search_locations
Find hotels, restaurants, and attractions on Tripadvisor by searching with keywords, categories, addresses, or coordinates.
Instructions
Search for locations (hotels, restaurants, attractions) on Tripadvisor
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| searchQuery | Yes | ||
| language | No | en | |
| category | No | ||
| phone | No | ||
| address | No | ||
| latLong | No |
Implementation Reference
- src/tripadvisor_mcp/server.py:44-77 (handler)The main handler function implementing the logic for the 'search_locations' tool by preparing parameters and calling the Tripadvisor API endpoint.
async def search_locations( searchQuery: str, language: str = "en", category: Optional[str] = None, phone: Optional[str] = None, address: Optional[str] = None, latLong: Optional[str] = None, ) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Search for locations on Tripadvisor. Parameters: - searchQuery: The text to search for - language: Language code (default: 'en') - category: Optional category filter ('hotels', 'attractions', 'restaurants', 'geos') - phone: Optional phone number to search for - address: Optional address to search for - latLong: Optional latitude,longitude coordinates (e.g., '42.3455,-71.0983') """ params = { "searchQuery": searchQuery, "language": language, } if category: params["category"] = category if phone: params["phone"] = phone if address: params["address"] = address if latLong: params["latLong"] = latLong return await make_api_request("location/search", params) - src/tripadvisor_mcp/server.py:43-43 (registration)Registers the 'search_locations' tool with the FastMCP server using the decorator.
@mcp.tool(description="Search for locations (hotels, restaurants, attractions) on Tripadvisor") - src/tripadvisor_mcp/server.py:24-42 (helper)Supporting helper function used by the tool to perform authenticated HTTP requests to the Tripadvisor Content API.
async def make_api_request(endpoint: str, params: Dict[str, Any] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]: """Make a request to the Tripadvisor Content API""" if not config.api_key: raise ValueError("Tripadvisor API key is missing. Please set TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY environment variable.") url = f"{config.base_url}/{endpoint}" headers = { "accept": "application/json" } if params is None: params = {} params["key"] = config.api_key async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client: response = await client.get(url, headers=headers, params=params) response.raise_for_status() return response.json()