Meilisearch

Overview

Use Meilisearch credentials to make authenticated API calls through Alter Vault without exposing API keys in code.

Property	Value
Provider ID	meilisearch
Category	Search
Credential Type	API Key

Step 1: Get Credentials

Log in to Meilisearch Cloud

Log in to Meilisearch Cloud and open the project.

Open API keys

Open Settings > API keys.

Copy a key

Copy the Default Search API Key (read) or Default Admin API Key (read/write).

Warning

Never share credentials publicly. Store them securely and only enter them in the Alter Vault Developer Portal.

Step 2: Add to Alter Vault

Open the Developer Portal

Go to portal.alterauth.com and navigate to the application.

Add Meilisearch

Go to Managed Secrets > Add Provider > Meilisearch.

Enter credentials

Paste your API Key into the credential field.

Save

Click Save. You’ll receive a grant_id to use with the SDK.

Using in Code

response = await alter_app.request(
    HttpMethod.POST,
    "https://YOUR-PROJECT.meilisearch.io/indexes/movies/search",
    grant_id="YOUR_GRANT_ID",
    json={"q": "interstellar", "limit": 5},
)

Policy-cataloged operations

Alter policy rules can target these attested operations and families for operation-level and parameter-aware controls.

Operation ID	Families	Method	Provider path
list_indexes	read	GET	/indexes
get_index	read	GET	/indexes/{indexUid}
create_index	write	POST	/indexes
update_index	write	PATCH	/indexes/{indexUid}
delete_index	delete	DELETE	/indexes/{indexUid}
swap_indexes	write	POST	/swap-indexes
get_documents	read	GET	/indexes/{indexUid}/documents
get_document	read	GET	/indexes/{indexUid}/documents/{documentId}
documents_by_query_post	read	POST	/indexes/{indexUid}/documents/fetch
replace_documents	write	POST	/indexes/{indexUid}/documents
update_documents	write	PUT	/indexes/{indexUid}/documents
edit_documents_by_function	write	POST	/indexes/{indexUid}/documents/edit
delete_document	delete	DELETE	/indexes/{indexUid}/documents/{documentId}
delete_documents_batch	delete	POST	/indexes/{indexUid}/delete-batch
delete_documents_by_filter	delete	POST	/indexes/{indexUid}/documents/delete
clear_all_documents	delete	DELETE	/indexes/{indexUid}/documents
search_with_post	read	POST	/indexes/{indexUid}/search
search_with_url_query	read	GET	/indexes/{indexUid}/search
multi_search_with_post	read	POST	/multi-search
search	read	POST	/indexes/{indexUid}/facet-search
similar_post	read	POST	/indexes/{indexUid}/similar
get_tasks	read	GET	/tasks
get_task	read	GET	/tasks/{taskUid}
cancel_tasks	write	POST	/tasks/cancel
delete_tasks	delete	DELETE	/tasks
list_api_keys	read	GET	/keys
get_api_key	read	GET	/keys/{uidOrKey}
create_api_key	admin	POST	/keys
patch_api_key	admin	PATCH	/keys/{uidOrKey}
delete_api_key	admin, delete	DELETE	/keys/{uidOrKey}
get_all	read	GET	/indexes/{indexUid}/settings
update_all	write	PATCH	/indexes/{indexUid}/settings
delete_all	write	DELETE	/indexes/{indexUid}/settings