ParkWhiz API Capability

Smart Lookup

Find the cheapest parking option for a ParkWhiz event by event URL or ID and address, using exact location match or fuzzy address matching.

Capability ID parkwhiz.smart-lookup

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 30 seconds

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# Smart Lookup

Find the cheapest parking option for a ParkWhiz event by event URL or ID and address, using exact location match or fuzzy address matching.

- Platform: [ParkWhiz](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/parkwhiz)
- Capability ID: `parkwhiz.smart-lookup`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 30 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "address": "624 S. Missouri St.",
    "event_id": 1723404
  },
  "capability": "parkwhiz.smart-lookup"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `address` | `string` | No | Parking lot address or name for fuzzy matching |
| `event_id` | `integer` | No | ParkWhiz event ID |
| `event_url` | `string` | No | Canonical ParkWhiz event page URL |
| `location_id` | `integer` | No | ParkWhiz location ID for exact matching |

### Example input

```json
{
  "address": "624 S. Missouri St.",
  "event_id": 1723404
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This redacted fixture is an example, not a fixed response schema.

```json
{
  "address": "624 S. Missouri St.",
  "event_id": 1723404,
  "location_address": "624 S. Missouri St.",
  "location_id": 3094,
  "location_lat": 39.75938806910632,
  "location_lon": -86.16577148437501,
  "location_name": "Jobsite Supply Lot",
  "lookup_method": "exact",
  "parking_end": "2026-09-09T23:00:00",
  "parking_start": "2026-09-09T18:00:00",
  "pw_availability": "available",
  "pw_base_price": 0,
  "pw_total_price": 0,
  "quote_id": "ab808f06-8698-4106-b222-98d55135d920",
  "scraped_at": "2026-08-30T12:44:29Z",
  "site_url": "/p/indianapolis-parking/624-s-missouri-st"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `address` | `string` | 624 S. Missouri St. |
| `event_id` | `integer` | 1723404 |
| `location_address` | `string` | 624 S. Missouri St. |
| `location_id` | `integer` | 3094 |
| `location_lat` | `number` | 39.75938806910632 |
| `location_lon` | `number` | -86.16577148437501 |
| `location_name` | `string` | Jobsite Supply Lot |
| `lookup_method` | `string` | exact |
| `parking_end` | `string` | 2026-09-09T23:00:00 |
| `parking_start` | `string` | 2026-09-09T18:00:00 |
| `pw_availability` | `string` | available |
| `pw_base_price` | `integer` | 0 |
| `pw_total_price` | `integer` | 0 |
| `quote_id` | `string` | ab808f06-8698-4106-b222-98d55135d920 |
| `scraped_at` | `string` | 2026-08-30T12:44:29Z |
| `site_url` | `string` | /p/indianapolis-parking/624-s-missouri-st |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

address string optional

Parking lot address or name for fuzzy matching

Example 624 S. Missouri St.

event_id integer optional

ParkWhiz event ID

Example 1723404

event_url string optional

Canonical ParkWhiz event page URL

location_id integer optional

ParkWhiz location ID for exact matching

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The full redacted fixture is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These observed fields are not a fixed response schema.

Path	Observed type	Example
`address`	`string`	624 S. Missouri St.
`event_id`	`integer`	1723404
`location_address`	`string`	624 S. Missouri St.
`location_id`	`integer`	3094
`location_lat`	`number`	39.75938806910632
`location_lon`	`number`	-86.16577148437501
`location_name`	`string`	Jobsite Supply Lot
`lookup_method`	`string`	exact
`parking_end`	`string`	2026-09-09T23:00:00
`parking_start`	`string`	2026-09-09T18:00:00
`pw_availability`	`string`	available
`pw_base_price`	`integer`	0
`pw_total_price`	`integer`	0
`quote_id`	`string`	ab808f06-8698-4106-b222-98d55135d920
`scraped_at`	`string`	2026-08-30T12:44:29Z
`site_url`	`string`	/p/indianapolis-parking/624-s-missouri-st

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "address": "624 S. Missouri St.", "event_id": 1723404 }, "capability": "parkwhiz.smart-lookup" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "address": "624 S. Missouri St.", "event_id": 1723404 }, "capability": "parkwhiz.smart-lookup" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "address": "624 S. Missouri St.", "event_id": 1723404, "location_address": "624 S. Missouri St.", "location_id": 3094, "location_lat": 39.75938806910632, "location_lon": -86.16577148437501, "location_name": "Jobsite Supply Lot", "lookup_method": "exact", "parking_end": "2026-09-09T23:00:00", "parking_start": "2026-09-09T18:00:00", "pw_availability": "available", "pw_base_price": 0, "pw_total_price": 0, "quote_id": "ab808f06-8698-4106-b222-98d55135d920", "scraped_at": "2026-08-30T12:44:29Z", "site_url": "/p/indianapolis-parking/624-s-missouri-st" }