Around a place
find_nearbyThe nearest, the count, or a list of places of a kind (stations, schools, supermarkets, pharmacies…) around each address.
Coverage: UK and US, from OpenStreetMap; each answer says how well that kind of place is mapped.
Basis: straight-line distance
category
string · required
mode
string
radius_km
number
n
integer
records
array · up to 500
addresses
array · up to 500
background
boolean
source
object
For up to 500 addresses or points in the UK and the US: the nearest places of a kind (mode nearest), how many are within a radius (count), or a list (list). One answer carries up to 300 places (records × n); count mode has no such limit. Categories: pharmacy, station, supermarket, school, GP, hospital, pub, cafe, restaurant, car park, EV charger, bus stop, bank, post office, gym, park and more (an unknown word gets the full list back). From open map data on our own index: classic amenities are well covered, trades patchily. For A&E, hospitals, GP practices, care homes, dentists and NHS pharmacies in England, find_official_places answers from the CQC and NHS registers, with ratings: open map data mixes these up.
Captured from the live server on 2026-10-13, trimmed to the first rows.
Request
{
"category": "pharmacy",
"addresses": [
"Leeds LS1 4AP"
],
"n": 3
}The answer's first line
Pharmacy (nearest, 10 km): 1 of 1 placed · 0 of 1 high confidence (1 medium, 0 low). Caveats: postcode centre (1 row); open map data, not the official register (1 row).
The answer (trimmed)
{
"confidence": {
"summary": "0 of 1 high confidence (1 medium, 0 low). Caveats: postcode centre (1 row); open map data, not the official register (1 row).",
"levels": {
"high": 0,
"medium": 1,
"low": 0
},
"caveats": [
{
"basis": "postcode_centre",
"level": "medium",
"rows": 1,
"ids": [
"1"
],
"meaning": "The street address was not matched, so the row sits at its postcode centre, usually within 100-300 m of the real spot.",
"next": "Fine for nearest-place questions and distances over a kilometre; check it before relying on street-level detail."
},
{
"basis": "official_register_exists",
"level": "medium",
"rows": 1,
"ids": [
"1"
],
"meaning": "From open map data, where a \"hospital\" can be a clinic or a mental-health unit; an official register has the authoritative answer.",
"next": "Use find_official_places for A&E, GP practices, care homes, dentists and pharmacies."
}
]
},
"category": {
"key": "pharmacy",
"label": "Pharmacy"
},
"mode": "nearest",
"radius_km": 10,
"coverage": "good",
"summary": {
"records": 1,
"placed": 1,
"unplaced": 0,
"outside": 0,
"offline": 0
},
"records": [
{
"id": "1",
"record_key": "rk1_5fac800fc81c4adfc5dc",
"ok": true,
"confidence": {
"level": "medium",
"score": 0.65,
"basis": "postcode_centre",
"why": "at the centre of LS1 4AP",
"also": [
"official_register_exists"
]
},
"places": [
{
"name": "Boots",
"km": 0.52,
"address": "Unit 15 New Station Street, Leeds, LS1 4DT",
"postcode": "LS1 4DT",
"lat": 53.79507,
"lng": -1.54778
},
{
"name": "Living Care Deliveries Leeds",
"km": 0.6,
"address": "David Street, Leeds, LS11 5JJ",
"postcode": "LS11 5JJ",
"lat": 53.79055,
"lng": -1.55189
},
{
"name": "Boots",
"km": 0.67,
"address": "27 Albion Street, Leeds, LS1 5AT",
"postcode": "LS1 5AT",
"lat": 53.79719,
"lng": -1.54596
}
]
}
],
"run": {
"tool": "find_nearby",
"at": "2026-10-13T15:59:37.337Z",
"rows": 1,
"placed": 1,
"not_placed": 0,
"sources": [
{
"name": "OpenStreetMap places, InstaMaps index (UK and US)",
"as_of": "2026-10-08"
},
{
"name": "InstaMaps address index (OpenStreetMap, OpenAddresses) and postcodes.io",
"as_of": "2026-10-08"
}
],
"basis": "straight-line distance",
"run_id": "run_d572bc5f02b7e6e0",
"confidence": {
"high": 0,
"medium": 1,
"low": 0
}
}
}Use it in Claude
Add the connector https://get-instamaps.com/mcp and ask in plain words. 5,000 tool calls a day per person, reset at midnight UTC; a call counts once however many rows it carries; a sheet by reference is one call; checking a job is free.