search_merchants
Search merchants
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Filter-based search over the restaurant registry (coverage cities + timezones in get_registry_meta). NOT ranked: results come back in deterministic order (merchant_id ASC by default; distance ASC when lat/lng given and order_by="distance"). Returns compact records with pagination. Use get_merchant for the full signal dump on a specific merchant. All filters are optional and combinable.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| neighborhood | string | no | Exact neighborhood name, e.g. 'Mission' |
| lat | number | no | Latitude for geo-radius filter (requires lng and radius_km) |
| lng | number | no | |
| radius_km | number | no | Radius in km around lat/lng |
| cuisine_tags | array | no | Match ANY of these cuisines, e.g. ['japanese','korean'] |
| attribute_tags | array | no | Match ALL of these attributes, e.g. ['outdoor_seating','vegetarian_friendly'] |
| price_band_min | integer | no | |
| price_band_max | integer | no | |
| open_at | string | no | ISO-8601 datetime; only merchants open at this time. With an explicit offset ('2026-07-18T19:00:00+09:00' or trailing Z) the instant is evaluated in each merchant's own timezone; without one it means each merchant's local wall clock |
| bookable_only | boolean | no | Only merchants the registry can book right now (phone-verified, accepts reservations, not opted out) |
| party_size | integer | no | Only merchants that can seat this party size |
| sandbox | boolean | no | Filter by merchant kind. true = sandbox test merchants only (safe integration targets: they book end-to-end and return a SIMULATED confirmation, never dialing a real venue). false = real merchants only — use this for any booking a human will act on. Omitted = both. Every result carries `sandbox`; never present a sandbox confirmation to a user as a real reservation. |
| order_by | string | no | |
| limit | integer | no | |
| offset | integer | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"neighborhood": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Exact neighborhood name, e.g. 'Mission'"
},
"lat": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Latitude for geo-radius filter (requires lng and radius_km)"
},
"lng": {
"type": "number"
},
"radius_km": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Radius in km around lat/lng"
},
"cuisine_tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Match ANY of these cuisines, e.g. ['japanese','korean']"
},
"attribute_tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Match ALL of these attributes, e.g. ['outdoor_seating','vegetarian_friendly']"
},
"price_band_min": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 4
},
"price_band_max": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 4
},
"open_at": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO-8601 datetime; only merchants open at this time. With an explicit offset ('2026-07-18T19:00:00+09:00' or trailing Z) the instant is evaluated in each merchant's own timezone; without one it means each merchant's local wall clock"
},
"bookable_only": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Only merchants the registry can book right now (phone-verified, accepts reservations, not opted out)"
},
"party_size": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Only merchants that can seat this party size"
},
"sandbox": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Filter by merchant kind. true = sandbox test merchants only (safe integration targets: they book end-to-end and return a SIMULATED confirmation, never dialing a real venue). false = real merchants only — use this for any booking a human will act on. Omitted = both. Every result carries `sandbox`; never present a sandbox confirmation to a user as a real reservation."
},
"order_by": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"merchant_id",
"distance"
]
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}