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How to predict suggestions based on input

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How to predict suggestions based on input - Amazon Location Service

The Suggest API enables applications to complete user queries for places or categories of results. These suggestions can be used directly or refined further with the SearchText API to retrieve additional details and results.

Potential use cases

  • Restaurant or park lookup: Locate restaurants, parks, or other places near a specific position.

Examples

Sample request
{ "QueryText": "restaura", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }
Sample response
{ "ResultItems": [ { "Title": "Restaurant", "SuggestResultItemType": "Query", "Query": { "QueryId": "AQAAAHgAw1x7...", "QueryType": "Category" }, "Highlights": { "Title": [ { "StartIndex": 0, "EndIndex": 8, "Value": "Restaura" } ] } } ], "QueryRefinements": [] }
cURL
curl --request POST \ --url 'https://places.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/suggest?key=Your_Key' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "QueryText": "restaura", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }'
AWS CLI
aws geo-places suggest --key ${YourKey} \ --query-text "restaura" \ --bias-position -124.81035775620968 49.234628873773985 \ --additional-features "Core"

Look up restaurants near a position

Sample request
{ "QueryText": "restaura", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }
Sample response
{ "ResultItems": [ { "Title": "Restaurant", "SuggestResultItemType": "Query", "Query": { "QueryId": "AQAAAHgAw1x7...", "QueryType": "Category" }, "Highlights": { "Title": [ { "StartIndex": 0, "EndIndex": 8, "Value": "Restaura" } ] } } ], "QueryRefinements": [] }
cURL
curl --request POST \ --url 'https://places.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/suggest?key=Your_Key' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "QueryText": "restaura", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }'
AWS CLI
aws geo-places suggest --key ${YourKey} \ --query-text "restaura" \ --bias-position -124.81035775620968 49.234628873773985 \ --additional-features "Core"
{ "QueryText": "restaura", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }
Sample request
{ "QueryText": "Domin", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }
Sample response
{ "ResultItems": [ { "Title": "Domino's", "SuggestResultItemType": "Query", "Query": { "QueryId": "AQAAAHUA4UNp...", "QueryType": "BusinessChain" }, "Highlights": { "Title": [ { "StartIndex": 0, "EndIndex": 5, "Value": "Domin" } ] } } ], "QueryRefinements": [] }
cURL
curl --request POST \ --url 'https://places.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/suggest?key=Your_Key' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "QueryText": "Domin", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }'
AWS CLI
aws geo-places suggest --key ${YourKey} \ --query-text "Domin" \ --bias-position -124.81035775620968 49.234628873773985 \ --additional-features "Core"

