3. APIs

Get Venues

Returns a complete list of all venues sorted alphabetically, or by proximity to the user's current latitude and longitude.

link to source code

Endpoint: GET /venues/

Request Parameters

Key	Location	Type	Description
lat	URL Parameter	Float	User's latitude (optional)
lon	URL Parameter	Float	User's longitude (optional)

Response Codes

Code	Description
200 OK	Success
400 Bad Request	Invalid Parameters

Returns

If no URL parameters, list will sorted alphabetically, otherwise sorted by user's proximity.

Key	Location	Type	Description
data	JSON	List of all venues	Data associated with each venue
url	JSON	String	Self-identifying URL

Example

curl -X GET https://api.OUR_SERVER/venues/?lat=42.29&lon=-83.72

{
    "data": [
        {
    	    "name": "Michigan's Adventure",
    	    "description": "...",
    	    "image_url": "/media/fjdkfjda.jpg",
            "lat": 43.34,
            "lon": -86.28
        },
        {
	    "name": "Disney World",
	    "description": "...",
	    "image_url": "/media/fjdafdak.jpg",
            "lat": 28.38,
            "lon": -81.56
        },
        ...
    ],
    "url": "/api/venues/"
}

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Get Destinations by Venue

Returns a complete list of all destinations for a specified venue sorted alphabetically, or by proximity to the user's current latitude and longitude.

link to source code

Endpoint: GET /venues/:id/destinations

Request Parameters

Key	Location	Type	Description
lat	URL Parameter	Float	User's latitude (optional)
lon	URL Parameter	Float	User's longitude (optional)

Response Codes

Code	Description
200 OK	Success
400 Bad Request	Invalid Parameters
404 Not Found	Invalid Specified Venue ID

Returns

If no URL parameters, list will sorted alphabetically, otherwise sorted by user's proximity.

Key	Location	Type	Description
data	JSON	List of all destinations	Data associated with each venue
url	JSON	String	Self-identifying URL

Example

curl -X GET https://api.OUR_SERVER/api/venues/152/destinations?lat=42.29&lon=-83.72

{
    "data": [
        {
    	    "name": "Mine Ride",
    	    "description": "...",
    	    "image_url": "/media/fjdkfjda.jpg",
            "lat": 43.34,
            "lon": -86.28
        },
        {
	    "name": "Blue Streak",
	    "description": "...",
	    "image_url": "/media/fjdafdak.jpg",
            "lat": 28.38,
            "lon": -81.56
        },
        ...
    ],
    "url": "/api/venues/152/destinations"
}

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Get Directions to Destination

Returns a list of coordinates from a users location, to a specified destination.

Endpoint: GET /venues/:id/destinations/:id/directions

Request Parameters

Key	Location	Type	Description
lat	URL Parameter	Float	User's latitude
lon	URL Parameter	Float	User's longitude

Response Codes

Code	Description
200 OK	Success
400 Bad Request	Invalid Parameters
404 Not Found	Invalid Specified Venue / Destination ID

Returns

Key	Location	Type	Description
data	JSON	List of coordinates	Waypoints directions to destination
url	JSON	String	Self-identifying URL
time_estimate	JSON	String	Estimated time to walk to destination (in minutes)
distance	JSON	String	Distance from users current location to destination (in miles)

Example

curl -X GET https://api.OUR_SERVER/api/venues/152/destinations/72/directions?lat=42.29&lon=-83.72

{
    "data": [
        {
            "lat": 43.34,
            "lon": -86.28
        },
        {
            "lat": 28.38,
            "lon": -81.56
        },
        {
            "lat": 28.38,
            "lon": -82.56
        },
        ...
    ],
    "url": "/api/venues/152/destinations",
    "time_estimate": 23,
    "distance": 2.6
}