# Enrich contacts with partner autocomplete

*Partner autocomplete* enriches the contacts database with corporate data. In any module, enter the
new company name into the {guilabel}`Customer` field (`partner_id` technical field), and select one
of the companies suggested in the drop-down menu. Instantly get valuable company information full of
hard-to-find data for a desired company.

:::{important}
A company **cannot** already be manually entered in the *Contacts* application prior to enriching
it with data.
:::

The information provided by partner autocomplete can include general information about the business
(including full business name and logo), social media accounts, {guilabel}`Company type`,
{guilabel}`Founded` information, {guilabel}`Sectors` information, the number of
{guilabel}`Employees`, {guilabel}`Estimated revenue`, {guilabel}`Phone` number,
{guilabel}`Timezone`, and {guilabel}`Technologies Used`.

:::{important}
When getting a company's contact information make sure to be aware of the latest EU regulations.
For more information about General Data Protection Regulation refer to: [Odoo GDPR](http://odoo.com/gdpr). In Odoo, individual contact information cannot be searched for with
the partner autocomplete feature.
:::

## Configuration

Go to {menuselection}`Settings app --> Contacts section`. Then, activate the {guilabel}`Partner
Autocomplete` feature, by ticking the checkbox beside it, and clicking {guilabel}`Save`.

```{image} partner_autocomplete/settings-partner-autocomplete.png
:align: center
:alt: View of settings page and the activations of the feature in Odoo.
```

## Enrich contacts with corporate data

From any module, as the user is typing in the name of a new company contact, Odoo reveals a large
drop-down menu of potential match suggestions. If any are selected, the contact is then populated
with corporate data related to that specific selection.

For example, after typing `Odoo`, the following information populates:

```{image} partner_autocomplete/odoo-autocomplete.png
:align: center
:alt: Creating a new contact in Odoo
```

In the chatter, the following information populates about the company, after clicking on the desired
pre-populated contact:

```{image} partner_autocomplete/odoo-info-autocomplete.png
:align: center
:alt: View of the information being shown about odoo with the autocomplete option in
:  Odoo
```

:::{tip}
Partner Autocomplete also works if a {abbr}`VAT (value-added tax)` number is entered instead of
company name.
:::

## Pricing

*Partner Autocomplete* is an *In-App Purchase (IAP)* service, which requires prepaid credits to be
used. Each request consumes one credit.

To buy credits, go to {menuselection}`Settings app --> Contacts section`. Then, locate either the
{guilabel}`Partner Autocomplete` feature and click {guilabel}`Buy credits`, or locate the
{guilabel}`Odoo IAP` feature and click {guilabel}`View My Services`. From the resulting page, select
a desired package.

:::{note}
If the database runs out of credits, the only information populated when clicking on the
suggested company will be the website link and the logo.

Learn about our [Privacy Policy](https://iap.odoo.com/privacy).
:::

:::{note}
Enterprise Odoo users with a valid subscription get free credits to test {abbr}`IAP (In-App
Purchase)` features before deciding to purchase more credits for the database. This includes
demo/training databases, educational databases, and one-app-free databases.
:::

:::{seealso}
{doc}`../../../essentials/in_app_purchase`
:::