Search API Release Notes

Service version: 2
Last edit: 2023.03.03

Overview

This TomTom Release Notes page records the release date with changes and bug fixes associated with a product release. The release dates are in descending order starting with the most recent update. Map data is released once a week.

Release date: 2023.06.27

Changes:

  • All Search service endpoints
    • Fuel stations now have a vehicleTypes response field, which contains the supported vehicle types.
  • Place by ID
    • Fuel stations now have a vehicleTypes response field, which contains the supported vehicle types.

Release date: 2023.04.19

Changes:

  • Fuzzy Search
    • Geo biasing parameter had been introduced, which allows to specify search geobias (location preference) in different shapes
  • Points of Interest Search
    • Geo biasing parameter had been introduced, which allows to specify search geobias (location preference) in different shapes
  • Category Search
    • Geo biasing parameter had been introduced, which allows to specify search geobias (location preference) in different shapes

Release date: 2023.03.15

Changes:

Release date: 2023.02.06

Changes:

  • All Search service endpoints
    • Fuel stations now have a fuelTypes response field, which contains the available fuel types.
  • Place by ID
    • Fuel stations now have a fuelTypes response field, which contains the available fuel types.

Release date: 2022.12.01

Changes:

  • Fuzzy Search
    • The summary contains an array queryIntent.
    • We detect 4 different query intents: coordinate, nearby, bookmark queries, and what3words addresses.

Release date: 2022.09.06

Changes:

  • Geometry Search
    • Geometry Search now supports lat and lon parameters.
    • When these are provided, results are biased to this position, the response contains the geoBias field, and every result has a dist field.

Release date: 2022.07.18

Changes:

  • Removed Low Bandwidth Search: End of support.

Release date: 2022.05.09

Changes:

Release date: 2021.03.05

Changes:

  • Fuzzy Search
    • Response object for geographies of type PostalCodeArea in the USA has a new field postalName, which represents the name for a postal code that is related to a single administrative area, city, town, or other populated place.
    • The field freeFormAddress of PostalCodeArea in the USA will contain postalName.
  • Geometry Search
    • Response object for geographies of type PostalCodeArea in the USA have a new field postalName.
    • This represents the name for a postal code that is related to a single administrative area, city, town, or other populated place.
    • The field freeFormAddress of PostalCodeArea in the USA will contain postalName.

Release date: 2021.02.16

Changes:

  • Fuzzy Search
    • Response address object has a new countrySubdivisionCode field in line with ISO 3166-2.
  • Geometry Search
    • Response address object has a new countrySubdivisionCode field in line with ISO 3166-2.

Release date: 2021.01.20

Changes:

  • Autocomplete
    • Results with low relevance are removed from the response.

Release date: 2021.01.07

Changes:

  • All Search service endpoints
    • In USA, the LocalName is aligned with postal city/town names.
  • Place by ID
    • In USA, the LocalName is aligned with postal city/town names.

Release date: 2020.12.08

Changes:

  • Fuzzy Search
    • New entityTypeSet parameter that can be used to restrict the result to a specific entity type.
  • Geometry Search
    • New entityTypeSet parameter that can be used to restrict the result to a specific entity type.
  • Autocomplete
    • Brands and categories are boosted according to popularity.

Release date: 2020.09.10

Changes:

  • Fuzzy Search
    • Add StreetName and HouseNumber information to data about EV charging stations.
  • Points of Interest Search
    • Add StreetName and HouseNumber information to data about EV charging stations.
  • Category Search
    • Add StreetName and HouseNumber information to data about EV charging stations.
  • Nearby Search
    • Add StreetName and HouseNumber information to data about EV charging stations.
  • Along Route Search
    • Add StreetName and HouseNumber information to data about EV charging stations.