Endpoint Playground
Returns the Apple Guides home page for the Worldwide scope or one city: the featured guide, the guide carousels (expert recommendations, latest, and similar rows), the city shortcut list, and the browse-by-publisher list. Each guide carries its id (the value the guide endpoint takes), title, description, last-modified time, place count, cover photo, source link, and publisher; each publisher carries its id, name, subtitle, website, and guide count.
14 Oct 2026: 1 featured; 9 fields had a value in every checked item.
Sample value profiles: last_modified: 2023-07-20; title: “The best things to do in San Francisco”; url: maps.apple.com.
curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/apple-maps/guides' \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| city_id | string | No | City id from /apple-maps/guides/cities. Omit for the Worldwide guides home. | |
| lang | string | No | Display language as a BCP 47 tag, e.g. en-US, fr-FR. Defaults to en-US. | |
| country | string | No | Two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code. Defaults to US. |
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"scope": "city",
"city": {
"id": "8077516530309122779",
"name": "San Francisco",
"country": "United States",
"latitude": 37.779379,
"longitude": -122.418433,
"photo_url": "https://is4-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/7puls6L6HZdsJplSyhrPJA/1200x800.jpg"
},
"featured": [
{
"id": "17954826775154719886",
"url": "https://maps.apple.com/guides?curated=17954826775154719886&_provider=9902",
"title": "The 25 Best Restaurants In San Francisco",
"description": "Meet our 25 highest-rated restaurants.",
"last_modified": "2026-06-02T18:12:31.000Z",
"item_total": 25,
"photo_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/NMYjKRo8qX4xPqUirv4Iew/1200x800.jpg",
"source_url": "https://www.theinfatuation.com/san-francisco/guides/best-restaurants-in-san-francisco",
"publisher": {
"id": "3291963553709838958",
"url": "https://maps.apple.com/guides?publisher=3291963553709838958&_provider=9902",
"name": "The Infatuation",
"subtitle": "Restaurant reviews and guides",
"website": "https://www.theinfatuation.com",
"guide_count": 489
}
}
],
"sections": [
{
"name": "Expert Recommendations",
"type": "guides",
"guides": [
{
"id": "13100041759208417726",
"url": "https://maps.apple.com/guides?curated=13100041759208417726&_provider=9902",
"title": "The San Francisco Coffee Guide",
"description": "The Bay Area's legendary coffee scene needs no introduction.",
"last_modified": "2023-02-08T19:42:59.000Z",
"item_total": 14,
"photo_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/w4_6Zdp2JR_l-mz7c9J94w/1200x800.jpg",
"publisher": {
"id": "1706564968711360917",
"url": "https://maps.apple.com/guides?publisher=1706564968711360917&_provider=9902",
"name": "Sprudge",
"subtitle": "Coffee News & Culture",
"website": "https://sprudge.com",
"guide_count": 19
}
}
]
},
{
"name": "Cities",
"type": "cities",
"cities": [
{
"id": "686784093234299453",
"name": "Paris",
"country": "France",
"latitude": 48.8567879,
"longitude": 2.3510768,
"photo_url": "https://is2-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/jD20iN4CLanEuiJFQaLOVw/1200x800.jpg"
}
]
},
{
"name": "Browse by Publisher",
"type": "publishers",
"publishers": [
{
"id": "17882075820533551969",
"url": "https://maps.apple.com/guides?publisher=17882075820533551969&_provider=9902",
"name": "365 Things Austin",
"subtitle": "Daily Things To Do In Austin",
"website": "https://365thingsaustin.com/",
"guide_count": 2
}
]
}
]
}
}The sample response, schema and code snippets below work without an account. Sending a live request needs an API key.