Chains

Foursquare has created explicit associations between national and local brands and their brick-and-mortar locations. Users can query the Places dataset explicitly by chain name or chain ID to obtain a list of stores representing that chain. Examples include Starbucks, Walgreens, and 7-Eleven.

NOTE: Related holding companies and corporate entities are not included. There is no hard-and-fast definition of a chain; it may be privately held local chain with only a few stores, or a publicly held national brand with thousands of locations.

There are two chain-related attributes in Foursquare's core attribute set:

Chain Name
- Label indicating which chain(s) (brand or franchise) this POI is a member of
Chain ID
- Unique ID indicating which chain(s) (brand or franchise) this POI is a member of

Places Pro & Premium Flat File

Find a Chain ID

Please refer to the following table for Foursquare Chains if you use the Places Pro and/or Premium Flat File products.

Places API & Places Flat File

Find a Chain ID

Please refer to the following table for Foursquare Chains if you use the Places API and/or Places Flat File products.

Personalization APIs & Movement SDK

Please refer to the following table for Foursquare Chains if you use the Personalization APIs and/or Movement SDK products.