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Query Suggestion

Want to learn more? Explore the Query Suggestions guide.


Provide relevant query suggestions for incomplete queries.

Also known as Autocomplete

Requires a Public Search Key.

Only available on text fields.

query
required
A partial query for which to receive suggestions.
types
optional
Specify the documents key within the types parameter to look for suggestions within certain text fields. Defaults to all text fields.
size
optional
Number of query suggestions to return. Must be between 1 and 20. Defaults to 10.
GET /api/as/v1/engines/{ENGINE_NAME}/query_suggestion
POST /api/as/v1/engines/{ENGINE_NAME}/query_suggestion
Example - A GET request to national-parks-demo to receive suggestions for the "car" query from the title and state text fields.
curl -X POST 'https://host-2376rb.api.swiftype.com/api/as/v1/engines/national-parks-demo/query_suggestion' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer search-7eud55t7ecdmqzcanjsc9cqu' \
-d '{
  "query": "car",
  "types": {
    "documents": {
      "fields": [
        "title",
        "states"
      ]
    }
  },
  "size": 4
}'
Example Response
{
  "results": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad caverns"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carolina"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "914f909793379ed5af9379b4401f19be"
  }
}

Example - A GET request to national-parks-demo to receive suggestions for the "car" query from the title and state text fields.
No Java example available, showing cURL
curl -X POST 'https://host-2376rb.api.swiftype.com/api/as/v1/engines/national-parks-demo/query_suggestion' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer search-7eud55t7ecdmqzcanjsc9cqu' \
-d '{
  "query": "car",
  "types": {
    "documents": {
      "fields": [
        "title",
        "states"
      ]
    }
  },
  "size": 4
}'
Example Response
No Java example available, showing cURL
{
  "results": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad caverns"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carolina"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "914f909793379ed5af9379b4401f19be"
  }
}

Example - A GET request to national-parks-demo to receive suggestions for the "car" query from the title and state text fields.
No Node example available, showing cURL
curl -X POST 'https://host-2376rb.api.swiftype.com/api/as/v1/engines/national-parks-demo/query_suggestion' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer search-7eud55t7ecdmqzcanjsc9cqu' \
-d '{
  "query": "car",
  "types": {
    "documents": {
      "fields": [
        "title",
        "states"
      ]
    }
  },
  "size": 4
}'
Example Response
No Node example available, showing cURL
{
  "results": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad caverns"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carolina"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "914f909793379ed5af9379b4401f19be"
  }
}

Example - A GET request to national-parks-demo to receive suggestions for the "car" query from the title and state text fields.
No Ruby example available, showing cURL
curl -X POST 'https://host-2376rb.api.swiftype.com/api/as/v1/engines/national-parks-demo/query_suggestion' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer search-7eud55t7ecdmqzcanjsc9cqu' \
-d '{
  "query": "car",
  "types": {
    "documents": {
      "fields": [
        "title",
        "states"
      ]
    }
  },
  "size": 4
}'
Example Response
No Ruby example available, showing cURL
{
  "results": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad caverns"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carolina"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "914f909793379ed5af9379b4401f19be"
  }
}

Example - A GET request to national-parks-demo to receive suggestions for the "car" query from the title and state text fields.
No Python example available, showing cURL
curl -X POST 'https://host-2376rb.api.swiftype.com/api/as/v1/engines/national-parks-demo/query_suggestion' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer search-7eud55t7ecdmqzcanjsc9cqu' \
-d '{
  "query": "car",
  "types": {
    "documents": {
      "fields": [
        "title",
        "states"
      ]
    }
  },
  "size": 4
}'
Example Response
No Python example available, showing cURL
{
  "results": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad caverns"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carolina"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "914f909793379ed5af9379b4401f19be"
  }
}

Example - A GET request to national-parks-demo to receive suggestions for the "car" query from the title and state text fields.
No Javascript example available, showing cURL
curl -X POST 'https://host-2376rb.api.swiftype.com/api/as/v1/engines/national-parks-demo/query_suggestion' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer search-7eud55t7ecdmqzcanjsc9cqu' \
-d '{
  "query": "car",
  "types": {
    "documents": {
      "fields": [
        "title",
        "states"
      ]
    }
  },
  "size": 4
}'
Example Response
No Javascript example available, showing cURL
{
  "results": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carlsbad caverns"
      },
      {
        "suggestion": "carolina"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "914f909793379ed5af9379b4401f19be"
  }
}


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