Location APIs & SDKs for Developers | Foursquare
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Add precision, context, and scale to your applications with Foursquare’s full-stack location services.
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Power your app with real-world POI context
You need accurate, global location data that just works—whether you’re building search, maps, checkout flows, or in-store features. Foursquare’s Places dataset offers 100M+ points of interest across 200+ countries, complete with rich metadata like hours, categories, chains, ratings, and user-generated content. It’s updated continuously and built for performance at scale.
Deliver more reliable search results with trusted, global coverage.
Build smoother user flows for maps, checkout, and discovery.
Differentiate your product with rich metadata like hours, categories, and ratings.
Build seamless, location-aware user experiences
Create apps that rely on real-world accuracy—whether it’s check-ins, search, or nearby results. The Places API gives you everything you need to add intuitive, location-aware functionality without managing complex datasets yourself.
Implement autocomplete and lookup quickly with a single API.
Increase engagement and retention through accurate, real-world context.
Spend less time on infrastructure and more time on building features.
Add real-world context with minimal code
Timing and context are everything in mobile. Movement SDK (iOS, Android, React Native) lets you trigger in-app experiences based on real-world behaviors, from high-precision visits to background tracking.
Deliver smarter, context-aware features like rewards or reminders.
Engage users at the right moment with visit detection and snap-to-place.
Deploy quickly across platforms with minimal setup.
Automate geospatial insights and visualizations
Operationalize location data across web apps, dashboards, or internal tools. Studio SDKs let you programmatically manage maps, layers, filters, and geospatial datasets within web or notebook environments—without needing to build from scratch.
Automate geospatial workflows directly in your environment.
Customize maps and layers with simple, programmatic controls.
Scale insights seamlessly across internal tools and teams.
Yahoo! JAPAN keeps consumers informed during COVID-19
“The breadth of POIs and data points included helped us to increase our popular hour graph coverage and meet our users’ needs to avoid crowded places.”
– Masaki Mizutani, Manager of Yahoo! JAPAN Map App
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Prototype faster with open tools, powerful data, and developer-grade documentation.
Jump into FSQ’s Developer ecosystem now—your next location-powered product awaits.