What is a record? – Algolia

A record is an item or object added to an index so it is searchable on your website. It can contain any number of attributes.

Here is an example of a record, formatted in JSON:

{
  "name": "Iphone 6 64Gb",
  "brand": "Apple",
  "color": "Gold",
  "categories": ["smartphone", "phone", "electronics"],
  "price": 789
}

The total number of records is equal to the sum of records that you have in all of your indices.

Each Search plan allows you to store a certain number of records at any given time. You can update, delete, or add as many records as you want as long as the total number of the indexed records does not exceed the inclusion of the plan. If you go over the inclusion, you’ll be blocked on a Free plan or charged for the over-quota on a Paid plan per our pricing page.

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