Get local search result

Available in Classic and VPC

Get search results for businesses and organizations registered on NAVER local services.

Note

Local searches use the Search API, which has a daily call limit of 25,000.

Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

Method	URI
GET	/search/v1/local

Request headers

For information about the headers common to NAVER API HUB, see NAVER API HUB request headers.

Request query parameters

You can use the following query parameters with your request:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`query`	String	Required	Search keyword Encoded with UTF-8
`display`	Integer	Optional	Number of search results to display at a time `1`-`5` (default: `1`)
`start`	Integer	Optional	Starting location for the search `1`
`sort`	String	Optional	How to sort search results `random` (default) \| `comment` `random`: Accuracy (descending) `comment`: Number of reviews on cafes and blogs for businesses and organizations (descending)
`format`	String	Optional	Response format `json` (default) \| `xml`

Request example

The request example is as follows:

curl --location --request GET https://naverapihub.apigw.ntruss.com/search/v1/local?query=Cafes in Jeongja-dong&display=2&start=1&sort=comment&format=json
--header X-NCP-APIGW-API-KEY-ID: {Client ID}
--header X-NCP-APIGW-API-KEY: {Client Secret}

Response

This section describes the response format.

Response body

The response body includes the following data:

Field	Type	Required	Description
`lastBuildDate`	String	-	Time the search results were generated
`total`	Integer	-	Total number of search results
`start`	Integer	-	Starting location for the search
`display`	Integer	-	Number of search results to display at a time
`items`	Array	-	List of individual search results: items

items

The following describes items.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`title`	String	-	Name of the company or organization
`link`	String	-	URL for details about the company or organization
`category`	String	-	Classification information for the company or organization
`description`	String	-	Description of the business or organization
`telephone`	String	-	Element that does not return a value Provided for backward compatibility
`address`	String	-	Land-lot address of the business or organization
`roadAddress`	String	-	Road name address of the business or organization
`mapx`	String	-	X coordinate of the business or organization’s location (based on the WGS84 coordinate system)
`mapy`	String	-	Y coordinate of the business or organization’s location (based on the WGS84 coordinate system)

Response status codes

The following describes the response status codes.

HTTP status code	Code	Message	Description
400	`SE01`	Incorrect query request	Check for errors in the API request URL, such as the protocol or parameters.
400	`SE02`	Invalid display value.	Check that the `display` value is within the allowed range.
400	`SE03`	Invalid start value	Check that the `start` value is within the allowed range.
400	`SE04`	Invalid sort value	Check the `sort` value for typos.
400	`SE06`	Malformed encoding	Encode the search keyword in UTF-8.
404	`SE05`	Invalid search API	Check the API request URL for typos.
500	`SE99`	System error	An error occurred internally on the server.

Note

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all NAVER API HUB, see NAVER API HUB response status codes.

Response example

The response example is as follows:

{
    "lastBuildDate": "Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:41:08 +0900",
    "total": 5,
    "start": 1,
    "display": 2,
    "items": [
        {
            "title": "{Company name}",
            "link": "https://{Company website}",
            "category": "Cafe, desserts > Cafe",
            "description": "",
            "telephone": "",
            "address": "{Land-lot address}",
            "roadAddress": "{Road name address}",
            "mapx": "{Longitude}",
            "mapy": "{Latitude}"
        },
        {
            "title": "{Company name}",
            "link": "https://{Company website}",
            "category": "Cafe, desserts > Bakery",
            "description": "",
            "telephone": "",
            "address": "{Land-lot address}",
            "roadAddress": "{Road name address}",
            "mapx": "{Longitude}",
            "mapy": "{Latitude}"
        }
    ]
}

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