Google Custom Search API Autocomplete?

Question

We\'re using the google custom search API (paid-for server-side API) to power our search results.

I\'d like to add an autocomplete feature to the search - however, does

Answer 1

At the time of writing (June 2013), there is a somewhat easier way of getting autocompletion while still getting the results as XML:

• Use the Google Custom Search Element Control (https://developers.google.com/custom-search/docs/element).
• Just use the Search bar control, which you can style as you like.

• The "trick" is that you can specify "resultsUrl" which means you can direct the actual search results to a page you generate via the XML API, without having to implement the search box UX yourself.