Social — entry 009 of 38
Foursquare
Foursquare's Places API returns venue search, details, and geolocation-based place data built from its long-running venues database, now positioned under the FSQ Developers Places platform. Most integrations authenticate with a per-project Service Key sent as an Authorization: Bearer header, though the older OAuth 2.0 authorization-code flow is still documented for apps acting on behalf of a logged-in user. Pricing includes a free monthly request allowance with paid and enterprise tiers above it.
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- Register an app / run the OAuth flow to obtain a bearer token.
- Send it as an Authorization header
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.
Developer reference
50 requests/second per API key on Pay-as-you-go/Sandbox plans (100/second on Enterprise) across all endpoints combined, with a separate 1 request/second cap on the Ask endpoint for Pay-as-you-go/Sandbox -- per docs.foursquare.com/fsq-developers-places/reference/rate-limits