# react-instantsearch-hooks

React InstantSearch Hooks is an open-source UI library for React that lets you quickly build a search interface in your front-end application.

InstantSearch’s goal is to help you implement awesome search experiences as smoothly as possible by providing a [complete search ecosystem](https://algolia.com/doc/guides/getting-started/how-algolia-works/#the-full-ecosystem). InstantSearch tackles an important part of this vast goal by providing front-end primitives that you can assemble into unique search interfaces.

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> Note: `react-instantsearch-hooks` exports renderless components and hooks which can be used for both web and React Native. If you are using React in a web project, we recommend using the package `react-instantsearch-hooks-web` instead, as it includes complete components that render to the DOM.

## Installation

React InstantSearch Hooks is available on the npm registry. It relies on [`algoliasearch`](https://github.com/algolia/algoliasearch-client-javascript) to communicate with Algolia APIs.

```sh
yarn add algoliasearch react-instantsearch-hooks
# or
npm install algoliasearch react-instantsearch-hooks
```

## Getting started

React InstantSearch Hooks is a headless React library that lets you create an instant search results experience using Algolia’s search API.

Check out our [**Getting Started guide**](https://algolia.com/doc/guides/building-search-ui/getting-started/react-hooks/) to start implementing a full-featured search experience with React InstantSearch Hooks.

## API reference

Check out the [**API reference**](https://www.algolia.com/doc/api-reference/widgets/react-hooks/).

## Documentation

The documentation is available on [algolia.com/doc](https://algolia.com/doc/guides/building-search-ui/what-is-instantsearch/react-hooks/).

## Contributing

We welcome all contributors, from casual to regular. You are only one command away to start the developer environment, [read our CONTRIBUTING guide](https://github.com/algolia/react-instantsearch/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

## License

React InstantSearch Hooks is [MIT licensed](../../LICENSE).