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The <LookingSimilar> component displays recommendations for products similar to a reference item.

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Import

import { LookingSimilar } from 'react-instantsearch';

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Props

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objectIDs
string[]
required
The object IDs to find similar items for.
<LookingSimilar objectIDs={['product-123']} />
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limit
number
Maximum number of recommendations to display.
<LookingSimilar objectIDs={['product-123']} limit={5} />
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threshold
number
Threshold for the similarity score.
<LookingSimilar objectIDs={['product-123']} threshold={0.5} />
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queryParameters
object
Additional query parameters for the recommendation request.
<LookingSimilar
  objectIDs={['product-123']}
  queryParameters={{
    analytics: true,
  }}
/>
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fallbackParameters
object
Fallback parameters when not enough recommendations are found.
<LookingSimilar
  objectIDs={['product-123']}
  fallbackParameters={{
    filters: 'available:true',
  }}
/>
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escapeHTML
boolean
default:"true"
Whether to escape HTML in the results.
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transformItems
function
Transform the recommendation items before displaying them.
<LookingSimilar
  objectIDs={['product-123']}
  transformItems={(items) =>
    items.map((item) => ({
      ...item,
      name: item.name.toUpperCase(),
    }))
  }
/>
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itemComponent
React.Component
Custom component to render each recommendation item.
<LookingSimilar
  objectIDs={['product-123']}
  itemComponent={({ item }) => (
    <div>
      <img src={item.image} alt={item.name} />
      <h4>{item.name}</h4>
      <p>${item.price}</p>
    </div>
  )}
/>
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headerComponent
React.Component
Custom component to render the header.
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emptyComponent
React.Component
Custom component to render when there are no recommendations.
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layoutComponent
React.Component
Custom component to control the layout of items.
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classNames
object
CSS classes to customize the component styling.

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Example

import { InstantSearch, LookingSimilar } from 'react-instantsearch';
import { liteClient as algoliasearch } from 'algoliasearch/lite';

const searchClient = algoliasearch(
  'YourApplicationID',
  'YourSearchOnlyAPIKey'
);

function ProductPage({ productId }) {
  return (
    <InstantSearch searchClient={searchClient} indexName="products">
      <LookingSimilar
        objectIDs={[productId]}
        limit={4}
        itemComponent={({ item }) => (
          <div className="product-card">
            <img src={item.image} alt={item.name} />
            <h4>{item.name}</h4>
            <p>${item.price}</p>
            <button>View Details</button>
          </div>
        )}
      />
    </InstantSearch>
  );
}

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