Source Attribution

The Places (Search) API gives access to content that is provided by a number of sources. Client applications must display the source attribution next to the content. This requirement forms part of the terms and conditions of the API.

Types of content that require attribution include images, reviews, editorials or a place itself. Below is an example of an image object with attribution information:

{
  "src": "http://...",
  "via": {
    "href": "http://originalArticle..",
    "type": "text/html"
  },
  "supplier": {
    "title": "Qype",
    "href": "http://...",
    "type": "urn:nlp-types:supplier",
    "icon": "http://..."
  },
  "user": {
    "name": "Max Mustermann",
    "href": "http://userProfile...",
    "type": "text/html",
    "icon": "http://userIcon..."
  },
  "attribution": "Provided by <a href=\"http://originalArticle...\">Qype</a> user <a href=\"http://userProfile...\">Max Mustermann</a>"
}

Attribution information is present in the form of link objects and as a ready-to-display HTML string in the attribution field. The amount of attribution information will vary for different pieces of content. Developers should refer to the reference documentation for the relevant media type definition. For example, urn:nlp-types:supplier