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Diana Shkolnikov 9 years ago
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## Looking For Places - Getting Started
{search text, global, no options}
`https://search.mapzen.com/v1/search?text={123 Fake Street, Springfield}&api_key={YOUR_API_KEY}`
So, let's say you wanted to find **Stinky Beach**, you'd just do this.
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> [/v1/search?___text=stinky beach___](https://search.mapzen.com/v1/search?api_key={YOUR_API_KEY}&text=stinky beach)
>
_Go ahead, and click that link... we'll wait._
Now you know exactly where on the earth sufrace **Strinky Beach** is located: `[ 139.86114, -37.33192 ]`
You've also probably learned from the results of that request that this questionable beach is located in **Australia**, more specifically in the **South Australia** region. You also have yourself a handy text label to use when talking to other humans about this place: **Stinky Beach, Nora Creina, South Australia**
- Response is GeoJSON FeatureCollection
- The FeatureCollection is an ordered array, ranked in order of likleyhood

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