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Instant Search

Method Objective

The method requests products that match the search query. The method must be called for each entered character of the search query. The search for products starts from the second entered symbol.

Syntax and parameters

Code Block

language	java
theme	FadeToGrey

PersonaClick.search(search_query, type, params, callback);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
search_query	string	required	The search query text.
type	enum	required	Search Type. See the example below.
params	enum	required	Request parameters. See the description below.
successcallback	function	required	Callback-function, where the API response will be passed to.

Request parameters

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
LOCATIONS	string	optionally	String with location IDs separated by comma. If used, the API response will return products available in the listed locations.

API response

Name

Type

Description

products

array

An array of objects with product information. Each object has the following properties:

barcode – product barcode, if it was imported in the product catalog (type: string)
brand – product vendor (type: string)
categories – an Object array with details of the product category hierarchy, where each object has properties:
"id" –

product ID

category ID (type: string)
"level" – сategory level in the hierarchy (type: string)
"name" – category name (type: string)
"name_with_parent" –

product name

string name from the name of the parent and main product categories, separated by a "-" (type: string)
"parent_id" – parent category ID (type: string)
"url" – category page url (type: string)
category_ids –

product page link

an array of IDs of the product category hierarchy (type: String array)
currency – product currency (type: string, matches the currency of the PersonaClick account, or the user value set in the settings of the PersonaClick account)
discount – the percentage difference between the old price and the current price (type: number)
discount_formatted – the percentage difference between the old and the current price that is formatted as a string with the "%" symbol (type: string)
discount_percent – user-defined discount value (type: number)
gift – specifies whether the product is a gift (type: boolean)
group_id – product group ID (type: string)
installment – the payment cost if purchasing the product in installments (type: number)
id – product ID (type: string)
image_url – URL of the original product image (type: string)
image_url_handle – relative URL of the original product image (type: string)

picture – link to the product image in the PersonaClick image repository

image_url_resized – the object with the URLs of the resize product image. Available object keys matching the size of the image in pixels: 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, 310, 520 (type: object)
is_new – new arrival product (type: boolean). See the parameter in the product catalog import (XML, HTTP API)
leftovers – rough number of the products left in stock. Available values are:
"one" - one product
"few" - 2-10 products
"lot" - over 10 products
model – model and product name (type: string)
name – product name (type: string)

price – product price

oldprice – integer old price of the product (type: number)
oldprice_formatted – formatted integer old price of the product, including currency (type: string)
oldprice_full – old price

– product old price

of the product (type: number)
oldprice_full_formatted – formatted old price of the product, including currency (type: string

, default – 0

)

currency – product currency

params – object array with pairs of "key" (type: string), "values" (type: array) properties. The data matches

the currency of the PersonaClick account, or the user value set in the settings of the PersonaClick account

the values of the "param" parameter of the product feed/catalog (XML, HTTP API).
picture – link to the product image in the PersonaClick image repository (type: string)
price – integer current price of the product (type: number)
price_formatted – formatted integer current price of the product, including currency (type: string)
price_full – current price of the product (type: number)
price_full_formatted – formatted current price of the product, including currency (type: string)
price_with_promocode – the product price when using the promo code specified for the product (type: number)
price_with_promocode_formatted – formatted product price

including currency

when using the promo code specified for the product, including currency (type: string) promocode – the promo code is for a specific product (type: string) rating – product rating (type: number) relative_sales_rate – level of sales of current product ( in percentage) in relation to the maximum level of sales of products in the store (type: number) sales_rate – level of product sales (absolute value) (type: number) url – product page URL (type: string) url_handle - relative product page URL (type: string)
products_total	number	The total number of products that match the search query.
search_query	string	The search query text.
categories	array	An array of objects with information about the categories matching the search query. Each object has the following properties: id – category ID (type: string) name – category name (type: string) url – category page link (type: string)

note

parent – parent category ID (type: string) alias – wordy category identifier (type: string) If no links are specified for categories in the product feed, the API will return an empty array for this property.
queries	array	An array of objects with relevant popular queries. Each object has the following properties: name – relevant search query (type: string) url – link to a full search page (the format of the link is configured in the PersonaClick account)

book_authors

html

arrayReserved.collectionsarrayReserved.keywordsarrayReserved.virtual_categoriesarrayReserved.

string

Contains a rendered custom HTML template for the Instant Search widget, or null if the HTML template is empty or the default one is used.

search_query_redirects

object

The object will be available if a redirect is created for the search query: Account -> Search -> Search redirect

The object contains the following properties:

deep_link (type: string)
query (type: string)
redirect_link (type: string)

Example of use

Code Block

language	java
theme	FadeToGrey

SearchParams params = new SearchParams();
params.put(SearchParams.Parameter.LOCATIONS, "NY,LA");
PersonaClick.search("To be or not to be", SearchParams.TYPE.INSTANT, params, new Api.OnApiCallbackListener() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(JSONObject response) {
        // features showing instant search widget
    }
});

Full Search

Method Objective

The method requests products that match the full search query and is used to display the search results.

