Why did my search count drop in Algolia?
The Algolia help pages give 3 common reasons. The first to rule out: If some searches move to a replica index, they are counted under that replica, so the primary index's count can drop.
What causes it?
If some searches move to a replica index, they are counted under that replica, so the primary index's count can drop.
In the Algolia help:
Searches against a replica index are billed and reported under that replica, not under its primary.
Why are the search request numbers in my Billing and Analytics pages different?, read 2026-11-12.Searches your site has chosen to exclude from analytics still work for visitors but do not show in any metric, so a change to which searches are excluded can move the count.
In the Algolia help:
These searches still return results, but they won't show up in any of the metrics.
Exclude search queries from analytics, read 2026-11-12.Searches with no words typed are often among the most common in Algolia's analytics, so the total can move with them, not only with what people type.
In the Algolia help:
Often, one of the top-ranked search queries in your analytics is <empty search>.
Exclude search queries from analytics, read 2026-11-12.
How do I check it myself?
Compare the same index from one day to the next, since each index has its own figures.
In the Algolia help:
Analytics reports at the index level.
Why are the search request numbers in my Billing and Analytics pages different?, read 2026-11-12.Check that both numbers you compare cover the same scope, one index or the whole application, before reading a gap as a drop.
In the Algolia help:
Comparing a per-index Analytics figure against an application-wide Usage figure will always show a gap.
Why are the search request numbers in my Billing and Analytics pages different?, read 2026-11-12.
How does Algolia work with Feder?
- Connect Algolia to Feder and it joins your Visits apps.
- When you connect Algolia, Feder checks the connection straight away and shows Connected only when that check passes. If a reading cannot be taken later, Feder shows it as not read, never as zero.
Some numbers are too quiet to judge daily, such as a form filled in a few times a week. Until there is enough of your own history to judge a change, Feder says it is still learning and scores nothing, rather than guessing.
See whether you can trust the numbers in Algolia, one of your Visits apps. Feder only reads. It never changes anything in Algolia.
What else goes wrong with these numbers?
- Why are more Algolia searches showing no results?Algolia
- Why did my search count jump in Algolia?Algolia
- Why did Google Analytics stop collecting data?Google Analytics
- Why aren't my key events showing in Google Analytics?Google Analytics
- Why does Google Analytics show (not set)?Google Analytics
See every question.
Where do these answers come from?
Every cause and check on this page comes from the Algolia help pages, quoted above with the date we read them. Last reviewed 2026-11-12. We read them again by 2027-11-12. If one changes, this page changes or comes down.