# Search venues

Search SpotHero for destinations/venues by name, returning destination IDs, cities, and coordinates.

- Platform: [SpotHero](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/spothero)
- Capability ID: `spothero.venues`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 15 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "query": "Madison Square Garden"
  },
  "capability": "spothero.venues"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of results to return. From 1 to 50. Default: `20`. |
| `query` | `string` | Yes | Venue or destination name to search (e.g. 'SoFi Stadium', 'Madison Square Garden'). |

### Example input

```json
{
  "query": "Madison Square Garden"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This example shows one response. Values and optional fields vary with the data available.

```json
{
  "destinations": [
    {
      "city": "New York",
      "destination_id": 745,
      "latitude": 40.750504,
      "longitude": -73.993439,
      "title": "Madison Square Garden"
    },
    {
      "city": "New York",
      "destination_id": 50372,
      "latitude": 40.750477,
      "longitude": -73.99331,
      "title": "Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden"
    }
  ],
  "query": "Madison Square Garden",
  "scraped_at": "2026-08-01T10:55:22Z"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `destinations` | `array` | 2 items |
| `destinations` | `array` | 2 items |
| `query` | `string` | Madison Square Garden |
| `scraped_at` | `string` | 2026-08-01T10:55:22Z |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)