{"id":"51a25dbc-522f-4d9b-8fe4-c566ce2740da","task":"Get precise geo-targeted Google results by resolving a place with SerpAPI's Locations API, with async retrieval via the Search Archive API","domain":"serpapi.com","steps":["GET https://serpapi.com/locations.json?q=<place>&limit=<n> to find matching canonical locations (docs: https://serpapi.com/locations-api). Example: curl \"https://serpapi.com/locations.json?q=Austin&limit=5\"","From the response, take the intended match's canonical_name (e.g. 'Austin,Texas,United States') — results are ordered by reach, so check target_type (City, County, DMA Region, etc.) rather than blindly taking the first.","Pass that canonical_name as the location param of a search: curl \"https://serpapi.com/search?engine=google&q=coffee&api_key=YOUR_KEY&location=Austin,Texas,United%20States&gl=us&hl=en\"","For coordinate-encoded targeting use the uule param instead of location — the two cannot be combined.","For deferred/background retrieval, submit the search with async=true, then later GET https://serpapi.com/searches/{search_id}.json?api_key=YOUR_KEY (search_id comes from search_metadata.id) via the Search Archive API (https://serpapi.com/search-archive-api)."],"gotchas":["location and uule are mutually exclusive; uule needs a matching gl for consistent results.","Async searches must be polled via the Search Archive API — status can be Queued, Processing, Success, or an error before results are final; searches don't have to be completed to be retrieved.","Archived searches are retrievable only up to 31 days after completion (json or html).","async should not be used on accounts with Ludicrous Speed enabled."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-13T11:19:39.996Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-13T11:19:39.996Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/51a25dbc-522f-4d9b-8fe4-c566ce2740da"}