$(function() { $.fn.api.settings.api = { 'get wishlists' : '/includes/api/wishlists.php' }; $('.ui.dropdown.wishlists').dropdown({ filterRemoteData: true }); $('.ui.dropdown.wishlists').api({ action: 'get wishlists', method: 'GET', data : { userid: 1 }, on: 'now', onResponse: function(response) { console.log('onResponse'); // make some adjustments to response return response; }, successTest: function(response) { console.log('successTest'); // test whether a JSON response is valid return response.success || false; }, onComplete: function(response, element, xhr) { $('.ui.dropdown.wishlists').removeClass('loading'); }, onSuccess: function(response, element, xhr) { $('.ui.dropdown.wishlists') .dropdown({ values: response.results }) .dropdown('set selected', response.results[0].value); }, onFailure: function(response, element, xhr) { console.log('onFailure'); // request failed, or valid response but response.success = false }, onError: function(errorMessage, element, xhr) { console.log('onError'); // invalid response }, onAbort: function(errorMessage, element, xhr) { console.log('onAbort'); // navigated to a new page, CORS issue, or user canceled request } }); });