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Area Search By Bounding Box – Local Business Database
Area Search By Bounding Box – Local Business Database is a paid API for AI agents from agents.openwebninja.com, paid per call via MPP, price unknown, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-14).
Search business listings within a rectangular geographic bounding box defined by south-west and north-east corner coordinates.
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How this service works
Search business listings within a rectangular area defined by its bottom-left (south-west) and top-right (north-east) corner coordinates. Both corners are required, and any field parameter of the Search endpoint can be combined with them. **Note:** `match_count` is the total number of matching businesses, not the number returned on this page. A `cursor` is returned while further pages are available and omitted on the last page. **Note:** a query that matches nothing is not an error. The response is a `200` with an empty `businesses` array.
Output
Returns a JSON object containing an array of business listings within the specified bounding box, each with fields such as business ID, name, address, latitude/longitude, phone, website, rating, review count, categories, operational status, and opening hours. Also includes match_count (total matching businesses, not just this page) and a cursor for pagination when more results are available. An empty businesses array is returned (not an error) when no matches are found.
Example use cases
Restaurant discovery for a neighborhood map
“Show me all restaurants inside the downtown Chicago area — the bounding box goes from 41.8,-87.7 at the bottom-left to 41.9,-87.6 at the top-right. I want up to 100 results.”
Real estate neighborhood business audit
“I'm evaluating a neighborhood for a new coffee shop. Can you pull all coffee shops and cafes within the bounding box from 37.77,-122.43 bottom-left to 37.79,-122.41 top-right in San Francisco, up to 200 results?”
Competitor density analysis by map region
“List all gyms and fitness centers in a rectangular area around midtown Manhattan — from 40.748,-73.995 at the south-west corner to 40.762,-73.978 at the north-east corner, limit 500.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://agents.openwebninja.com/local-business-database/area-search-by-bounding-box?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to find businesses within a specific geographic rectangle, such as a map viewport or a neighborhood boundary. It is ideal for map-based UIs, geographic analysis, or any scenario where you have bounding box coordinates rather than a city name or address. Prefer this over a general search endpoint when spatial containment matters and you want to filter by a precise lat/lng rectangle. It supports additional filters like category, city, state, and name alongside the geographic constraint.
Side effects
- Missing top_right or bottom_left parameter — returns 400 Bad Request
- Invalid lat/lng format for bounding box corners — returns 400 with validation error
- Expired or invalid cursor — returns error indicating cursor is no longer valid
- Bounding box with no matching businesses — returns 200 with empty businesses array (not an error)
- Rate limit or quota exceeded — returns 402 or 429 depending on plan
- Limit value out of range (not 1-500) — returns 400 validation error
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| city | — | Find businesses in a specific city. Accepts up to 32 values by repeating the parameter *(e.g. `city=value1&city=value2`)*. Values cannot be comma separated here, as a comma can be part of the value. In the POST form, send an array instead. **Examples:** `Chicago` |
| name | string | Find businesses by their display name. **Examples:** `Office of City Treasurer` `Avante Catering` `Truist` |
| limit | integer | Maximum number of businesses to return. **Allowed values:** `1-500` |
| state | — | Find businesses in a specific state or province. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). US states match either way they are sent, by full name or by two-letter code. **Examples:** `Illinois` `Illinois,Florida,Ontario` `IL,FL` |
| cursor | string | Pagination cursor for fetching the next page. Pass the `cursor` value returned in the previous response. Omit it on the first request. **Note:** a cursor is only valid for the exact query that produced it, and it expires. Do not build or edit one. |
| fields | string | A comma separated list of business fields to include in the response (field projection). By default all fields are returned. `business_id` is always included. **Allowed values:** `business_id`, `name`, `address`, `lat`, `lng`, `categories`, `main_category`, `phone`, `website`, `tld`, `status`, `rating`, `review_count`, `place_id`, `google_mid`, `cid`, `place_link`, `timezone`, `owner_id`, `owner_name`, `owner_link`, `address_short`, `district`, `street_address`, `city`, `zipcode`, `state`, `country`, `photo_count`, `photos_sample`, `verified`, `opening_status`, `working_hours`, `opening_date`, `reviews_per_rating`, `price_level`, `reviews_link`, `booking_link`, `order_link`, `reservations_link`, `category_ids`, `main_category_id`, `about`, `closed_dow`, `open_24_7`, `located_in`, `hotel_stars`, `hotel_amenities`, `hotel_location_rating`, `hotel_review_summary`, `hotel_booking_options`, `hotel_results_from_web`, `first_seen`, `last_seen`, `last_changed` **Note:** field projection trims the response body only. It does not change how the request is billed. |
