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USE FOR query autocomplete/suggestions. Fast (<100ms). Returns suggested queries as user types. Supports rich suggestions with entity info. Typo-resilient.

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🧩 One of 7 skills in the brave/brave-search-skills package — works on its own, and pairs well with its siblings.

USE FOR query autocomplete/suggestions. Fast (<100ms). Returns suggested queries as user types. Supports rich suggestions with entity info. Typo-resilient.

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USE FOR query autocomplete/suggestions. Fast (<100ms). Returns suggested queries as user types. Supports rich suggestions with entity info. Typo-resilient. npx skills add https://github.com/brave/brave-search-skills --skill suggest Download ZIPGitHub158

Suggest / Autocomplete

Requires API Key: Get one at https://api.search.brave.com

Plan: Included in the Suggest plan. See https://api-dashboard.search.brave.com/app/subscriptions/subscribe

Endpoint

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GET https://api.search.brave.com/res/v1/suggest/search

Authentication: X-Subscription-Token: <API_KEY> header

Optional Headers:

  • Accept-Encoding: gzip — Enable response compression

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Default Description q string Yes — Suggest search query (1-400 chars, max 50 words) lang string No en Language preference (2+ char language code, e.g. fr, de, zh-hans) country string No US Search country (2-letter country code or ALL) count int No 5 Number of suggestions (1-20). Actual results may be fewer rich bool No false Enhance with entity info (title, description, image). Paid Search plan required

Response Fields

Field Type Description type string Always "suggest" query.original string The original suggest search query results array List of suggestions (may be empty) results[].query string Suggested query completion results[].is_entity bool? Whether the suggested enriched query is an entity (rich only) results[].title string? The suggested query enriched title (rich only) results[].description string? The suggested query enriched description (rich only) results[].img string? The suggested query enriched image URL (rich only)

Fields with null values are excluded from the response. Non-rich results contain only the query field.

Rich Response Example (rich=true)

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{
 "type": "suggest",
 "query": { "original": "albert" },
 "results": [
 {
 "query": "albert einstein",
 "is_entity": true,
 "title": "Albert Einstein",
 "description": "German-born theoretical physicist",
 "img": "https://imgs.search.brave.com/..."
 },
 { "query": "albert einstein quotes", "is_entity": false }
 ]
}

Use Cases

  • Search-as-you-type UI: Real-time autocomplete dropdown. Debounce 150-300ms.

  • Query refinement for RAG: Expand partial/ambiguous queries before calling web-search or llm-context.

  • Entity detection: Use rich=true to detect entities with title, description, and image for preview cards.

  • Typo-tolerant input: Get clean suggestions from misspelled input without separate spellcheck.

Notes

  • Latency: Designed for <100ms response times

  • Country/lang: Hints for suggestion relevance, not strict filters

  • Typo handling: Suggestions handle common typos without separate spellcheck