Apple Maps API endpoint
Use Crawlora's Apple Maps Category Search API to extract supported public Apple Maps data as structured JSON. This page includes request parameters, cURL examples, response schema, error behavior, credit cost, and a Playground link for testing before integration.
/apple-maps/category-searchReturns places in one browse category near a coordinate without a keyword, in the same shape as the search endpoint (place summaries, region, relocation flag, and the refinement filters block). The category is a name from the categories endpoint for the same area (case-insensitive) or its key; an unknown name returns 400 listing the categories available there. Filters and sort work exactly as on the search endpoint. Developers commonly use this endpoint for data enrichment, monitoring, research dashboards, internal automation, and agent-native workflows that need repeatable structured public web data. Authentication uses the documented Crawlora headers, and usage is metered with the credit cost shown on this page.
Request parameters are generated from the active endpoint catalog. Required values must be sent before Crawlora can call the upstream public web data source.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| category | string | Yes | Category name (e.g. Coffee Shops, Restaurants) or key from /apple-maps/categories for the same area | ||
| latitude | number | Yes | Search center latitude | ||
| longitude | number | Yes | Search center longitude | ||
| span | number | No | 0 | Search viewport size in degrees around the center. Defaults to 0.05; minimum 0.001, maximum 5. | |
| limit | integer | No | 25 | Max places returned. Defaults to 25, maximum 100. | |
| lang | string | No | en-US | Display language as a BCP 47 tag. Defaults to en-US. | |
| country | string | No | US | Two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code. Defaults to US. | |
| filters | string | No | Comma-separated filter keys from the filters block of an unfiltered category search for the same category and area. Unknown keys return 400 listing the available keys. Costs a second upstream call. | ||
| sort | string | No | Result order. Costs a second upstream call. Allowed values: best_match, distance, ratings | ||
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/apple-maps/category-search?limit=10&lang=en&country=us&sort=best_match" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
Send your scraping API key in the x-api-key header. Use the console API Keys page to rotate or select the active key.
Endpoint usage is metered in credits. The plan prices, included credits, limits, and overage rates below match the active backend billing configuration.
| Plan | Price | Included credits | Daily cap | Rate limit | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 2,000 | 500 daily credits | 5/min | No overage |
| Starter | $9/mo | 20,000 | 5,000 daily credits | 15/min | $0.75/1,000 overage credits when enabled |
| Growth | $29/mo | 100,000 | 25,000 daily credits | 45/min | $0.45/1,000 overage credits when enabled |
| Pro | $79/mo | 400,000 | No daily cap | 120/min | $0.30/1,000 overage credits |
| Business | $199/mo | 1,200,000 | No daily cap | 300/min | $0.20/1,000 overage credits |
| Enterprise | $499/mo | 5,000,000 | No daily cap | 1,000/min | $0.12/1,000 overage credits |
This endpoint is executed through Crawlora's managed scraping infrastructure.
Crawlora does not silently return bad data when the upstream page cannot be used.
| Status | Common failure case |
|---|---|
| 400 | Invalid input or missing required parameter |
| 429 | Plan or endpoint rate limit exceeded |
| 500 | Internal execution error |
| 502 | Upstream platform failed, returned unusable HTML, or served a challenge page that could not be resolved |
When possible, Crawlora returns structured error context so your integration can retry, back off, or inspect the request.
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"query": "Fast Food",
"total_found": 25,
"total_results": 1,
"region": {
"south": 37.7499,
"west": -122.4494,
"north": 37.7999,
"east": -122.3894
},
"relocated": false,
"filters": [
{
"name": "Open Now",
"type": "toggle",
"options": [
{
"key": "OPEN_NOW",
"name": "Open Now",
"selected": false
}
]
},
{
"name": "All Chains",
"type": "multi_select",
"match": "any",
"options": [
{
"key": "chain_in_n_out",
"name": "In-N-Out Burger",
"selected": false
}
]
}
],
"places": [
{
"id": "16345243216502689102",
"place_id": "I0B1C2D3E4F5A6B7C",
"url": "https://maps.apple.com/place?place-id=I0B1C2D3E4F5A6B7C",
"name": "Super Duper Burgers",
"type": "BUSINESS",
"category": "Burger Restaurant",
"latitude": 37.7848,
"longitude": -122.4076,
"address": "721 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States",
"rating": 4.2,
"rating_max": 5,
"rating_count": 2107,
"price_level": 2,
"price_max": 4,
"price_symbol": "$"
}
]
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/applemaps.searchResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | Code is the HTTP status code or a custom code used to indicate the result of the request @example 200 | |||
| data | applemaps.SearchResponse | No | ||||
| data.filters | array | No | ||||
| data.filters[].match | string | No | ||||
| data.filters[].name | string | No | ||||
| data.filters[].options | array | No | ||||
| data.filters[].options[].key | string | No | ||||
| data.filters[].options[].name | string | No | ||||
| data.filters[].options[].selected | boolean | No | ||||
| data.filters[].type | string | No | ||||
| data.guides | array | No | ||||
| data.guides[].description | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].id | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].item_total | integer | No | ||||
| data.guides[].last_modified | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].photo_url | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].publisher | applemaps.PublisherSummary | No | ||||
| data.guides[].publisher.guide_count | integer | No | ||||
| data.guides[].publisher.id | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].publisher.name | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].publisher.subtitle | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].publisher.url | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].publisher.website | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].source_url | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].title | string | No | ||||
| data.guides[].url | string | No | ||||
| data.places | array | No | ||||
| data.places[].address | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].address_info | applemaps.Address | No | ||||
| data.places[].address_info.city | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].address_info.country | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].address_info.country_code | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].address_info.county | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].address_info.neighborhood | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].address_info.postal_code | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].address_info.state | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].address_info.state_code | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].address_info.street | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].alt_phones | array | No | ||||
| data.places[].categories | array | No | ||||
| data.places[].categories[].id | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].categories[].level | integer | No | ||||
| data.places[].categories[].name | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].category | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].hours | array | No | ||||
| data.places[].hours[].close | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].hours[].day | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].hours[].open | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].hours_type | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].id | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].latitude | number | No | ||||
| data.places[].longitude | number | No | ||||
| data.places[].name | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].phone | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].photo_url | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].place_id | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].price_level | integer | No | ||||
| data.places[].price_max | integer | No | ||||
| data.places[].price_symbol | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].rating | number | No | ||||
| data.places[].rating_count | integer | No | ||||
| data.places[].rating_max | integer | No | ||||
| data.places[].type | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].url | string | No | ||||
| data.places[].website | string | No | ||||
| data.query | string | No | ||||
| data.region | applemaps.Region | No | ||||
| data.region.east | number | No | ||||
| data.region.north | number | No | ||||
| data.region.south | number | No | ||||
| data.region.west | number | No | ||||
| data.relocated | boolean | No | ||||
| data.total_found | integer | No | ||||
| data.total_results | integer | No | ||||
| msg | unknown | No | Msg is the message that describes the result of the request @example "Request successful" |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/apple-maps/category-search?limit=10&lang=en&country=us&sort=best_match" \
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