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POST
/
1
/
destinations
curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.us.algolia.com/1/destinations \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-algolia-api-key: ALGOLIA_API_KEY' \
  --header 'x-algolia-application-id: ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID' \
  --data '
{
  "type": "search",
  "name": "lorem",
  "input": {
    "indexName": "lorem",
    "recordType": "product",
    "attributesToExclude": [
      "lorem"
    ]
  },
  "authenticationID": "6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f",
  "transformationIDs": [
    "6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f"
  ]
}
'
{
  "createdAt": "<string>",
  "destinationID": "6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f",
  "name": "<string>"
}
Required ACL: addObject, deleteIndex, editSettings

Authorizations

ā€‹
x-algolia-application-id
string
header
required

Your Algolia application ID.

ā€‹
x-algolia-api-key
string
header
required

Your Algolia API key with the necessary permissions to make the request. Permissions are controlled through access control lists (ACL) and access restrictions. The required ACL to make a request is listed in each endpoint's reference.

Body

application/json

API request body for creating a new destination.

ā€‹
input
object
required
ā€‹
name
string
required

Descriptive name for the resource.

ā€‹
type
enum<string>
required

Destination type.

  • search. Data is stored in an Algolia index.

  • insights. Data is recorded as user events in the Insights API.

Available options:
search,
insights
ā€‹
authenticationID
string

Universally unique identifier (UUID) of an authentication resource.

Example:

"6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f"

ā€‹
transformationIDs
string[]

Universally unique identifier (UUID) of a transformation.

Response

OK

API response for creating a new destination.

ā€‹
createdAt
string
required

Date and time when the resource was created, in RFC 3339 format.

ā€‹
destinationID
string
required

Universally unique identifier (UUID) of a destination resource.

Example:

"6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f"

ā€‹
name
string
required

Descriptive name for the resource.

Last modified on March 23, 2026