How to search nearby within a country - Amazon Location Service
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How to search nearby within a country

The SearchNearby API enables you to search for nearby places within a specific country. To use the API, you need to provide a QueryPosition, which can be:

  • A device position

  • An IP-based position

  • A map's viewport center

Alternatively, users can provide a city name or place, and the application can bias results based on the geocoordinates of that location.

Potential use cases

  • Explore businesses within a country

  • Find nearby B2B customers within a country

  • Explore tourist places within a country

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to search for golf courses within Canada near specified coordinates.

Sample request

This request searches for golf courses in Canada near the specified location.

{
    "QueryPosition": [
            -122.741803, 
            49.002478
    ],
    "Filter" : {
        "IncludeCategories": ["golf_course"],
        "IncludeCountries": ["CAN"]
    }
}
Sample response
{
    "ResultItems": [
        {
            "PlaceId": "<Redacted>",
            "PlaceType": "PointOfInterest",
            "Title": "Peace Portal Golf Course",
            "Address": {
                "Label": "Peace Portal Golf Course, 16900 * Ave, Surrey, BC V*Z *P*, Canada",
                "Country": {
                    "Code2": "CA",
                    "Code3": "CAN",
                    "Name": "Canada"
                },
                "Region": {
                    "Code": "BC",
                    "Name": "British Columbia"
                },
                "SubRegion": {
                    "Name": "Metro Vancouver"
                },
                "Locality": "Surrey",
                "District": "South Surrey",
                "PostalCode": "V*Z *P*",
                "Street": "* Ave",
                "StreetComponents": [
                    {
                        "BaseName": "4",
                        "Type": "Ave",
                        "TypePlacement": "AfterBaseName",
                        "TypeSeparator": " ",
                        "Language": "en"
                    }
                ],
                "AddressNumber": "16900"
            },
            "Position": [
                -122.75086,
                49.00921
            ],
            "Distance": 998,
            "Categories": [
                {
                    "Id": "golf_course",
                    "Name": "Golf Course",
                    "LocalizedName": "Golf Course",
                    "Primary": true
                }
            ],
            "Contacts": {
                "Phones": [
                    {
                        "Value": "+16045384818"                    }
                ],
                "Websites": [
                    {
                        "Value": "http://www.peaceportalgolf.com"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "AccessPoints": [
                {
                    "Position": [
                        -122.75087,
                        49.00935
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
cURL
curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://places.geo.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/v2/search-nearby?key=Your_Key' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "QueryPosition": [
         -122.741803, 
         49.002478
        ],
        "Filter" : {
        "IncludeCategories": ["golf_course"],
              "IncludeCountries": ["CAN"]
    }
    
}'
AWS CLI
aws geo-places search-nearby --key ${YourKey} \
--query-position -122.741803 49.002478 \
--filter '{"IncludeCategories": ["golf_course"], "IncludeCountries": ["CAN"]}'