Along Route Search

Service version: 2
Last edit: 2023.08.01

Purpose

The Along Route Search endpoint allows you to perform a fuzzy search for POIs along a specified route. This search is constrained by specifying a detour time-limiting measure. To send the route points you will use a POST request whose body will contain the route parameter in JSON format. The minimum number of route points is 2.

It is possible that the original route will be altered, and some of its points may be skipped. If the route that passes through the found point is faster than the original one, the detour time value is negative. POST requests require the Content-Type header to be set to application/json.

For performance reasons and large data sets, you may use Content-Encoding: gzip, Content-Type: application/json, and Accept-Encoding: gzip headers together with the compressed payload.

Run this endpoint

You can easily run this and other endpoints. Go to the TomTom API Explorer page and follow the directions.

post
Example POST request body (JSON)
1{
2 "route": {
3 "points": [
4 {
5 "lat": 37.7524152343544,
6 "lon": -122.43576049804686
7 },
8 {
9 "lat": 37.70660472542312,
10 "lon": -122.43301391601562
11 },
12 {
13 "lat": 37.712059855877314,
14 "lon": -122.36434936523438
15 },
16 {
17 "lat": 37.75350561243041,
18 "lon": -122.37396240234374
19 }
20 ]
21 }
22}

Request data

HTTPS Method: POST

  • Constants and parameters enclosed in curly brackets { } must be replaced with their values.
  • Please see the following Request parameters section with the required and optional parameters tables for their values. The generic request format is as follows.
post
URL request format
https://{baseURL}/search/{versionNumber}/searchAlongRoute/{query}.{ext}?key={Your_API_Key}&maxDetourTime={maxDetourTime}&typeahead={typeahead}&limit={limit}&categorySet={categorySet}&brandSet={brandSet}&connectorSet={connectorSet}&fuelSet={fuelSet}&vehicleTypeSet={vehicleTypeSet}&view={view}&detourOffset={detourOffset}&sortBy={sortBy}&openingHours={openingHours}&spreadingMode={spreadingMode}&timeZone={timeZone}&mapcodes={mapcodes}&relatedPois={relatedPois}&minPowerKW={minPowerKW}&maxPowerKW={maxPowerKW}
post
URL request example
https://api.tomtom.com/search/2/searchAlongRoute/restaurant.json?key={Your_API_Key}&maxDetourTime=1000
post
curl command request example
1curl -XPOST -d '{
2 "route": {
3 "points": [
4 {
5 "lat": 37.7524152343544,
6 "lon":-122.43576049804686
7 },
8 {
9 "lat": 37.70660472542312,
10 "lon":-122.43301391601562
11 },
12 {
13 "lat": 37.712059855877314,
14 "lon":-122.36434936523438
15 },
16 {
17 "lat": 37.75350561243041,
18 "lon":-122.37396240234374
19 }
20 ]
21 }
22}' 'https://api.tomtom.com/search/2/searchAlongRoute/pizza.json?key={Your_API_Key}&maxDetourTime=1000'

Request parameters

The following table describes the parameters that can be used in a request.

  • Required parameters must be used or the call will fail.
  • Optional parameters may be used.
  • If there is a default value that will be assumed when an optional parameter is not used, it is shown in the table.
  • The order of request parameters is not important.
Required parametersDescription

baseURL
string

Base URL for calling the API.
Values:

versionNumber
string

The service version.
Value: The current value is 2.

ext
string

A valid response format.
Values: json , jsonp , js , or xml.

key
string

An API Key valid for the requested service.
Value: Your valid API Key.

maxDetourTime
integer

Maximum detour time.
Maximum value: 3600 seconds.

