Search services

Search services allow searching and retrieving information on various objects such as organizations, buildings, public places, etc.

Architecture

Search services architecture consists of two services:

• Catalog APIs provide RESTful APIs for applications.
• Search API is a search engine that processes requests made by Catalog APIs.

Dependencies

• For Search API

  • Shared infrastructure:

    • S3-compatible storage for storing the search indexes (Installation Artifacts Storage).

• For Catalog APIs

  • Shared infrastructure:

    • PostgreSQL data storage for storing object data. These extensions should be installed: PostGIS, JsQuery.

  • Services:

    • License service.
    • API Keys service.
    • Search API.

For more information on how to check requirements for each service, refer to the System requirements document.

What's next?

• Find out how to install or update the services:

  • Installing search API
  • Updating search API

• Read more about On-Premise:

  • Solution architecture
  • System requirements