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For some reason the /discover endpoint doesn't return the "Buffalo Exchange" place that's at my specified coordinates, but only returns 2 localities that are much further away. This is the query that I'm using: https://discover.search.hereapi.com/v1/discover?at=34.003975%2C-118.484823&q=Buffalo&limit=20&apiKey=<insert API KEY>. These are the results I currently receive:
{
"items": [
{
"title": "Buffalo, NY, United States",
"id": "here:cm:namedplace:21018816",
"resultType": "locality",
"localityType": "city",
"address": {
"label": "Buffalo, NY, United States",
"countryCode": "USA",
"countryName": "United States",
"stateCode": "NY",
"state": "New York",
"county": "Erie",
"city": "Buffalo",
"postalCode": "14202"
},
"position": {
"lat": 42.88544,
"lng": -78.87846
},
"distance": 3551940,
"mapView": {
"west": -78.9168,
"south": 42.82603,
"east": -78.79492,
"north": 42.96651
}
},
{
"title": "Buffalo City, Eastern Cape, South Africa",
"id": "here:cm:namedplace:23402337",
"resultType": "locality",
"localityType": "city",
"address": {
"label": "Buffalo City, Eastern Cape, South Africa",
"countryCode": "ZAF",
"countryName": "South Africa",
"state": "Eastern Cape",
"county": "Buffalo City",
"city": "Buffalo City",
"postalCode": "5201"
},
"position": {
"lat": -33.0148,
"lng": 27.9038
},
"distance": 16910944,
"mapView": {
"west": 27.15745,
"south": -33.28749,
"east": 28.08053,
"north": -32.674
}
}
]
}
You can see that for both places the resultType is "locality".
Now compare that to the first result of a similar query that searches for the term "Exchange" instead of "Buffalo". All other query params are the same. This is the URL: https://discover.search.hereapi.com/v1/discover?at=34.003975%2C-118.484823&q=Exchange&limit=20&apiKey=<insert API KEY>, and this is how the results begin (not shown fully because there are many results):
{
"items": [
{
"title": "Buffalo Exchange",
"id": "here:pds:place:8403fv6k-b15f290ec4f409deea99318f7388bbd6",
"resultType": "place",
"address": {
"label": "Buffalo Exchange, 2449 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405, United States",
"countryCode": "USA",
"countryName": "United States",
"stateCode": "CA",
"state": "California",
"county": "Los Angeles",
"city": "Santa Monica",
"district": "City of Santa Monica",
"street": "Main St",
"postalCode": "90405",
"houseNumber": "2449"
},
"position": {
"lat": 34.00342,
"lng": -118.48483
},
"access": [
{
"lat": 34.00331,
"lng": -118.48493
}
],
"distance": 61,
"categories": [
{
"id": "600-6800-0090",
"name": "Women's Apparel",
"primary": true
},
{
"id": "600-6800-0000",
"name": "Clothing & Accessories"
},
{
"id": "600-6800-0089",
"name": "Men's Apparel"
},
{
"id": "600-6900-0251",
"name": "Used/Second-hand Merchandise Stores"
}
],
"references": [
{
"supplier": {
"id": "core"
},
"id": "1211447153"
},
{
"supplier": {
"id": "yelp"
},
"id": "5PzeN6hGLBPmJpCJ2ZmfCQ"
}
],
"contacts": [
{
"phone": [
{
"value": "+13103147300"
},
{
"value": "+13103924301",
"categories": [
{
"id": "600-6800-0000"
}
]
}
],
"fax": [
{
"value": "(520) 622-7015",
"categories": [
{
"id": "600-6800-0000"
}
]
}
],
"www": [
{
"value": "http://www.buffaloexchange.com",
"categories": [
{
"id": "600-6800-0000"
},
{
"id": "600-6900-0251"
}
]
}
],
"email": [
{
"value": "contact#bufex.com",
"categories": [
{
"id": "600-6800-0000"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"openingHours": [
{
"categories": [
{
"id": "600-6800-0000"
}
],
"text": [
"Mon-Sun: 11:00 - 20:00"
],
"isOpen": false,
"structured": [
{
"start": "T110000",
"duration": "PT09H00M",
"recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:MO,TU,WE,TH,FR,SA,SU"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"id": "600-6800-0090"
},
{
"id": "600-6900-0251"
}
],
"text": [
"Mon-Sat: 11:00 - 20:00",
"Sun: 11:00 - 19:00"
],
"isOpen": false,
"structured": [
{
"start": "T110000",
"duration": "PT09H00M",
"recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:MO,TU,WE,TH,FR,SA"
},
{
"start": "T110000",
"duration": "PT08H00M",
"recurrence": "FREQ:DAILY;BYDAY:SU"
}
]
}
]
},
...
