Local Insights Data

Note

Bing Maps Local Insights API retirement

The Bing Maps Local Insights API is deprecated and will be retired on 9/30/2024. To avoid service disruptions, all implementations using Bing Maps Local Insights API will need to be updated to use Azure Maps by 9/30/2024.

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Description of a successful Local Insights request. Please see Type Identifiers for a list of business types.

LocalInsightsResponse

JSON	XML	Field Description
typeResults	TypeResults	List of business type resources.
origin	Origin	Latitude and longitude of the center of the isochrone.

Origin Field Example

"origin": {
   "latitude": 47.811091,
   "longitude": -122.369512
}

Business Category Type Resource

JSON	XML	Field Description
categoryTypeName	CategoryTypeName	String name/ID for the specified category.
categoryTypeSummary	CategoryTypeSummary	Summary of how many entities fall under this type, given the specified time or driving limits. Example: 5 Department Stores in 30 Minutes by Driving
entities	Entities	List of entity resources.

Entity Resource

JSON	XML	Field Description
entityName	EntityName	Name of entity.
latitude	Latitude	Latitude of entity.
longitude	Longitude	Longitude of entity.

Example

{
   "__type": "LocalInsightsResponse:http://schemas.microsoft.com/search/local/ws/rest/v1",
   "categoryTypeResults": [
   {
      "categoryTypeName": "Parks",
      "categoryTypeSummary": "5 Parks in 10 Miles by Driving",
      "entities": [
         {
         "entityName": "Richmond Beach Center Park",
         "latitude": 47.77205339744016,
         "longitude": -122.38522949061662
         },
         {
         "entityName": "Meadowdale Playfields",
         "latitude": 47.84778315817534,
         "longitude": -122.32521969622377
         },
         {
         "entityName": "Drug Rehab Lake Forest Park",
         "latitude": 47.7546081542969,
         "longitude": -122.277923583984
         },
         {
         "entityName": "Lake Forest Park City Hall",
         "latitude": 47.75391081186926,
         "longitude": -122.27754771953607
         },
         {
         "entityName": "Dogwood Play Park",
         "latitude": 47.72104,
         "longitude": -122.29211
         }
      ]
   },
   {
      "categoryTypeName": "Parking",
      "categoryTypeSummary": "0 Parking in 10 Miles by Driving",
      "entities": []
   }
   ],
   "origin": {
   "latitude": 47.811091,
   "longitude": -122.369512
   }
}