Sample request
{ "QueryText": "Domin", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }
Sample response
{ "ResultItems": [ { "Title": "Domino's", "SuggestResultItemType": "Query", "Query": { "QueryId": "AQAAAHUA4UNp...", "QueryType": "BusinessChain" }, "Highlights": { "Title": [ { "StartIndex": 0, "EndIndex": 5, "Value": "Domin" } ] } } ], "QueryRefinements": [] }
cURL
curl --request POST \ --url 'https://places.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/suggest?key=Your_Key' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "QueryText": "Domin", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }'
AWS CLI
aws geo-places suggest --key ${YourKey} \ --query-text "Domin" \ --bias-position -124.81035775620968 49.234628873773985 \ --additional-features "Core"
{ "QueryText": "Domin", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }
Sample request (SearchText)
{ "QueryId": "<QueryId from Suggest API>", "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }
Sample response
{ "ResultItems": [ { "PlaceId": "<Redacted>", "PlaceType": "PointOfInterest", "Title": "Domino's", "Address": { "Label": "Domino's, 233 Shelly Rd, Parksville, BC V9P, Canada", "Country": { "Code2": "CA", "Code3": "CAN", "Name": "Canada" }, "Region": { "Code": "BC", "Name": "British Columbia" }, "SubRegion": { "Name": "Nanaimo" }, "Locality": "Parksville", "PostalCode": "V9P", "Street": "Shelly Rd", "StreetComponents": [ { "BaseName": "Shelly", "Type": "Rd", "TypePlacement": "AfterBaseName", "TypeSeparator": " ", "Language": "en" } ], "AddressNumber": "233" }, "Position": [ -124.29334, 49.31669 ], "Distance": 38602, "Categories": [ { "Id": "fast_food", "Name": "Fast Food", "LocalizedName": "Fast Food", "Primary": true }, { "Id": "take_out_and_delivery_only", "Name": "Take Out and Delivery Only", "LocalizedName": "Take Out & Delivery Only", "Primary": false } ], "FoodTypes": [ { "LocalizedName": "Pizza", "Id": "pizza", "Primary": true } ], "BusinessChains": [ { "Name": "Domino's", "Id": "Domino's" } ], "Contacts": { "Phones": [ { "Value": "+12502489296" } ], "Websites": [ { "Value": "http://pizza.dominos.ca/Parksville-British-Columbia-10039" } ] }, "OpeningHours": [ { "Display": [ "Mon-Fri: 11:00 - 24:00", "Sat, Sun: 00:00 - 01:00, 11:00 - 24:00" ], "OpenNow": true, "Components": [ { "OpenTime": "T110000", "OpenDuration": "PT13H00M", "Recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:MO,TU,WE,TH,SU" }, { "OpenTime": "T110000", "OpenDuration": "PT14H00M", "Recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:FR,SA" } ] } ], "AccessPoints": [ { "Position": [ -124.29319, 49.31669 ] } ] }, { "PlaceId": "<Redacted>", "PlaceType": "PointOfInterest", "Title": "Domino's", "Address": { "Label": "Domino's, 215 Port Augusta St, Comox, BC V9M, Canada", "Country": { "Code2": "CA", "Code3": "CAN", "Name": "Canada" }, "Region": { "Code": "BC", "Name": "British Columbia" }, "SubRegion": { "Name": "Comox Valley" }, "Locality": "Comox", "PostalCode": "V9M", "Street": "Port Augusta St", "StreetComponents": [ { "BaseName": "Port Augusta", "Type": "St", "TypePlacement": "AfterBaseName", "TypeSeparator": " ", "Language": "en" } ], "AddressNumber": "215" }, "Position": [ -124.92492, 49.67378 ], "Distance": 49528, "Categories": [ { "Id": "fast_food", "Name": "Fast Food", "LocalizedName": "Fast Food", "Primary": true }, { "Id": "take_out_and_delivery_only", "Name": "Take Out and Delivery Only", "LocalizedName": "Take Out & Delivery Only", "Primary": false } ], "FoodTypes": [ { "LocalizedName": "Pizza", "Id": "pizza", "Primary": true } ], "BusinessChains": [ { "Name": "Domino's", "Id": "Domino's" } ], "Contacts": { "Phones": [ { "Value": "+17784310222" } ], "Websites": [ { "Value": "http://pizza.dominos.ca/comox-british-columbia-39035" } ] }, "OpeningHours": [ { "Display": [ "Mon-Thu: 10:30 - 23:00", "Fri: 10:30 - 24:00", "Sat: 00:00 - 01:00, 10:30 - 24:00", "Sun: 00:00 - 01:00, 10:30 - 23:00" ], "OpenNow": true, "Components": [ { "OpenTime": "T103000", "OpenDuration": "PT12H30M", "Recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:MO,TU,WE,TH,SU" }, { "OpenTime": "T103000", "OpenDuration": "PT14H30M", "Recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:FR,SA" } ] } ], "AccessPoints": [ { "Position": [ -124.92518, 49.67387 ] } ] }, ... ], "QueryRefinements": [] }
cURL
curl --request POST \ --url 'https://places.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/search-text?key=Your_Key' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "QueryId": "<QueryId from Suggest API>", "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }'
AWS CLI
aws geo-places suggest --key ${YourKey} \ --query-id "<QueryId from Suggest API>" \ --additional-features "Core"

