backup-algolia-app.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euf -o pipefail

#### INSTRUCTIONS ########
# Before running this script:
# 1. Install the new Algolia CLI: https://www.algolia.com/doc/tools/cli/get-started/overview/
# 2. Install jq: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/download/
# 2. Add your application with `algolia profile add` and follow the prompts
# 3. Run `algolia profile list` and copy the name of the application you want to backup
# 4. Create an empty directory for this script and the files it will create
# 5. Make this script executable `chmod +x backup-algolia-app.sh`
# Now run this script with `./backup-algolia-app.sh`
##########################

# prompt for the application to backup
read -p "Enter the application name to backup:`echo $'\n> '`" name

# make a directory for the backup
mkdir $name

# get the indices for the current app
algolia indices list -p $name -o json > $name/indices.json
# get the index names using jq and add to the INDICES array
INDICES=($(jq '.items[].name' $name/indices.json))

#loop through the indices and backup the objects, settings and rules for each index
for i in "${INDICES[@]}"
do
	# remove quotes from string
	i="${i%\"}"
	i="${i#\"}"
	# backup each index
	algolia objects browse $i >$name/objects-$i.json
	algolia settings get $i > $name/settings-$i.json
	algolia rules browse $i > $name/rules-$i.json
	algolia synonyms browse $i > $name/synonyms-$i.json
done

Note: this script currently doesn't back up custom dictionary entries or their settings, so if you have those, please be aware. Adding the ability to back those up is on the roadmap for the Algolia CLI.