Foursquare

Foursquare is a location intelligence platform that maintains a global graph of more than 100 million points of interest (POI) and provides developer APIs and SDKs for place search, geotagging, autocomplete, audience measurement, and visit detection across web and mobile.

Foursquare publishes 12 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Ask API, Autocomplete API, Details API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Restaurant, Location, Places, Geocoding, and Recommendations.

The Foursquare catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Foursquare’s developer surface includes authentication, tooling, signup flow, documentation, engineering blog, and 17 more developer resources.

🌐 Visit website 📡 Profile data on GitHub

47.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 23/100 agent aware Front door AI 1/6 silent Heartbeat 98/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 published contract

Restaurant Location Places Geocoding Recommendations Reviews Movement Geospatial

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Location & Mapping

AE-120

AutocompleteDetailsGeotaggingMatchPhotosSearch

GET /places/{fsq_place_id} GET /places/search GET /autocomplete GET /places/match

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 47.7/100 · developing

Contract Quality 13.4 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 9.3 / 17

Access Clarity 8.9 / 17

Operational Transparency 0.9 / 11

Contract Governance 2.4 / 10

Discoverability 5.5 / 9

Regulatory Posture 2.5 / 15

Agent readiness — 23/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics does not apply to this provider. The published contracts declare no write operations, and a read-only API cannot create-or-update. The facet is excluded from this provider's denominator entirely — not scored zero. A reference or data API is not deficient for being unable to upsert.

The six quality facets above are damped to 85 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 15. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 85% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented)
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks

5 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Operational Transparency scores 7.9 — up to +12.0 composite points
Access Clarity scores 52.6 — up to +9.5 composite points
Contract Quality scores 63.0 — up to +9.3 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Geospatial and Maps (OGC standards)	covered	36.1	-	-
Data Marketplaces (data providers on cloud data platforms)	covered	36.1	-	-
IFTTT Services (service publishers)	covered	36.1	-	-
Overture Maps Foundation (members + data contributors)	covered	36.1	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 12

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Foursquare Movement SDK

Mobile SDK for iOS, Android, and React Native that translates passive device location signals into visit events using the Foursquare POI graph.

Foursquare Movement Geofence API

Server-side API for managing geofences that trigger events when Movement SDK-equipped devices enter or exit defined places.

Foursquare Studio Data API

API for managing datasets, maps, and visualizations within Foursquare Studio for geospatial analytics.

Foursquare Measurement API (MAPI)

API for attribution and audience measurement using Foursquare visit panels.

Foursquare Ask API

Natural-language place search with justifications

Foursquare Autocomplete API

Type-ahead search for places, addresses, and geographies

Foursquare Details API

Retrieve attributes for a specific place

Foursquare Geotagging API

Resolve a coordinate to the most likely place (Place Snap)

Foursquare Match API

Match an external POI record to a Foursquare place

Foursquare Photos API

Photos associated with a place

Foursquare Search API

Find and explore places

Foursquare Tips API

User tips associated with a place

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Foursquare API pricing

Prices published by Foursquare, read 2026-10-28 from foursquare.com/pricing/.

Plan	Price
FSQ Spatial Desktop – Basic	$0/month through 2026 Includes: $1 worth of agent tokens; 3 GB of total cloud storage; 5 shared projects
FSQ Spatial Desktop – Standard	$2 5/month Includes: $25 worth of agent tokens per billing period; 5 GB cloud storage; 15 shared projects
FSQ Spatial Desktop – Pro	$100/month Includes: $100 worth of agent tokens per billing period; 15 GB cloud storage; 50 shared projects
FSQ Spatial Workbench – Developer Plan	$250/ month Includes: Free 30-day trial for $0 + usage
MotherDuck – Pulse	$0.60/hr
MotherDuck – Standard	$2.40/hr
MotherDuck – Jumbo	$4.80/hr
Spatial Studio Community	Always free Includes: 1GB cloud data storage, limited data catalog access

All 18 plans, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Places API per-key throttling: see endpoint-level documentation varies
Places API monthly volume tier: see Pro/Premium pricing tier requests per month

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Foursquare's documentation. Rate-limit details →

Billed by: cpm · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Foursquare Plans Pricing

18 plans

PLANS

Foursquare Price Estimates

0 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Foursquare Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

Foursquare

SLA

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Foursquare Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Foursquare Context

