Quickstart - Mila API

Start searching places with Mila API in under 5 minutes.

Get your free Mila API API key

Head to the Mila API and sign in (or create an account). Then, copy one of your API keys from your dashboard.

Get your free API key

You get 5,000 free API calls every month. No credit card required.

Start searching with Mila API

Run your first Mila API search in 3 lines of code. Simply replace the API key in this snippet with your own.

cURL
JavaScript
Python
Node.js

curl -X POST "https://api.milaapi.com/v1/places/nearby" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "latitude": 40.7589,
    "longitude": -73.9851,
    "categories": ["restaurant"],
    "radius": 500,
    "limit": 5
  }'

const response = await fetch('https://api.milaapi.com/v1/places/nearby', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    latitude: 40.7589,
    longitude: -73.9851,
    categories: ['restaurant'],
    radius: 500,
    limit: 5
  })
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

url = "https://api.milaapi.com/v1/places/nearby"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = {
    "latitude": 40.7589,
    "longitude": -73.9851,
    "categories": ["restaurant"],
    "radius": 500,
    "limit": 5
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

const searchNearbyPlaces = async () => {
  try {
    const response = await axios.post(
      'https://api.milaapi.com/v1/places/nearby',
      {
        latitude: 40.7589,
        longitude: -73.9851,
        categories: ['restaurant'],
        radius: 500,
        limit: 5
      },
      {
        headers: {
          'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        }
      }
    );
    
    console.log(response.data);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error.response?.data || error.message);
  }
};

searchNearbyPlaces();

Next steps

That’s all it takes to start using Mila API’s basic features! If you want to learn how to implement more complex workflows, check out our API Reference page, and learn about different parameters and endpoints.