Search the golfcourseapi.com database for a golf course by name or club name.
domain: api.golfcourseapi.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Sign up for a free API key at golfcourseapi.com using just an email address
Call GET https://api.golfcourseapi.com/v1/search with the course or club name as a query parameter
Pass the API key using the documented ApiKeyAuth scheme on every request
Handle a 401 response as a missing or invalid key, not as a 'no course found' condition
Use the returned id, club_name, course_name, and location fields to disambiguate multiple matches before pulling full course detail
Known gotchas
A 401 means the key is missing or invalid, not that the course doesn't exist — don't conflate the two in error handling
The service is marketed as covering close to 30,000 courses worldwide for free, but coverage/detail is community/aggregate-sourced and can be uneven course-to-course
Search results rank 'most relevant first' rather than exact match, so strict equality checks against club_name/course_name will miss valid results
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