Algolia Upgrade & Migration (v4 to v5)

Overview

Guide for upgrading algoliasearch from v4 to v5. The v5 release is a major rewrite: initIndex() is removed, all methods move to the client, and the import style changes.

Prerequisites

• Current algoliasearch v4 installed
• Git for version control (work in a branch)
• Test suite passing on current version

Breaking Changes Summary