"Factual" (Service Connection)
Connect to Factual using the Wolfram Language to get data on stores, restaurants, businesses, and other points of interest.
Connecting & Authenticating
ServiceConnect["Factual"] creates a connection to the Factual API.
Requests
ServiceExecute["Factual","request",params] sends a request to the Factual API, using parameters params. The following give possible requests.
List of Places
"PlacesList" — a List of rules with information on local businesses (restaurants, hotels, spas, salons, etc.) and points of interest (museums, airports, beaches, landmarks, etc.)
"PlacesDataset" — a Dataset of information on local businesses and points of interest
| "Query" | (required) | place names or other keywords to search for | |
| "Location" | None | ||
| "Radius" | None | search radius in meters (only valid with "Location") | |
| "Region" | None | US state to search within | |
| "Locality" | None | US city to search near | |
| MaxItems | 10 | number of results to return per request | |
| "Sort" | "Distance" | sorting order parameter (i.e. "Distance", "Name") | |
| "InterpretEntities" | False | use Interpreter to find canonical Wolfram Language representations of cities, states, dates, etc. |