New store_id field is now returned in the Places response schema as a rich attribute. store_id represents the unique ID assigned to a venue in order to differentiate it from other stores within the same chain. Learn more about store_id here.
Improved non-english search in autocomplete endpoint.
Interactive Demo: Map Search with Address Directory. This demo widget shows you how to use the Places API to build a search map feature. Users can search for an address and display its lat/long within a map along with a directory of businesses located at that address (where applicable). Demo includes full reference code and just requires you input a Mapbox Access Token & a Foursquare API Key to play with the interactive map.
Check out the Foursquare workspace on Postman and try out the Places API collection. Create an API key on the Developer Console & paste it into the collection’s fsq_apiKey global variable to get started. You can also view fully populated example responses.
Browse the Places API examples GitHub repo for inspiration and references on how to build with the Places API. Each example has a README that explains how to use it.
February 2023
Improvements to Places/search in non-english languages (query localization)
January 2023
No new releases
December 2022
Global Search capability in Place Search – Developers will begin to see global search results for well known and popular venues. For example: if a user located in Japan searches for the “Eiffel Tower”, then the Eiffel Tower in Paris will now be returned as a top result.
November 2022
No new releases
October 2022
Address Directory: A new API capability enabling developers to build fuller search experiences within their web and app map solutions. The Get Address Details endpoint will display a directory object of all POI at an address when that address is requested through query textbox. The feature will allow for more powerful user experiences and feature a familiar interface users will find easy to use.
Place Match API: A new API match service enabling customers to enrich their in-house POI dataset in real time. Place Match will match a user-provided name and location (address or lat/long) to a FSQ POI. View the Place Match endpoint in the API Explorer.
September 2022
No new releases
August 20022
No new releases
July 2022
Autocomplete + Address / More Accurate & Precise Geocodes - A subset of our global addresses, provided by Loqate, had incorrect Latitudes & Longitudes. We’ve now corrected this to improve our accuracy AND precision (now includes a 5th decimal point, up from 4 decimal places).
Places API / Flat File Data Quality - API follows and matches the Quality recommendation of Flat File to deliver the same cut of FSQ Places.
Places API / Including More Children Venues - Within the related_places data field, API now returns all known Children Venues in the FSQ realm. This data field was previously limited to return 3 children max, but the limit has now been removed.
