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Searches for keywords and returns a list of relevant places.

Endpoint

https://maps.track-asia.com/api/v1/search

Parameters

Parameter Values Description Example
text String (required) Representing what a user has typed 2 Nguyen Hue
lang Target language The target language code in the BCP47 standard. Only the language subtag information is used to set the target language e.g. en vi
size Number The number of results returned 5
focus.point.lat {latitude} Latitude to focus search based on geographic area 10.761
focus.point.lon {longitude} Longitude to focus search based a geographical area 106.68
key String (required) API key public_key

Example Code

https://maps.track-asia.com/api/v1/search?lang=vi&text=2 Nguyen Hue&key=public_key
https://maps.track-asia.com/api/v1/search?lang=vi&text=2 Nguyen Hue&focus.point.lat=10.761&focus.point.lon=106.68&size=2&key=public_key
curl -G "https://maps.track-asia.com/api/v1/search" \
--data-urlencode "lang=vi" \
--data-urlencode "text=2 Nguyen Hue" \
--data-urlencode "focus.point.lat=10.761" \
--data-urlencode "focus.point.lon=106.68" \
--data-urlencode "size=5" \
--data-urlencode "key=public_key"
const response = await fetch("https://maps.track-asia.com/api/v1/search?lang=vi&text=2 Nguyen Hue&focus.point.lat=10.761&focus.point.lon=106.68&size=2&key=public_key")
const data = await response.json()
console.log(data)

Response

JSON Response

The response is a JSON object with the following structure:

  • type: "FeatureCollection". Indicates the type of GeoJSON object.
  • features: An array of Feature objects, each representing a found place. Each Feature has:
    • type: "Feature".
    • geometry: The geometry of the feature:
      • type: "Point".
      • coordinates: An array of [longitude, latitude] for the point.
    • properties: An object with details about the place:
      • id: Unique identifier for the feature.
      • gid: Global identifier for the feature.
      • layer: The layer type (e.g., "venue", "address").
      • name: Name of the place.
      • street: Street address (if available).
      • confidence: Confidence score for the result.
      • country, country_code, country_a, country_id: Country info.
      • region, region_a, region_id: Region info.
      • county, county_id: County info.
      • locality, locality_id: Locality info.
      • label: Formatted label for the place.
      • ...and other address-related fields as available.
  • bbox: An array [minLon, minLat, maxLon, maxLat] representing the bounding box of the results.

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