Apache Solr

Apache Solr is a popular, open source enterprise search platform built on Apache Lucene that provides full-text search, hit highlighting, faceted search, dynamic clustering, database integration, and rich document handling. Solr powers the search and navigation features of many of the world's largest internet sites and is highly scalable and reliable. Solr exposes a comprehensive HTTP/REST API (v1 and v2) for indexing, querying, and managing cores, collections, and configurations.

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Apache Solr REST API

HTTP/REST API for Apache Solr providing endpoints for querying, indexing, schema management, collections administration, and core administration. The v2 API uses RESTful resourc...

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aid: solr
name: Apache Solr
description: >-
  Apache Solr is a popular, open source enterprise search platform built on
  Apache Lucene that provides full-text search, hit highlighting, faceted
  search, dynamic clustering, database integration, and rich document handling.
  Solr powers the search and navigation features of many of the world's largest
  internet sites and is highly scalable and reliable. Solr exposes a
  comprehensive HTTP/REST API (v1 and v2) for indexing, querying, and managing
  cores, collections, and configurations.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Search
  - Enterprise Search
  - Full-Text Search
  - Open Source
  - Lucene
  - Indexing
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/solr/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: solr:rest-api
    name: Apache Solr REST API
    description: >-
      HTTP/REST API for Apache Solr providing endpoints for querying,
      indexing, schema management, collections administration, and core
      administration. The v2 API uses RESTful resource paths under /api
      while the legacy v1 API uses /solr endpoints. Authentication is
      pluggable and supports Basic, JWT, and Certificate authentication.
    humanURL: https://solr.apache.org/guide/
    baseURL: http://localhost:8983/api
    tags:
      - Search
      - Indexing
      - Collections
      - Cores
      - Schema
      - Query
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://solr.apache.org/guide/
      - type: V2 API Reference
        url: https://solr.apache.org/guide/solr/latest/configuration-guide/v2-api.html
      - type: Collections API
        url: https://solr.apache.org/guide/solr/latest/configuration-guide/collections-api.html
      - type: Client APIs
        url: https://solr.apache.org/guide/solr/latest/deployment-guide/client-apis.html

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://solr.apache.org/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://solr.apache.org/guide/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/apache/solr
  - type: Downloads
    url: https://solr.apache.org/downloads.html
  - type: Community
    url: https://solr.apache.org/community.html
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]