---
title: Get Catalog Search Hints
framework: Apple Music API
role: symbol
role_heading: Web Service Endpoint
platforms: [apple music 1.0+]
path: applemusicapi/get-catalog-search-hints
---

# Get Catalog Search Hints

Fetch the search term results for a hint.

## URL

GET https://api.music.apple.com/v1/catalog/{storefront}/search/hints

## Path Parameters

storefront: An iTunes Store territory, specified by an ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code. The possible values are the id attributes of Storefront objects.

## Query Parameters

term: The entered text for the search with ‘+’ characters between each word, to replace spaces (for example term=james+br). l: The localization to use, specified by a language tag. The possible values are in the supportedLanguageTags array belonging to the Storefront object specified by storefront. Otherwise, the default is defaultLanguageTag in Storefront. limit: The number of objects or number of objects in the specified relationship returned.

## Response Codes

200 OK: The request was successful. 401 Unauthorized: A response indicating an incorrect Authorization header. 500 Internal Server Error: A response indicating an error occurred on the server.

## Discussion

Discussion If successful, the HTTP status code is 200 (OK) and the results object contains a single terms array. This array contains a list of possible valid search queries determined from the search hint. If unsuccessful, the HTTP status code indicates the error and the details are in the errors array. For more information, see Handling Requests and Responses. These results are autocompletion options for the hint and are potential search terms. For more information, see Search for Catalog Resources. Example

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [SearchHintsResponse](applemusicapi/searchhintsresponse.md)

### Searching for Catalog Resources

- [Search for Catalog Resources](applemusicapi/search-for-catalog-resources-(by-type).md)
- [Get Catalog Search Suggestions](applemusicapi/get-catalog-search-suggesions.md)