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# Find by details

> Find places such as countries, regions, cities and facilities. Search by name or description and narrow the results by category, type, continent, country or region.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-rest/openapi/openapi_knowledge_graph.json post /v1/knowledge-graph/places
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Bigdata Knowledge Graph API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Access structured data from the Knowledge Graph to find companies, people,
    places, and other entities with detailed information.
servers:
  - url: https://api.bigdata.com/
    description: Production server
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/knowledge-graph/places:
    post:
      tags:
        - Places
      summary: Find by details
      description: >-
        Find places such as countries, regions, cities and facilities. Search by
        name or description and narrow the results by category, type, continent,
        country or region.
      operationId: findPlaces
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FindPlacesRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with places data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FindPlacesResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    FindPlacesRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Text query to search for places by name or description. Examples:
            'Paris', 'Silicon Valley'
          example: Paris
        categories:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: >-
            Place categories, as published in the `category` field of results
            (e.g., 'Location', 'Facility')
          example:
            - Location
        types:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: >-
            Place types, as published in the `type` field of results (e.g.,
            'City', 'Region', 'Facility')
          example:
            - City
        continents:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: >-
            Continents, as published in the `continent` field of results (e.g.,
            'Europe')
          example:
            - Europe
        countries:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$
          description: >-
            Country codes using the ISO 3166-1 A-2 format (e.g., 'US' for United
            States, 'FR' for France, 'GB' for Great Britain)
          example:
            - FR
        regions:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: >-
            Regions, as published in the `region` field of results (e.g.,
            'Ile-de-France Region'). Region names are long and vary by country,
            so list them with `GET /v1/knowledge-graph/places/values/regions`
            rather than constructing them
          example:
            - Ile-de-France Region
      description: >-
        Request body for finding places. Each field is optional. However, you
        must provide at least one field to perform a valid search. The values a
        filter accepts can be listed with `GET
        /v1/knowledge-graph/places/values/{filter}`.
      example:
        query: Paris
        types:
          - City
        countries:
          - FR
    FindPlacesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Place'
          description: Array of places results
        metadata:
          type: object
          properties:
            request_id:
              type: string
              description: Unique request identifier
              example: 2a25111e-0043-4fe2-946e-668aa5af928a
            timestamp:
              type: string
              format: date-time
              description: Response timestamp
              example: '2026-07-02T13:24:45.163695+00:00'
          required:
            - request_id
            - timestamp
        usage:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Usage'
          description: >-
            Optional. Present for token-billing accounts only. Reports the
            number of tokens consumed by this request.
      required:
        - results
        - metadata
      description: Response containing places results and metadata
    Place:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier in the Knowledge Graph
          example: 2C1E8B
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name
          example: Paris
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description and overview
          example: >-
            Paris is the capital city of France, located in the Ile-de-France
            region.
        category:
          type: string
          description: Place category
          example: Location
        type:
          type: string
          description: Place type
          example: City
        continent:
          type: string
          description: Continent
          example: Europe
        country:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[A-Z]{2}$
          description: Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
          example: FR
        region:
          type: string
          description: Region
          example: Ile-de-France Region
        alternative_name:
          type: string
          description: Fully qualified name
          example: Paris, Ile-de-France Region, France
      required:
        - id
        - name
      description: Place entity with detailed information
    Usage:
      type: object
      properties:
        knowledge_graph_tokens:
          type: integer
          description: Number of tokens consumed by this request.
          example: 1
      required:
        - knowledge_graph_tokens
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-KEY

````