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# MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest

A structured request to use when searching for points of interest.

```
class MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest
```

## Overview

You create an [`MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest`](/documentation/MapKit/MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest) to fetch points of interest within a rectangular bounding box or circular area.

To leverage the phone’s viewport to request points of interest, create a request with a rectangular bounding box using an [`MKCoordinateRegion`](/documentation/MapKit/MKCoordinateRegion). The request fetches points of interest within the rectangular region.

To retrieve points of interest nearby or “around the user,” create a request with a circular area defined by <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreLocation/CLLocationCoordinate2D> and a <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreLocation/CLLocationDistance> in meters. The fetch returns points of interest up to the maximum distance defined by [`maxRadius`](/documentation/MapKit/MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest/maxRadius).

You may optionally specifying an [`MKPointOfInterestFilter`](/documentation/MapKit/MKPointOfInterestFilter) describing categories to include or exclude. The default behavior of the fetch returns all points of interest.

## Topics

### Creating a point of interest request

[`init(center:radius:)`](/documentation/MapKit/MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest/init(center:radius:))

Creates a points of interest search request centered on the provided coordinate with the provided radius.

[`init(coordinateRegion:)`](/documentation/MapKit/MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest/init(coordinateRegion:))

Creates a points of interest search request based on existing region.

### Configuring the request parameters

[`region`](/documentation/MapKit/MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest/region)

The region of the bounding box of the request provided or the derived bounding box of the circle created by the radius.

[`coordinate`](/documentation/MapKit/MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest/coordinate)

The center of the point of request as latitude and longitude.

[`radius`](/documentation/MapKit/MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest/radius)

The distance provided in meters or the longest distance derived from the center point to the region’s bounding box.

[`pointOfInterestFilter`](/documentation/MapKit/MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest/pointOfInterestFilter)

A filter that lists points of interest categories to include or exclude.

### Getting the maximum radius

[`maxRadius`](/documentation/MapKit/MKLocalPointsOfInterestRequest/maxRadius)

The maximum distance respected for fetching points of interest from the center of the region.


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