Optional parametersDescription

query
string

The query string. It must be properly URL-encoded.
Value: A properly URL-encoded query string.

typeahead
boolean

If the typeahead flag is set, the query will be interpreted as a partial input, and the search will enter predictive mode.
Default value: false

limit
integer

The maximum number of responses that will be returned.
Default value: 10
Maximum value: 20

categorySet
string

A comma-separated list of categories which could be used to restrict the result to the Points Of Interest of specific categories. The list of categories can be discovered using the POI Categories endpoint.
Value: A comma-separated list of category identifiers (in any order). When multiple category identifiers are provided, only POIs that belong to (at least) one of the categories from the provided list will be returned.
Usage examples:

  • categorySet=7315 (search Points Of Interest of category Restaurant )

  • categorySet=7315025,7315017 (search Points Of Interest of a category, in this example an Italian ( italian ) or French ( french ) Restaurant

brandSet
string

A comma-separated list of brand names which could be used to restrict the result to Points Of Interest of specific brands.
Value: A comma-separated list of brand names (in any order). When multiple brands are provided, only POIs that belong to (at least) one of the brands from the provided list will be returned. Brands that contain a "," (comma) in their name should be put into quotes, for example: "A,B,C".
Usage examples:

  • brandSet=Tomtom (search Points Of Interest of the "Tomtom" brand)

  • brandSet=Tomtom,Foobar (search Points Of Interest of the "Tomtom" brand OR "Foobar" brand)

  • brandSet="A,B,C Comma" (search Points Of Interest of the "Adam,Batsman,and,Bowling" brand)

connectorSet
string

A comma-separated list of connector types which could be used to restrict the result to the Points Of Interest of type Electric Vehicle Station supporting specific connector types. See: List of supported connector types
Value: A comma-separated list of connector types (in any order). When multiple connector types are provided, only POIs that support (at least) one of the connector types from the provided list will be returned.
Usage examples:

  • connectorSet=IEC62196Type2CableAttached (search Points Of Interest of type Electric Vehicle Station supporting IEC62196Type2CableAttached)

  • connectorSet=IEC62196Type2Outlet,IEC62196Type2CableAttached (search Points Of Interest of type Electric Vehicle Station supporting IEC62196Type2CableAttached or IEC62196Type2Outlet )

minPowerKW
double

An optional parameter which could be used to restrict the result to the Points Of Interest of type Electric Vehicle Station supporting at least one connector with a specific minimal value of power in kilowatts (closed interval - with that value).
Value: A double value representing the power rate in kilowatts.
Usage example: minPowerKW=22.2 : Returns a Points Of Interest of type Electric Vehicle Station supporting at least one connector with a power rate in the range from 22.2 kW. This parameter might be used together with maxPowerKW.

maxPowerKW
double

An optional parameter which could be used to restrict the result to the Points Of Interest of type Electric Vehicle Station supporting at least one connector with a specific maximum value of power in kilowatts (closed interval - with that value).
Value: A double value representing the power rate in kilowatts.
Usage example: maxPowerKW=43.2 : Returns a Points Of Interest of type Electric Vehicle Station supporting at least one connector with a power rate in the range to 43.2 kW. This parameter might be used together with minPowerKW.

fuelSet
string

A comma-separated list of fuel types which could be used to restrict the result to the Points Of Interest of specific fuels. If fuelSet is specified, the query can remain empty. Only POIs with a proper fuel type will be returned.
Value: A comma-separated list of fuel type identifiers (in any order). When multiple fuel types are provided, only POIs that belong to (at least) one of the fuel types from the provided list will be returned.
Fuel Types available


Usage examples:

  • fuelSet=Diesel (search Points Of Interest of the Diesel fuel type)

  • fuelSet=Petrol,LPG (search Points Of Interest of either the Petrol or LPG fuel type)

vehicleTypeSet
string

A comma-separated list of vehicle types that could be used to restrict the result to the Points Of Interest of specific vehicles. If vehicleTypeSet is specified, the query can remain empty. Only POIs with a proper vehicle type will be returned.
Value: A comma-separated list of vehicle type identifiers (in any order). When multiple vehicles types are provided, only POIs that belong to (at least) one of the vehicle types from the provided list will be returned.
Available vehicle types: Car , Truck


Usage examples:

  • vehicleTypeSet=Car (search Points Of Interest of the Car car type)

