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AutoSuggest Component

To add a what3words field with AutoSuggest into your website (we call this the AutoSuggest Component), follow these simple instructions:

1
Get an API Key

You will need a valid API key in order to use this component within your website.

2
Add what3words.js script to your website header

Add this snippet of code between the <head></head> tags.

<script src="https://assets.what3words.com/sdk/v3.1/what3words.js?key=YOUR-API-KEY"></script>

3
Customise the AutoSuggest Component

Number of results
(n-results)
3
Language
(language)
​
Focus on coordinates
(autosuggest-focus)
Number of focused results
(n-focus-results)
0
Clip to bounding box
(clip-to-bounding-box)
Clip to polygon
(clip-to-polygon)
Clip to circle
(clip-to-circle)
1
Clip to country
(clip-to-country)
​
Placeholder
(placeholder)
Error message
(error-message)

4
Add this snippet of code into the site body where you would like the what3words field to appear:

<what3words-autosuggest  />

Using an e-commerce platform? Try one of our plugins instead…

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