---
title: "Enabling explicit customer search"
slug: "enabling-explicit-customer-search"
tags: ["config api", "Associate App configuration", "selling experience", "Associate App", "customer", "search", "tutorial", "api"]
updated: 2024-11-12T12:56:27Z
published: 2024-11-12T12:56:27Z
canonical: "docs.newstore.com/enabling-explicit-customer-search"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Enabling explicit customer search

By default, Associate App searches for customers as the associate is typing in the customer search box, by performing several search actions continuously. However, you can choose to disable this behavior, and only allow the app to search for a customer when the associate taps the `Search` icon or button **after** typing.

> [!WARNING]
> Supported from
> 
> This feature is supported from Associate App v1.53.0 and later.

This feature is disabled by default. To enable explicit customer search:

1. Use the [Update app configuration](https://docs.newstore.net/api/configuration/apps/associate-app-config-api_config#operation/putConfig) method.
2. In `capabilities` > `customer_explicit_search`, set the value to `true`.

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