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# Search with autocomplete |
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If you are building an end-user application, you can enable `/autocomplete` alongside the `/search` to add real-time feedback to help users find what they are looking for more easily, without requiring them to type the entire search term. Typically, the user starts typing and a drop-down list appears where they can choose the term from the list. |
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To get started with autocomplete, you need only a developer key and a `text` parameter, representing what a user has typed into your application so far. Optionally, you can specify the number of results to return and where the search should be centered. |
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In the interest of not overloading Mapzen search, please allow a reasonable amount of time between user keystrokes before querying. That is, a fast typer may have only milliseconds between keystrokes. Querying Mapzen search on every keystroke would result in a number of requests that would not respond in time to display results before the next request was sent. A good rule of thumb is to allow a delay of `x` milliseconds before sending the entered text. |
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### Size |
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The default number of results that an autocomplete request will return is 10, but this can be overridden using the `size` parameter. The default value for `size` is `10` and the maximum value is `40`. Specifying a value greater than `40` will override to `40` and return a warning in the response metadata. |
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### Focus.point.lat and Focus.point.lon |
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To center your search based upon a geographical area, such as a map or the user's current location, supply the parameters `focus.point.lat` and `focus.point.lon`. The following request is centered on northeastern France and is searching for `Strasb`: |
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http://pelias.bigdev.mapzen.com/v1/autocomplete?api_key=pelias-M7dcnto&text=strasb&focus.point.lat=48.581755&focus.point.lon=7.745843 |
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### Parameters |
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Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Example |
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`api_key` | string | yes | none | [get yours here!](https://mapzen.com/developers) |
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`text` | string | yes | none | `Strasbour` |
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`focus.point.lat` | floating point number | yes | none | `48.581755` |
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`focus.point.lon` | floating point number | yes | none | `7.745843` |
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`size` | integer | no | `10` | `3` |
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