Autocomplete API
API access to PDL's canonicalized datasets
Overview
The Autocomplete API allows your users to get suggestions for Search API query values along with the number of available records for each suggestion. For example, schools starting with "stanf"
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This API provides access to our canonicalized datasets and is meant to be used in conjunction with the Person and Company Search API’s as a way of previewing what records are available before retrieving the records. The Autocomplete API currently supports completion for the following field values:
company
: Company namescountry
: Country namesindustry
: Industrieslocation
: Location namesmajor
: Educational majors (field of study)region
: Region name (e.g. states for the US)role
: Job rolessub_role
: Job sub rolesschool
: School namesskill
: Skillstitle
: Job titles


This dropdown is powered by the Autocomplete API on the backend.
What's Next
Please check out the following pages for more information on the Autocomplete API:
Page | Description |
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A quick hands on introduction to the Autocomplete API with simple code examples. | |
Detailed overviews of the technical specifications and usage constraints. | |
In-depth explanations of the Input Parameters supported by the API. | |
In-depth explanations of the Output Response object returned by the API. | |
A collection of running code examples and walkthroughs illustrating various use cases and applications of the API. | |
Answers to commonly asked questions and other good-to-know information. |
Updated 27 days ago