Algolia Search Network Error

Question

I\'m connecting Algolia with a Firebase project I have. I\'m using the Firebase Cloud Functions in order to keep my Algolia index synced with all changes that occur in my Fi

Answer 1

I found out that the Spark plan on Firebase (the free-tier that I was using) doesn't allow outbound requests to 3rd-party APIs. I had to upgrade to one of the paid plans (Flame or Blaze) to be able to connect to the Algolia network from within the Firebase Cloud Functions.

A caveat was included in their getting started guide.