  • vehicleTypeSet=Car,Truck (search Points Of Interest of either the Car or Truck vehicle type)

view
string

Geopolitical View. The context used to resolve the handling of disputed territories. Views include Unified , along with AR IL , IN , MA , PK , RU , TR , and CN which are respectively tailored for Argentina, Israel, India, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, and China.
Default values:

  • Argentina, default view: AR , available views: Unified , IL , IN , MA , PK , RU , TR , CN

  • India, default view: IN , available views: -

  • Morocco, default view: MA , available views: Unified , AR , IL , IN , PK , RU , TR , CN

  • Pakistan, default view: PK , available views: Unified , AR , IL , IN , MA , RU , TR , CN

  • Russia, default view: RU , available views: Unified , AR , IL , IN , MA , PK , TR , CN

  • Turkey, default view: TR , available views: Unified , AR , IL , IN , MA , PK , RU , CN

  • China, default view: CN , available views: Unified , AR , IL , IN , MA , PK , RU , TR

  • Others, default view: Unified , available views: AR , IL , IN , MA , PK , RU , TR , CN

detourOffset
boolean

Parameter which turns on calculation of the distance between the start of the route and the starting point of the detour to a POI.
Default value: false Detour offset is also calculated when sortBy parameter is set to detourOffset. Value is provided in a response only when detourOffset is set to true.

sortBy
string

Parameter which provides the possibility to sort returned results.
Default value: detourTime
Values: detourTime , detourDistance , detourOffset
Detour distance will be calculated as a difference between the original distance and the distance of a new route with Point Of Interest location. detourDistance field will be present in every response regardless of sorting parameter. If detour offset is set to false detourOffset=false and sorting parameter is set to detourOffset ( sortBy=detourOffset ) then detour offset will be calculated and results will be sorted as expected, but detourOffset value will not be present in the response.
Usage examples:

  • sortBy=detourTime (sorts returned results by detour distance)

  • sortBy=detourOffset (sorts returned results by detourOffset)

language
string

Language in which search results should be returned. It should be one of the TomTom supported IETF language tags , case insensitive. When data in the specified language is not available for a specific field or the language is not specified, the language best matched with your query is used.
Value: One of the TomTom supported IETF language tags.

openingHours
string

List of opening hours for a POI (Points of Interest).
Value: nextSevenDays Mode shows the opening hours for next week, starting with the current day in the local time of the POI.
Usage example: openingHours=nextSevenDays

spreadingMode
string

Enables the spreading of returned results evenly along the route.
Value: auto

mapcodes
string

Enables the return of a comma-separated mapcodes list. It can also filter the response to only show selected mapcode types. See mapcodes in the response.
Values: One or more of: Local , International , Alternative
A mapcode represents a specific location to within a few meters. Every location on Earth can be represented by a mapcode. Mapcodes are designed to be short, easy to recognize, remember, and communicate. Visit the Mapcode project website for more information.
Usage examples:

  • mapcodes=Local (only returns the Local mapcode for a location)

  • mapcodes=Local,Alternative (returns both Local and Alternative mapcodes for a location)

  • mapcodes=Local,Alternative,International (returns all possible mapcodes for a location)

timeZone
string

Used to indicate the mode in which the timeZone object should be returned.
Values: iana Mode shows the IANA ID which allows the user to determine the current time zone for the POI.
Usage example: timeZone=iana

relatedPois
string

An optional parameter that provides the possibility to return related Points Of Interest.
Default value: off
Values: off , child , parent , all
Points Of Interest can be related to each other when one is physically part of another. For example, an airport terminal can physically belong to an airport. This relationship is expressed as a parent/child relationship: the airport terminal is a child of the airport. If the value child or parent is given, a related Points Of Interest with a specified relation type will be returned in the response. If the value all is given, then both child and parent relations are returned.
Usage examples:

  • relatedPois=child : Returns only Points Of Interest with a child relation.

  • relatedPois=parent : Returns only Points Of Interest with a parent relation.

  • relatedPois=all : Returns Points Of Interest with all possible relations.

