Serverless Meilisearch
Instant search with typo tolerance, faceted filters, and a REST endpoint that just works. Cloud, desktop, or self-host with SpinDB.
/indexes/products/searchBody
Response200 OK · 4ms
Where to run it
Cloud, desktop, or self-host
One database, three places it can live. Pick the speed you want and move between them when you outgrow it.
Branching, on request
Database branching is live on 9 engines today, and the same copy-on-write mechanism spans the whole fleet. Want it on Meilisearch? Reach out and we will look at switching it on for your account.
Request branchingWhat you get
Production features, free tier included
Every Meilisearch database ships with the same primitives: TLS, web console, hibernation, and a real dashboard. No tiered features hidden behind a sales call.
Web IDE
Query console in the dashboard, no extra client to install.
TLS by default
All connections encrypted. No setup required.
Always-on connections
Pin a database to your always-on pool to prevent hibernation.
Scale to zero
Hibernates when idle. Wakes on the next connection.
Connection pooling
Pooled endpoint for serverless and edge workloads.
Direct connections
Bypass the pooler for migrations and replication.
Native HTTPS endpoint
Engines whose own wire protocol speaks HTTPS. Every database, including this one, is also queryable over the platform's HTTPS query API and web console.
Serverless driver
Drop-in HTTP driver for edge runtimes (Upstash REST, PlanetScale, or the engine-native client).
IP whitelisting
Restrict access to specific IPs or CIDR ranges.
Automatic backups
Scheduled dumps and volume snapshots with one-click restore on paid plans. Free tier includes a manual backup slot.
Quick start
Connect with any Meilisearch client
Product search, autocomplete, faceted catalogs, in-app search experiences that need ranking and typo tolerance without a search-team-sized commitment.
- Wire instant product search into a Next.js or React app via the official client
- Replace Elasticsearch for in-app search use cases without the operational weight
- Add typo tolerance and faceted filters to existing catalogs
- Hand HTTPS endpoints to serverless apps that cannot hold TCP connections
- Self-host on your own hardware with SpinDB when latency or compliance requires it
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" "https://your-host.cloud.layerbase.dev/indexes"
Already have data? Migrate it from Algolia Any connection string works too.
More on Meilisearch
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Algolia is excellent and expensive. Meilisearch gives you 90 percent of the developer experience at a fraction of the price, with a managed option that does not charge per search. Here is the honest comparison.
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Migrating from Algolia to Meilisearch
A practical guide to moving search from Algolia to Meilisearch: what maps cleanly, what does not, how to copy records and settings, and the frontend swap.
Read - June 14, 2026
Branching with any database
Neon branches Postgres. PlanetScale branches MySQL. Layerbase branches all of them, because branching happens at the filesystem, not inside the engine. Here is how it works.
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Full-Text Search vs Vector Search
Learn when to use full-text search, vector search, or both by running the same queries against Meilisearch and Qdrant side by side.
Read - March 6, 2026
Getting Started with Meilisearch
Build instant, typo-tolerant search with Meilisearch and TypeScript. Learn why database queries fail on misspelled input and how Meilisearch fixes that fast.
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Questions
Common Meilisearch questions
Will my Meilisearch client library work?+
Yes. meilisearch-js, meilisearch-python, and the other official clients connect to the published HTTPS endpoint with the dashboard-provided API key.
How do I manage indexes?+
Through the dashboard search console or via the client library directly. The console is a UI over the REST API and surfaces the same operations.
API keys and security?+
The connection panel surfaces three keys: a search key, an admin key, and the master key. Use the search key in the browser, and keep the admin and master keys in server-side code (the master key is for index and key management).
IP whitelisting?+
Yes. The firewall panel restricts the endpoint to specific IPs or CIDR ranges.
Can I run Meilisearch locally?+
Yes. SpinDB and Layerbase Desktop both run Meilisearch with the same workflow as the cloud version.