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Search Tripadvisor places, hotels, restaurants and forums

POST/v1/tools/tripadvisor.search.general/callsNeeds an API key

Returns the Tripadvisor places, hotels, restaurants and forums that match a search. Use it to find a place's location ID.

Tool tripadvisor.search.general on Tripadvisor. Contract version 1, released 2026-10-27.

Over REST, send the input in the body. Over MCP, pass the same input to call_tool.

Both return the full response: the call's ID, status and cost, with this tool's result in output.

Input

querystringRequired

What to look for on Tripadvisor, such as "hotels in Austin, Texas".

1 to 500 characters.

place_typestring

Keeps only the places of this kind. All kinds when left out.

hotel
restaurant
attraction
activity
geo
pageinteger· default 1

Page of results, 10 to a page.

From 1 to 1001.

Output

A successful call returns these blocks in its output. A field not marked required can be null.

results

A list of rows. Always present, possibly empty.

positionintegerRequired

Rank among the places found, starting at 1.

titlestringRequired

Name of the place.

location_idstring

Tripadvisor's location ID of the place, in decimal digits.

urlstring

Address of the place's page on Tripadvisor.

place_typestring

Kind of place: a hotel or other lodging, a restaurant, an attraction, a bookable activity such as a tour, or a geography such as a city.

hotel
restaurant
attraction
activity
geo
categorystring

Kind of place as Tripadvisor names it, such as "Hotel".

locationstring

Place the result is in, such as "Austin, Texas".

descriptionstring
ratingnumber

Average review rating, out of 5.

review_countinteger