search_places
Search places and businesses
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Search Pifini's places directory across the Caribbean and Latin America — restaurants, bars, beaches, attractions, venues, hotels, tour operators, professionals, and services. Every result carries listing_type: 'curated' is a small, editorially reviewed set of flagship entries; 'directory' is the much larger set sourced from open map data (name, category, location, contact info) that has no reviews yet — say so rather than implying a recommendation the data doesn't back up. Category is a specific Overture taxonomy value (e.g. caribbean_restaurant, church_cathedral), not a broad bucket — call list_categories first if unsure of the exact value. Results marked is_sponsored are paid placements — disclose that when recommending.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | no | Free-text search over name and summary |
| entity_type | string | no | Filter by broad type of place |
| category | string | no | Filter by exact category value (e.g. 'caribbean_restaurant'). Use list_categories to discover valid values — there are 1,000+, not a small fixed set. |
| country | string | no | ISO-3166 alpha-2 country code |
| city | string | no | City name filter |
| near_lat | number | no | Latitude to search near (pair with near_lng) |
| near_lng | number | no | Longitude to search near (pair with near_lat) |
| radius_km | number | no | Search radius in km around near_lat/near_lng (default 25, max 500) |
| limit | number | no | Max results, 1-50 (default 10) |
| offset | number | no | Skip this many matching results (for paging past the limit) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Free-text search over name and summary"
},
"entity_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"venue",
"place",
"attraction",
"business",
"professional",
"service",
"city",
"country",
"experience",
"government",
"region",
"transport"
],
"description": "Filter by broad type of place"
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter by exact category value (e.g. 'caribbean_restaurant'). Use list_categories to discover valid values — there are 1,000+, not a small fixed set."
},
"country": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO-3166 alpha-2 country code"
},
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "City name filter"
},
"near_lat": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Latitude to search near (pair with near_lng)"
},
"near_lng": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Longitude to search near (pair with near_lat)"
},
"radius_km": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Search radius in km around near_lat/near_lng (default 25, max 500)"
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Max results, 1-50 (default 10)"
},
"offset": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Skip this many matching results (for paging past the limit)"
}
}
}