19 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Foursquare — jsonschema rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Foursquare — places rules

0 rules ·

SPECTRAL

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Foursquare Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Foursquare Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Foursquare Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Foursquare Agentic Access

8 operations

8 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Signup

Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

Build 7

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

MCP Server

SDKs

SDKs

SDKs

SampleCode

Postman

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Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Discord

Discord

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

aid: foursquare
name: Foursquare
description: Foursquare is a location intelligence platform that maintains a global graph of more than 100 million points
  of interest (POI) and provides developer APIs and SDKs for place search, geotagging, autocomplete, audience measurement,
  and visit detection across web and mobile.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/foursquare.png
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-06-02'
x-docs-platform: readme
x-docs-platform-confidence: high
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-03
tags:
- Restaurant
- Location
- Places
- Geocoding
- Recommendations
- Reviews
- Movement
- Geospatial
tags_raw:
- Restaurant
- Locations
- Places
- Geocoding
- Recommendations
- Reviews
- Movement
- Geospatial
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: foursquare:movement-sdk
  name: Foursquare Movement SDK
  description: Mobile SDK for iOS, Android, and React Native that translates passive device location signals into visit events
    using the Foursquare POI graph.
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/docs/movement-sdk-overview
  tags:
  - Movement
  - Visits
  - Mobile SDK
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/docs/movement-sdk-overview
- aid: foursquare:movement-geofence-api
  name: Foursquare Movement Geofence API
  description: Server-side API for managing geofences that trigger events when Movement SDK-equipped devices enter or exit
    defined places.
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/movement-geofence-api
  tags:
  - Geofence
  - Movement
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/movement-geofence-api
- aid: foursquare:studio-data-api
  name: Foursquare Studio Data API
  description: API for managing datasets, maps, and visualizations within Foursquare Studio for geospatial analytics.
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/studio-data-api
  tags:
  - Studio
  - Geospatial
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/studio-data-api
- aid: foursquare:measurement-api
  name: Foursquare Measurement API (MAPI)
  description: API for attribution and audience measurement using Foursquare visit panels.
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/measurement-api-mapi
  tags:
  - Measurements
  - Attribution
  - Analytics
  tags_raw:
  - Measurement
  - Attribution
  - Analytics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/measurement-api-mapi
- aid: foursquare:foursquare-ask-api
  name: Foursquare Ask API
  description: Natural-language place search with justifications
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  baseURL: https://places-api.foursquare.com
  tags:
  - Ask
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/foursquare-ask-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/foursquare-api-reference
  - type: Signup
    url: https://foursquare.com/developers/
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/foursquare/foursquare-places-mcp
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/rules/foursquare-places-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
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  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-tip.json
  - type: JSONLD
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  - type: Vocabulary
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  - type: Examples
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  - type: Examples
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  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-match-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-ask-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-geotagging-example.json
- aid: foursquare:foursquare-autocomplete-api
  name: Foursquare Autocomplete API
  description: Type-ahead search for places, addresses, and geographies
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  baseURL: https://places-api.foursquare.com
  tags:
  - Autocomplete
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/foursquare-autocomplete-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/foursquare-api-reference
  - type: Signup
    url: https://foursquare.com/developers/
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/foursquare/foursquare-places-mcp
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/rules/foursquare-places-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-place.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-tip.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-ld/foursquare-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/foursquare-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-place-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-search-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-match-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-ask-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-geotagging-example.json
- aid: foursquare:foursquare-details-api
  name: Foursquare Details API
  description: Retrieve attributes for a specific place
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  baseURL: https://places-api.foursquare.com
  tags:
  - Details
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/foursquare-details-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/foursquare-api-reference
  - type: Signup
    url: https://foursquare.com/developers/
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/foursquare/foursquare-places-mcp
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/rules/foursquare-places-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-place.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-tip.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-ld/foursquare-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/foursquare-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-place-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-search-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-match-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-ask-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-geotagging-example.json
- aid: foursquare:foursquare-geotagging-api
  name: Foursquare Geotagging API
  description: Resolve a coordinate to the most likely place (Place Snap)
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  baseURL: https://places-api.foursquare.com
  tags:
  - Geotagging
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/foursquare-geotagging-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/foursquare-api-reference
  - type: Signup
    url: https://foursquare.com/developers/
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/foursquare/foursquare-places-mcp
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/rules/foursquare-places-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-place.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-tip.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-ld/foursquare-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/foursquare-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-place-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-search-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-match-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-ask-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-geotagging-example.json