Sample request (SearchText)
{ "QueryId": "<QueryId from Suggest API>", "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }
Sample response
{ "ResultItems": [ { "PlaceId": "<Redacted>", "PlaceType": "PointOfInterest", "Title": "Domino's", "Address": { "Label": "Domino's, 233 Shelly Rd, Parksville, BC V9P, Canada", "Country": { "Code2": "CA", "Code3": "CAN", "Name": "Canada" }, "Region": { "Code": "BC", "Name": "British Columbia" }, "SubRegion": { "Name": "Nanaimo" }, "Locality": "Parksville", "PostalCode": "V9P", "Street": "Shelly Rd", "StreetComponents": [ { "BaseName": "Shelly", "Type": "Rd", "TypePlacement": "AfterBaseName", "TypeSeparator": " ", "Language": "en" } ], "AddressNumber": "233" }, "Position": [ -124.29334, 49.31669 ], "Distance": 38602, "Categories": [ { "Id": "fast_food", "Name": "Fast Food", "LocalizedName": "Fast Food", "Primary": true }, { "Id": "take_out_and_delivery_only", "Name": "Take Out and Delivery Only", "LocalizedName": "Take Out & Delivery Only", "Primary": false } ], "FoodTypes": [ { "LocalizedName": "Pizza", "Id": "pizza", "Primary": true } ], "BusinessChains": [ { "Name": "Domino's", "Id": "Domino's" } ], "Contacts": { "Phones": [ { "Value": "+12502489296" } ], "Websites": [ { "Value": "http://pizza.dominos.ca/Parksville-British-Columbia-10039" } ] }, "OpeningHours": [ { "Display": [ "Mon-Fri: 11:00 - 24:00", "Sat, Sun: 00:00 - 01:00, 11:00 - 24:00" ], "OpenNow": true, "Components": [ { "OpenTime": "T110000", "OpenDuration": "PT13H00M", "Recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:MO,TU,WE,TH,SU" }, { "OpenTime": "T110000", "OpenDuration": "PT14H00M", "Recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:FR,SA" } ] } ], "AccessPoints": [ { "Position": [ -124.29319, 49.31669 ] } ] }, { "PlaceId": "<Redacted>", "PlaceType": "PointOfInterest", "Title": "Domino's", "Address": { "Label": "Domino's, 215 Port Augusta St, Comox, BC V9M, Canada", "Country": { "Code2": "CA", "Code3": "CAN", "Name": "Canada" }, "Region": { "Code": "BC", "Name": "British Columbia" }, "SubRegion": { "Name": "Comox Valley" }, "Locality": "Comox", "PostalCode": "V9M", "Street": "Port Augusta St", "StreetComponents": [ { "BaseName": "Port Augusta", "Type": "St", "TypePlacement": "AfterBaseName", "TypeSeparator": " ", "Language": "en" } ], "AddressNumber": "215" }, "Position": [ -124.92492, 49.67378 ], "Distance": 49528, "Categories": [ { "Id": "fast_food", "Name": "Fast Food", "LocalizedName": "Fast Food", "Primary": true }, { "Id": "take_out_and_delivery_only", "Name": "Take Out and Delivery Only", "LocalizedName": "Take Out & Delivery Only", "Primary": false } ], "FoodTypes": [ { "LocalizedName": "Pizza", "Id": "pizza", "Primary": true } ], "BusinessChains": [ { "Name": "Domino's", "Id": "Domino's" } ], "Contacts": { "Phones": [ { "Value": "+17784310222" } ], "Websites": [ { "Value": "http://pizza.dominos.ca/comox-british-columbia-39035" } ] }, "OpeningHours": [ { "Display": [ "Mon-Thu: 10:30 - 23:00", "Fri: 10:30 - 24:00", "Sat: 00:00 - 01:00, 10:30 - 24:00", "Sun: 00:00 - 01:00, 10:30 - 23:00" ], "OpenNow": true, "Components": [ { "OpenTime": "T103000", "OpenDuration": "PT12H30M", "Recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:MO,TU,WE,TH,SU" }, { "OpenTime": "T103000", "OpenDuration": "PT14H30M", "Recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:FR,SA" } ] } ], "AccessPoints": [ { "Position": [ -124.92518, 49.67387 ] } ] }, ... ], "QueryRefinements": [] }
cURL
curl --request POST \ --url 'https://places.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/search-text?key=Your_Key' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "QueryId": "<QueryId from Suggest API>", "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }'
AWS CLI
aws geo-places suggest --key ${YourKey} \ --query-id "<QueryId from Suggest API>" \ --additional-features "Core"
{ "QueryId": "<QueryId from Suggest API>", "AdditionalFeatures": ["Core"] }

Developer tips

Use filters such as Filter.IncludeCountries or Filter.BoundingBox with BiasPosition. These filters apply to subsequent queries using the QueryId.

{ "QueryText": "Domin", "BiasPosition": [-124.81035775620968, 49.234628873773985], "Filter": { "IncludeCountries": ["CAN"] } }

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