Get started with Optimizely Graph

Optimizely Graph enables precise search and filtering through GraphQL, letting your application request only the required content and deliver faster, more efficient responses.

Applications for Optimizely Graph involve content search or delivery.

• Content search – Create custom search tools that transform user input into a GraphQL query and then process the results into a search results page. Extend the logic behind these queries to customize search experiences. Search in Optimizely Graph is also efficient compared to other Elasticsearch-based searches.
• Content delivery – Build dynamic content blocks by querying data and shape because Optimizely Graph exposes the content in a site as a graph you can query. For example, create a Related articles content block that queries the five most recent articles with the same tag or content type and displays titles, links, and an associated image asset in a block.
• Headless content delivery – Enable cross-application and cross-framework content delivery because GraphQL calls return data as a JSON object. For example, create an app that pulls content from a CMS into the app and renders it in a mobile-native format. Develop custom mobile apps with the same content as your traditional websites.

Host Optimizely Graph

Choose a hosting region close to your audience to reduce latency for content search and delivery. Optimizely Graph is hosted in four regions:

• APAC
• EMEA
• US
• UAE

When to use Optimizely Graph instead of Search & Navigation

Optimizely Graph offers enhanced functionality compared to Optimizely Search & Navigation, with faster performance and additional features. While products have unique technical aspects, Optimizely Graph complements Optimizely Search & Navigation rather than replacing it. For those who prefer to maintain their current configuration, Optimizely continues to support Optimizely Search & Navigation, ensuring it remains a reliable choice.

The benefits of an Optimizely Graph-based search service include the following:

• Faster search results.
• Improved error handling.
• More flexibility over search logic.
• Cross-application and cross-platform search capability.