| address | string | Find businesses by their full formatted address, including the business name. **Examples:** `Office of City Treasurer, 121 N LaSalle St #106, Chicago, IL 60602` `Avante Catering, 5600 Delridge Wy SW, Seattle, WA 98106` `Truist, 12390 SW 120th St, Miami, FL 33186` |
| country | — | Find businesses in a specific country, as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). For a list of supported country codes see *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2*. **Examples:** `US` `US,MX,CA` |
| zipcode | — | Find businesses in a specific ZIP / postal code. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). **Examples:** `60602` `60602,98112,33186` |
| district | — | Find businesses in a specific district or neighbourhood, when the listing carries one. Accepts up to 32 values by repeating the parameter *(e.g. `district=value1&district=value2`)*. Values cannot be comma separated here, as a comma can be part of the value. In the POST form, send an array instead. **Examples:** `Chicago Loop` |
| top_rightrequired | string | The top-right (north-east) corner of the bounding box to search in, as a "lat,lng" string. Required together with bottom_left. **Examples:** `41.9,-87.6` |
| owner_name | — | Find businesses by the name on the owner profile. Accepts up to 32 values by repeating the parameter *(e.g. `owner_name=value1&owner_name=value2`)*. Values cannot be comma separated here, as a comma can be part of the value. In the POST form, send an array instead. **Examples:** `Office of City Treasurer` |
| bottom_leftrequired | string | The bottom-left (south-west) corner of the bounding box to search in, as a "lat,lng" string. Required together with top_right. **Examples:** `41.8,-87.7` |
| business_id | — | Find businesses by their unique Business Id, matched exactly. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). **Examples:** `0x102b644d009e013:0xea49e9ee285fa7bf` `0x102b644d009e013:0xea49e9ee285fa7bf,0x1792d85c519234b:0x91eebb9c864b198d` |
| phone_number | — | Find businesses by phone number. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). Send the number with its country code, either in E.164 *(`+14325551234`, URL-encoded as `%2B14325551234`)* or in a decorated form such as `1-432-555-1234`, `(432) 555-1234` or `0014325551234`. **Examples:** `+13127443356` `+13127443356,+12063248900,+13053784725` |
| street_address | — | Find businesses by the street line of their address on its own. A single value is matched loosely, which also finds spelling and abbreviation variants. Several values are matched exactly instead, which narrows the result. Accepts up to 32 values by repeating the parameter *(e.g. `street_address=value1&street_address=value2`)*. Values cannot be comma separated here, as a comma can be part of the value. In the POST form, send an array instead. **Examples:** `121 N LaSalle St #106` |
| business_category | — | Find businesses carrying a specific category. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). **Examples:** `restaurant` `restaurant,bank,photography studio` |
| business_category_id | — | Find businesses by Google's internal entity-type IDs. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). These are entity types rather than the listing's categories: the values are broad and a listing usually carries several of them, so this is a wide filter. The IDs are gcids (Google Maps category IDs). For a list of gcids see *https://www.openwebninja.com/blog/all-google-maps-categories*. **Examples:** `bakery` `bakery,catholic_church,psychotherapist` |
| main_business_category | — | Find businesses whose primary category matches. Same value space as the business_category parameter. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). **Examples:** `Coffee shop` `Coffee shop,Hotel,Bakery` |
| main_business_category_id | — | Find businesses by Google's internal ID of the primary category. Accepts a comma separated list of up to 32 values, or the parameter repeated up to 32 times (values are OR'ed). This is the machine ID, not the display label the main_business_category parameter matches, and the two can name different primaries. The IDs are gcids (Google Maps category IDs). For a list of gcids see *https://www.openwebninja.com/blog/all-google-maps-categories*. **Examples:** `restaurant` `restaurant,hotel,dentist` |
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| datarequired | object | Businesses matching the query inside the bounding box, with the total match count and the page size applied. |
| cursor | string | Pagination cursor for the next page of results. Pass it back as the `cursor` parameter together with the same query. Absent on the last page. |
| statusrequired | string | The status of the API response. |
| parametersrequired | object | The parameters the API received and used for this request, echoed back. |
| request_idrequired | string | A unique ID to trace the API request. |
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