New Autosuggest SDK Documentation
A JavaScript SDK for building fast, real-time autosuggest experiences powered by Unbxd. Built with modern JavaScript and designed to work seamlessly without jQuery or other legacy dependencies.
IMPORTANT
This documentation is intended for customers using the new version of the Autosuggest JS SDK (V2 integrations). If you are using the previous version of the Autosuggest SDK, please refer to the
Legacy Autosuggest SDK Documentation. As part of our upgrade process, the older version will be gradually deprecated.
Introduction
The New Autosuggest SDK is a lightweight JavaScript library that enables real-time search suggestions as users type into a search input. It helps guide users toward relevant queries and products by dynamically presenting suggestions based on partial input.
By surfacing meaningful suggestions early in the search journey, the new Autosuggest SDK reduces typing effort, minimizes zero-result searches, and improves overall search efficiency. This results in faster discovery, higher engagement, and a more intuitive search experience for end users.
The SDK is designed to be easy to integrate and flexible to configure. It can be used with any web application—regardless of framework—and does not require build tools or additional dependencies. Once initialized, the new Autosuggest SDK listens to user input events and fetches relevant suggestions from Unbxd in real time.
This documentation provides a complete reference for integrating and using the New Autosuggest SDK, including setup instructions, configuration options, available methods, event callbacks, and best practices for implementation.
What is the New Autosuggest SDK?
The New Autosuggest SDK is a JavaScript library that enables real-time suggestions in a search input as users type. It helps guide users toward relevant queries by dynamically displaying suggestions based on partial input.
The SDK supports multiple suggestion types, allowing applications to present contextual and relevant options during the search interaction. By surfacing suggestions early, the new Autosuggest SDK improves search usability and reduces the effort required to complete a query.
Supported suggestion types include:
- Keyword and query suggestions
- Popular search terms
- In-field suggestions during typing
- Promoted suggestions
- Top search queries
Why use the New Autosuggest SDK?
- Lightweight — Designed with a minimal footprint, built without jQuery or external dependencies, ensuring fast load times and optimal performance.
- Simple integration — Easily integrates with plain JavaScript and does not require a build step or additional tooling.
- Configurable — Offers flexible configuration options along with event callbacks to customize behavior and UI interactions.
- Improves search usability — Enhances the search experience by helping users refine queries efficiently as they type.
- Framework-agnostic — Works seamlessly with any frontend framework or vanilla JavaScript applications.
Stay up to date
Please refer to the changelog to stay informed about the most recent releases and bug fixes, and to track the history of changes.
Follow these best practices
Please refer and follow these Best practices to have performant usage of the SDK.