Lesson · what we're building

Keep a list in sync with any system you own

A searchable list that mirrors your own system. You give one URL that returns JSON; Search Stack keeps a list in step with it — new records appear, edits update in place, deleted ones drop out.

Data inone HTTPS endpoint that returns your records as JSON
Configa manifest for full fidelity (optional)
Searchablea searchable list that stays in sync with your system

Build it yourself → 4 steps. It's real: you build it in the console on a free account.

Or build it with Claude Hand the whole lesson to Claude and build it with your own data.

This is the do-it-yourself feed: any system with a read API becomes searchable, with no bespoke connector to wait for.

Point it at /tutorial-data/catalog.ndjson — a small product catalogue in the common format — and every step below is copy-paste runnable against real data.