ParkWhiz API: Venue Search

Find ParkWhiz venues by name or latitude/longitude pair.

Request

http://api.parkwhiz.com/venue/search/ GET

Parameters

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Name of the venue
lat	float	Latitude of search focus
lng	float	Longitude of search focus
key	string	ParkWhiz public API key

A latitude/longitude pair can be used in place of name; only one or the other is required.

Example call

http://api.parkwhiz.com/venue/search/?lat=42.082089&lng=-71.2796045&key=62d882d8cfe5680004fa849286b6ce20

Returns (array)

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Name of the venue
address	string	Street address of the venue
city	string	City of the venue
state	string	State of the venue
zip	string	Zip code of the venue
id	integer	ParkWhiz ID of the venue
url_fragment	string	URL of venue on ParkWhiz. For example, http://api.parkwhiz.com[url_fragment]
distance	integer	Distance in feet from the lat/lng pair queried; null if no lat/lng pair query provided.
relevancy	integer	Relevancy score of name search; higher is better. Null if no name query provided.

Example response

[
    {
        "name": "Gillette Stadium",
        "address": "60 Washington St.",
        "city": "Foxboro",
        "state": "MA",
        "zip": "02035",
        "id": 63,
        "url_fragment": "/gillette-stadium-parking/",
        "distance": 5253,
        "relevancy": null
    },
    ...
]