}
You can see that the first result has the name "Buffalo Exchange" and the "resultType" is "place". This is the result I want. The question is why does this result fail to show up when the search query is "Buffalo"? Of course with the /discover endpoint I can't specify the category IDs I want to search, that's only available via the /browse endpoint. But with the /browse endpoint I can't specify a specific search term like "Buffalo" or "Exchange".
Update: this problem also happens with the "Bison" query in Alberta, Canada. The query for this is https://discover.search.hereapi.com/v1/discover?at=56.745531%2C-111.351341&q=Exchange&limit=20&apiKey=<insert API KEY>. This query yields only 10 results, and only 4 of them have resultType of "place".
We recommend application developers to use both Autosuggest and Discover, you get the nearby Buffalo Exchange because Autosuggest considers that the query is incomplete. Note that Discover considers the query to be complete.
As HERE Geocoding and Search is meant to provide relevant responses to user queries.
Geocoding Search Api (Autosuggest): https://developer.here.com/documentation/geocoding-search-api/dev_guide/topics/endpoint-autosuggest-brief.html
Geocoding Search Api (Discover): https://developer.here.com/documentation/geocoding-search-api/dev_guide/topics/endpoint-discover-brief.html
The above-mentioned user guide can help modify the query for accurate results.
I have just figured out, that there is such an amazing thing like GraphQL. I am curious if there is any way when using this:
fields=id,name,description,place{name,location{city}},cover{source}
to get this:
{
"id": "100107243793441",
"name": "Demoni Italiani live at Red Pub",
"description": "",
"place": "Redpub Sedico",
"city": "Belluno",
"cover": "https:..."
}
instead of this:
{
"id": "100107243793441",
"name": "Demoni Italiani live at Red Pub",
"description": "",
"place": {
"name": "Redpub Sedico",
"location": {
"city": "Belluno"
},
"id": "1255751344441946"
},
"cover": {
"source": "https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s720x720/14519891_1118974604877184_8278251704306008958_n.jpg?oh=b564087098074d40b467e89d11d60874&oe=58650DC3",
"id": "1118974604877184"
}
}
Maybe some aliasing exists?
I'm trying to structure a REST webservice but I don't know the correct way of returning the results. Could you please give me some hints?
/countries/{id_country}/cities/{id_cities}/categories/
Option 1:
Resource link and some parts of the resource description
[ { "id": 1,
"name": "cine",
"url": "http://domain/countries/1/cities/1/categories/1"
},
{ "id": 2,
"name": "restaurante",
"url": "http://domain/countries/1/cities/1/categories/2"
}
]
Option 2
Resources link
[ { "url": "http://domain/countries/1/universities/1/categories/1" },
{ "url": "http://domain/countries/1/universities/1/categories/2" },
]
Option 3
Resources description
[ { "id": 1,
"name": "cine",
"description": "text text",
"url": "http://domain/countries/1/cities/1/categories/1" },
{ "id": 2,
"name": "restaurante",
"description": "text text",
"url": "http://domain/countries/1/cities/1/categories/2" }
]
Can anyone help me, When I request using link
https://graph.facebook.com/search?&limit=2&until=now&q=hi&type=post&access_token=AAAAAAITEghMBAIScEzst3h5VpV8pKZA7di2ZC3czxr5
Note: I am not giving valid token for security reason.
I always get the result for 27 Nov 2012, while I tried to search for latest post. Am I missing something? Please help.
Thanks in Advance.
