How can I limit queries/my query in Magento?

For autocomplete, you can edit the "minLength" option. You will need to use this hook: beforeAutocompleteOptions. If for example you want this to run when three characters are entered, you would write options.minLength=3. The full example snippet might look something like
 

algolia.registerHook('beforeAutocompleteOptions', function(options)  {
    options.minLength=3
    return options;
});

For instantSearch you'd want to call the beforeInstantSearchInit hook and change the searchFunction   For example,  if we used  the snippet noted here for changing search option, this may look like
 

algolia.registerHook('beforeInstantsearchInit', function(instantsearchOptions, algoliaBundle) {
  instantsearchOptions.searchFunction = function(helper) {
    if (helper.state.query.length > 3) {
      helper.search();
    }
  }
  return instantsearchOptions;
});

These snippets can go anywhere after the hooks are defined, and may vary according to your implementation.

Last reviewed 29-04-22.