got switchmap working

src/app/search/search.component.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Http } from '@angular/http';
+
+import { Observable }        from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import { Subject }           from 'rxjs/Subject';
 
+// Observable class extensions
+import 'rxjs/add/observable/of';
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/switchMap';
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
+
 // Observable operators
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/catch';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/debounceTime';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/distinctUntilChanged';
 
@@ -35,12 +43,20 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
         // .then(response => console.log(this.results = response.json().results) );
     }
 
+    createAPIObservable(name){
+        return this.http.get('http://swapi.co/api/people/?search=' + name)
+        .map((response)=>{
+            return response.json().results;
+        });
+    }
+
     ngOnInit() {
         this.searchTerms
             .debounceTime(300)
             .distinctUntilChanged()
-            .subscribe((term)=>{
-                console.log(term);
+            .switchMap(term => this.createAPIObservable(term))
+            .subscribe((results)=>{
+                this.results = results;
             });
     }