Main Concepts

This section defines the main concepts of MeiliSearch.

Important

MeiliSearch is an asynchronous API. This means that, unlike a synchronous API, it doesn’t wait for the call to be done as calls are placed in a queue for processing. For further information please read the advanced guide.

Glossary

The following key terms are used in this documentation. Before going any further, it is recommended to become familiar with them.

• Index: An index is the entity that gathers all the documents of a given structure. It can be comparable to a table in SQL.
• Document: A document is an object which contains defined attributes and their associated data.