# typeahead on GET /search/2/geocode is deprecated

TomTom Maps APIs deprecated GET /search/2/geocode/*, query parameter typeahead without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: TomTom Maps APIs (api.tomtom.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Announced: May 13, 2023
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `GET /search/2/geocode/*`, `query parameter typeahead`
- Source: [Announcement](https://docs.tomtom.com/geocoding-api/documentation/tomtom-maps/v1/geocode)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/tomtom-maps-apis/breaking-changes/typeahead-on-get-search-2-geocode-is-deprecated/

## What to use instead

Drop typeahead from Geocode requests; for predictive search as the user types, call the Search API's Autocomplete or Fuzzy Search with typeahead.

## TomTom Maps APIs's words

> The typeahead parameter has been deprecated and will be withdrawn following a 12 month deprecation period.