What is Nuxt Typesense?

Nuxt Typesense is a Nuxt 4 module that provides seamless integration with Typesense, a fast, typo-tolerant search engine that you can host yourself or use as a managed service.

Why Typesense?

Typesense is designed to be:

• Fast: Returns search results in milliseconds
• Typo-tolerant: Handles typos gracefully in search queries
• Easy to use: Simple API and straightforward configuration
• Self-hostable: Run on your own infrastructure
• Real-time: Index changes appear instantly in search results
• Scalable: Handles millions of documents with ease

Why This Module?

This module provides several advantages for Nuxt developers:

Full TypeScript Support

All API methods are fully typed with TypeScript, giving you:

• IntelliSense and autocompletion in your IDE
• Type safety for all API calls
• Automatic documentation as you type

Auto-imported Composables

No need to import functions manually - just use them:

<script setup lang="ts">
// No imports needed! These are auto-imported
const { collectionsApi } = useTypesenseApi()
const url = useTypesenseUrl()
const apiKey = useTypesenseApiKey()
</script>

Auto-generated API Client

The entire Typesense API client is automatically generated from the official OpenAPI specification, ensuring:

• Always up-to-date with the latest Typesense API
• Complete coverage of all API endpoints
• Consistency with official documentation

SSR Compatible

Works seamlessly with:

• Server-side rendering (SSR)
• Static site generation (SSG)
• Client-side rendering (CSR)

Key Features

🚀 Complete API Coverage

Access all Typesense features through dedicated API clients:

• Collections management
• Document CRUD operations
• Advanced search with faceting and filtering
• Synonyms and stopwords
• Curation and overrides
• Analytics
• API key management
• And more...

🎯 Developer Experience

• Zero configuration required to get started
• Environment variable support
• Helper composables for common operations
• Vue-friendly async patterns with useAsyncData

⚡️ Performance

• Efficient API client with minimal overhead
• Support for batch operations
• Configurable request parameters

Use Cases

Nuxt Typesense is perfect for:

• E-commerce sites: Product search with faceting and filtering
• Documentation sites: Fast, typo-tolerant content search
• SaaS applications: In-app search for user data
• Content platforms: Article, blog, or media search
• Enterprise search: Internal knowledge base search

Next Steps

Ready to get started? Head over to the Getting Started guide!