Locations

Locations
The Locations resource is the primary way our system stores structured information about a Business location. It is a sub-resource of "Business" and also one or multiple locations can be assigned to a Site.
Location Model
Location object
A location object contains the following fields
Attribute
Type
Description
id
integer
unique id of the location
business_id
integer
Reference id to the Business this location is under
user_id
integer
Reference id to the User that created this business
published
boolean
Should this location show in Store Locators or Location directory modules. Default is true
location_name
string
Name of this location to identify different locations within a single Business
street
string
Street address
street2
string
Apartment or unit number
city
string
City
state
string
State code
country
string
2 character country code
postal_code
string
Postal / zip code
neighborhood
string
Neighborhood
phones
list
Nested list of Phone objects​
description
string
HTML-formatted business description
partner_location_id
string
Unique ID reference to partner IDs
hours
list
Formatted JSON representing hours of operation. More details here​
hours_of_operation_notes
string
Used for holiday closures, open of appointment only or other notes related to their hours
contact_email
string
Default contact email for the business. Also used as the default recipient on forms
payment_forms
list
List of forms of payment accepted
payment_forms_notes
string
Additional payment forms or notes
price_range
integer
Price range indicated by 1-4 and used to represent $-$$$$
private_street
string
Street address but used for service area businesses. This field will not be displayed by default on maps or within templates
service_area_only
boolean
Toggle to set this location as a "service-area only" business
service_areas
string
Location service areas - neighborhoods, cities, zip codes
tagline
string
Tagline or main headline for the location
year_opened
integer
Year opened
facebook_url
string
Full url link to their Facebook page
gplus_url
string
Full url link to their Google plus page
homepage_url
string
Full url link to their external website if applicable
instagram_url
string
Full url link to their Instagram profile
linkedin_url
string
Full url link to their LinkedIn profile
pinterest_url
string
Full url link to their Pinterest page
twitter_url
string
Full url link to their Twitter profile
yelp_url
string
Full url link to their Yelp profile
youtube_url
string
Full url link to their Youtube page
added
timestamp
Date and time location was created
modified
timestamp
Date and time location was modified
automatic_latlon
boolean
If true, we will automatically geocode the address and set the lat and lon fields
extra_schema
object
Assign additional schema.org values to a location
lat
float
Latitude coordinate
lon
float
Longitude coordinate
location_url
string
Full url link to the location page associated with this location. This is used by our Store Locator module
Example object:
{
    "added": "2012-12-19T15:27:59",
    "automatic_latlon": true,
    "business_id": 12345,
    "city": "Seattle",
    "contact_email": "contact@ourdomain.com",
    "country": "US",
    "country_name": "United States of America",
    "description": "<p>This is a business description</p>",
    "extra_schema": {
        "menu": "http://www.example.com/menu",
        "acceptsReservations": "True"
    },
    "facebook_url": "http://www.facebook.com/mypage/",
    "formatted_address": "555 Main St, Seattle, WA 98109",
    "geocoded": "555 Main St, Seattle, WA 98109, USA",
    "gplus_url": null,
    "homepage_url": "",
    "hours": [
        {
            "type": "primary",
            "hours": [
                [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]],
                [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]],
                [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]],
                [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]],
                [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]],
                [],
                []
            ],
            "notes": "Open on saturday by appointment only",
            "special_hours": [
                {
                    "hours": [],
                    "start_date": "2020-09-07",
                    "end_date": "2020-09-07"
                },
                {
                    "hours": [["10:00:00", "15:00:00"]],
                    "start_date": "2020-09-11",
                    "end_date": "2020-09-14"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "type": "secondary",
            "hours": [
                [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]],
                [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]],
                [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]],
                [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]],
