list_categories
List place categories
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Discover valid category values for search_places. Pifini's places directory uses Overture Maps' taxonomy — over 1,000 specific values like caribbean_restaurant, church_cathedral, landmark_and_historical_building — rather than broad buckets, so guessing a category string will usually miss. Call this first with a rough query (e.g. 'coffee' or 'beach') to find the exact value, then pass it to search_places' category parameter.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | no | Rough term to match against category values, e.g. 'coffee', 'beach' |
| country | string | no | ISO-3166 alpha-2 country code — only return categories present in that country |
| limit | number | no | Max results, 1-100 (default 30) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Rough term to match against category values, e.g. 'coffee', 'beach'"
},
"country": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO-3166 alpha-2 country code — only return categories present in that country"
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max results, 1-100 (default 30)"
}
}
}