require(["esri/rest/places"], (places) => { /* code goes here */ });
import * as places from "@arcgis/core/rest/places.js";
esri/rest/places
Find places within a search distance of a geographic point or within an extent, or find more information about specific places. Places, also known as points of interest (POIs), are businesses and geographic locations that one can discover around the world. Places also contain attributes such as name, category, street address, contact information, and more.
With the places service one can build powerful applications to help people discover, locate, and learn more about places around them. The places service can search for businesses, points of interest (POI), and popular geographic features near a location or within a bounding box. You can only access the places service if you have an ArcGIS Developer account. ArcGIS Online accounts are not supported.
To start, one should identify one or more place categories for the types of places of interest. Categories are used to help filter search results so only the places of interest are returned. All categories have a name and a unique ID. To help find the appropriate category and ID, one can use the places category finder tool.
Once categories have been chosen, use the queryPlacesNearPoint() or queryPlacesWithinExtent() method. To filter and return the best results, provide a list of categories and/or keywords when you search. When places are returned, they contain attributes such as name, placeId, location, and categories.
Method Overview
| Name | Return Type | Summary | Object |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promise<object> | Get place details, including name, address, description, and other attributes. | places | |
| Promise<PlacesQueryResult> | A nearby search that finds places within a given radius of a location. | places | |
| Promise<PlacesQueryResult> | A search that finds places within a given extent. | places |
Method Details
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Get place details, including name, address, description, and other attributes.
Parametersparams FetchPlaceParametersDefines the parameters of the place details request.
requestOptions ObjectoptionalAdditional options to be used for the data request.
Returns- See also
Examplerequire([ "esri/rest/places", "esri/rest/support/FetchPlaceParameters" ], function(places, FetchPlaceParameters) { const swedishFetchPlaceParameters = new FetchPlaceParameters({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY", placeId: "571624acd79b8a99897357a25b744a20", // really good plumber requestedFields: ["address", "description", "hours", "socialMedia"] }); function fetchPlaceDetails() { places.fetchPlace(swedishFetchPlaceParameters).then(showPlaceDetails); } function showPlaceDetails(fetchResult) { console.log("Fetch place result: ", fetchResult); } fetchPlaceDetails(); });
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queryPlacesNearPoint
MethodqueryPlacesNearPoint(params, requestOptions){Promise<PlacesQueryResult>} -
A nearby search that finds places within a given radius of a location. The location typically represents a point on a map or the geolocation of a device.
Parametersparams PlacesQueryParametersDefines the parameters of the query request.
requestOptions ObjectoptionalAdditional options to be used for the data request.
ReturnsType Description Promise<PlacesQueryResult> Resolves to an object containing the PlacesQueryResultas a promise.- See also
Examplerequire([ "esri/rest/places", "esri/rest/support/PlacesQueryParameters" ], function(places, PlacesQueryParameters) { const point = { type: "point", // autocasts as new Point() longitude: 17.81840, latitude: 59.42145 }; const swedishPlacesQueryParameters = new PlacesQueryParameters({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY", categoryIds: ["11077"], // Bathroom Contractor radius: 10000, // set radius to 10,000 meters point }); function findPlaces() { places.queryPlacesNearPoint(swedishPlacesQueryParameters).then(showPlaces); } function showPlaces(placesSolveResult) { // results from the queryPlacesNearPoint() method console.log("PlacesQueryResult: ", placesSolveResult); // first PlaceResult object from PlacesQueryResult.results console.log("PlaceResult: ", placesSolveResult.results[0]); } findPlaces(); });
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queryPlacesWithinExtent
MethodqueryPlacesWithinExtent(params, requestOptions){Promise<PlacesQueryResult>} -
A search that finds places within a given extent. An extent typically represents the visible area of a map.
Parametersparams PlacesQueryParametersDefines the parameters of the query request.
requestOptions ObjectoptionalAdditional options to be used for the data request.
ReturnsType Description Promise<PlacesQueryResult> Resolves to an object containing the PlacesQueryResultas a promise.- See also
Examplerequire([ "esri/rest/places", "esri/rest/support/PlacesQueryParameters", "esri/geometry/Extent" ], function(places, PlacesQueryParameters, Extent) { const extent = new Extent({ xmin: 17.75, ymin: 59.55, xmax: 18, ymax: 59.7, spatialReference: 4326 }); const swedishPlacesQueryParameters = new PlacesQueryParameters({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY", categoryIds: ["16000"], // Landmarks and Outdoors extent }); function findPlaces() { places.queryPlacesWithinExtent(swedishPlacesQueryParameters).then(showPlaces); } function showPlaces(placesSolveResult) { // results from the queryPlacesWithinExtent() method console.log("PlacesQueryResult: ", placesSolveResult); // first PlaceResult object from PlacesQueryResult.results console.log("PlaceResult: ", placesSolveResult.results[0]); } findPlaces(); });