search_api_remote

Centralize management of Search API indexes across multiple Drupal sites, allowing remote reindexing, clearing, and status checks from one central site.

Features

This module provides centralized management of Search API indexes across multiple Drupal sites.

• Remotely trigger full reindex, clear, and process queue operations.
• Check indexing status (total items, indexed items, completion percentage).
• Unified UI on one central site to view and manage indexes across endpoints.
• Secure connections using Basic Auth.

Use cases

• Organizations with multiple Drupal portals needing a single control panel.
• Teams looking to simplify and reduce operational overhead by managing indexes remotely.

Post-Installation

After installing:

1. On each endpoint site, enable the search_api_remote module and the core Basic Auth module. Create a dedicated API user and grant it the Administer Search API Remote permission.
2. On the admin site, enable search_api_remote_admin (this will enable the base module automatically) and go to Configuration > Search and metadata > Search API Remote Indexes to add remote indexes.
3. From the admin UI you can view all configured remote indexes and trigger operations (Status, Reindex, Clear, Process). Results are shown in a modal dialog.

Additional Requirements

• Drupal ^10 or ^11
• Search API
• Core Basic Auth module (basic_auth)