I've been working w/ Google Base for several years now and have noticed inconsistency w/ location based searches within the "housing" itemtype for the snippets feed. Here are a few items I've found that I'm hoping to get resolution on. These searches did work at one point:
For the examples I've shown the "unencoded version" for easy reading followed by the "encoded version" for copy & paste verification that the query's not working as documented. Zip code searches return 0 results unless used with a radius search. These used to work. EXAMPLE 1: (Zip searches w/o radius don't work) http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=[item type:housing] [listing type:for sale] [location:@"90210"] http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=%5bitem+type%3ahousing%5d+%5blisting+type%3afor+sale%5d+%5blocation%3a%40%2290210%22%5d (Same query above but w/ radius works returning listings in the zip above) http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=[item type:housing] [listing type:for sale] [location:@"90210" + 3mi] http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=%5bitem+type%3ahousing%5d+%5blisting+type%3afor+sale%5d+%5blocation%3a%40%2290210%22+%2b+3mi%5d Certain city names no longer return results when searching within the city unless you use a radius search. These used to work. I've noticed that any city that starts w/ "St" or "Saint" w/o quotes no longer works like St Louis or St Paul. St Paul returns results but only a few of the thousand listings available for that city. EXAMPLE 2: (Certain city searches w/o radius don't work) Ventura, CA http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=[item type:housing] [listing type:for sale] [location:@"ventura, ca, usa"] http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=%5bitem+type%3ahousing%5d+%5blisting+type%3afor+sale%5d+%5blocation%3a%40%22ventura%2c+ca%2c+usa%22%5d (Same query above but w/ radius works) http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=[item type:housing] [listing type:for sale] [location:@"ventura, ca, usa" + 3mi] http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=%5bitem+type%3ahousing%5d+%5blisting+type%3afor+sale%5d+%5blocation%3a%40%22ventura%2c+ca%2c+usa%22+%2b+3mi%5d EXAMPLE 3: (Another city search w/o radius that doesn't work) St Louis, MO http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=[item type:housing] [listing type:for sale] [location:@"st louis, mo, usa"] http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=[item+type%3ahousing]+[listing+type%3afor+sale]+[location%3a%40%22st+louis%2c+mo%2c+usa%22] (Same query above but w/ radius works) http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=[item type:housing] [listing type:for sale] [location:@"st louis, mo, usa" + 3mi] http://www.google.com/base/feeds/snippets?bq=%5bitem+type%3ahousing%5d+%5blisting+type%3afor+sale%5d+%5blocation%3a%40%22st+louis%2c+mo%2c+usa%22+%2b+3mi%5d Thanks ahead for providing more info on these issues. Also, on another topic, who can I contact @ google about quota limits for accessing the snippets feed. -Matt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Base Data API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-base-data-api?hl=en.
