Ask HN: Is there a problem with HN Algolia search?

31 pointsspk_3y ago8 comments

Everyday I come in the morning and go to https://hn.algolia.com/, and read the top items from the last 24 hours. However, today I noticed that there are no stories indexed for the last 24 hours https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=last24h&page=0&prefix=false&query=&sort=byPopularity&type=story

Not sure if this is a bug that I should be reporting to HN or ask a question to fellow peers who have similar routine as mine on how they are coping up today.

8 comments

lapcat3y ago

I think it's the HN API. The problem also affects hnrss.org: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33786127

dang3y ago

HN's API is fine - most likely hnrss.org uses the HN Search API.

I've contacted Algolia and they're looking into it. More here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33790811

Edit: they've found the problem and are currently backfilling the missing data. If anyone still experiences trouble with HN Search after (say) 24 hours from now, please let us know at hn@ycombinator.com.

VMtest3y ago

The algolia search is buggy sometimes, and hnrss would miss one or two posts for the front page

I think nobody is going test it thoroughly, it's not a big deal, just a bit annoying

rajnathani3y ago

I noticed that hnrss misses some of the second-chance pool stories (https://news.ycombinator.com/pool), I even raised a GH issue, only to be told that it is expected behavior of the system.

Markoff3y ago

Why not use

https://besthackernews.herokuapp.com/

Though personally I read HN through

https://serializer.io/

with only HN enabled and other sites disabled, it allows also sync with other devices through unique URL, very practical. I just check first link ocassionally if I didn't miss something.

mtmail3y ago

Yes, something is off. Yesterday it was 20h behind.

hnburnerUixoHr53y ago

Two days ago this article was posted:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33755016

It details a stylometric grouping attack on users. I wonder if the API was killed in response?

tempaccount4203y ago

Interesting, maybe some aggressive request limits have been put in place and hn.algolia.com was too aggressive in calling the API?

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