---
title: "Service: /groups/{group}/autocomplete/{field} [GET] (obsolete)"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/version_5/services/autocomplete-group-field-GET.html
description: "Autocomplete for a specific field"
last_updated: 2026-09-08T11:44:17+10:00
tokens: ~324
---

# /groups/\{group\}/autocomplete/\{field\} \[GET\]

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Path: | /groups/{group}/autocomplete/{field} |
| Method: | GET |
| Generator: | obsolete |
| Version: |  |
| Since: |  |
| Deprecated: | 5.9400 |
| Obsolete: | 6.0000 |
| Cache control: |  |
| API Support: | OBSOLETE |
| Generated: | 2022-07-01 |

## Description

> **Deprecated:** This service is now deprecated, use [Service: /groups/\{group\}/autocomplete \[GET\]](/api/services/group-autocomplete_get.md) instead.

Autocomplete for a specific field

Returns the list of terms that auto-complete the prefix from terms in the field specified in the URL.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| term | The term to autocomplete, effectively a prefix for possible terms | yes | string |  |
| max-terms | The maximum number of terms to return | no | integer | `20` |

## Permission

This service is restricted to guest and higher.

## Response

Example XML output:

```xml

<autocomplete term="test">
  <term text="test1" prefix="true"/>
  <term text="test2" prefix="true"/>
  <term text="testable" prefix="true"/>
  <term text="tested" prefix="true"/>
  ...
</autocomplete>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this service.