Now that you're back, you probably saw a `GeoJSON` formatted response on the other side of that click.
Now that you're back, you probably saw a `GeoJSON` formatted response on the other side of that click.
You'll always get back `GeoJSON` results, unless something goes terribly wrong, in which case you'll get a really helpful error.
You'll always get back `GeoJSON` results, unless something goes terribly wrong, in which case you'll get a really helpful error.
Now you know exactly where on the earth's sufrace **Strinky Beach** is located: `[ 139.86114, -37.33192 ]`
Now you know exactly where on the earth's sufrace **Stinky Beach** is located: `[ 139.86114, -37.33192 ]`
You've also probably learned from the results of that request that this intriguing 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**
You've also probably learned from the results of that request that this intriguing 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**
[Read more about the response format](https://github.com/dianashk/pelias-doc/edit/master/getting-started/response.md
#### Result count
You may have noticed that there were **10** places in the results for our **Stinky Beach** search.
That's the _default_ number of results the API will return, unless otherwise specified.
- The FeatureCollection is an ordered array, ranked in order of likleyhood
- Use directly in your application or test at GeoJSON.io
## Sizing Your Results
- Example: size=1 for batch geocoding
- Example: size=40 to store lots of results
## Looking in a Particular Place (Using Boundaries)
## Looking in a Particular Place (Using Boundaries)
[Means to limit the scope of where you're looking, and to look only within a particular area. This can be useful if you're looking for places in a particular region, or country, or only want to look in the immediate viscinity of a user with a known location.]
[Means to limit the scope of where you're looking, and to look only within a particular area. This can be useful if you're looking for places in a particular region, or country, or only want to look in the immediate viscinity of a user with a known location.]