# Baidu Autocomplete

Returns Baidu autocomplete suggestions with clear query, value, type, and direct-result fields. Original Baidu fields remain on each suggestion and the full payload is in provider_response.

- **Documentation:** [https://scrappa.co/docs/baidu-api/baidu_autocomplete](https://scrappa.co/docs/baidu-api/baidu_autocomplete)
- **API group:** Baidu API
- **Endpoint:** `GET https://scrappa.co/api/baidu/autocomplete`

## Authentication

Send your Scrappa API key in the `X-API-KEY` request header. Paid endpoints also support accountless x402 payments when called without an API key.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | string | Yes | Partial search query. |

## Example request

```bash
#!/bin/bash

curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
    "https://scrappa.co/api/baidu/autocomplete?query=artificial+intelligence"
```

## Example response

```json
{
    "search_parameters": {
        "engine": "baidu_autocomplete",
        "query": "artificial int"
    },
    "search_information": {
        "query_displayed": "artificial int",
        "suggestion_count": 1
    },
    "suggestions": [
        {
            "position": 1,
            "query": "artificial intelligence tools",
            "value": "artificial intelligence tools",
            "type": "sug",
            "is_direct": false,
            "q": "artificial intelligence tools"
        }
    ],
    "provider_response": {
        "g": []
    },
    "response_time_ms": 400
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Error | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 503 | Upstream unavailable | Baidu could not be reached after safe retries. The request is not billed. |

## More Scrappa resources

- [API documentation](https://scrappa.co/docs)
- [Full LLM-readable API reference](https://scrappa.co/llms-full.txt)
- [OpenAPI specification](https://scrappa.co/docs/api.json)
- [Pricing](https://scrappa.co/pricing)