Smynx - API - Search for a location

Returns details of a location

URL: http://api.smynx.com/locations/place_search

HTTP Method: Get

Parameters

key - Your API key Required
full_name - The name of the location e.g. 'Cardiff'
country - The country of the location
page - Results page number (default is 1)

Error codes

401 - Not Authorized
404 - Not Found
500 - Internal Server Error

Available API methods

The following API methods are available to use.

Ideas

Get idea details - Returns details of an idea
Search ideas - Search all active ideas

Locations

Get location details - Returns details of a location
Search for a location - Returns details of a location

Try-outs

Get try-out details - Returns details of a try-out
Search try-outs - Search all upcoming public try-outs within a geographical area

Users

Get user details - Returns details of a user
Get a users friends list - Displays a users friends list
Get a users ideas list - Returns a list of ideas that the user has added
Search for a user - Search for a user by name and email address

Example Response

<locations type="array">
  <location>
    <administrative_division_1_code>WLS</administrative_division_1_code>
    <administrative_division_1_name>Wales</administrative_division_1_name>
    <administrative_division_2_code>X5</administrative_division_2_code>
    <administrative_division_2_name>City and County of Cardiff</administrative_division_2_name>
    <country>United Kingdom</country>
    <fips>UK</fips>
    <full_name>Cardiff</full_name>
    <full_name_ascii>Cardiff</full_name_ascii>
    <id type="integer">710923</id>
    <iso>GB</iso>
    <latitude>51.5</latitude>
    <longitude>-3.2</longitude>
    <updated_at>Fri Jun 06 12:59:25 UTC 2008</updated_at>
  </location>
</locations>