Searching for Places

Search for places that can be attached to a status update.

Entity: Geo

Type: GeoType.Search

Parameters/Filters:

Name	Purpose	Type	Required
Accuracy	Radius to search	string	no
Attribute	Name/value pair separated by “=” (i.e. “street_address=123 4th Street”)	string	no
ContainedWithin	PlaceID to restrict results to	string	no
Granularity	Minimum granularity of place types	string	no
IP	IP address of user	string	only if Lat, Long, and Query are empty
Lat	Latitude to search	dec	only if IP and Query are empty
Long	Longitude to search	dec	only if IP and Query are empty
MaxResults	Max nearby results	int	no
Query	URL encoded text search term	string	only if Lat, Long, and IP are empty

Example:

            var geoResponse =
                await
                    (from geo in twitterCtx.Geo
                     where geo.Type == GeoType.Search &&
                           geo.IP == "168.143.171.180"
                     select geo)
                    .SingleOrDefaultAsync();

            if (geoResponse != null && geoResponse.Places != null)
            {
                Place place = geoResponse.Places.First();

                Console.WriteLine(
                    "Name: {0}, Country: {1}, Type: {2}",
                    place.Name, place.Country, place.PlaceType); 
            }

Twitter API: geo/search