack Cloud runs Flapjack for you on AWS with no infrastructure to manage. Sign up, create an index, and start searching — the same Algolia-compatible API you get when self-hosting.

Getting started

1. Sign up at cloud.flapjack.foo — no credit card required
2. Verify your email via the link we send you
3. Create an index from the console
4. Copy your endpoint and admin key from the console’s Getting Started panel
5. Start indexing with the code snippets shown there

Plans

Flapjack Cloud is metered — you are billed for what you store, not for a fixed instance size.

Plan	What you get	Cost
Free	Up to 3 indices, 100,000 records, 250 MB storage, and 50,000 searches/month	$0 — no credit card required
Shared	Everything above the free tier	Metered, $5/month minimum

Beyond the free tier:

• Storage — $0.05 per MB per month
• Cold storage — $0.02 per GB per month

Prices are quoted in USD and exclusive of any applicable tax in your jurisdiction.

Regions

Storage rates are multiplied by a per-region factor:

Region	Location	Multiplier
us-east-1	US East (Virginia)	1.00x
eu-west-1	EU West (Ireland)	1.00x
us-east-2	US East (Ashburn)	0.80x
us-west-1	US West (Oregon)	0.80x
eu-north-1	EU North (Helsinki)	0.75x
eu-central-1	EU Central (Germany)	0.70x

Connecting to your instance

Your console shows the two values you need:

• Endpoint — the base URL for your instance
• Admin key — the API key for all operations

Use them exactly as shown in the console. Do not hardcode a host or scheme from this page — your endpoint is specific to your instance.

cURL

# Index a document
curl -X POST 'YOUR_ENDPOINT/1/indexes/movies/batch' \
  -H 'X-Algolia-Application-Id: flapjack' \
  -H 'X-Algolia-API-Key: YOUR_ADMIN_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"requests":[{"action":"addObject","body":{"objectID":"1","title":"The Matrix"}}]}'

# Search
curl -X POST 'YOUR_ENDPOINT/1/indexes/movies/query' \
  -H 'X-Algolia-Application-Id: flapjack' \
  -H 'X-Algolia-API-Key: YOUR_ADMIN_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"query":"matrix"}'

JavaScript

import { liteClient as algoliasearch } from 'algoliasearch/lite';

// Read the endpoint host and admin key from your console, then supply them as
// configuration rather than committing them to source.
const client = algoliasearch('flapjack', process.env.FLAPJACK_ADMIN_KEY, {
  hosts: [{ url: process.env.FLAPJACK_HOST }],
});

InstantSearch.js

import { liteClient as algoliasearch } from 'algoliasearch/lite';
import instantsearch from 'instantsearch.js';
import { searchBox, hits } from 'instantsearch.js/es/widgets';

const searchClient = algoliasearch('flapjack', process.env.FLAPJACK_ADMIN_KEY, {
  hosts: [{ url: process.env.FLAPJACK_HOST }],
});

const search = instantsearch({
  indexName: 'movies',
  searchClient,
});

search.addWidgets([
  searchBox({ container: '#searchbox' }),
  hits({ container: '#hits' }),
]);

search.start();

Console features

The Flapjack Cloud console shows:

• Indices — create, browse, configure, and delete indices
• Usage — daily and monthly search requests, write operations, and storage
• API keys — your admin key and any preview keys you create
• Billing — current usage, estimated bill, invoices, and payment method
• Logs — recent API activity

Billing

• Billed monthly against metered usage
• The free tier requires no payment method
• Add or update a card under Billing → Payment method in the console
• Invoices are listed under Billing → Invoices
• Manage your saved payment method through the Stripe customer portal, linked from the console