Once you've got a feel for the query format and output, transition over to your API tool of choice. Make sure to point to the Places API URL. We've provided a few examples below to quickly kick things off in some common languages.
API Endpoint
https://api.safegraph.com/v2/graphql
Sample Requests
{your-api-key}
Remember to input your unique API key where {your-api-key} is denoted in the below samples.
Get Core Info on a Specific Starbucks
Submitting the individual placekey
with the Lookup query. This is the same query as the original one used in the above GraphiQL Explorer.
query {
lookup(placekey: "[email protected]") {
placekey
safegraph_core {
location_name
street_address
city
region
postal_code
iso_country_code
}
}
}
{
"data": {
"lookup": {
"placekey": "[email protected]",
"safegraph_core": {
"location_name": "Starbucks",
"street_address": "2020 Market St",
"city": "San Francisco",
"region": "CA",
"postal_code": "94114",
"iso_country_code": "US"
}
}
},
"extensions": {
"row_count": 1,
"version_date": "1627739802__2021_07"
}
}
Search For Geometry Data On Starbucks in Denver, CO
Search query using brand
and address
fields. Note this search is limited to 5 responses per the first
argument. To filter through a longer list, you'd need to expand that limit and ultimately paginate through the responses using the after
argument.
query{
search(first: 5 filter:{
brand:"Starbucks"
address: {
city:"Denver"
region: "CO"
}
}) {
places {
edges {
node {
placekey
safegraph_geometry{
location_name
street_address
polygon_wkt
polygon_class
includes_parking_lot
is_synthetic
}
}
}
}
}
}
{
"data": {
"search": {
"places": {
"edges": [
{
"node": {
"placekey": "[email protected]",
"safegraph_geometry": {
"location_name": "Starbucks",
"street_address": "7777 E Hampden Ave",
"polygon_wkt": "POLYGON ((-104.8999285697937 39.654614050795956, -104.89980518817902 39.654403415686595, -104.90022361278534 39.65430016294756, -104.90033090114594 39.65450253817094, -104.8999285697937 39.654614050795956))",
"polygon_class": "OWNED_POLYGON",
"includes_parking_lot": null,
"is_synthetic": false
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"placekey": "[email protected]",
"safegraph_geometry": {
"location_name": "Starbucks",
"street_address": "9925 E Hampden Ave",
"polygon_wkt": "POLYGON ((-104.87311438967487 39.6532728683004, -104.873114079457 39.65342099105103, -104.87297193088692 39.65342047478039, -104.87297223259708 39.65327261016452, -104.87311438967487 39.6532728683004))",
"polygon_class": "OWNED_POLYGON",
"includes_parking_lot": false,
"is_synthetic": false
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"placekey": "[email protected]",
"safegraph_geometry": {
"location_name": "Starbucks",
"street_address": "6395 E Hampden Ave",
"polygon_wkt": "POLYGON ((-104.9159077747457 39.6536787217925, -104.91587089437175 39.653682851942165, -104.91586888271499 39.65370453522379, -104.91581054466891 39.65370453522379, -104.91581188577342 39.65368594955424, -104.91564894157577 39.6536849170169, -104.91564894157577 39.65358166320465, -104.91590911585021 39.653584760821275, -104.9159077747457 39.6536787217925))",
"polygon_class": "OWNED_POLYGON",
"includes_parking_lot": false,
"is_synthetic": false
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"placekey": "[email protected]",
"safegraph_geometry": {
"location_name": "Starbucks",
"street_address": "4505 Peoria St",
"polygon_wkt": "POLYGON ((-104.84757173931939 39.778288818440984, -104.84771121418817 39.77828153047684, -104.84770450866563 39.778370443586574, -104.847681709889 39.778370443586574, -104.847681709889 39.77842437443324, -104.84766360497821 39.77842632330247, -104.84766427553046 39.778501449818364, -104.8475744215284 39.778497253888624, -104.84757173931939 39.778288818440984))",
"polygon_class": "OWNED_POLYGON",
"includes_parking_lot": null,
"is_synthetic": false
}
}
},
{
"node": {
"placekey": "[email protected]",
"safegraph_geometry": {
"location_name": "Starbucks",
"street_address": "4005 Chambers Rd",
"polygon_wkt": "POLYGON ((-104.81088279280812 39.773426435665314, -104.81070576701313 39.77339963625025, -104.81071381364018 39.77333676065848, -104.81069369707257 39.77333160691892, -104.81070442590863 39.77328006950195, -104.81073258910328 39.77328728474266, -104.81074331793934 39.77324296253787, -104.81092034373432 39.773268731265055, -104.81088279280812 39.773426435665314))",
"polygon_class": "OWNED_POLYGON",
"includes_parking_lot": null,
"is_synthetic": false
}
}
}
]
}
}
},
"extensions": {
"row_count": 5,
"version_date": "1635494405__2021_10"
}
}