City guides, local business listings and Q&A for expats and newcomers in cities worldwide.
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Newest items of one content type in one city: questions, missed-connection posts (human_connection), recommendations, classifieds, blog posts or businesses. Optional category filter. For businesses with no category it returns the category list with counts instead of items. Use it for "latest questions in X", "any missed connections in X", "show me restaurants in X". Limitation: at most 10 items per call.
City slug from list_cities, or a city name
Category slug or name, e.g. housing, restaurants, visas
Newest items of one content type in one city: questions, missed-connection posts (human_connection), recommendations, classifieds, blog posts or businesses. Optional category filter. For businesses with no category it returns the category list with counts instead of items. Use it for "latest questions in X", "any missed connections in X", "show me restaurants in X". Limitation: at most 10 items per call.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| city* | string | City slug from list_cities, or a city name |
| type* | string | |
| limit | integer | |
| category | string | Category slug or name, e.g. housing, restaurants, visas |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"type",
"city"
],
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "City slug from list_cities, or a city name"
},
"type": {
"enum": [
"question",
"human_connection",
"recommendation",
"classified",
"blog",
"business"
],
"type": "string"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 6,
"maximum": 10,
"minimum": 1
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Category slug or name, e.g. housing, restaurants, visas"
}
}
}Recent community activity in one city: new questions, missed-connection posts, recommendations, classifieds, blog posts and businesses, grouped by type with up to five summaries each and a link to the full section. Use it for "what are people talking about in X" or "what is new in X". Limitation: only the last 1 to 90 days, and only cities from list_cities.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| city* | string | City slug from list_cities, or a city name |
| days | integer | Look back this many days |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"city"
],
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "City slug from list_cities, or a city name"
},
"days": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 14,
"maximum": 90,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Look back this many days"
}
}
}Reference numbers for one country from ExpatsList tools: digital nomad visa (requirements, income threshold, fee, duration), cost of living (rent, meals, utilities, coworking for up to five cities), healthcare (system, costs, English availability), tax (system, residency days, social security), safety (scores, risks, emergency number) or tipping (rates by service). Use it for factual questions about a country. Limitation: one country and one topic per call; figures are indicative and the linked page has the full table and sources.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| topic* | string | |
| country* | string | Country name in English, e.g. Portugal |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"country",
"topic"
],
"properties": {
"topic": {
"enum": [
"nomad_visa",
"cost_of_living",
"healthcare",
"tax",
"safety",
"tipping"
],
"type": "string"
},
"country": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Country name in English, e.g. Portugal"
}
}
}Connector-style fetch of one item by the id returned from search. Same summary as get_item.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id* | string |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"id"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}One item by type, city and slug: a question with its best answer and the count of further answers, a missed-connection post, a recommendation, a classified, a blog post or a business listing. Use it after a search or browse result when the user wants more on one item. Limitation: text is a summary of up to about 600 characters; contact details are never included and are on the linked page.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| city* | string | City slug from the result, or "global" for blog posts without a city |
| slug* | string | The slug at the end of the item url |
| type* | string |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"type",
"city",
"slug"
],
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "City slug from the result, or \"global\" for blog posts without a city"
},
"slug": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The slug at the end of the item url"
},
"type": {
"enum": [
"question",
"human_connection",
"recommendation",
"classified",
"blog",
"business"
],
"type": "string"
}
}
}Lists the cities ExpatsList covers, with the slug every other tool expects. Use it to resolve a city name the user typed, or when the user asks which cities are available. Returns nothing else; it does not search content.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {}
}Connector-style search across all ExpatsList content. Returns ids for fetch. Prefer search_expatslist when you can filter by city or type.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query* | string |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 120,
"minLength": 2
}
}
}Keyword search across business listings, classifieds, blog posts, questions, recommendations and missed-connection posts, optionally limited to one city and one content type. Use it when the user names a thing to find (a dentist, a coworking space, a topic). Returns short summaries with links; full details are on the linked page. Limitation: keyword match, not semantic; at most 10 results.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| city | string | City slug or name; omit to search all cities |
| type | string | |
| limit | integer | |
| query* | string | What to search for |
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": "string",
"description": "City slug or name; omit to search all cities"
},
"type": {
"enum": [
"all",
"businesses",
"classifieds",
"blogs",
"questions",
"recommendations",
"connections"
],
"type": "string",
"default": "all"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 8,
"maximum": 10,
"minimum": 1
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 120,
"minLength": 2,
"description": "What to search for"
}
}
}