Request headers

Optional headersDescription

Accept-Encoding

Enables response compression.
Value: gzip

Tracking-ID

Specifies an identifier for the request. It can be used to trace a call. The value must match the regular expression '^[a-zA-Z0-9-]{1,100}$'. An example of the format that matches this regular expression is UUID: (e.g., 9ac68072-c7a4-11e8-a8d5-f2801f1b9fd1 ). For details check RFC 4122. If specified, it is replicated in the Tracking-ID response header. It is only meant to be used for support and does not involve tracking of you or your users in any form.
Value: An identifier for the request.

Response data

Response body

For illustrative purposes the example below is neatly indented and includes all possible response fields. Actual responses are more compact and the fields present will vary based on the result type and the data available. See the following response field documentation for more information. When requesting JSON output, the response has the following structure:

Response body - JSON
1{
2 "summary": {
3 "query": "pizza",
4 "queryType": "NON_NEAR",
5 "queryTime": 137,
6 "numResults": 1,
7 "offset": 0,
8 "totalResults": 1,
9 "fuzzyLevel": 1
10 },
11 "results": []
12}

Each element of the results array is in the following format:

Results array elements format - JSON
1{
2 "type": "POI",
3 "id": "g6JpZK84NDAwNjEwMDE4NjUxNDKhY6NVU0GhdqdVbmlmaWVk",
4 "score": 4.999,
5 "dist": 32.32909635789851,
6 "info": "search:ta:840061001865142-US",
7 "poi": {
8 "name": "Upper Crust Pizza & Pasta",
9 "phone": "+(1)-(831)-4762333",
10 "url": "www.uppercrustsc.com/",
11 "brands": [
12 {
13 "name": "Upper Crust"
14 }
15 ],
16 "categorySet": [
17 {
18 "id": 7315015
19 }
20 ],
21 "categories": ["pizza", "restaurant"],
22 "openingHours": {
23 "mode": "nextSevenDays",
24 "timeRanges": [
25 {
26 "startTime": {
27 "date": "2019-02-05",
28 "hour": 7,
29 "minute": 0
30 },
31 "endTime": {
32 "date": "2019-02-05",
33 "hour": 21,
34 "minute": 0
35 }
36 },
37 {
38 "startTime": {
39 "date": "2019-02-06",
40 "hour": 7,
41 "minute": 0
42 },
43 "endTime": {
44 "date": "2019-02-06",
45 "hour": 21,
46 "minute": 0
47 }
48 },
49 {
50 "startTime": {
51 "date": "2019-02-07",
52 "hour": 7,
53 "minute": 0
54 },
55 "endTime": {
56 "date": "2019-02-07",
57 "hour": 21,
58 "minute": 0
59 }
60 },
61 {
62 "startTime": {
63 "date": "2019-02-08",
64 "hour": 7,
65 "minute": 0
66 },
67 "endTime": {
68 "date": "2019-02-08",
69 "hour": 21,
70 "minute": 0
71 }
72 },
73 {
74 "startTime": {
75 "date": "2019-02-09",
76 "hour": 7,
77 "minute": 0
78 },
79 "endTime": {
80 "date": "2019-02-09",
81 "hour": 21,
82 "minute": 0
83 }
84 },
85 {
86 "startTime": {
87 "date": "2019-02-10",
88 "hour": 7,
89 "minute": 0
90 },
91 "endTime": {
92 "date": "2019-02-10",
93 "hour": 12,
94 "minute": 0
95 }
96 },
97 {
98 "startTime": {
99 "date": "2019-02-10",
100 "hour": 14,
101 "minute": 0
102 },
103 "endTime": {
104 "date": "2019-02-10",
105 "hour": 21,
106 "minute": 0
107 }
108 }
109 ]
110 },
111 "classifications": [
112 {
113 "code": "RESTAURANT",
114 "names": [
115 {
