Categories
Foursquare attempts to apply accurate and granular categorization to each of our POI records. In order to accomplish this, we leverage our own proprietary taxonomy of 1K+ categories. Please see below for more information on how to use Foursquare Categories.
Categories are assigned to a Foursquare Place in two distinct attributes, both of which are included in Foursquare's 25 core attributes.
- Category IDs
- A unique ID of the most granular category (or categories)
- Category Labels
- A unique label, e.g. Dining and Drinking
Places API & Flat File
Please refer to the following table for Foursquare Categories if you use the Places API and/or Places Flat File products.
Find a Category ID
Personalization APIs & Movement SDK
Please refer to the following table for Foursquare Categories if you use the Personalization APIs and/or Movement SDK products.
Find a Category ID
Updated 11 months ago