Foursquare Places

live GeoPOI

POI lookup with categories, popularity, and rich tags. Free 100k req/mo. Pairs with overpass for OSM cross-validation.

3 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

search_places

Text/category search with location anchor (near, lat/lon, or bbox).

Parameters
Name Type Description
query opt string Free-text query
near opt string Place name anchor
latitude opt number Center latitude
longitude opt number Center longitude
radius_m opt number 1-100000 metres
categories opt string Foursquare category IDs (comma-sep)
sort opt string RELEVANCE | DISTANCE | POPULARITY | RATING
limit opt number 1-50 (default 10)
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get_place required: fsq_id

Full record by fsq_id.

Parameters
Name Type Description
fsq_id req string Foursquare place ID
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nearby_places required: latitude, longitude

POIs near a lat/lon without a query.

Parameters
Name Type Description
latitude req number Latitude
longitude req number Longitude
radius_m opt number Default 500
categories opt string Category filter
limit opt number 1-50 (default 20)
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/foursquare/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/foursquare/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_places","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_places", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("poi lookup with categories, popularity, and rich tags");