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# Autocomplete API

## Overview

The Autocomplete API allows you to get suggestions for Search API query values along with the number of available records for each suggestion. For example, `schools starting with "harv"`.

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This API provides access to our [canonicalized datasets](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/canonical-data) and is meant for use in conjunction with the Person and Company Search APIs as a way of previewing what records are available before retrieving them. The Autocomplete API currently supports completion for the following field values:

* `class`: Job Classes
* `company`: Company Names
* `country`: Country Names
* `industry`: Industries
* `location`: Location Names
* `major`: Educational Majors (Field of Study)
* `region`: Region Name (for example, states for the US)
* `role`: Job Roles
* `sub_role`: Job Sub Roles
* `school`: School Names
* `skill`: Skills
* `title`: Job Titles
* `website`: Company Websites

<Image title="Autocompletion cropped.gif" alt={418} align="center" src="https://files.readme.io/4fe57d3-Autocompletion_cropped.gif">
  The Autocomplete API powers the above dropdown list on the backend.
</Image>

## What's Next

Please check out the following pages for more information on the Autocomplete API:

| Page                                                      | Description                                                                                                         |
| :-------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Quickstart](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/autocomplete-api-quickstart)             | A quick hands-on introduction to the API with simple code examples.                                                 |
| [Reference](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/reference-autocomplete-api)               | Detailed descriptions of the technical specifications and usage constraints.                                        |
| [Input Parameters](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/input-parameters-autocomplete-api) | In-depth explanations of the input parameters that the API supports.                                                |
| [Output Response](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/output-response-autocomplete-api)   | In-depth explanations of the output response object that the API returns.                                           |
| [Examples](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/examples-autocomplete-api)                 | A collection of functional examples and walkthroughs that illustrate various use cases and applications of the API. |
| [FAQs](https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/autocomplete-api-faqs)                         | Answers to commonly-asked questions and other good-to-know information.                                             |

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