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# User-Generated Content

> 🛠️ Public Beta Feature
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> This documentation covers a feature currently in Public Beta. Access is available to anyone interested in building personalized experiences for their end-users.
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> This feature is subject to the [Personalization API (Self-Service) Public Beta End user License Agreement](https://location.foursquare.com/legal/terms/personalization-apis-self-service-eula/) 📄.

# Overview

Power rich location searches helping users find the best places through access to photos, reviews, tips, and more.

User-generated content forms a cycle that powers increasingly personalized and detailed app experiences. Our UGC endpoints can help you generate the necessary signal for better, more powerful place search results.

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# API in Action

* **Generate social proof**\
  Build trust and credibility in your platform by providing users with content from real people as they explore new venues.
* **Analyze consumer sentiment**\
  Leverage venue ratings derived from ML-powered sentiment analysis (amongst other signals) to track consumer trends
* **Solve the cold start problem**\
  Immediately drive personalization by enabling users to tag their preferences from Foursquare’s exclusive and robust Tastes library.
* **Boost ad performance**\
  Generate the signal needed to provide targeted and sponsored content based on user preferences to increase CTRs.
* **Better understand your users**\
  Collect key feedback to feed your recommendations algorithm and create user persona profiles for stronger segmentation and targeting.

# User Generated Content Resources

Access the essential endpoints for building personalized, scalable, and privacy-compliant experiences for your customers.

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