searching query in whole of world by foursquare venue api

Question

I take an string from user and must search its places in whole of world.

I want to use foursquare venues api.

but in that endpoint I must set search ranges by (ll and radius) or (sw and ne) or (near and radius).

now how search places for an string in whole of world ?

Answer 1

You can set the intent parameter to "global":

intent=global

See Venue Search Parameters:

global
Finds the most globally relevant venues for the search, independent of location.
Ignores all parameters other than query and limit.

For example:

https://api.foursquare.com/v2/venues/search?intent=global&query=apple+store&oauth_token=(YOUR_TOKEN)&v=20150721

If you use the global value, all other parameters except query and limit are ignored.