Algolia Updates Not Showing in Search Results

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Wait for the task

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   1. Use the taskID from the write and call waitTask until status is published
   2. Check the dashboard Tasks or Indexing tab for failures
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2. 2. Check the integration queue

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   1. For Shopify, open the Indexing tab and look for pending jobs
   2. Trigger a full reindex if the data is out of sync
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3. 3. Confirm the right index

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   1. Check index name and replicas used by the front end
   2. Open the index in the dashboard and search the changed record
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

You updated records but search still shows old data, or new items do not appear.

Why it happens

• Indexing task still queued or not yet published
• Backlog in the indexing queue of an integration
• Querying a different index or replica than the one you updated
• Failed batch (for example record too big) that never applied

This guide also covers

• algolia not updating
• algolia index not updating
• algolia reindex

The same problem in other apps

All missing or lost data guides →

• Meilisearch Documents Not Showing Up (Meilisearch)
• Typesense Search Returning No Results or Missing Typos (Typesense)

Other Algolia errors

• Algolia Search Returns No Results
• Algolia Search Results Irrelevant or Wrong Order
• Algolia 429 Too Many Requests Error
• Algolia Record Is Too Big Error
• Algolia Record Quota Exceeded or Limit Reached
• Algolia Invalid Application ID or API Key (403)
• Algolia Search Slow or High Latency
• Algolia Crawler Not Indexing Records