                [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]],
                [],
                []
            ]
        }
    }
    "id": 1234,
    "instagram_url": null,
    "lat": "47.65015390000000",
    "linkedin_url": null,
    "location_name": "Belltown",
    "location_url": null,
    "lon": "-122.37786910000000",
    "modified": "2012-12-19T15:34:32",
    "neighborhood": "Queen Anne",
    "partner_location_id": "location-12345",
    "payment_forms": [],
    "payment_forms_notes": null,
    "phonemap": {
        "phone": "(206) 930-7689"
    },
    "phonemap_e164": {
        "phone": "(206) 930-7689"
    },
    "phones": [
        {
            "disable_autoformat": false,
            "e164": "(206) 930-7689",
            "extension": null,
            "id": 4321,
            "location_id": 1234,
            "number": "(206) 930-7689",
            "resource_uri": "/api/v2/phones/4321/",
            "type": "phone"
        }
    ],
    "pinterest_url": null,
    "postal_code": "98109",
    "price_range": 3,
    "private_street": null,
    "published": true,
    "resource_uri": "/api/v2/locations/1234/",
    "service_area_only": false,
    "service_areas": "Belltown, Downtown, South Lake Union",
    "state": "WA",
    "state_name": "Washington",
    "street": "555 Main St",
    "street2": "Apt 555",
    "tagline": null,
    "twitter_url": "https://twitter.com/mypage/",
    "user_id": 123,
    "year_opened": null,
    "yelp_url": null,
    "youtube_url": null
}
Phone object
A phone object contains the following fields
Attribute
Type
Description
id
integer
unique id of the phone
location_id
integer
Reference id to the Location this phone is under
type
string
type of the phone - options are phone secondary tollfree fax
number
string
Formatted version of the phone number
extension
string
Extension of the phone
Hours of operation
Except for the special case formatting, this object is a list of 7 items which represent each day.
Each day can can have one-four time ranges. For example, two time ranges denotes a "lunch-break". No time ranges denotes closed.
9am-5pm [["09:00:00", "17:00:00"]]
9am-12pm and 1pm-5pm [["09:00:00", "12:00:00"], ["13:00:00", "17:00:00"]]
Closed - send an empty list []
Special case formatting
24 hours, for every day
{
    "type": "primary",
    "hours": ["24_HOURS"]
}
Extra Schema.org
Our platform auto-generates location-based JSON-LD schema.org values for each location. This is embedded into any site that is published on the platform to syndicate these values to web search engines.
The extra_schema gives that ability to extend or replace the existing auto-generated schema values.
Example of automatic schema values
{
    "@type": "LocalBusiness",
    "@context": "http://schema.org",
    "name": "Business Name",
    "telephone": "+12065555555",
    "address": {
        "@type": "PostalAddress",
        "addressLocality":"Seattle",
        "addressCountry":{
            "@type": "Country",
            "name": "US"
        },
        "addressRegion": "WA",
        "streetAddress": "555 Main St",
        "postalCode": "98101"
    },
    "openingHours": [
        "Mo 08:00-18:00",
        "Tu 08:00-18:00",
        "We 08:00-18:00",
        "Th 08:00-18:00",
        "Fr 08:00-16:00",
        "Sa 09:00-15:00"
    ],
    "geo":{
        "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
        "latitude": "47.61416580000000",
        "longitude": "-122.34258330000000"
    }
}
Example of extending schema for a restaurant
Using values specific to the @type of Restaurant.
"extra_schema": {
    "menu": "http://www.example.com/menu",
    "acceptsReservations": "True"
}
Create a location
POST /api/v2/locations/
Required fields - Normal location
Attribute
business_id
street
city
state
postal_code
country
Required fields - Service area only location
Attribute
business_id
city
state
postal_code
country
List locations
List all locations for all businesses
GET /api/v2/locations/
List all locations for a particular business
GET /api/v2/locations/?business_id=12345 
Parameters
Name
Type
Description
business_id
string
Filter for locations associated with a particular Business
near_lat
float
Latitude to use in nearby location searches. See Distance Search for more details
near_location
string
Location search string to find nearby locations. See Distance Search for more details
near_lon
float
Longitude to use in nearby location searches. See Distance Search for more details
partner_business_id
string
Used to lookup/search for locations matching a particular internal id
partner_location_id
string
Used to lookup/search for locations matching a particular internal id
threshold
int
Distance in miles to restrict distance search results. See Distance Search for more details
Distance search
Locations can be searched and ordered by distance from a particular point or searched location (near_location) like a postal code or city/state.
