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Business Data Schema

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The business data schema below lists all available fields in a business record. Note that actual business records (actually, most of them) may not have every field present.

Field Name
Example Value (in JSON)
Description

address

"address": "3382 30th St"

The physical street address for this business location.
Field type: text

categories

"categories": [
    "Seafood Restaurant",
    "Fish & Seafood Retail",
    "restaurant"
    "thing"
]

A list of category keywords used for this business across multiple sources.
Field type: text

city

"city": "San Diego"

The city of this business location.
Field type: text

claimed

"claimed": [
  "http://yellowpages.com/",
  "http://foursquare.com/"
]

A list of websites where the business location has been claimed by the business' owner.
Field type: keyword

country

"country": "US"

The two-letter country code for the business location's country.
Field type: text

cuisines

"cuisines": [
  "Seafood Restaurants",
  "Sandwich Shop",
  "Seafood, Vegetarian / Vegan, Mediterranean"
]

A list of cuisines offered by this business location. This field will only show for restaurants or other eating locations.
Field type: text

dateAdded

"dateAdded": "2016-03-24T09:27:02Z"

The date this business was first added to the business database.
Field type: date

dateUpdated

"dateUpdated": "2017-03-20T20:45:49Z"

The most recent date this business was updated or seen by our system.
Field type: date

descriptions

"descriptions": [
  {
    "dateSeen": "2016-06-18T01:17:41Z",
    "sourceURLs": [
"https://www.zagat.com/r/petes-seafood-and-sandwich-san-diego"
    ],
"value": "Sizable made-to-order sandwiches, including lobster rolls, meatball Parmesan heroes and a variety of vegetarian options, are served at this East Coast–style sandwich shop nestled in the heart of North Park."
  }
]

A list of descriptions for this business from various sources. Each description contains:
Field type: nested

  • dateSeen: The date when this description has been seen for this business.
    Field type: date

  • sourceURLs: A list of source URLs where this specific description was seen.
    Field type: keyword

  • value: A unique description for this business.
    Field type: text

domains

"domains": [
  "www.superpages.com",
  "foursquare.com",
  "www.zagat.com"
]

A list of each unique domain found in the sourceURLs field.
Field type: domain

emails

"emails": [
  "[email protected]"
]

A list of emails belonging to the business.
Field type: text

facebookPageURL

"facebookPageURL": "http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sea-Rocket-Bistro/114213985293774"

A URL pointing to the Facebook page for the business.
Field type: text

faxes

"faxes": [
  "3135619486"
]

A list of fax numbers for the business.
Field type: text

features

"features": [
  {
    "key": "attire",
    "value": [
      "Casual Dress"
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "parking",
    "value": [
      "Street Parking",
      "Valet"
    ]
  }
]

A list of features associated with this business location. The feature list can be collected from specific feature sections available on listings for this business. It can also serve as a catch-all field for miscellaneous characteristics of this business that don't make sense to include as top-level fields.
Field type: nested

Each feature contains:

  • key: A label for this feature.
    Field type: text

  • value: A list of possible values for this feature.
    Field type: text

geoLocation

"geoLocation": "POINT (-119.5094 37.229366)"

A location value that stores the latitude and longitude in a format that allows geospatial querying.
Field type: geo_shape

The value is stored as Well-Known Text format, which resembles an (x, y) value, i.e. (longitude latitude).

hours

"hours": [
  {
    "day": "Mon - Fri",
    "dept": "Sales",
    "hour": "11:00 am - 9:00 pm"
  },
  {
    "day": "Sat - Sun",
    "meal": "Brunch",
    "hour": "11:00 am - 10:00 pm"
  },
]

The hours of operation for this business location.
Field type: nested

Each hour object may contain:

  • day: The day(s) for this hour of operation.
    Field type: text

  • dept: The department or business unit related to this hour of operation.
    Field type: text

  • meal: The mealtime associated with these hours. Typically reserved for restaurant locations.
    Field type: text

  • hour: The hours of operation.
    Field type: text

imageURLs

"imageURLs": [
  "https://irs0.4sqi.net/img/general/200x200/118688231_EmfdW9_8FpBrxsa5WDVektvkubj-XpCW5ln6s6pnClo.jpg",
  "https://irs0.4sqi.net/img/general/200x200/1556291_gjOF8nnudHh_ICSWXoTs75_FxtcKt25nZtwbqjaHtKQ.jpg",
]

