places
Pack: geoapify · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/geoapify/mcp
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
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":{}}}'
Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"geoapify": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/geoapify/mcp"
}
}
}
See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.