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Low Bandwidth Search (Deprecated)

 

Service version: 2.0
Last edit: 2019.02.01

Deprecation notice

May 1, 2018:

  • The Low Bandwidth Search endpoint has been deprecated.
  • This endpoint will be withdrawn following a 12 month deprecation period.
  • The planned withdrawal date is May 1, 2019.
  • Following withdrawal, requests to this endpoint will receive an HTTP 404 error in response.

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Purpose

When building apps for mobile conserving bandwidth is extremely important. We have a shortened endpoint with:

  • A more compressed and concise response structure to help save bandwidth.
  • Add some convenience to the client side parsing.

Run this endpoint

You can easily run this and other endpoints.

  1. Go to the TomTom API Explorer page.
  2. Click an endpoint.
    1. Click Try it out.
    2. Enter/select all required parameter values and any optional parameter values.
    3. At the bottom of the form, click Execute.
  3. Review the Response.

Request data

HTTPS Method: GET

URL format (using "s" search)

For ease of viewing and identification:

  • Required constants and parameters are shown in bold text.
  • Optional parameters are shown in plain text.
https://api.tomtom.com/search/2/s/pizza.json?key=*****&typeahead=true&limit=10&ofs=1000&countrySet=FR&lat=37.337&lon=-121.89 &radius=100&topLeft=37.553%2C-122.453&btmRight=37.4%2C-122.55&language=en-us&idxSet=POI&view=Unified

curl command

curl -X GET "https://api.tomtom.com/search/2/s/pizza.json?key=*****
  &typeahead=true
  &limit=10
  &ofs=1000
  &countrySet=FR
  &lat=37.337
  &lon=-121.89
  &radius=100
  &topLeft=37.553%2C-122.453
  &btmRight=37.4%2C-122.55
  &language=en-us
  &idxSet=POI
  &view=Unified"
-H "accept: */*"

HTTPS Method: GET

URL format (using "cS" category search)

https://api.tomtom.com/search/2/cS/pizza.json?key=*****&typeahead=true&limit=10&ofs=1000&countrySet=FR&lat=37.337&lon=-121.89&radius=100 &topLeft=37.553%2C-122.453&btmRight=37.4%2C-122.55&language=en-us&idxSet=POI&view=Unified

curl command

curl -X GET "https://api.tomtom.com/search/2/cS/pizza.json?key=*****
  &typeahead=true
  &limit=10
  &ofs=1000
  &countrySet=FR
  &lat=37.337
  &lon=-121.89
  &radius=100
  &topLeft=37.553%2C-122.453
  &btmRight=37.4%2C-122.55
  &language=en-us
  &idxSet=POI
  &view=Unified
-H "accept: */*"

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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.
  • A parameter's data type is beneath its name.
  • 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 parameters
Parameter Description
baseURL
string		 Base URL for calling the API:
Value: api.tomtom.com
versionNumber
integer		 Service version number.
Value: The current value is 2.
query/category
string		 Query (s)/Category (cS) string. Must be properly URL encoded.
Value: A properly URL encoded query string.
ext
string		 A valid response format.
Value: JSON, JSONP, JS, or XML
key
string		 An API Key valid for the requested service.
Value: Your valid API Key.
Optional parameters
Parameter Description
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
Other value: true
limit
integer		 Maximum number of responses that will be returned.
Default value: 10
Maximum value: 100
ofs
integer		 Starting offset of the returned results within the full result set.
Default value: 0
Maximum value: 1900
lat
float		 Latitude, e.g., lat=37.337 lat./lon. where results should be biased.
NOTE: supplying a lat/lon without a radius will only bias the search results to that area.
Value: lat
lon
float		 Longitude, e.g., lon=-121.89 lat./lon. where results should be biased.
NOTE: supplying a lat/lon without a radius will only bias the search results to that area.
Value: lon
countrySet
string		 Comma separated string of country codes (e.g.: FR, ES)

  • This will limit the search to the specified countries.
  • The choice of view may restrict which countries are available.
  • Incompatible combinations will return error 400.

Value: FR, ES, etc.
radius
integer		 If radius and position are set, the results will be constrained to the defined area.
The radius parameter is specified in meters.
Value: A radius.
topLeft
string		 Top left position of the bounding box.

