`places`

Pack: geoapify · 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/places for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search for places and points of interest (POI) near a location, filtered by Geoapify category. Returns name, formatted address, categories, lat, lon, and distance from the center point. Example: places({ categories: “catering.restaurant”, lat: 48.8584, lon: 2.2945, radius: 1000 })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`categories`	string	yes	Geoapify place category (or comma-separated list), e.g. ‘catering.restaurant’, ‘commercial.supermarket’, ‘accommodation.hotel’
`lat`	number	yes	Latitude of the search center in decimal degrees
`lon`	number	yes	Longitude of the search center in decimal degrees
`radius`	number	no	Search radius in meters (default 1000, max 50000)
`limit`	number	no	Maximum number of results to return (default 20, max 100)
`_apiKey`	string	no	Optional — your own Geoapify API key for higher limits; omit to use the shared Pipeworx key.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "categories": "catering.restaurant",
  "lat": 48.8584,
  "lon": 2.2945,
  "radius": 1000
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/geoapify/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"places","arguments":{"categories":"catering.restaurant","lat":48.8584,"lon":2.2945,"radius":1000}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('places', {
  "categories": "catering.restaurant",
  "lat": 48.8584,
  "lon": 2.2945,
  "radius": 1000
});

More examples

{
  "categories": "accommodation.hotel,commercial.supermarket",
  "lat": 40.7128,
  "lon": -74.006,
  "radius": 2000,
  "limit": 10
}

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 geoapify pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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