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Internal Site Search data type

Last update: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Internal Site Search is a standard XDM data type that describes an internal site search, including all related search behaviors and details.

Property
Data type
Description
autoCompleteClicked
Boolean
Indicates whether a visitor used a suggested or autocompleted search value to execute the search.
autoCompleteTypedValue
String
For autocomplete scenarios, users sometimes abandon their search and select a specific term from the dropdown. This value tracks what the user started to type in order to generate the specific set of suggested search terms.
autoCompleteValue
String
For autocomplete scenarios, users sometimes abandon their search and select a specific term from the dropdown menu. This value is used to track the specific terms selected.
instances
Integer
The number of times the internal site search occurred.
locationInPage
String
When multiple search boxes exist on the page, this value should be used to identify the specific location the user used to search.
nullInstances
Integer
The number of times the internal site search occurred that provided zero results.
numberOfResults
Integer
The total number of search results returned.
postalCode
String
The postal code used for the search, if applicable.
productFindingMethods
String
The internal site search term value with merchandising binding. This value indicates what term was searched for immediately before viewing a product.
radiusDistance
Integer
Combined with radiusType, indicates the selected distance of the search radius.
radiusType
Integer
The selected distance type of radiusDistance, either miles or kilometers.
refinementInstances
Integer
The number of times the internal site search was refined.
refinementType
Array of strings
Lists the refinement types applied to the search results. Examples include department, brand, price, in-store, review rating, color, material, and so on.
refinementValue
String
The value that the search was refined to.
resultsPageNumber
Integer
For paginated search results, this value tracks the page of results the visitor is viewing.
resultsPerPage
Integer
For paginated search results, this value tracks the number of search results displayed per page.
searchType
String
Captures the method of search being executed, if applicable. Examples could include a type-ahead search, directly typed search, or any other type of custom search functionality a site might have.
sortOrder
String
Combined with sortType, indicates the sort order of the search results, either ascending or descending.
term
String
The internal site search term entered by the visitor.

For more details on the data type, refer to the public XDM repository.

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