GET /api/v2/locations/?
    business_id=12345&
    near_location=98121&
    threshold=4000&
    limit=20
If you already have the search location (latitude and longitude), you can pass those directly into the request using near_lat and near_lon to speed up the response time.
GET /api/v2/locations/?
    business_id=12345&
    near_lat=47.6139939&
    near_lon=-122.34235389999999
    threshold=4000&
    limit=20
For these searches, we add additional values to the resulting location object list that be used to display the distance.
{
    "id": 123456,
    "location_name": "Belltown",
    ...
    "distance": 996.79
}
Update a location
PUT /api/v2/locations/:location_id/
Delete a location
DELETE /api/v2/locations/:location_id/

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Name	Type	Description
`business_id`	`string`	Filter for locations associated with a particular `Business`
`near_lat`	`float`	Latitude to use in nearby location searches. See Distance Search for more details
`near_location`	`string`	Location search string to find nearby locations. See Distance Search for more details
`near_lon`	`float`	Longitude to use in nearby location searches. See Distance Search for more details
`partner_business_id`	`string`	Used to lookup/search for locations matching a particular internal id
`partner_location_id`	`string`	Used to lookup/search for locations matching a particular internal id
`threshold`	`int`	Distance in miles to restrict distance search results. See Distance Search for more details

Attribute	Type	Description
id	integer	unique id of the location
business_id	integer	Reference id to the Business this location is under
user_id	integer	Reference id to the User that created this business
published	boolean	Should this location show in Store Locators or Location directory modules. Default is `true`
location_name	string	Name of this location to identify different locations within a single Business
street	string	Street address
street2	string	Apartment or unit number
city	string	City
state	string	State code
country	string	2 character country code
postal_code	string	Postal / zip code
neighborhood	string	Neighborhood
phones	list	Nested list of Phone objects
description	string	HTML-formatted business description
partner_location_id	string	Unique ID reference to partner IDs
hours	list	Formatted JSON representing hours of operation. More details here
hours_of_operation_notes	string	Used for holiday closures, open of appointment only or other notes related to their hours
contact_email	string	Default contact email for the business. Also used as the default recipient on forms
payment_forms	list	List of forms of payment accepted
payment_forms_notes	string	Additional payment forms or notes
price_range	integer	Price range indicated by `1-4` and used to represent `$-$$$$`
private_street	string	Street address but used for service area businesses. This field will not be displayed by default on maps or within templates
service_area_only	boolean	Toggle to set this location as a "service-area only" business
service_areas	string	Location service areas - neighborhoods, cities, zip codes
tagline	string	Tagline or main headline for the location
year_opened	integer	Year opened
facebook_url	string	Full url link to their Facebook page
gplus_url	string	Full url link to their Google plus page
homepage_url	string	Full url link to their external website if applicable
instagram_url	string	Full url link to their Instagram profile
linkedin_url	string	Full url link to their LinkedIn profile
pinterest_url	string	Full url link to their Pinterest page
twitter_url	string	Full url link to their Twitter profile
yelp_url	string	Full url link to their Yelp profile
youtube_url	string	Full url link to their Youtube page
added	timestamp	Date and time location was created
modified	timestamp	Date and time location was modified
automatic_latlon	boolean	If true, we will automatically geocode the address and set the `lat` and `lon` fields
extra_schema	object	Assign additional schema.org values to a location
lat	float	Latitude coordinate
lon	float	Longitude coordinate
location_url	string	Full url link to the location page associated with this location. This is used by our Store Locator module