detect browser search bar auto complete

[frank10]

When I use Chrome or Edge in Amazon, if I type some letters or words in its search bar, the browser suggests some results, like 10 rows.

I want to simulate this behaviour to detect those auto completes and put them in an array.

How can I do this? Preferably with some http code without direct interaction with the browser.

TIA

[Danp2]

Open your browser's Developer's Tools and switch to the Network tab. Perform your "search" and then review the activity in the DT window.

You should find where it is performing a WinHTTP Get against a URL, such as --

https://completion.amazon.com/api/2017/suggestions?session-id=147-8024950-1234567&customer-id=A15ABCDEFOAF3F&request-id=Q2CA4S1QB4WSA4RDNCMA&page-type=ABGateway&lop=en_US&site-variant=desktop&client-info=amazon-search-ui&mid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&alias=aps&b2b=1&fresh=0&ks=67&prefix=acc&event=onKeyPress&limit=11&fb=1&suggestion-type=KEYWORD&suggestion-type=WIDGET&_=1580910576378

And this request returns a JSON string containing the suggestions --

{"alias":"aps","prefix":"acc","suffix":null,"suggestions":[{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accordian file organizer","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_i_1_3","strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false},{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accordian file organizer","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_c_2_3","scopes":[{"type":"ALIAS","value":"office-products","display":"Office Products"}],"strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false},{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accupressure mats","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_i_3_3","strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false},{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accordian file","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_i_4_3","strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false},{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accusharp knife sharpener","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_i_5_3","strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false},{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accordian folders","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_i_6_3","strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false},{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accupuncture pens","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_i_7_3","strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false},{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accu-chek aviva plus test strips","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_i_8_3","strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false},{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accounting ledger book","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_i_9_3","strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false},{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accutane","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_i_10_3","strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false},{"suggType":"KeywordSuggestion","type":"KEYWORD","value":"accordion file organizer","refTag":"nb_sb_ss_i_11_3","strategyId":"organic-pltr","ghost":false,"help":false,"queryUnderstandingFeatures":[{"source":"QU_TOOL","annotations":[]}],"fallback":false,"blackListed":false,"spellCorrected":false,"xcatOnly":false}],"suggestionTitleId":null,"responseId":"BI6WRJNRXY4M","shuffled":false}

 

[frank10]

Thank you a lot, Danp2.