# Pattern for searching with autocomplete / type ahead if possible

**URL:** <https://community.grafana.com/t/pattern-for-searching-with-autocomplete-type-ahead-if-possible/127176>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 26, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/pattern-for-searching-with-autocomplete-type-ahead-if-possible/127176 "2024-07-26T12:22:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![jonbyrd174](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@jonbyrd174](https://community.grafana.com/u/jonbyrd174)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/pattern-for-searching-with-autocomplete-type-ahead-if-possible/127176/1 "2024-07-26T12:22:00Z")

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- What Grafana version and what operating system are you using? n/a

- **What** are you trying to achieve? I am looking for the best practice for a search box to search for a customer from a datasource of over 100k customers. It would be great to have autocomplete or type ahead to ease with the search.

- **How** are you trying to achieve it? From what I understand, a dropdown box has typeahead, but not an input box. If there is a panel beneath the search box with search results, could it update with search results as the user types in the text box?

- What happened? n/a

- What did you **expect** to happen? n/a

- Can you copy/paste the configuration(s) that you are having problems with? n/a

- Did you receive any errors in the Grafana UI or in related logs? If so, please tell us **exactly** what they were. n/a

- Did you follow any online instructions? If so, what is the URL? n/a