Search Suggestions

Lets you get suggestions for the currently entered search query.

Resource	/api/search/assist
Returned entity	SearchSuggestions. For the description of the entity attributes, see Supported Fields section.
Supported methods	`POST`: Search Suggestions.

SearchSuggestions attributes

Represents the list of search suggestions for the currently entered search query.

Related Resources

Below you can find the list of resources that let you work with this entity.

Search Suggestions

Attributes

This table describes attributes of the SearchSuggestions entity.

To receive an attribute in the response from the server, specify it explicitly in the fields request parameter.
To update an attribute, provide it in the body of a POST request.

Field	Type	Description
id	String	The ID of the list of search suggestions. `Read-only`.
caret	Int	The current caret position. The end of the current search query by default.
ignoreUnresolvedSetting	Boolean	When false, the Hide unresolved issues setting is taken into account for creating search suggestions. When true, this setting is ignored. True when the currently entered search query concerns a state-type field.
query	String	The current search query for which the suggestions are being requested. `Can be null`.
suggestions	Array of Suggestions	The list of search suggestions for the currently entered search query. `Read-only`.
folders	Array of IssueFolders	The current search context.

Read Search Query Suggestions

Get search query suggestions for the currently entered search query.

Required fields: query.

Request syntax

POST /api/search/assist?{fields}

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
fields	String	A list of SearchSuggestions attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.

Sample

Sample request

                https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/search/assist?fields=caret,query,suggestions(caret,completionEnd,completionStart,description,group,matchingEnd,matchingStart,option)
            

Sample request body

                {
                "query": "tag: "
                }
            

Sample response body

                {
                  "caret": 5,
                  "suggestions": [
                    {
                      "group": null,
                      "completionStart": 5,
                      "completionEnd": 5,
                      "matchingStart": 0,
                      "matchingEnd": 0,
                      "caret": 6,
                      "description": "exclude value",
                      "option": "-",
                      "$type": "Suggestion"
                    },
                    {
                      "group": null,
                      "completionStart": 5,
                      "completionEnd": 5,
                      "matchingStart": 0,
                      "matchingEnd": 0,
                      "caret": 29,
                      "description": "tag",
                      "option": "Blocked by dependency",
                      "$type": "Suggestion"
                    },
                    {
                      "group": null,
                      "completionStart": 5,
                      "completionEnd": 5,
                      "matchingStart": 0,
                      "matchingEnd": 0,
                      "caret": 14,
                      "description": "empty list of tags",
                      "option": "no tag",
                      "$type": "Suggestion"
                    },
                    {
                      "group": null,
                      "completionStart": 5,
                      "completionEnd": 5,
                      "matchingStart": 0,
                      "matchingEnd": 0,
                      "caret": 10,
                      "description": "tag",
                      "option": "Star",
                      "$type": "Suggestion"
                    },
                    {
                      "group": null,
                      "completionStart": 5,
                      "completionEnd": 5,
                      "matchingStart": 0,
                      "matchingEnd": 0,
                      "caret": 9,
                      "description": "tag",
                      "option": "tip",
                      "$type": "Suggestion"
                    },
                    {
                      "group": "Recent Searches",
                      "completionStart": 0,
                      "completionEnd": 5,
                      "matchingStart": 0,
                      "matchingEnd": 5,
                      "caret": 10,
                      "description": " ",
                      "option": "tag: Star",
                      "$type": "Suggestion"
                    }
                  ],
                  "query": "tag: ",
                  "$type": "SearchSuggestions"
                }
            

Last modified: 23 April 2024