NoteNote that the Full Search tool can be integrated by placing a configured DIV on the search page. The DIV will be filled with products matching the search query automatically

.

You can find the DIV in the Search Section of the PersonaClick account.

Syntax and parameters

Code Block

language	java
theme	FadeToGrey

personaclickPersonaClick.search("search"_query, paramstype, successparams, errorcallback);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
search_query	string	required	The search query text.
type	enum	required	Search Type. See the example below.
params

object

enum

required

Object with request parameters

Request parameters. See the description below.

success

callback

function

required

Callback-function, where the API response will be passed to.

Response type: object.errorfunctionoptionallyCallback-function to be called when an error occurs (any HTTP status code other than 200).

Request Parameters

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
search_queryLIMIT	string	required	The search query text.	limit	number	optionally	The maximum number of products in the API response (by default - 10).
pagePAGE	numberstring	optionally	Page number (first page - 1, by default - 1).
offsetBRANDS	numberstring	optionally	The offset relative to the first product in the API response (similar to: *(page - 1) limit and when used simultaneously with page** is a priority, by default - 0).	brands	array	optionally	An array of vendor names. If String with vendor names separated by comma. If used, the API response will return only the products of the listed vendors. The vendors must be listed in the product feed.
COLORS	string	optionally	String with color names separated by comma. If used, the API response will return only the products of the listed vendorscolors. The vendors must be listed colors of the product should be specified in the product feed.colors
FASHION_SIZES	arraystring	optionally	An array of product colors. If String with fashion sizes values separated by comma. If used, the API response will return the products of the listed colorssizes. The colors sizes of the product should be specified in the product feed.
pricePRICE_minMIN	numberstring	optionally	Minimum product price in API response.
pricePRICE_maxMAX	numberstring	optionally	Maximum product price in API response.
categoriesLOCATIONS	arraystring	optionally	An array of category IDsString with location IDs separated by comma. If used, the API response will return only those products that are available in the specified categorieslisted locations.
category_namesCATEGORIES	numberstring	optionally	Using the category names in the search. If String with category IDs separated by comma. If used, the API response will respond with products from categories whose names intersect with the search query. These products will get the lowest priority and will be at the very end of the response. By default - 1.sort_byreturn only those products that are in the specified categories.
SORT_BY	string	optionally	Sorting products in the API response. Available values: popular - sorting products by popularity (by default) price - sorting by product price discount - sorting by discount (the difference between `oldprice` and `price` in the product feed)
orderSORT_DIR	string	optionally	Sorting directions for the `sort_by` parameter. Available values: asc - ascending sorting desc - downwards sorting (by default)
FILTERS	string	optionally	Additional request filters. See the example below.

API response

Name

Type

Description

html

string

HTML code of the widget with full search results. Widget template is customizable in PersonaClick account.

products

array

An array of objects with product information. Each object has the following properties:

barcode – product barcode, if it was imported in the product catalog (type: string)
brand – product vendor (type: string)
categories – an Object array with details of the product category hierarchy, where each object has properties:
"id" –

product ID

category ID (type: string)
"level" – сategory level in the hierarchy (type: string)
"name" – category name (type: string)
"name_with_parent" –

product name

string name from the name of the parent and main product categories, separated by a "-" (type: string)
"parent_id" – parent category ID (type: string)
"url" – category page url (type: string)
category_ids –

product page link

an array of IDs of the product category hierarchy (type: String array)
currency – product currency (type: string, matches the currency of the PersonaClick account, or the user value set in the settings of the PersonaClick account)
discount – the percentage difference between the old price and the current price (type: number)
discount_formatted – the percentage difference between the old and the current price that is formatted as a string with the "%" symbol (type: string)
discount_percent – user-defined discount value (type: number)
gift – specifies whether the product is a gift (type: boolean)
group_id – product group ID (type: string)
installment – the payment cost if purchasing the product in installments (type: number)
id – product ID (type: string)
image_url – URL of the original product image (type: string)
image_url_handle – relative URL of the original product image (type: string)

picture – link to the product image in the PersonaClick image repository

image_url_resized – the object with the URLs of the resize product image. Available object keys matching the size of the image in pixels: 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, 310, 520 (type: object)
is_new – new arrival product (type: boolean). See the parameter in the product catalog import (XML, HTTP API)
leftovers – rough number of the products left in stock. Available values are:
"one" - one product
"few" - 2-10 products
"lot" - over 10 products
model – model and product name (type: string)

price

name – product name (type: string)
oldprice – integer old price of the product (type: number)
oldprice_formatted – formatted integer old price of the product, including currency (type: string)
oldprice_full – old price

– product old price

of the product (type: number)
oldprice_full_formatted – formatted old price of the product, including currency (type: string

, by default – 0)currency – product currency

)
params – object array with pairs of "key" (type: string),

matches the currency of the PersonaClick account, or the user value set in the settings of the PersonaClick account

