Algolia: "Not enough rights to add an object" means you used the search key, not a write key

TL;DR: TL;DR: [Stack Overflow #36915651, accepted answer, 64 votes]: "Not enough rights to add an object" means your API key lacks the addObject ACL. Youre probably using the search-only API key. Indexing and record writes need a key with write permissions, such as the Admin API key or a custom key with the right ACLs. ## Fix 1.

Fix

1. TL;DR: [Stack Overflow #36915651, accepted answer, 64 votes]: "Not enough rights to add an object" means your API key lacks the addObject ACL. Expected: this specific failure stops.

2. [Stack Overflow #36915651, accepted answer, 64 votes]: "Not enough rights to add an object" means your API key lacks the addObject ACL. Expected: this specific failure stops.

3. Source context: Stack Overflow #36915651 (accepted answer, 64 votes): a developer indexing contacts in Algolia gets "Not enough rights to add an object". Expected: this specific failure stops.

4. The accepted answer diagnoses the classic key mixup: they used the search-only API key, but indexing needs a key with the addObject ACL, like the Admin API key. ## When to use You hit exactly this: Algolia: "Not enough rights to add an object" means you used the search key, not a write key in Algolia. ## When not to use A different error, or the same symptom in a different tool. Expected: this specific failure stops.

Details

Youre probably using the search-only API key. Expected: this specific failure stops. 2. Expected: this specific failure stops. ## Details Youre probably using the search-only API key. Keep the search-only key in frontend code and the write key server-side.

When to use

You hit exactly this: Algolia: "Not enough rights to add an object" means you used the search key, not a write key in Algolia.

When not to use

A different error, or the same symptom in a different tool. This page only covers the failure above.

Compatibility

Algolia.

Edge cases

• Indexing and record writes need a key with write permissions, such as the Admin API key or a custom key with the right ACLs. ## Fix 1.
• This page only covers the failure above. ## Compatibility Algolia. ## Edge cases - Indexing and record writes need a key with write permissions, such as the Admin API key or a custom key with the right ACLs.

Question: Algolia: "Not enough rights to add an object" means you used the search key, not a write key Asked: Stack Overflow #36915651 (accepted answer, 64 votes): a developer indexing contacts in Algolia gets "Not enough rights to add an object". The accepted answer diagnoses the classic key mixup: they used the search-only API key, but indexing needs a key with the addObject ACL, like the Admin API key. Verified resolution: [Stack Overflow #36915651, accepted answer, 64 votes]: "Not enough rights to add an object" means your API key lacks the addObject ACL. Youre probably using the search-only API key. Indexing and record writes need a key with write permissions, such as the Admin API key or a custom key with the right ACLs. Keep the search-only key in frontend code and the write key server-side. Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36915651