Zomato API Capability

Search

Search Zomato restaurants by query and location.

Capability ID zomato.search

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 60 seconds

# Search

Search Zomato restaurants by query and location.

- Platform: [Zomato](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/zomato)
- Capability ID: `zomato.search`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 60 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": {
    "query": "biryani"
  },
  "capability": "zomato.search"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `city` | `string` | No | Zomato city slug used for the public search route. |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum restaurant results to parse. |
| `query` | `string` | Yes | Restaurant, cuisine, or dish search text. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "query": "biryani"
}
```

## 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
{
  "count": 9,
  "has_more": false,
  "latitude": 28.6257,
  "longitude": 77.2102,
  "query": "biryani",
  "results": [
    {
      "address": "11, Ground Floor, Atmaram Mansion, KG Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi",
      "aggregate_rating": "4.3",
      "image_url": "https://b.zmtcdn.com/data/pictures/0/18382360/[redacted:token].jpg",
      "name": "Local",
      "res_id": "local-connaught-place-new-delhi",
      "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani",
      "url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/local-connaught-place-new-delhi/info?contextual_menu_params=[redacted:token]%3D",
      "votes": "15"
    },
    {
      "address": "38/39, Block E, Inner Circle, Connaught Place, New Delhi",
      "aggregate_rating": "4.1",
      "image_url": "https://b.zmtcdn.com/data/pictures/3/18233593/[redacted:token].jpg",
      "name": "Farzi Cafe",
      "res_id": "farzi-cafe-connaught-place-new-delhi",
      "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani",
      "url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/farzi-cafe-connaught-place-new-delhi/info?contextual_menu_params=[redacted:token]%3D",
      "votes": "7696"
    },
    {
      "address": "14, Second Floor, Scindia House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Atul Grove Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi",
      "aggregate_rating": "4.4",
      "image_url": "https://b.zmtcdn.com/data/pictures/7/21209117/[redacted:token].jpg",
      "name": "Drama",
      "res_id": "drama-connaught-place-new-delhi",
      "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani",
      "url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/drama-connaught-place-new-delhi/info?contextual_menu_params=[redacted:token]%3D",
      "votes": "4116"
    }
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

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

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `count` | `integer` | 9 |
| `has_more` | `boolean` | false |
| `latitude` | `number` | 28.6257 |
| `longitude` | `number` | 77.2102 |
| `query` | `string` | biryani |
| `results` | `array` | 3 items |
| `results` | `array` | 3 items |
| `source_url` | `string` | https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani |

## 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

city string optional

Zomato city slug used for the public search route.

limit integer optional

Maximum restaurant results to parse.

query string required

Restaurant, cuisine, or dish search text.

Example biryani

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
`count`	`integer`	9
`has_more`	`boolean`	false
`latitude`	`number`	28.6257
`longitude`	`number`	77.2102
`query`	`string`	biryani
`results`	`array`	3 items
`results`	`array`	3 items
`source_url`	`string`	https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani

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": { "query": "biryani" }, "capability": "zomato.search" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "query": "biryani" }, "capability": "zomato.search" }''') 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))

{ "count": 9, "has_more": false, "latitude": 28.6257, "longitude": 77.2102, "query": "biryani", "results": [ { "address": "11, Ground Floor, Atmaram Mansion, KG Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi", "aggregate_rating": "4.3", "image_url": "https://b.zmtcdn.com/data/pictures/0/18382360/[redacted:token].jpg", "name": "Local", "res_id": "local-connaught-place-new-delhi", "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani", "url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/local-connaught-place-new-delhi/info?contextual_menu_params=[redacted:token]%3D", "votes": "15" }, { "address": "38/39, Block E, Inner Circle, Connaught Place, New Delhi", "aggregate_rating": "4.1", "image_url": "https://b.zmtcdn.com/data/pictures/3/18233593/[redacted:token].jpg", "name": "Farzi Cafe", "res_id": "farzi-cafe-connaught-place-new-delhi", "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani", "url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/farzi-cafe-connaught-place-new-delhi/info?contextual_menu_params=[redacted:token]%3D", "votes": "7696" }, { "address": "14, Second Floor, Scindia House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Atul Grove Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi", "aggregate_rating": "4.4", "image_url": "https://b.zmtcdn.com/data/pictures/7/21209117/[redacted:token].jpg", "name": "Drama", "res_id": "drama-connaught-place-new-delhi", "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani", "url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/drama-connaught-place-new-delhi/info?contextual_menu_params=[redacted:token]%3D", "votes": "4116" } ], "source_url": "https://www.zomato.com/ncr/restaurants/biryani" }