  • This is specified as a comma separated string composed by lat., lon. (e.g.: 37.553,-122.453).
  • Important note: Point-Radius parameters and Bounding box parameters are mutually exclusive.
  • Point radius parameters take precendence when both are passed.

Value: A comma separated string composed by lat, lon.
btmRight
String		 Bottom right position of the bounding box.

  • This is specified as a comma separated string composed by lat., lon. (e.g.: 37.553,-122.453).
  • Important note: Point-Radius parameters and Bounding box parameters are mutually exclusive.
  • Point radius parameters take precendence when both are passed.

Value: A comma separated string composed by lat, lon.
language
string		 Language in which search results should be returned.
Should be one of supported IETF language tags, case insensitive. When data in a specified language is not available for a specific field, default language is used.
Value: One of supported IETF language tags.
idxSet
string		 The dxSet parameter allows for fine tuning L2 by specifying which indexes to utilize for the search.

  • It is a comma-separated list of indexes which should be utilized for the search.
  • Item order does not matter.
  • Available values are described in the Additional Information indexes abbreviation values section.

Usage examples:

  • idxSet=POI(search Points Of Interest only)
  • idxSet=PAD,Addr (search addresses only)

Value: A comma-separated list of indexes.
view
string		 Geopolitical View.
The context used to resolve handling disputed territories.

  • Views include Unified, along with IN, PK, IL, and MA which are tailored for India, Pakistan, Israel and Morocco, respectively.
  • IN overrides in India

Values: Unified, IN, PK, IL, and MA

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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 section for more information.

When requesting JSON output, the Response has the following structure:

{
    "s": 200,
    "sum": {
        "q": "pizza",
        "t": "NON_NEAR"
    },
    "r": []
}

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

{
    "id": "US/POI/p0/9033556",
    "tp": "POI",
    "etp": "",
    "a1": "2501 Soquel Dr",
    "a2": "Santa Cruz, CA 95065",
    "cc": "US",
    "nm": "Upper Crust Pizza & Pasta",
    "ph": "+(1)-(831)-4762333",
    "ul": "www.uppercrustsc.com/",
    "ps": "36.98844 -121.97483",
    "gh": "9q962ms9k2yx",
    "ct": [
        "pizza",
        "restaurant"
    ],
    "cst": [
        {
            "cd": "RESTAURANT",
            "ns": [
                {
                    "nl": "en-US",
                    "na": "pizza"
                },
                {
                    "nl": "en-US",
                    "na": "restaurant"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

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Response fields

The following tables describe 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
Field Description
s
string		 Response status code.
sum{}
object		 Summary information about the search that was performed.
r[]
array		 Result list, sorted in descending order by score.
s
Field Description
s
integer		 Response status code. 200 denotes success.
sum{} object
Field Description
q
string		 Query as interpreted by the search engine.
t
string		 Response type * see response types below.
r[] array
Field Description
id
string		 Non-stable id for this result.
tp
string		 Type of Result. One of:

  • POI
  • Street
  • Geography
  • Point Address
  • Cross Street
etp
string		 Optional section. Only present if type = = Geography. One of:

  • Country
  • CountrySubdivision
  • CountrySecondarySubdivision
  • CountryTertiarySubdivision
  • Municipality
  • MunicipalitySubdivision
  • Neighbourhood
  • PostalCodeArea
a1
string		 Address line 1.
a2
string		 Address line 2.
cc
string		 Country.
nm
string		 Name of the POI.
ph
string		 Telephone number.
ul
string		 Website URL.
ps
string		 Position.
gh
string		 Geohash.
ct
array
Deprecated		 The list of POI categories. Deprecated: Use cst instead.
May 1, 2018:

  • The ct response field has been deprecated.
  • It will be withdrawn following a 12 month deprecation period.
  • The planned withdrawal date is May 1, 2019.
cst
array		 The list of POI category classifications.
cst[] array
Field Description
cd
string		 Fixed top level category code.
ns
array		 List of category names with locale code information. Currently only the en-US locale is returned.
ns array fields
Field Description
nl
string		 Locale code of this category name.
na
string		 Category name in given locale.

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HTTP Response codes

Code Meaning & 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.
5xx Server Error: The service was unable to process your request. Contact support to resolve the issue.

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Response headers

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

Header Description
Access-Control-Allow-Origin Ensures that clients that implement the CORS security model are able to access the response from this service.
Value: *
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

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