116 "nameLocale": "en-US",
117 "name": "pizza"
118 },
119 {
120 "nameLocale": "en-US",
121 "name": "restaurant"
122 }
123 ]
124 }
125 ],
126 "timeZone": {
127 "ianaId": "Europe/Andorra"
128 }
129 },
130 "relatedPois": [
131 {
132 "relationType": "child",
133 "id": "g6JpZK83ODQwMDkwMDAwMjUxMTWhY6NBUkWhdqdVbmlmaWVk"
134 },
135 {
136 "relationType": "child",
137 "id": "u234HsadasKHZK81MjgwMDkwMDQyNDY3jashfsaASDHkjhdA"
138 }
139 ],
140 "address": {
141 "streetNumber": "2501",
142 "streetName": "Soquel Dr",
143 "municipalitySubdivision": "Santa Cruz, Live Oak",
144 "municipality": "Santa Cruz, Live Oak",
145 "countrySecondarySubdivision": "Santa Cruz",
146 "countryTertiarySubdivision": "Santa Cruz",
147 "countrySubdivision": "CA",
148 "postalCode": "95065",
149 "extendedPostalCode": "950652023",
150 "countryCode": "US",
151 "country": "United States Of America",
152 "countryCodeISO3": "USA",
153 "freeformAddress": "2501 Soquel Dr, Santa Cruz, CA 95065",
154 "countrySubdivisionName": "California",
155 "localName": "Santa Cruz"
156 },
157 "position": {
158 "lat": 36.98844,
159 "lon": -121.97483
160 },
161 "mapcodes": [
162 {
163 "type": "Local",
164 "fullMapcode": "US-CA FS.WRH3",
165 "territory": "US-CA",
166 "code": "FS.WRH3"
167 },
168 {
169 "type": "International",
170 "fullMapcode": "S4ZW4.990V"
171 },
172 {
173 "type": "Alternative",
174 "fullMapcode": "US-CA 4349.S8W",
175 "territory": "US-CA",
176 "code": "4349.S8W"
177 },
178 {
179 "type": "Alternative",
180 "fullMapcode": "US-CA JJCH.H9DF",
181 "territory": "US-CA",
182 "code": "JJCH.H9DF"
183 },
184 {
185 "type": "Alternative",
186 "fullMapcode": "USA JJCH.H9DF",
187 "territory": "USA",
188 "code": "JJCH.H9DF"
189 }
190 ],
191 "viewport": {
192 "topLeftPoint": {
193 "lat": 36.98934,
194 "lon": -121.97596
195 },
196 "btmRightPoint": {
197 "lat": 36.98754,
198 "lon": -121.9737
199 }
200 },
201 "entryPoints": [
202 {
203 "type": "main",
204 "position": {
205 "lat": 36.98817,
206 "lon": -121.97487
207 }
208 },
209 {
210 "type": "minor",
211 "functions": ["FrontDoor"],
212 "position": {
213 "lat": 52.30987,
214 "lon": 4.76093
215 }
216 }
217 ],
218 "detourTime": 113,
219 "detourDistance": 211,
220 "detourOffset": 156,
221 "chargingPark": {
222 "connectors": [
223 {
224 "connectorType": "IEC62196Type2CCS",
225 "ratedPowerKW": 22.2,
226 "currentA": 32,
227 "currentType": "AC3",
228 "voltageV": 380
229 },
230 {
231 "connectorType": "Tesla",
232 "ratedPowerKW": 43.2,
233 "currentA": 16,
234 "currentType": "AC3",
235 "voltageV": 480
236 }
237 ]
238 },
239 "dataSources": {
240 "chargingAvailability": {
241 "id": "442009000132285"
242 },
243 "parkingAvailability": {
244 "id": "00000000-0005-36de-0009-20d4467654e2"
245 },
246 "fuelPrice": {
247 "id": "1:cf81fe50-6218-11ea-a677-d05099d5f839"
248 },
249 "geometry": {
250 "id": "00004e4c-3100-3c00-0000-0000685e23c7"
251 }
252 }
253}

Response fields

The following table describes all of the fields that can appear in a response. Fields are listed by the response section they belong to and in the order that they appear in the response.