A list of image URLs associated with this business.
Field type: text

isClosed

"isClosed": "false"

A true or false value for whether or not the business location is closed.
Field type: boolean

keys

"keys": [
  "us/ca/sandiego/338230thst/2075732923"
]

A list of internal Datafiniti identifiers for this business. The keys field is used to merge raw data from individual sources into the master Datafiniti record. Learn how this works
Field type: keyword

languagesSpoken

"languagesSpoken: [
  "English",
  "Spanish"
]

A list of the languages spoken at this business.
Field type: text

latitude

"latitude": "32.740654"

The latitude coordinates for this business location.
Field type: text

longitude

"longitude": "-117.129482"

The longitude coordinates for this business location.
Field type: text

menuPageURL

"menuPageURL": "http://www.citysearch.com/profile/menu/648254644"

A URL pointing to the menu for the business. This field will only show for restaurants or other eating locations.
Field type: keyword

menus

"menus": [
  {
    "amountMin": 12,
    "amountMax": 12,
    "category": "sample menu",
    "currency": "USD",
    "dateSeen": "2017-03-22T01:03:56Z",
    "name": "Fish Carpaccio",
    "sourceURLs": [
  "http://www.superpages.com/bp/san-diego-ca/petes-seafood-sandwich-L2615943735.htm"
    ]
  },
  {
    "amountMin": 7,
    "amountMax": 7,
    "category": "sample menu",
    "currency": "USD",
    "dateSeen": [
      "2017-03-22T01:03:56Z"
    ],
    "description": "A dense bread pudding recipe served cold with butterscotch sauce",
    "name": "Seasonal Pumpkin Bread Pudding",
    "sourceURLs": [
  "http://www.superpages.com/bp/san-diego-ca/petes-seafood-sandwich-L2615943735.htm"
    ]
  }
]

A list of menu items offered by the business. This field will only show for restaurants or other eating locations.
Field type: nested

Each menu item may include:

  • amountMin: The minimum price value of the item.
    Field type: float
  • amountMax: The maximum price value of the item. This is typically the same as amountMin, except in cases where a price range is listed.
    Field type: float
  • category: The menu section this item belongs to.
    Field type: text
  • currency: The currency listed for amountMin and amountMax.
    Field type: keyword
  • dateSeen: The date when this item was seen.
    Field type: date
  • description: A description for the item.
    Field type: text
  • name: The item's name on the menu.
    Field type: text
  • sourceURLs: A list of URLs where this item was seen.
    Field type: keyword

name

"name": "Pete's Seafood & Sandwich"

The business location's name.
Field type: text

neighborhoods

"neighborhoods": [
  "North Park, Western San Diego",
  "North Park"
]

A list of neighborhoods where this business is located. Sometimes an area can belong to multiple neighborhoods, which is why this field is a list.
Field type: text

numEmployeesMin

"numEmployeesMin": "5"

The lower bound on the number of people possibly employed by this business.
Field type: integer

numEmployeesMax

"numEmployeesMax": "10"

The upper bound on the number of people employed by this business.
Field type: integer

numRoom

"numRoom": 10

The number of rooms available at this business. This field typically shows for hotels or other similar businesses.
Field type: integer

paymentTypes

"paymentTypes":[
  "American Express",
  "Mastercard",
  "Visa"
]

A list of payment options accepted by the business.
Field type: text

people

"people": [
  {
    "dateSeen": "2014-08-22T03:48:23Z",
    "name": "Cody Jones",
    "title": "Owner"
  },
  {
    "dateSeen": [
      "2014-08-22T03:48:23Z"
    ],
    "name": "Chaseee Ewing",
    "title": "Head Chef"
  }
]

A list of known people associated with or employed by this business.
Field type: nested

Each person may contain:

  • dateSeen: The date when this person was last seen.
    Field type: date

  • email: The person's email.
    Field type: text

  • name: The person's name.
    Field type: text

  • title: The person's title.
    Field type: text

phones

"phones": [
  "6192558940",
  "6195734102"
]

A list of phone numbers for the business.
Field type: keyword

postalCode

"postalCode": "92014"

The postal or zip code of the business' location.
Field type: keyword

priceRangeCurrency

"priceRangeCurrency": "USD"

The currency associated with the price range fields.
Field type: keyword

priceRangeMin

"priceRangeMin": 25

The lower bound of the business' price range. This field is typically used for retail businesses.
Field type: float

priceRangeMax

"priceRangeMax": 40

The upper bound of the business' price range. This field is typically used for retail businesses.
Field type: float

primaryCategories

"primaryCategories": [
  "Retail"
]

