`besttime_forecast`

Pack: besttime · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/besttime_forecast for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

How busy is by hour/day (foot-traffic forecast) — creates a busyness forecast for a public venue (restaurant, bar, gym, store, museum) by name + address. Returns the 24-hour busyness curve (0-100) for each weekday plus busy/quiet/peak hours and a venue_id for later queries. Example: besttime_forecast({ venue_name: “McDonald’s”, venue_address: “Ocean Ave, San Francisco”, _apiKey: “pri_xxx:pub_yyy” })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`venue_name`	string	yes	Business name, e.g. “McDonald’s”, “SoulCycle” (max 256 chars)
`venue_address`	string	yes	Business address, e.g. “1 Market St, San Francisco, CA” (max 1024 chars)
`_apiKey`	string	yes	BestTime keys as “privateKey:publicKey” (pri_…/pub_…) from your besttime.app account (free test account available)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "venue_name": "McDonald's",
  "venue_address": "Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA",
  "_apiKey": "pri_abc123:pub_xyz789"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/besttime/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"besttime_forecast","arguments":{"venue_name":"McDonald'\''s","venue_address":"Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA","_apiKey":"pri_abc123:pub_xyz789"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('besttime_forecast', {
  "venue_name": "McDonald's",
  "venue_address": "Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA",
  "_apiKey": "pri_abc123:pub_xyz789"
});

More examples

{
  "venue_name": "SoulCycle",
  "venue_address": "1234 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102",
  "_apiKey": "pri_abc123:pub_xyz789"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the besttime pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "besttime": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/besttime/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

besttime_forecast