Primary fields
FieldDescription

summary
object

Summary information about the search that was performed.
summary object

results
array

The result list, sorted in descending order by score.
results array

summary object
FieldDescription

query
string

The query as interpreted by the search engine.

queryType
string

Response type. Can be NEARBY or NON_NEAR.

queryTime
integer

Time spent on resolving the query.

numResults
integer

The number of results in the response.

offset
integer

The starting offset of the returned results within the full result set.

totalResults
integer

The total number of results found.

fuzzyLevel
integer

The maximum fuzzy level required to provide results.
results array
FieldDescription

type
string

Type of result.
Value: POI

id
string

A stable unique id for the POI index, and a non-stable unique id for the other indexes. Note: Stable id means that it doesn't change between data releases without changing the location, attribution, or classification.

score
double

The score of the result. A larger score means there is a probability that a result meeting the query criteria is higher.

dist
double

Unit: meters. This is the distance to an object from the provided route.

info
string

Information about the original data source of the result.

poi
object

Information about the Points of Interest in the result.
poi object

relatedPois
object

List of related Points Of Interest.
relatedPois object

address
object

Structured address for the result.
address object

position
object

Position of the result:
LatLon

mapcodes
array

List of mapcode objects
mapcodes object

viewport
object

A viewport which can be used to display the result on a map.
viewport object

entrypoints
array

List of entry points of the POI (Point of Interest).
entryPoints array

detourTime
integer

Detour time in seconds.

detourDistance
integer

Detour distance in meters.

detourOffset
integer

Detour offset in meters.

chargingPark
object

A list of chargingPark objects. Present only when the Points of Interest are of the Electric Vehicle Station type.
chargingPark object

dataSources
object

Optional section. Reference ids for use with the Additional Data service.
dataSources object

fuelTypes
array

Optional section. List of fuel types served by the petrol station.
fuelTypes array
Fuel Types available

vehicleTypes
array

Optional section. List of vehicle types supported by the petrol station.
vehicleTypes array
Available vehicle types: Car , Truck

poi object
FieldDescription

name
string

Name of the POI.

phone
string

Telephone number.

brands
array

The list of POI brands.
brands array

url
string

Website URL.

categories
array
Deprecated

The list of POI categories. Supported Category Codes

Deprecated: Use classifications instead.

  • As of May 1, 2018

    • The response categories field has been deprecated.

    • It will be withdrawn following a 12 month deprecation period.

    • The planned withdrawal date is May 1, 2019.

categorySet
array

The list of the most specific POI categories.
categorySet array

openingHours
object

List of opening hours for a POI (Points of Interest).
openingHours object

classifications
array

The list of POI category classifications.
classifications array

timeZone
object

Time zone information for the POI.
timeZone object

categorySet array
FieldDescription

id
number

Category id. Full list of available categories is available under POI Categories endpoint.

brands array
FieldDescription

name
string

Brand name.
classifications array
FieldDescription

code
string

Fixed top level category code. Supported Category Codes

names
array

List of category names with locale code information. Currently only en-US locale is returned.
names array

names array
FieldDescription

nameLocale
string

The locale code of this category name.

name
string

Category name in the given locale.
relatedPoi object
FieldDescription

relationType
string

Relation type:

  • child

  • parent

id
string

Pass this as entityId to the Place by ID service to fetch additional data for the Point Of Interest.

address object
FieldDescription

streetNumber
string

The number of the building on the street.

streetName
string

The street name.

municipalitySubdivision
string

Sub City

municipalitySecondarySubdivision
string

Sub Sub City

neighbourhood
string

Neighbourhood

municipality
string

City / Town

countrySecondarySubdivision
string

County

countryTertiarySubdivision
string

Named Area

countrySubdivision
string

State or Province

postalCode
string

Postal Code / Zip Code

extendedPostalCode
string

Extended postal code (availability dependent on region)

countryCode
string

Country (Note: This is a two-letter code, not a country name.)

