Places

Returns the data associated with a given place.

URL

www.historypin.org/en/api/places/get.json{?parameters}

Parameters

• places (string, required) - A value representing the country slug or country/area slug pair.

Example Country JSON

http://www.historypin.org/en/api/places/get.json?places=bulgaria

{
    "id"                : 293,
    "level"             : "0",
    "title"             : "Bulgaria",
    "slug"              : "bulgaria",
    "country_code_iso"  : "BG",
    "path"              : "bulgaria",

    "bounds": {
        "sw":{ "lat": 41.238374, "lng": 22.358378 },
        "ne":{ "lat": 44.215692, "lng": 28.605693 }
    },

    "stats": {
        "pins_count"                : 179,
        "tours_count"               : 13,
        "collections_count"         : 43,
        "collections_owners_count"  : 37
    }
}

Example Country/Area JSON

https://www.historypin.org/en/api/places/get.json?places=afghanistan%2Fbadakhshan

{
    "id"                : 351,
    "level"             : "1",
    "title"             : "Badakhshan",
    "slug"              : "badakhshan",
    "country_code_iso"  : "AF",
    "path"              : "afghanistan/badakhshan",

    "parent": {
        "id"        : 110,
        "title"     : "Afghanistan",
        "slug"      : "afghanistan",
        "path"      : "afghanistan"
    },

    "bounds": {
        "sw":{ "lat": 35.442411, "lng": 69.998549 },
        "ne":{ "lat": 38.473673, "lng": 74.892307 }
    },

    "stats": {
        "pins_count"                : 0,
        "tours_count"               : 0,
        "collections_count"         : 0,
        "collections_owners_count"  : 0
    }
}