Graph API: get nearby places

Question

Is there a way to pass in lat/long and get a list of nearby places using Graph API 2.1?

Was looking to allow a user to check in from an iOS app, but I'd like to provide a list of nearby places so that I know which place ID to pass into the feed end point.

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/v2.1/user/feed/

Answer 1

Yes, this is possible if you can get the lat/lng coordinate from your device. Have a look at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/using-graph-api/#search

GET /search?q={query}&type=place&center={lat},{lng}&distance={distance}

You can leave the {query} blank if you don't want to narrow down your results

All Graph API search queries require an access token included in the request.