country
string

Country name

countryCodeISO3
string

ISO alpha-3 country code

freeformAddress
string

An address line formatted according to the formatting rules of the result's country of origin. In the case of countries, its full country name.

countrySubdivisionName
string

The full name of the first level of a country's administrative hierarchy. This field appears only in case countrySubdivision is presented in an abbreviated form. Supported only for USA, Canada, and Great Britain.

localName
string

An address component which represents the name of a geographic area or locality that groups a number of addressable objects for addressing purposes, without being an administrative unit.

mapcodes object
FieldDescription

type
string

Type of mapcode.
Local
The shortest possible (and easiest to remember) mapcode. Local mapcodes are especially useful when the user knows what territory the mapcode is in (for example, when an application is designed to be used inside just one European country or US state). Note that the code element of a Local mapcode is ambiguous when used without the territory element. For example, the "4J.P2" mapcode can mean the Eiffel Tower location ( 48.858380, 2.294440 ) (with the territory set to FRA ), but also some place in Amsterdam-Noord, Netherlands (52.382184, 4.911021) (with the territory set to NLD ).
International
This mapcode is unambiguous. It is also the longest.
Alternative
Alternatives to Local mapcodes. Each Alternative mapcode points to slightly different coordinates due to the way mapcodes are computed (see the mapcode documentation ). For example, the position from a response can be encoded as "5DM.WC" ( 51.759244, 19.448316 ) and the "VHJ.036" ( 51.759245, 19.448264 ), which are close to each other, but not exactly the same place.

fullMapcode
string

The full form of a mapcode ( territory + code ). It is always unambiguous. The territory element is always in the Latin alphabet. In an International mapcode, the territory part is empty.

territory
string

The territory element of the mapcode. The territory element is always in the Latin alphabet. Usually, the territory is the ISO 3166-1 alpha 3 abbreviation for the country name. However in these eight very large countries:

  • USA
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • Brazil
  • India
  • Russia
  • China

an address has little meaning unless the user also knows what state it's in (just as, elsewhere, an address has little meaning if the user doesn’t know what country it’s in). More information about territory codes is available at Territories for mapcodes. This field is not returned for an International mapcode.

code
string

The mapcode without the territory element. It consists of two groups of letters and digits separated by a dot. The code is using the same language and alphabet as the response. The language parameter may be used to modify the language and alphabet of both the response and the code (for example: Cyrillic for the language 'ru-RU'). This field is not returned for the International mapcodes. Use fullMapcode instead.

viewport object
FieldDescription

topLeftPoint
object

Top-left corner of the rectangle:
LatLon

btmRightPoint
object

Bottom-right corner of the rectangle:
LatLon

entryPoints array
FieldDescription

type
string

The main entry point. One of:

  • main

  • minor

functions
array

If present, represents the type of access for the POI.
Example: FrontDoor

position
object

Position of the entry point.
LatLon

chargingPark object
FieldDescription

connectors
array

A list of connectors available in the Points Of Interest of an Electric Vehicle Station type.
connectors array

connectors array
FieldDescription

connectorType
string

Type of the connector available in Electric Vehicle Station.
See: Supported Connector Types.

ratedPowerKW
double

Rated power of the connector in kilowatts (kW).

currentA
integer

Current value of the connector in amperes (A).

currentType
string

Current type of the connector.

voltageV
integer

Voltage of the connector in Volts (V).
dataSources object
FieldDescription

chargingAvailability
object

Information about the charging stations availability.
chargingAvailability object

parkingAvailability
object

Information about the parking site availability.
parkingAvailability object

fuelPrice
object

Information about the fuel station prices.
fuelPrice object

geometry
object

Information about the geometric shape of the result.
geometry object

chargingAvailability object
FieldDescription

id
string

Pass this as chargingAvailability to the EV Charging Stations Availability service to fetch charging availability information for this result.

parkingAvailability object
FieldDescription

id
string

Pass this as parkingAvailability to the Parking Availability service to fetch parking availability information for this result.

fuelPrice object
FieldDescription

id
string

Pass this as fuelPrice to the Fuel Prices service to fetch fuel price information for this result.

