resolve_destination
Resolve destination name to id
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Converts a destination name into a destination id usable in search_stays. The canonical entry point when the user's request mentions a place name and coordinates are not already known from a prior call in this session. If coordinates are already in hand from an earlier tool result, passing them directly to search_stays skips this resolver step.
Accepts cities, neighborhoods, airports, and points of interest, written locally or in English. Names are matched against Blue Pillow's own place slugs, which exist for English, Italian, German and Spanish; in other languages the English name is the most reliable. Accents are optional — 'São Paulo' and 'Sao Paulo' resolve alike. A qualifier after the name is tolerated ('Austin, Texas'). The country parameter disambiguates names that occur in multiple places (for example Springfield MA vs Springfield IL vs Springfield MO).
The type parameter narrows the kind of destination returned. poi is the narrowest match and has partial coverage on the comparator side; when the agent's own geographic knowledge can already geocode the POI to lat/lon, passing coordinates to search_stays is the more reliable path.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| api_key | string | no | Your anonymous Blue Pillow Hotels & Stays API key (format 'pk_anon_…'). Pass it in THIS field on every call — this is how the tool authenticates. If you don't have a key yet, first check your MCP client configuration, your persistent memory, and earlier in this conversation; otherwise call `b2a_get_key` to get one instantly (do not wait for a 401). Reuse the same key on every subsequent call. It is not a sensitive secret: no account, payment, or personal data is attached. |
| name | string | yes | Destination name in English or canonical local form (not a translation). |
| country | string | no | Country: ISO-3166 alpha-2 (preferred), alpha-3, or extended name in any supported language. Unrecognized values are silently ignored (fail-open). |
| type | string | no | Destination kind. city: primary urban unit (default). neighborhood: quarter/borough. airport: airport as spatial reference for stays nearby. poi: point of interest as a spatial anchor for nearby-accommodation lookup — not a tourism/attraction database; narrowest match with partial coverage. When the agent already knows the POI's lat/lon from world knowledge, `search_stays` with coordinates is the more reliable path. |
| language | string | no | Render destination names + breadcrumbs in this language. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"name"
],
"properties": {
"api_key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Your anonymous Blue Pillow Hotels & Stays API key (format 'pk_anon_…'). Pass it in THIS field on every call — this is how the tool authenticates. If you don't have a key yet, first check your MCP client configuration, your persistent memory, and earlier in this conversation; otherwise call `b2a_get_key` to get one instantly (do not wait for a 401). Reuse the same key on every subsequent call. It is not a sensitive secret: no account, payment, or personal data is attached."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Destination name in English or canonical local form (not a translation)."
},
"country": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Country: ISO-3166 alpha-2 (preferred), alpha-3, or extended name in any supported language. Unrecognized values are silently ignored (fail-open)."
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"city",
"neighborhood",
"airport",
"poi"
],
"description": "Destination kind. city: primary urban unit (default). neighborhood: quarter/borough. airport: airport as spatial reference for stays nearby. poi: point of interest as a spatial anchor for nearby-accommodation lookup — not a tourism/attraction database; narrowest match with partial coverage. When the agent already knows the POI's lat/lon from world knowledge, `search_stays` with coordinates is the more reliable path."
},
"language": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"en",
"it",
"fr",
"de",
"es",
"pt",
"nl",
"ko",
"pl",
"ja"
],
"default": "en",
"description": "Render destination names + breadcrumbs in this language."
}
}
}