{"id":3929,"date":"2023-11-04T23:13:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T23:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/introduction-to-azure-search\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T05:48:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T05:48:28","slug":"introduction-to-azure-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/introduction-to-azure-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Azure Search"},"content":{"rendered":"
Azure Search<\/a> is a fully-managed cloud search service that provides an easy-to-use set of APIs to add powerful search capabilities to any application. It supports full-text search, filtering, faceted navigation, geospatial search, and custom analyzers. Azure Search is built on top of Azure Cognitive Search<\/a> which uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to extract insights from unstructured data.<\/p>\n In this tutorial, we will cover the basics of getting started with Azure Search using the Azure Portal. We will create an index, load some data into it, and then demonstrate how to use the APIs to search the data.<\/p>\n Before we get started, make sure you have:<\/p>\n To get started with Azure Search, the first step is to create a Search service in the Azure portal. Here are the steps:<\/p>\n It will take a few minutes for Azure to create your Search service. Once it is created, navigate to it in the Azure portal to continue.<\/p>\n The next step in building a search solution with Azure Search is to create an index. An index is a schema that defines the structure of the data that you want to search. Here are the steps to create an index:<\/p>\n Now that we have created an index, the next step is to load some data into it. In this tutorial, we will use sample data stored in a JSON file named hotels.json<\/strong>. You can create your own sample data or download it from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n To load data into the index, follow these steps:<\/p>\n It will take a few minutes to upload and index all the data. Once the data is uploaded, you can see it in the Search explorer.<\/p>\n Now that we have loaded data into our index, the next step is to search it using the Azure Search APIs. Azure Search provides a REST API that you can use to search the index and retrieve search results. Here are the steps to search an index:<\/p>\n Replace the [SEARCH SERVICE NAME]<\/strong> and [YOUR API KEY]<\/strong> placeholders with your own values.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Paste the query in a new browser window and press Enter.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Azure Search supports many more features like faceted navigation, geospatial search, autocomplete, and more which you can explore in the API documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n In this tutorial, we covered the basics of getting started with Azure Search. We created an Azure Search service, created an index, loaded some data into it, and demonstrated how to use the search API to search the data. Azure Search is a powerful tool that can help you add powerful search capabilities to any application. With its scalable and easy-to-use APIs, you can build search solutions that can handle millions of documents and provide lightning-fast search results to your users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Azure Search is a fully-managed cloud search service that provides an easy-to-use set of APIs to add powerful search capabilities to any application. It supports full-text search, filtering, faceted navigation, geospatial search, and custom analyzers. Azure Search is built on top of Azure Cognitive Search which uses artificial intelligence and Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[401,394,30,396,403,399,397,212,398,400,395,402,393],"yoast_head":"\nPrerequisites<\/h2>\n
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Creating an Azure Search Service<\/h2>\n
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Creating an Index<\/h2>\n
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{\n \"HotelId\": \"Edm.String\",\n \"HotelName\": \"Edm.String\",\n \"Description\": \"Edm.String\",\n \"Category\": \"Edm.String\",\n \"Tags\": \"Collection(Edm.String)\",\n \"Address\": {\n \"StreetAddress\": \"Edm.String\",\n \"City\": \"Edm.String\",\n \"State\": \"Edm.String\",\n \"PostalCode\": \"Edm.String\",\n \"Country\": \"Edm.String\"\n },\n \"Rooms\": \"Edm.Int32\"\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
Loading data into the Index<\/h2>\n
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Searching the Index<\/h2>\n
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https:\/\/[SEARCH SERVICE NAME].search.windows.net\/indexes\/hotels\/docs?api-version=2020-06-30&search=Seattle&api-key=[YOUR API KEY]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n