geometry object
FieldDescription

id
string

Pass this as geometryId to the Additional Data service to fetch geometry information for this result.

sourceName
string

Name of an additional data provider.
LatLon
FieldDescription

lat
float

Latitude. min/max: -90 to +90
Reference: Latitude, Longitude, and Coordinate System Grids

lon
float

Longitude. min/max: -180 to +180
Reference: Latitude, Longitude, and Coordinate System Grids

openingHours object
FieldDescription

mode
string

Mode used in the request.

timeRanges
array

List of time ranges for the next 7 days.
timeRanges array

timeRanges array
FieldDescription

startTime
object

The point in the next 7 days range when a given POI is being opened (or the beginning of the range if it was opened before the range), inclusive
startTime object

endTime
object

The point in the next 7 days range when a given POI is being opened (or the beginning of the range if it was opened before the range), exclusive
endTime object

startTime object, endTime object
FieldDescription

date
string

Represents current day in calendar year in POI time zone.

hour
integer

Hours are in the 24 hour format in the local time of a POI ; possible values are 0 - 23.

minute
integer

Minutes are in the local time of a POI ; possible values are 0 - 59.

timeZone object
FieldDescription

ianaId
string

ID from the IANA Time Zone Database.

Response codes

CodeMeaning & possible causes

200

OK : The search successfully returned zero or more results.

400

Bad Request : One or more parameters were incorrectly specified.

403

Forbidden : Possible causes include:

  • Service requires SSL
  • Not authorized
  • Rate or volume limit exceeded
  • Unknown referer

405

Method Not Allowed : The HTTP method ( GET , POST , etc. is not supported for this request.

404/596

Not Found : The HTTP request method ( GET , POST , etc.) or path is incorrect.

429

Too Many Requests : The API key is over QPS (Queries per second).

5xx

Server Error : The server was unable to process your request. Contact support to resolve the issue.

Response headers

The following table contains response headers sent back from an API server.

HeaderDescription

Access-Control-Allow-Origin

Ensures that clients implementing the CORS security model are able to access the response from this service.
Value: An asterisk * that signifies access to the TomTom API using the Access-Control-Allow-Origin (ACAO) header in its response indicating which origin sites are allowed.

Content-Type

Indicates the format of the response as chosen by the client.
Format: type/subtype; charset=utf-8
Value: type/subtype is one of:

  • application/json

  • text/javascript

  • text/xml

Content-Encoding

If requested by the client, the Search service applies gzip compression to the responses with the Accept-Encoding header.
Value: gzip

Tracking-ID

An identifier for the request. If the Tracking-ID header was specified, it is replicated in the response. Otherwise, it is generated automatically by the service. It is only meant to be used for support and does not involve tracking of you or your users in any form.
Value: An identifier for the request.

Error response

The error response content type depends on the ext parameter.

Error response example - JSON
1{
2 "errorText": "Error parsing 'language': Language tag 'en-ES' not supported",
3 "detailedError": {
4 "code": "BadRequest",
5 "message": "Error parsing 'language': Language tag 'en-ES' not supported",
6 "target": "language"
7 },
8 "httpStatusCode": "400"
9}
Error response example - XML
1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<response>
3 <errorText>Error parsing 'language': Language tag 'en-ES' not supported</errorText>
4 <detailedError>
5 <code>BadRequest</code>
6 <message>Error parsing 'language': Language tag 'en-ES' not supported</message>
7 <target>language</target>
8 </detailedError>
9 <httpStatusCode>400</httpStatusCode>
10</response>

Error response fields

Primary fields
FieldDescription

errorText
string

A human-readable description of the error.

detailedError
object

Detailed information about the error.
detailedError object

httpStatusCode
integer

Response codes signifying failed requests to an API server.

detailedError object
FieldDescription

code
string

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

message
string

A human-readable description of the error code. It is intended as an aid to developers and is not suitable for exposure to end users.

target
string

Optional. Target of the particular error.
Value: The name of the request parameter causing the error.