POI Lookup

Platform: API iOS Android

POI Lookup API provides basic information of POI(scenic spot, tide stations, currents stations, etc.)

Request URL

https://geoapi.qweather.com/v2/poi/lookup?{QueryParams}

Request Parameters

All parameters are separated by &. If no optional parameters are set, the default value will be used.

location(required)The location to be queried, support text, LocationID, comma-separated longitude and latitude (decimal, up to 2 decimal places), Adcode(Chinese cities only). For example: location=beijing or location=116.41,39.92
type(required)Choose to search for a certain type of POI.
- scenic Scenic Spot
- CSTA Currents Station
- TSTA Tide Station
key(required)API authentication key, please refer to How To Get Your Key. Support Signature Authentication. Example: key=12334567890ABC
citySearch for POI within a given city. The city name can be text or the city’s LocationID.
The city name is an exact match. It is recommended to use LocaitonID. If the text cannot be matched, the data returned will be empty.
numberNumber of the results in response, from 1 to 20, 10 is the default.
langMulti-language setting, please see Language to find out how our multi-language works and how to set up.

Request Example

Lookup keyword “jings”

curl -L -X GET --compressed 'https://geoapi.qweather.com/v2/poi/lookup?type=scenic&location=jings&key=YOUR_KEY'

Response

The response is in JSON format and is Gzip compressed.

{
  "code": "200",
  "poi": [
    {
      "name": "景山公园",
      "id": "10101010012A",
      "lat": "39.91999",
      "lon": "116.38999",
      "adm2": "北京",
      "adm1": "北京",
      "country": "中国",
      "tz": "Asia/Shanghai",
      "utcOffset": "+08:00",
      "isDst": "0",
      "type": "scenic",
      "rank": "67",
      "fxLink": "https://www.qweather.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "静思园",
      "id": "10119040702A",
      "lat": "31.15999",
      "lon": "120.68000",
      "adm2": "苏州",
      "adm1": "苏州",
      "country": "中国",
      "tz": "Asia/Shanghai",
      "utcOffset": "+08:00",
      "isDst": "0",
      "type": "scenic",
      "rank": "86",
      "fxLink": "https://www.qweather.com"
    }
  ],
  "refer": {
    "sources": [
      "QWeather"
    ],
    "license": [
      "QWeather Developers License"
    ]
  }
}

code See Status Code
poi.name POI Name
poi.id POI ID
poi.lat Latitude of the POI
poi.lon Longitude of the POI
poi.adm2 Name of the superior administrative division of the POI
poi.adm1 The first-level administrative area of the POI
poi.country Country name of the POI
poi.tz POI timezone
poi.utcOffset The number of hours offset between local time and UTC time, refer to UTC Offset
poi.isDst Is the POI currently on daylight saving time. 1 for daylight saving time and 0 for not in daylight saving time.
poi.type POI type
poi.rank POI Rank
poi.fxLink Responsive web page of this location, easy to embed in your website or APP
refer.sources Data source and other statements, may be null
refer.license Data license, may be null