RESULT I get:
{
"data": [
{
"id": "730221920_10151138508071921",
"from": {
"name": "Pinky Saowichit",
"id": "730221920"
},
"message": "\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e17\u0e34\u0e15\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e19\u0e1a\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e46 \u0e19\u0e30\u0e04\u0e30 \u0e41\u0e1f\u0e19\u0e04\u0e25\u0e31\u0e1a \u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e23\u0e39\u0e49\u0e27\u0e48\u0e48\u0e32\u0e04\u0e34\u0e14\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e19\u0e30\u0e04\u0e30 \u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49\u0e40\u0e23\u0e32\u0e01\u0e33\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e04\u0e34\u0e14\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13 \u0e04\u0e32\u0e19\u0e18\u0e35\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e40\u0e17\u0e40\u0e23\u0e0b\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e46 \u0e2b\u0e38 \u0e2b\u0e38",
"privacy": {
"value": ""
},
"type": "status",
"status_type": "mobile_status_update",
"created_time": "2012-11-27T03:12:32+0000",
"updated_time": "2012-11-27T07:44:54+0000",
"likes": {
"data": [
{
"name": "Weniefredo Laud",
"id": "100004751890183"
},
{
"name": "\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e15 \u0e1c\u0e25\u0e14\u0e35",
"id": "100001056963372"
},
{
"name": "\u0e08\u0e23\u0e34\u0e0d\u0e32 \u0e25\u0e2d\u0e27",
"id": "100000046347271"
},
{
"name": "Noolek Tikamborn",
"id": "100003048464258"
}
],
"count": 6
}
},
{
"id": "100003971930240_283727615063091",
"from": {
"name": "Mariana Salcedo",
"id": "100003971930240"
},
"story": "Mariana Salcedo shared a link.",
"picture": "http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQASxQms6c0xFkdO&w=90&h=90&url=http\u00253A\u00252F\u00252Fask.fm\u00252Fimages\u00252F50x50.gif",
"link": "http://ask.fm/marianasalcedo/answer/15735435637",
"name": "CRUSH hi",
"caption": "jajajajaja que enfadosa erees!",
"icon": "http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v2/yN/x/aS8ecmYRys0.gif",
"privacy": {
"value": ""
},
"type": "link",
"status_type": "shared_story",
"application": {
"name": "Ask.fm",
"id": "129215213762342"
},
"created_time": "2012-11-27T03:11:38+0000",
"updated_time": "2012-11-27T03:11:38+0000"
}
],
"paging": {
"previous": "https://graph.facebook.com/search?q=hi&limit=2&type=post&access_token=AAAAAAITEghMBAIScEzst3h5VpV8pKZA7di2ZC3czxr5ANnvKPPc1wqYJJZAANd9PI0NKLX5Xk5ReRX3T01iim8BoJp6r16itU8vPxRP&since=1353985952&__previous=1",
"next": "https://graph.facebook.com/search?q=hi&limit=2&type=post&access_token=AAAAAAITEghMBAIScEzst3h5VpV8pKZA7di2ZC3czxr5ANnvKPPc1wqYJJZAANd9PI0NKLX5Xk5ReRX3T01iim8Bo&until=1353985897"
}
}
I'm testing a timeline app I just made.
I'm using Graph API Explorer for testing.
I tested the next URL:
https://graph.facebook.com/10150691128476714
where 10150691128476714 is the id of the activity I made through my app.
It returns the next values:
{
"id": "10150691128476714",
"from": {
"name": "Moisés Briseño Estrello",
"id": "719621713"
},
"start_time": "2012-04-26T07:22:00+0000",
"end_time": "2012-04-26T07:22:00+0000",
"publish_time": "2012-04-26T07:22:00+0000",
"application": {
"name": "appname",
"namespace": "appname",
"id": "367747679937600"
},
"data": {
"objectname": {
"id": "10150825002710211",
"url": "https://young-planet-1642.herokuapp.com/AMLO.html",
"type": "appname:objectname",
"title": "TItle"
}
},
"type": "appname:actionname",
"likes": {
"count": 0,
"can_like": true,
"user_likes": false
},
"comments": {
"count": 0,
"can_comment": true
}
}
I wonder if the referral (fb_action_ids) value is also stored in here or where I can find it?
Thanks in advance :)
ID of the action is the fb_action_ids value, i.e. fb_action_ids = 10150691128476714.