Filtering by Category
The Places (Search) API allows you to filter results by Point of Interest (POI) category, which describe and group POIs. Not all categories are applicable for all POIs and categories can be added and removed without advance notice. In addition to the POI categories, the Places (Search) API also supports cuisine categories.
There are two category/cuisine systems for places: The default system and the HERE Places category system (aka PDS).
The HERE Places Categories & Food Types are used for both the Place XML data product and the Places (Search) API. The related category/cuisine system is advised for a higher granularity.
Default Places & Cuisine Categories
Only a subset of the FP categories are permanent. Some categories may be removed in future releases. The permanent categories are as follows:
- eat-drink
- restaurant
- coffee-tea
- snacks-fast-food
- going-out
- sights-museums
- transport
- airport
- accommodation
- shopping
- leisure-outdoor
- administrative-areas-buildings
- natural-geographical
- petrol-station
- atm-bank-exchange
- toilet-rest-area
- hospital-health-care-facility
HERE Places Categories & Food Types
The HERE Places Category System groups more than 400 categories. It is the category system used for both the Place XML data product and the Places (Search) API.
The HERE Places Food Types groups more than 150 food types.
