location
Find Location
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Returns meta information for a location given a name, locid, or lat/lon.
<br><b>When to use:</b> Obtain the canonical locid needed by all location-specific API calls. Typically the first call in any workflow.
<br><b>Performance:</b> Fast — precomputed lookup.
<br><b>Prerequisites:</b> None — this is the entry point.
<br><b>Investigate:</b> Call first whenever the user names a city or region; cache the locid for all subsequent calls in the session. Use 'City, State Country' format (e.g. 'Austin TX USA').
<br><b>Augment:</b> Resolve city names from the article to locids early; reuse them throughout augmentation to avoid repeated name lookups. Returns: name, locid, friendly, lat, long, country, icao, elevation, timezone, wmo.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| latlon | string | no | Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97 |
| locid | string | no | Unique Location Identifier |
| name | string | no | Common name of metro or metro area. for ex: New York, Beijing, Mumbai Airport |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"latlon": {
"description": "Latitude,Longitude ex: 40.78,-73.97",
"type": "string"
},
"locid": {
"description": "Unique Location Identifier",
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"description": "Common name of metro or metro area. for ex: New York, Beijing, Mumbai Airport",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [],
"type": "object"
}