Zomato API Capability

Search

Search Zomato restaurants by query and location with normalized restaurant cards and opaque cursor pagination.

Capability ID zomato.search

Cost From $1.25 per 1,000 requests · 1 credit

Maximum runtime 60 seconds

# Search

Search Zomato restaurants by query and location with normalized restaurant cards and opaque cursor pagination.

- Platform: [Zomato](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/zomato)
- Capability ID: `zomato.search`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 60 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": "biryani"
  },
  "capability": "zomato.search"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `city` | `string` | No | City name. Default: `ncr`. |
| `cursor` | `string` | No | Opaque continuation cursor returned by pagination.next_cursor. |
| `latitude` | `number` | No | Latitude in decimal degrees. From -90 to 90. |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of results to return. From 1 to 100. Default: `20`. |
| `longitude` | `number` | No | Longitude in decimal degrees. From -180 to 180. |
| `query` | `string` | Yes | Search query. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "query": "biryani"
}
```

## 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
{
  "count": 1,
  "fetched_at": "2026-09-24T08:48:44Z",
  "latitude": 28.625789,
  "longitude": 77.210276,
  "pagination": {
    "has_more": true,
    "next_cursor": "[redacted:opaque-cursor]",
    "page": 1,
    "total_results": 2981
  },
  "query": "biryani",
  "results": [
    {
      "aggregate_rating": 4.2,
      "cost_for_two": {
        "amount": 2800,
        "currency": "INR",
        "text": "₹2,800 for two"
      },
      "cuisine_string": "North Indian, Continental, Mexican, Italian, Oriental, Biryani, Beverages",
      "cuisines": [
        "North Indian",
        "Continental",
        "Mexican"
      ],
      "distance_km": 1.2,
      "fetched_at": "2026-09-24T08:48:44Z",
      "locality": "Connaught Place, New Delhi",
      "name": "Local",
      "offer": {
        "discount_text": "20% OFF",
        "is_gold": true,
        "title": "Flat"
      },
      "rank": 1,
      "res_id": "18382360",
      "restaurant_id": "18382360",
      "slug": "local-connaught-place-new-delhi",
      "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani",
      "sponsored": true,
      "url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/local-connaught-place-new-delhi/info"
    }
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

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

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `count` | `integer` | 1 |
| `fetched_at` | `string` | 2026-09-24T08:48:44Z |
| `latitude` | `number` | 28.625789 |
| `longitude` | `number` | 77.210276 |
| `pagination` | `object` | 4 fields |
| `pagination.has_more` | `boolean` | true |
| `pagination.next_cursor` | `string` | [redacted:opaque-cursor] |
| `pagination.page` | `integer` | 1 |
| `pagination.total_results` | `integer` | 2981 |
| `query` | `string` | biryani |
| `results` | `array` | 1 items |
| `results` | `array` | 1 items |
| `source_url` | `string` | https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani |

## 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)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

city string optional

City name. Default: `ncr`.

cursor string optional

Opaque continuation cursor returned by pagination.next_cursor.

latitude number optional

Latitude in decimal degrees. From -90 to 90.

limit integer optional

Maximum number of results to return. From 1 to 100. Default: `20`.

longitude number optional

Longitude in decimal degrees. From -180 to 180.

query string required

Search query.

Example biryani

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 The example response is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Values illustrate one response. Read the guidance above for missing values and limits; fields can vary with the requested operation and the data available.

Path	Observed type	Example
`count`	`integer`	1
`fetched_at`	`string`	2026-09-24T08:48:44Z
`latitude`	`number`	28.625789
`longitude`	`number`	77.210276
`pagination`	`object`	4 fields
`pagination.has_more`	`boolean`	true
`pagination.next_cursor`	`string`	[redacted:opaque-cursor]
`pagination.page`	`integer`	1
`pagination.total_results`	`integer`	2981
`query`	`string`	biryani
`results`	`array`	1 items
`results`	`array`	1 items
`source_url`	`string`	https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

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": "biryani" }, "capability": "zomato.search" }'

import json import os import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "query": "biryani" }, "capability": "zomato.search" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "count": 1, "fetched_at": "2026-09-24T08:48:44Z", "latitude": 28.625789, "longitude": 77.210276, "pagination": { "has_more": true, "next_cursor": "[redacted:opaque-cursor]", "page": 1, "total_results": 2981 }, "query": "biryani", "results": [ { "aggregate_rating": 4.2, "cost_for_two": { "amount": 2800, "currency": "INR", "text": "₹2,800 for two" }, "cuisine_string": "North Indian, Continental, Mexican, Italian, Oriental, Biryani, Beverages", "cuisines": [ "North Indian", "Continental", "Mexican" ], "distance_km": 1.2, "fetched_at": "2026-09-24T08:48:44Z", "locality": "Connaught Place, New Delhi", "name": "Local", "offer": { "discount_text": "20% OFF", "is_gold": true, "title": "Flat" }, "rank": 1, "res_id": "18382360", "restaurant_id": "18382360", "slug": "local-connaught-place-new-delhi", "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani", "sponsored": true, "url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/local-connaught-place-new-delhi/info" } ], "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani" }