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

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 Quick Start (cURL) Basic Suggestions With All Parameters Endpoint 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 ) 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