aid: manticore
name: Manticore Search
description: Open-source search engine with a REST API compatible with Elasticsearch and MySQL protocols for full-text search, filtering, aggregations, and AI vector search. Manticore Search is a high-performance alternative to Elasticsearch, offering up to 2.83x faster big data search and 10.09x faster log analytics, running efficiently on minimal resources.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/manticore/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: "2026-06-13"
modified: "2026-06-13"
specificationVersion: "0.19"
tags:
  - Search
  - Full-Text Search
  - Vector Search
  - Elasticsearch Compatible
  - Open Source
  - Database

apis:
  - name: Manticore Search REST API
    description: RESTful HTTP API for Manticore Search providing full-text search, document indexing, filtering, aggregations, percolate queries, autocomplete, and AI vector search operations. Compatible with Elasticsearch HTTP API conventions.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://manual.manticoresearch.com/Openapi
    baseURL: http://127.0.0.1:9308/
    tags:
      - Search
      - Full-Text Search
      - Vector Search
      - Indexing
      - Aggregations
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://manual.manticoresearch.com/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/manticoresoftware/openapi/master/manticore.yml

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://manticoresearch.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://manual.manticoresearch.com/
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/manticoresoftware
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/manticore-software
  - type: Blog
    url: https://manticoresearch.com/blog/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://manticoresearch.com/services/
  - type: X
    url: https://twitter.com/manticoresearch
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/manticore-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/manticore-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/manticore-finops.yml

maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com