A list of standardized categories to which this business belongs. Category values can be found here.
Field type: text

productsOrServices

"productsOrServices": [
  "Food",
  "Catering"
]

A list of products or services offered by this business.
Field type: text

province

"province": "CA"

The province or state for this business location.
Field type: text

revenueCurrency

"revenueCurrency": "USD"

The currency associated with the revenue fields.
Field type: keyword

revenueMin

"revenueMin": 30000

The minimum known value of the business' annual revenue.
Field type: integer

revenueMax

"revenueMax": 100000

The maximum known value of the business' annual revenue.
Field type: integer

reviews

"reviews": [
  {
    "date": "2016-02-27T00:00:00Z",
    "dateSeen": "2016-05-17T00:00:00Z",
    "sourceURLs": [
    "https://foursquare.com/v/petes-seafood--sandwich/56391bfacd105fac6c403c63"
    ],
    "text": "best fried ipswich clams in san diego!  large portions- not just the 6-8 clams you get at other local eateries. great service! i will be back!",
    "username": "Colleen Alarcon"
  },
  {
    "date": "2016-02-15T00:00:00Z",
    "dateSeen": [
      "2016-05-17T00:00:00Z",
      "2016-05-13T00:00:00Z",
    ],
    "sourceURLs": [


  "https://foursquare.com/v/petes-seafood--sandwich/56391bfacd105fac6c403c63"
    ],
    "text": "the lobster roll is simply amazing!!!",
    "username": "P. Chunyi Hsu"
  }
]

A list of reviews for this business location.
Field type: nested

Review objects may contain:

  • date: The date the review was posted.
    Field type: date

  • dateSeen: The date when the review was seen by Datafiniti.
    Field type: date

  • doRecommend: A true/false for whether or not the reviewer recommends the product.
    Field type: boolean

  • id: The website ID associated with this review.
    Field type: keyword

  • rating: A 1 to 5 star value for the review.
    Field type: double

  • sourceURLs: A list of URLs where this review was seen.
    Field type: keyword

  • text: The full (or available) text of the review.
    Field type: text

  • title: The review's title.
    Field type: text

  • userCity: The reviewer's city.
    Field type: text

  • username: The reviewer's username.
    Field type: text

  • userProvince: The reviewer's province or state.
    Field type: text

rooms

"rooms": [
  {
    "amountMin": 90,
    "amountMax": 90,
    "capacity": 3,
    "currency": "USD",
    "dateSeen": [
      "2016-05-04T00:00:00Z"
    ],
    "roomType": "Standard Room"
  },
  {
    "amountMin": 119,
    "amountMax": 119,
    "capacity": 4,
    "currency": "USD",
    "dateSeen": [
      "2016-05-04T00:00:00Z"
    ],
    "roomType": "Superior Room"
  }
]

A list of room types available at the business' location. This field is typically associated with hotels and other similar businesses.
Field type: nested

Room objects may contain:

  • amountMin: The minimum price value listed for the room.
    Field type: text

  • amountMax: The maximum price value listed.
    Field type: text

  • capacity: The maximum number of people that can occupy this room.
    Field type: text

  • currency: The currency listed for amountMin and amountMax.
    Field type: text

  • dateSeen: A list of dates when this room was seen.
    Field type: text

  • roomType: A classification for the type of room.
    Field type: text

sic

"sic": "5610"

The SIC code for the business. Learn more about SIC codes.
Field type: text

sourceURLs

"sourceURLs": [
  "http://www.superpages.com/bp/san-diego-ca/petes-seafood-sandwich-L2615943735.htm",
  "https://foursquare.com/v/petes-seafood--sandwich/56391bfacd105fac6c403c63",
  "https://www.zagat.com/r/petes-seafood-and-sandwich-san-diego",
]

A list of URLs used to generate data for this business location.
Field type: keyword

twitter

"twitter": "sdpark2park"

The twitter username for the business.
Field type: text

websites

"websites": [
  "http://www.bostonpetes.com/",
  "http://www.searocketbistro.com"
]

A list of websites for the business.
Field type: keyword

yearIncorporated

"yearIncorporated": 2004

The year the business was incorporated.
Field type: integer

yearOpened

"yearOpened": 2005

The year the business opened.
Field type: integer

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Business Data Schema

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