Swiggy API · Endpoint

Swiggy Categories API

Q: Can my AI agent call it?

Yes, over MCP: the agent finds swiggy.categories, checks its price and runs it with the same credits as the REST API.

The cuisines and food categories Swiggy suggests at a location, in the order it shows them.

1 credit per call
Failed calls are free
Updated 18 Oct 2026
swiggy.categories

Response completed

{  "summary": {    "latitude": 12.9121181,    "longitude": 77.6445548,    "total_items": 12  },  "items": [    {      "entity_id": "swiggy://explore?query=Rolls",      "id": "600995",      "latitude": 12.9121181,      "link": "swiggy://explore?query=Rolls",      "longitude": 77.6445548,      "query": "Rolls",      "rank": 1,      "section": "Popular Cuisines"    },    {      "entity_id": "swiggy://explore?query=Pizza",      "id": "600813",      "latitude": 12.9121181,      "link": "swiggy://explore?query=Pizza",      "longitude": 77.6445548,      "query": "Pizza",      "rank": 2,      "section": "Popular Cuisines"    }  ]}

12 rows

#	Rank	Category	Section	Latitude	Longitude	Entity id	Id	Link
1	1	Rolls	Popular Cuisines	12.91	77.64	swiggy://explore?query=Rolls	600995	swiggy://explore?query=Rolls
2	2	Pizza	Popular Cuisines	12.91	77.64	swiggy://explore?query=Pizza	600813	swiggy://explore?query=Pizza
3	3	Tea	Popular Cuisines	12.91	77.64	swiggy://explore?query=Tea	601016	swiggy://explore?query=Tea
4	4	Burgers	Popular Cuisines	12.91	77.64	swiggy://explore?query=Burgers	600833	swiggy://explore?query=Burgers
5	5	Chinese	Popular Cuisines	12.91	77.64	swiggy://explore?query=Chinese	600854	swiggy://explore?query=Chinese
6	6	Cake	Popular Cuisines	12.91	77.64	swiggy://explore?query=Cake	600868	swiggy://explore?query=Cake
7	7	Desserts	Popular Cuisines	12.91	77.64	swiggy://explore?query=Desserts	600884	swiggy://explore?query=Desserts
8	8	North Indian	Popular Cuisines	12.91	77.64	swiggy://explore?query=North%20Indian	600828	swiggy://explore?query=North%20Indian
9	9	South Indian	Popular Cuisines	12.91	77.64	swiggy://explore?query=South%20Indian	600901	swiggy://explore?query=South%20Indian
10	10	Sandwich	Popular Cuisines	12.91	77.64	swiggy://explore?query=Sandwich	600916	swiggy://explore?query=Sandwich

Try it live, free

Input

What you send

The input object of the request, with every field the endpoint accepts.

Field	Type	Required	What it does	Example
latitude	number	no	Latitude of the location.	12.9121181
limit	integer	no	Maximum number of categories.	20
longitude	number	no	Longitude of the location.	77.6445548

Response

Fields it returns

What each record in the response holds, with the values from the sample above.

Field	Type	What it is	Example
items[].rank	integer	The restaurant's place in the list.	1
items[].query	string	The search term.	Rolls
items[].section	string	The section of Swiggy's search page.	Popular Cuisines
items[].entity_id	string		swiggy://explore?query=Rolls
items[].id	string		600995
items[].latitude	number	Latitude.	12.91
items[].link	string	Swiggy's link for the search.	swiggy://explore?query=Rolls
items[].longitude	number	Longitude.	77.64
items	array	The results.	12 records
summary	object	Totals for this response.	3 fields
summary.latitude	number	Latitude.	12.91
summary.longitude	number	Longitude.	77.64
summary.total_items	integer	How many results this response holds.	12

REST API · MCP server

Call it from your code, or ask your agent

Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key and copy a working request.

curl --request POST \  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \  --data '{  "capability": "swiggy.categories",  "input": {    "latitude": 12.9121181,    "limit": 20,    "longitude": 77.6445548  }}'

import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{  "capability": "swiggy.categories",  "input": {    "latitude": 12.9121181,    "limit": 20,    "longitude": 77.6445548  }}''')response = requests.post(    "https://data.upscrape.com/execute",    headers={        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}",        "Content-Type": "application/json",        "Prefer": "wait=30",    },    json=payload,)response.raise_for_status()print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

const response = await fetch("https://data.upscrape.com/execute", {  method: "POST",  headers: {    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UPSCRAPE_API_KEY}`,    "Content-Type": "application/json",    "Prefer": "wait=30",  },  body: JSON.stringify({  "capability": "swiggy.categories",  "input": {    "latitude": 12.9121181,    "limit": 20,    "longitude": 77.6445548  }}),});if (!response.ok) {  throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));