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Type: 'autocomplete'
Query suggestions as the user types. Pass type: 'autocomplete' to search:
const { results } = await microlink.search('javascript debounce', { type: 'autocomplete' })

results.map(({ value }) => value)
// [
//   'javascript debounce',
//   'javascript debounce function',
//   'javascript debounce vs throttle',
//   …
// ]
FieldTypeDescription
valuestringSuggested query string
Lightweight enough to run before a heavier surface. Use it to discover what people are actually searching for, then route those expanded queries to search, news, or scholar.
See the autocomplete guide for query-expansion workflows.