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Required ACL: search
This method is available in the JavaScript library for the Insights API search-insights.
Use this event to track when users make a purchase after a previous Algolia request. If you use Algolia to build your category pages, you’ll also use the purchasedObjectIDsAfterSearch event. For details, which Algolia features use this event, see Event types. Related methods:

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Examples

For more information about initializing the JavaScript Insights client aa, see Initialize the Insights client.
JavaScript
// This requires the `search-insights` library

aa("purchasedObjectIDsAfterSearch", {
  userToken: "anonymous-123456", // required for Node.js
  authenticatedUserToken: "user-123456",
  eventName: "your_event_name",
  index: "your_index_name",
  objectIDs: ["objectID-1", "objectID-2"],
  objectData: [
    {
      queryID: "queryID-1",
      price: 19.99,
      discount: 3.99,
      quantity: 3,
    }, // This item was purchased as the result of a query
    {
      price: 59.99,
      discount: 10,
      quantity: 2,
    }, // This item isn't associated with a query and won't be included in revenue analytics
  ],
  value: 179.95,
  currency: "USD",
});
Some purchase event objects may be associated with a query, while others may not. Only objects with a queryID are included in revenue analytics. For more information, see Revenue transactions.

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Parameters

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eventName
string
required
Name of the specific event.Format: 1-64 ASCII characters, except control characters.To maximize the impact of your events, use consistent event names and consistent formatting, for example, “Product Added To Cart” (always in title case).For example, you can adopt Twilio Segment’s object-action framework.
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indexName
string
required
Name of the Algolia index.Format: same as the index name used by the search engine.Some API clients use index instead of indexName.
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objectIDs
string[]
required
List of object IDs for items of an Algolia index.You can include up to 20 objectID.
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userToken
string
required
Anonymous user identifier.See also: User token
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authenticatedUserToken
string
Pseudonymous identifier for authenticated users.
Don’t include personally identifiable information in user tokens.
See also: User token
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currency
string
If you include pricing information in the objectData parameter or provide value, you must also specify the currency as ISO-4217 currency code, such as USD or EUR.
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discount
number | string
Absolute value of the discount in effect for this object, measured in currency.Must be a decimal number with no more than 16 characters (including non-digit characters).
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objectData
object[]
Extra information about the records involved in the event, for example, price and quantities of purchased products.If provided, must be the same length as objectIDs.If you include pricing information, you must also specify the currency parameter.
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price
number | string
The price of the item. This should be the final price, including any discounts.Must be a decimal number with no more than 16 characters (including non-digit characters).
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quantity
number
The quantity of the purchased or added-to-cart item. The total value of a purchase is the sum of quantity multiplied by the price of each purchased item.
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queryID
string
ID of the query that this specific record is attributable to. Used to track purchase events with multiple items originating from different searches.Objects without a query ID aren’t included in revenue analytics. For more information, see Revenue transactions.See also: Keep track of query IDs
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value
number | string
The monetary value of the event, measured in currency. For example, the total value of a purchase.If you assign a value, you must also specify the currency parameter.Must be a decimal number with no more than 16 characters (including non-digit characters).
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