---
title: "Read Place Types"
method: GET
path: "/places/types"
tags: ["Places"]
---

# Read Place Types

`GET /places/types`

Read the list of place types. A place type defines a category of place such as cemetery, city, state, etc. Types have translated names for localization purposes.

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/ld+json' | 'application/json' | 'application/rdf+xml' | 'application/xml', required

## Response `200`

The read was successful.

## Other responses

- `404` — If the list of place types cannot be retrieved.

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