How to install InstantSearch Android

Learn how to install InstantSearch for Android using Gradle or Maven.

Requirements

InstantSearch Android 5.x requires:

Requirement	Version
Android minSdk	23 or later
Android compileSdk	37 or later (Android 17)
Android Gradle Plugin	9.1.1 or later
Kotlin	2.4 or later
Java target (compileOptions and jvmTarget)	11 or later

If you’re upgrading from 4.x, see the upgrade guide.

Installing InstantSearch Android

You can add InstantSearch to your Android application by adding the following line to your build.gradle’s dependencies:

groovy

dependencies {
	// [...]
	implementation 'com.algolia:instantsearch-android:5.+'
}

Compose

You can add Compose UI support by adding the following line to your build.gradle’s dependencies:

groovy

dependencies {
	// [...]
	implementation 'com.algolia:instantsearch-compose:5.+'
}

Paging 3

You can add Paging 3 support by adding the following line to your build.gradle’s dependencies:

groovy

dependencies {
	// [...]
	implementation 'com.algolia:instantsearch-android-paging3:5.+'
}

Insights

You can add InstantSearch Insights by adding the following line to your build.gradle’s dependencies:

groovy

dependencies {
	// [...]
	implementation "com.algolia:instantsearch-insights-android:5.+"
}