---
title: "Fetch places"
method: GET
path: "/places/{uuid}"
tags: ["Places"]
---

# Fetch places

`GET /places/{uuid}`

## Path parameters

- `uuid` string[], required

## Query parameters

- `lat` string
- `lng` string
- `order_by` 'admin_and_distance'
- `fields` string

## Headers

- `X-HTTP-Method-Override` string

## Response `200`

An array of places

- ResultsPlaces
  - `total_results` integer, required
  - `page` integer, required
  - `per_page` integer, required
  - `results` Place[], required
    - `id` integer, required — Unique auto-increment integer identifier.
    - `admin_level` integer, nullable
    - `ancestor_place_ids` integer[], nullable
    - `bbox_area` number, float, nullable
    - `bounding_box_geojson` PolygonGeoJson, nullable
      - `type` string, required
      - `coordinates` union, required
        - array[]
          - array[]
            - array[]
              - …
        - array[]
          - array[]
            - number[]
    - `display_name` string, nullable
    - `display_name_autocomplete` string, nullable
    - `geometry_geojson` PolygonGeoJson, nullable
      - `type` string, required
      - `coordinates` union, required
        - array[]
          - array[]
            - array[]
              - …
        - array[]
          - array[]
            - number[]
    - `location` string, nullable
    - `matched_term` string, nullable
    - `name` string
    - `observations_count` integer
    - `place_type` integer, nullable
    - `point_geojson` PointGeoJson, nullable
      - `coordinates` number[], required
      - `type` string, required
    - `slug` string, nullable
    - `universal_search_rank` integer, nullable
    - `user` User, nullable
      - `id` integer, required — Unique auto-increment integer identifier.
      - `uuid` string, uuid
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `description` string, nullable
      - `faved_project_ids` number[] — Ordered list of IDs of projects the user has faved
      - `icon` string, nullable
      - `icon_url` string, nullable
      - `identifications_count` integer
      - `journal_posts_count` integer
      - `annotated_observations_count` integer
      - `last_active` string, date-time
      - `login` string
      - `monthly_supporter` boolean, nullable
      - `name` string, nullable
      - `observations_count` integer
      - `orcid` string, nullable
      - `preferences` object
        - `prefers_community_taxa` boolean — Whether the user allows the Community Taxon to be the taxon their observation is associated with
        - `prefers_observation_fields_by` 'anyone' | 'curators' | 'observer'
        - `prefers_project_addition_by` 'any' | 'joined' | 'none'
      - `roles` string[]
      - `site` Site, nullable
        - `id` integer, required — Unique auto-increment integer identifier.
        - `icon_url` string — URL of an icon image for the site
        - `locale` string, nullable — Default language code for users of this site
        - `name` string — Full name of the site
        - `place_id` integer, nullable — Integer ID of the default search place for this site
        - `site_name_short` string, nullable — Short name for this site
        - `url` string
      - `site_id` integer, nullable
      - `spam` boolean
      - `species_count` integer
      - `suspended` boolean
      - `updated_at` string, date-time
    - `uuid` string, uuid
    - `without_check_list` boolean, nullable

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