Search plugins for Payload CMS 5

Search plugins for Payload CMS: full-text indexing plus Algolia, Meilisearch and Elasticsearch with autocomplete, typo-tolerance and faceted filtering.

Search plugins index your Payload CMS content for fast, relevant retrieval — from built-in full-text search to hosted engines like Algolia, Meilisearch and Elasticsearch, with autocomplete and faceted filtering.

What these plugins cover

  • Full-text indexing of collections and globals
  • Algolia, Meilisearch and Elasticsearch adapters
  • Autocomplete, typo-tolerance and synonyms
  • Faceted filtering and relevance tuning
  • Collection hooks that keep the index in sync

Choosing a search plugin

Self-host Meilisearch or Elasticsearch for full control, or use managed Algolia for zero-ops relevance. For semantic or vector results, pair search with AI plugins.

See also content management, AI and custom fields.