Search real places in a destination
search_placesFind real, currently-operating places in a destination — restaurants, bars, beaches, spas, viewpoints, temples. Ranked by quality (rating weighted by how many reviews stand behind it). When near is a "lat,lng" coordinate pair, results are limited to about 5 km of that point, ranked by a blend of quality and distance — so a 4.8★ institution two streets away beats an unrated snack bar next door — and each carries distance_m. When near is a neighbourhood name it filters by area and NO distance is returned. Returns name, category, area, rating, review count, phone, address and opening hours where known. NEVER invents a place: if Num does not hold it, it is not returned. You MUST display the returned attribution string wherever you show these results.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| near | No | A "lat,lng" pair (e.g. "7.8208,98.2976") for distance-ranked results, or a neighbourhood name to filter by area, e.g. "Kata Beach". | |
| limit | No | Max results, 1–20. Default 8. | |
| query | No | Free text, e.g. "thai seafood", "rooftop". | |
| category | No | restaurant | bar | beach | spa | viewpoint | temple | waterfall | cafe (any case). Omit for all. | |
| destination | Yes | Destination slug or city name, e.g. "phuket", "bangkok". |