# Chownow — Wrapped API

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> Search for nearby restaurants, view their operating hours and delivery zones, and browse complete menus with all items, modifiers, and prices. Access detailed restaurant information and locations to find exactly what you're looking for on the ChowNow marketplace.

**Category:** Food & Dining | **Website:** [chownow.com/](https://chownow.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/d5c3906a-ed2c-4dbe-8a73-296d452a78bd/chownow-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/d5c3906a-ed2c-4dbe-8a73-296d452a78bd/chownow-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-chownow-com-api-d5c3906a/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_restaurant_info

Retrieve full details for a specific restaurant by its location ID. Includes operating hours, fulfillment options (delivery, pickup, curbside, dine-in), fees, tax rate, order-ahead scheduling, and contact information. The location_id comes from search_restaurants results.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `location_id` | string | Yes | The restaurant location ID (from search_restaurants results[*].id) |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-chownow-com-api-d5c3906a/get_restaurant_info \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"location_id":"<string>"}'
```

### get_restaurant_locations

Retrieve all locations for a given restaurant brand/company. Returns the company's primary address, metadata, and a list of all location objects. The company_id can be obtained from search_restaurants results[*].restaurant_company_id or get_restaurant_info data.company_id.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `company_id` | string | Yes | The restaurant company/brand ID (from search_restaurants results[*].restaurant_company_id or get_restaurant_info data.company_id) |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-chownow-com-api-d5c3906a/get_restaurant_locations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"company_id":"<string>"}'
```

### get_restaurant_menu

Retrieve the full menu for a specific restaurant location, including categories, items with prices and sizes, and all available modifiers (add-ons). Not all locations have a menu available; a 404 indicates the menu is not published for that location.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `location_id` | string | Yes | The restaurant location ID (from search_restaurants results[*].id) |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-chownow-com-api-d5c3906a/get_restaurant_menu \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"location_id":"<string>"}'
```

### search_restaurants

Search for restaurants near a given location. Returns a paginated list of restaurant summaries with address, cuisine, availability, and distance from the search coordinates. Pagination is offset-based; advance by incrementing offset by limit. The aggregations object contains cuisine facet counts scoped to the current query.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `lat` | string | No | Latitude of the search location |
| `limit` | integer | No | Maximum number of results to return per page |
| `lon` | string | No | Longitude of the search location |
| `offset` | integer | No | Offset for pagination (advance by limit to get next page) |
| `query` | string | No | Search query to filter restaurants by name or cuisine |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-chownow-com-api-d5c3906a/search_restaurants \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"lat":"<string>","limit":"<integer>","lon":"<string>","offset":"<integer>","query":"<string>"}'
```