Places
Search 210M local businesses and points of interest the way you'd ask a local. Each Places result lists up to ten matching places with address, hours, ratings, busiest times and recent reviews.
See a full example: Eiffel Tower →
What's in the dataset
Up to ten places per search
A search about places returns one listing page for the search area, with up to ten matching places.
Location
Full address, containing neighborhood and city, coordinates, and distance from the search area.
Hours and busy times
Opening hours for each day of the week, the peak hour for each day, and the typical wait where known.
Ratings and reviews
Average rating, number of ratings, and recent reviews, newest first.
Details and links
Category, tags, phone, price level, hotel class where it applies, and links to the website, booking, menu and social profiles.
Search by what matters
Places results come back automatically in Auto and Fast searches when the query is about a place. There is no extra parameter to set.
Read the docs →# Same endpoint and API key as web search
curl https://api.exa.ai/search \
-H "x-api-key: $EXA_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"query": "late-night ramen in the Sunset District San Francisco",
"type": "auto",
"contents": { "text": true }
}'What teams build with it
Local recommendation agents
Answer "where should I eat tonight?" with hours, ratings and busy times from a single search.
Travel and concierge assistants
Plan around opening hours and peak times for restaurants, shops and attractions.
Local market research
See the businesses in a neighborhood by category, rating and price level.
Searchable alongside the general web index
Places live in the same index as the open web. None of these sources requires a separate API or integration: use the same /search endpoint and API key you already use.
Query places on their own, or mix them with web results in a single call.
Common questions
How many places does Exa have?
About 210M local businesses and points of interest.
What does a Places result include?
Up to ten places for the search area, each with its address, coordinates, category, phone, rating and rating count, price level, opening hours, busiest times, recent reviews and links.
How do I get Places results?
Run a normal search with type auto or fast. When the query is about a place, Exa adds a Places listing to the results automatically.
Can I fetch a Places result again later?
Listings are built for each search and cached only briefly, so request the page text in the same search call with contents.
Do I need a separate API?
No. Places results come from the same Exa /search endpoint and API key you use for web search.
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