Places

Use location-based data to understand the context behind a neighborhood or place to enhance business intelligence, enrich your existing database, and ensure access to always-fresh POI data. Our data represents +100 million commercial points-of-interest (POI) worldwide and is rich with real-world information- it’s been updated and validated by millions of consumers.

Places Data

Foursquare utilizes three approaches to obtain Places data - human, software, and third-party verification to ensure POI data is consistent, accurate, and fresh.

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Places Delivery

Download places content and customize data to your business needs, delivered as a flat-file delivery via JSON/TSV from or programmatically access data via the Places API.

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FAQs

Get the answers to our most common questions regarding usage of Foursquare Places and related topics.

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Release Notes

Discover the most recent improvements, including the addition of new functionality and other important changes.

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Placemaker Tools

Foursquare Placemakers are the guardians and curators of our Places dataset – playing a crucial role in shaping how people understand and interact with physical spaces in our digital world. Placemakers are the most dedicated and passionate members of our community.

Become a Placemaker

Join the guardians and curators of our Places dataset.

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Get Started with the Placemaker Tools

Learn about all of the Placemaker Tools at your disposal and start completing tasks.

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Review a Place

Learn about the type of tasks to complete when reviewing a place.

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Placemaker Resources

Learn about the type of resources available to help you be a successful Placemaker.

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