`search_poi`

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

Search for points of interest (POIs) — businesses, landmarks, restaurants, gas stations, etc. — by name or category, optionally near a lat/lon center within a radius. Returns name, category, address, coordinates, phone, url, and distance. Example: search_poi({ query: “coffee”, lat: 40.748, lon: -73.985, radius: 1000 })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	POI search term, e.g. “coffee”, “pizza”, “gas station”, “Starbucks”
`lat`	number	no	Optional latitude of the search center to bias/limit results
`lon`	number	no	Optional longitude of the search center to bias/limit results
`radius`	number	no	Optional search radius in meters (only used when lat/lon are provided)
`limit`	number	no	Maximum number of results to return (default 10)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "coffee",
  "lat": 40.748,
  "lon": -73.985,
  "radius": 1000,
  "_apiKey": "your-tomtom-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/tomtom/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_poi","arguments":{"query":"coffee","lat":40.748,"lon":-73.985,"radius":1000,"_apiKey":"your-tomtom-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_poi', {
  "query": "coffee",
  "lat": 40.748,
  "lon": -73.985,
  "radius": 1000,
  "_apiKey": "your-tomtom-api-key"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "gas station",
  "limit": 5,
  "_apiKey": "your-tomtom-api-key"
}

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 tomtom pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_poi