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Issue with Foursquare v3/places/search API Returning Empty Results in Lisbon

Hi!

I've been using the v3/places/search API successfully, but since this morning, it has stopped returning results for some locations without any changes to my query parameters or headers.

Here is the API documentation.

Examples:

1. Lisbon, Portugal:

   • Previously working, now returns empty results.
   • Example URL:
     https://api.foursquare.com/v3/places/search?ll=38.7441392%2C-9.2009353&radius=5000

2. Madrid, Spain (or other locations):

   • Works fine and returns results.
   • Example URL:
     https://api.foursquare.com/v3/places/search?ll=40.4377968%2C-3.9913533&radius=5000

I also tried using the ne and sw bounding box parameters to cover all of Portugal, but still no results.

Additional Details:

• Headers:
  • accept: application/json
  • Authorization: <api key>
  • Accept-Language: pt
• Query Parameters:
  • fields: fsq_id,name,location,categories,distance,description,tel,website,email,social_media,hours,hours_popular,rating,stats,popularity,price,menu,photos,features
  • radius: <radius>
  • ll: <latitude,longitude>
• I have many credits remaining, so it's not a credit issue.

Could this be related to a database change or a regional issue in Portugal?

It also can't be any rate limit, because it's only me testing this locally!

Any help would be appreciated!

Answer 1

After speaking with the support team, the issue has been resolved. It looks like it was some issue on the backend side, didn't get any specific information about it.