- aid: foursquare:foursquare-match-api
  name: Foursquare Match API
  description: Match an external POI record to a Foursquare place
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  baseURL: https://places-api.foursquare.com
  tags:
  - Match
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/foursquare-match-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/foursquare-api-reference
  - type: Signup
    url: https://foursquare.com/developers/
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/foursquare/foursquare-places-mcp
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/rules/foursquare-places-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-place.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-tip.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-ld/foursquare-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/foursquare-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-place-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-search-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-match-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-ask-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-geotagging-example.json
- aid: foursquare:foursquare-photos-api
  name: Foursquare Photos API
  description: Photos associated with a place
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  baseURL: https://places-api.foursquare.com
  tags:
  - Photos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/foursquare-photos-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/foursquare-api-reference
  - type: Signup
    url: https://foursquare.com/developers/
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/foursquare/foursquare-places-mcp
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/rules/foursquare-places-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-place.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-tip.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-ld/foursquare-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/foursquare-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-place-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-search-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-match-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-ask-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-geotagging-example.json
- aid: foursquare:foursquare-search-api
  name: Foursquare Search API
  description: Find and explore places
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  baseURL: https://places-api.foursquare.com
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
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    url: openapi/foursquare-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/foursquare-api-reference
  - type: Signup
    url: https://foursquare.com/developers/
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/foursquare/foursquare-places-mcp
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/rules/foursquare-places-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-place.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-tip.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-ld/foursquare-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/foursquare-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-place-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-search-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-match-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-ask-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-geotagging-example.json
- aid: foursquare:foursquare-tips-api
  name: Foursquare Tips API
  description: User tips associated with a place
  humanURL: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  baseURL: https://places-api.foursquare.com
  tags:
  - Tips
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/foursquare-tips-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/foursquare-api-reference
  - type: Signup
    url: https://foursquare.com/developers/
  - type: Tools
    url: https://github.com/foursquare/foursquare-places-mcp
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    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/rules/foursquare-places-rules.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-place.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-schema/foursquare-tip.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/json-ld/foursquare-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/foursquare-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-place-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-search-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-match-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-ask-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/foursquare/refs/heads/main/examples/foursquare-geotagging-example.json
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/foursquare-capability-edges.yml
  name: Foursquare Business Capability Map
- type: Plans
  url: plans/foursquare-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/foursquare-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/foursquare-finops.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/foursquare-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/foursquare-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/foursquare-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/foursquare
- type: Tools
  title: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/foursquare/foursquare-places-mcp
- type: SDKs
  name: Movement SDK (iOS - Swift Package Manager)
  url: https://github.com/foursquare/movementsdk-ios-spm
- type: SDKs
  name: Movement SDK (React Native)
  url: https://github.com/foursquare/movement-sdk-react-native
- type: SDKs
  name: Spatial / Studio SDK Examples
  url: https://github.com/foursquare/fsq-studio-sdk-examples
- type: SampleCode
  name: Places API Samples
  url: https://github.com/foursquare/foursquare-places-api-samples
- type: Postman
  name: Places API Postman Collection
  url: https://github.com/foursquare/Place-API-Postman-Collection
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/location-foursquare
- type: Website
  url: https://foursquare.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/
- type: Signup
  url: https://foursquare.com/developers/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/places-api-overview
- type: Discord
  name: Foursquare Developer Community
  url: https://discord.gg/foursquare
- type: Blog
  url: https://location.foursquare.com/resources/blog/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://foursquare.com/company/partners/
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.foursquare.com/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: Button One Image
- name: Button Two Image
- name: Thumbnail
- name: Featured Img
- name: Esri
- name: Starbucks
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Foursquare API — frequently asked questions

Does Foursquare have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 12 APIs from Foursquare, including Foursquare Movement SDK, Foursquare Movement Geofence API and Foursquare Studio Data API, and 9 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Foursquare API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 8 OpenAPI specifications for Foursquare, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Foursquare API?

Foursquare uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Foursquare Authentication.

How much does the Foursquare API cost?

Foursquare publishes its prices; its FSQ Spatial Desktop – Basic plan is $0/month through 2026 as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 18 pricing plans for Foursquare, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Foursquare API ready for AI agents?

Foursquare has a Kin Score of 47.7 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 23.3 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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