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How to connect Foursquare to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to Foursquare MCP. Find coffee shops open near me now, show photos of central park attractions, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Foursquare is a global location platform for searching places and place recommendations. It helps users discover restaurants, shops, and venues with rich, up-to-date data.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Foursquare account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to find coffee shops open near me now, show photos of Central Park attractions, get reviews for the best pizza spots nearby, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting Foursquare to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

2. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your Foursquare account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to Foursquare or give it any Foursquare-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Find coffee shops open near me now"
  • "Show photos of Central Park attractions"
  • "Get reviews for the best pizza spots nearby"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your Foursquare account is ready to use.

What is the Foursquare Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The Foursquare MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Foursquare account. It provides structured and secure access to the powerful Foursquare Places database, so your agent can search for venues, recommend places, retrieve detailed location data, surface user tips, and even fetch photos—all on your behalf.

  • Comprehensive place search and discovery: Let your agent find places or points of interest nearby or in any area using keywords, categories, or specific criteria.
  • Retrieve rich place details: Instantly pull in-depth information about a specific venue, including its name, address, ratings, categories, and more.
  • Access user-generated tips and reviews: Have your agent surface real user insights, tips, and experiences for any place to help guide your decisions.
  • Fetch location photos: Enhance your applications by retrieving and displaying user-contributed images for any venue in the Foursquare database.
  • Explore lesser-known and trending spots: Use Foursquare's broader search to discover new, up-and-coming, or hidden places that might not appear in standard searches.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for Foursquare?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each Foursquare conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to Foursquare again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before Foursquare connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for Foursquare.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect Foursquare.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the Foursquare authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your Foursquare account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the Foursquare connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh Foursquare authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the Foursquare sign-in.

4. Why do Foursquare actions fail after they worked before?

The Foursquare connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the Foursquare connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the Foursquare account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in Foursquare.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in Foursquare itself.

5. How do I switch to a different Foursquare account?

Claude can manage the Foursquare connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current Foursquare account.
  • Ask Claude to connect Foursquare again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for Foursquare.
  • Sign in with the other Foursquare account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the Foursquare task.

6. Why is my Foursquare connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your Foursquare connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click ⋮ and click Clear cache.
  • If Foursquare tools still do not appear, click ⋮, disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect Foursquare.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Foursquare action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Retrieve nearby places v3

The GetNearbyPlaces endpoint retrieves a list of places near a specified location, primarily supporting check-in use cases and local discovery.

Retrieve place photos by id

Retrieves photos associated with a specific place in Foursquare's database.

Retrieve places by id

Retrieves detailed information about a specific place using its unique Foursquare ID (FSQ ID).

Retrieve place tips using fsq id

Retrieves user-generated tips for a specific place in the Foursquare database.

Search places api request

The GetPlacesSearch endpoint allows you to search for places in the Foursquare database based on various criteria such as location, keywords, and categories.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Foursquare MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Foursquare tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Foursquare and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Foursquare tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Foursquare scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Foursquare data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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