"values" (type: array) properties. The data matches the values of the "param" parameter of the product feed/catalog (XML, HTTP API).
picture – link to the product image in the PersonaClick image repository (type: string)
price – integer current price of the product (type: number)
price_formatted – formatted integer current price of the product, including currency (type: string)
price_full – current price of the product (type: number)
price_full_formatted – formatted current price of the product, including currency (type: string)
price_with_promocode – the product price when using the promo code specified for the product (type: number)
price_with_promocode_formatted – formatted product price

including currency

when using the promo code specified for the product, including currency (type: string) promocode – the promo code is for a specific product (type: string) rating – product rating (type: number) relative_sales_rate – level of sales of current product ( in percentage) in relation to the maximum level of sales of products in the store (type: number) sales_rate – level of product sales (absolute value) (type: number) url – product page URL (type: string) url_handle - relative product page URL (type: string)
products_total	number	The total number of products that match the search query. The following query parameters do not affect this value: page, limit, and offset.
search_query	string	The search query text.

book_authors

brands

Object array

Reserved

Object array, each containing the name property with the vendor name in the value.
categories	Object array

Reserved.collectionsarrayReserved.keywordsarrayReserved.queriesarrayReserved.virtual_categories

An array of objects with information about the categories matching the search query. Each object has the following properties:

id – category ID (type: string)
name – category name (type: string)
url – category page link (type: string)
parent – parent category ID (type: string)
alias – wordy category identifier (type: string)

Note
If no links are specified for categories in the product feed, the API will return an empty array for this property.

filters

Object

JSON string with properties and their values of all API response products. The data matches the values of the "param" parameter of the product feed/catalog (XML, HTTP API). Format:

Code Block
{"property1":["value1","value2"],"property2":["value1","value2"]}

popup

Object

Reserved for the JS SDK internal use

price_range

Object

The object containing the values of the minimum and maximum price of the products in the API response. Available properties:

min - minimum price
max - maximum price

price_ranges

Object array

The array contains objects with price ranges and the number of products that match the range. Available properties:

from - minimum price of the range (doesn't exist for the first range, type: number)
to - maximum price of the range (doesn't exist for the last range, type: number)
count - number of products that match the range (type: number)

queries

array

Reserved.

Example of use

Code Block

language	jsjava
theme	FadeToGrey

personaclick("search", {search_query: "To be or not to be", page: 2, limit: 15, brands: ["Alas", "poor", "Yorick"], categories: [1, 146, 100500], sort_by: "price", order: "asc"}, function(SearchParams params = new SearchParams();
params.put(SearchParams.Parameter.PAGE, "2");
params.put(SearchParams.Parameter.LIMIT, "15");
params.put(SearchParams.Parameter.BRANDS, "Alas,poor,Yorick");
params.put(SearchParams.Parameter.CATEGORIES, "1,146,100500");
params.put(SearchParams.Parameter.SORT_BY, "price");
params.put(SearchParams.Parameter.SORT_DIR, "asc");
params.put(SearchParams.Parameter.LOCATIONS, "NY,LA");
SearchParams.SearchFilters filters = new SearchParams.SearchFilters();
filters.put("weight", new String[] {"11.1", "14.8"});
params.put(SearchParams.Parameter.FILTERS, filters);
PersonaClick.search("To be or not to be", SearchParams.TYPE.FULL, params, new Api.OnApiCallbackListener() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(JSONObject response) {
        // features showing full search widget
    }
});

Blank Request

Method Objective

The method allows getting the user's last search queries,

function(error

last viewed or recommended products.

Syntax and parameters

Code Block

language	java
theme	FadeToGrey

PersonaClick.search_blank(callback);

Name	Type	Requirement	Description
callback	function	required	Callback-function, where the API response will be passed to.

API response

Name	Type	Description
products	array	An array of objects with product information. Each object has the following properties: id – product ID (type: string) group_id – product group ID (type: string) name – product name (type: string) url – product page link (type: string) picture – link to the product image in the PersonaClick image repository (type: string) price – product price (type: number) old_price – product old price (type: string, default – 0) currency – product currency (type: string, matches the currency of the PersonaClick account, or the user value set in the settings of the PersonaClick account) price_formatted – formatted product price including currency (type: string)
suggests	array	Search query suggestions.
last_queries	array	An array of objects with last user's queries. Each object has the following properties: name – search query (type: string) url – link to a full search page (the format of the link is configured in the PersonaClick account)
last_products	boolean	Reserved for the JS SDK internal use.

Example of use

Code Block

language	java
theme	FadeToGrey

PersonaClick.search_blank(new Api.OnApiCallbackListener() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(JSONObject response) {
        // when something went wrong features showing search widget
    }
});

Column

Page Navigation

Table of Contents

maxLevel	2

classpersonaclick-fixed-position

indent	0px
style	none

Related Pages

Filter by label (Content by label)

showLabels	false
showSpace	false
sort	title
cql	label = "searchengine"

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Key

Instant Search

Method Objective

Syntax and parameters

Request parameters

API response

Full Search

Method Objective

Syntax and parameters

Request Parameters

API response

Example of use

Blank Request

Method Objective

Syntax and parameters

API response

Example of use