Autocomplete API

Faster to the right product. From the first keystroke.

The Prodx Autocomplete API returns intelligent search suggestions as shoppers type, with product image previews and bold formatting showing the matched portion. Suggestions are ranked by relevance and popularity, with misspelling tolerance built in.

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Why Basic Autocomplete Slows Shoppers Down

Prefix matching against raw product names produces weak suggestions, delayed matches, and dead-end typing moments.

Too Literal

Shoppers type 'hugg' and get nothing until the system catches up.

Irrelevant Suggestions

When suggestions are weak, shoppers click the wrong thing or keep typing.

No Visual Confirmation

Without images or emphasized matches, confidence stays low.

How Prodx Accelerates Time to Product

Prodx returns ranked autocomplete suggestions with bolded query matches, product image URLs, relevance ranking, and misspelling tolerance built in.

Trigger suggestions as the shopper types.
Return ranked suggestion text with bolded matched portions.
Include product images to improve visual confidence.
Handle misspellings automatically.
Power faster dropdown experiences in the global search field.

Measurable Impact

Intelligent autocomplete reduces time-to-product and increases search completion rates. Shoppers who see relevant suggestions with product images are more likely to click through and add to cart than those navigating raw search results.

Faster

Time to product

Relevant suggestions shorten the path from query to click.

Higher

Search completion rates

Better suggestions reduce abandonment.

More Confident

Shopper interaction

Images and highlighting improve selection confidence.

How a Top-10 Grocer Transformed Their Search Experience

See how structured product data eliminated "no results" pages and drove a measurable lift in online conversion.

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Technical Specifications

Every Prodx API is designed for real-world retail environments — high volume, low latency, and continuous data updates. From authentication to uptime guarantees, everything is engineered to integrate cleanly and scale with your business.

Response Format

JSON

Authentication

API key (provided at onboarding)

Rate Limits

Configured per retailer at contract level

Hosting

Prodx-managed cloud infrastructure

Latency

Sub-200ms typical response times

Availability

99.9% + uptime SLA

Data Refresh

Continuous. Product data updates propagate within minutes of catalog changes.

Integration

RESTful API. Standard HTTPS. No SDKs required.

Onboarding

Three weeks typical. Send us your product feed, we handle the rest.

Support

Dedicated account team. Direct engineering access for integration questions.

GET /v1/autocomplete?catalogId=GEN_CATALOG &query=huggies litt &count=10
{
  "autocompleteSuggestions": [
    {
      "normal": "huggies little movers",
      "bold": "huggies little movers",
      "productImageUrl": "https://images.example.com/product/970006266.jpg"
    },
    {
      "normal": "huggies little snugglers",
      "bold": "huggies little snugglers",
      "productImageUrl": "https://images.example.com/product/970006270.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "autocompleteRequest": {
    "catalogId": "GEN_CATALOG",
    "query": "huggies litt",
    "count": 10,
    "misspellings": true
  }
}

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