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Foursquare API for listing data, listing search and reviews
Get listing data, listing search and reviews from Foursquare through one API, in the same format as every other platform Zembra supports. No Foursquare account needed, pay per use.
Foursquare
Foursquare data, one standardized API#
Get listing data, listing search and reviews from Foursquare through one API, in the same format as every other platform Zembra supports. No Foursquare account needed, pay per use.
At a glance
- No Foursquare account or credentials needed
- Listing Info available
- Listing Lookup available
- Reviews available
- Same response format as every other platform
- Pay per use, no commitment, no minimum
Services
What you can do with Foursquare#
Listing Info #
The listing as it appears on Foursquare right now: name, address, phone, website, hours, photos, rating and review count.
Examples: Example listing
Listing Lookup #
Find the Foursquare listing of a business from its name and address, or confirm that a listing is the right one.
- Find Search the platform for a business from its name and address.
- Yes
- Match Confirm that a listing belongs to a given business.
- Yes
Reviews #
Every review of a Foursquare listing, with rating, text, author and owner replies, collected once or monitored for changes.
- Native rating scale Also returned on a 1–5 scale, like every platform.
- Recommend or not
- Provides edits Earlier versions of edited reviews are returned.
- No
- Precise timestamp The exact posting date and time, not a relative date like "2 weeks ago".
- Yes
- Direct link to each review A URL that opens the review itself.
- Yes
- Hidden or not recommended reviews Reviews the platform filters out are returned and flagged.
- No
- Chained pages Each page of reviews needs a token from the previous one, so pages are fetched one after another and a full pull takes longer.
- No
- Review photos Photos attached to reviews.
- Yes
Listing URLs
Which Foursquare URLs you can send#
Send the listing's address as you see it in your browser, or just its slug: Zembra recognizes every form below and treats them as the same listing.
| Accepted format | Note |
|---|---|
https://www.foursquare.com/v/bird-rock-coffee-roasters/4a947bf6f964a520bf2120e3 | Full URL |
4a947bf6f964a520bf2120e3 | Slug |
https://www.foursquare.com/4a947bf6f964a520bf2120e3 | Full URL |
Foursquare API status #
Live availability and response times of the Foursquare integration, checked continuously.
FAQ
Foursquare API questions#
Do I need a Foursquare account or API key?
No. Zembra collects public Foursquare data for you: you only need a Zembra API key, and you pay per use, with no subscription or minimum. #
Which Foursquare URL do I send to the API?
The URL of the listing as it appears in your browser, or just its slug. Every accepted format is listed above under Listing URLs. #
What can I get from Foursquare with Zembra?
Listing Info: The listing as it appears on Foursquare right now: name, address, phone, website, hours, photos, rating and review count. Listing Lookup: Find the Foursquare listing of a business from its name and address, or confirm that a listing is the right one. Reviews: Every review of a Foursquare listing, with rating, text, author and owner replies, collected once or monitored for changes. #
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