list_business_categories

Get all industry categories and business type IDs for filtering searches.

list_business_categories

Returns all industry categories and their associated business types with IDs. Use the returned business type IDs as the businessTypeIds parameter in search_businesses to filter listings by industry.

This is a read-only tool. No authentication required. No input parameters needed.

Parameters

This tool takes no parameters.

Response

A structured list of all industry categories and their business types:

Industry categories and business types (use the IDs in search_businesses businessTypeIds):

Industry: Food & Beverage (category ID: 1)
  - Restaurant (ID: 1, slug: restaurant)
  - Bar & Nightclub (ID: 2, slug: bar-nightclub)
  - Cafe & Coffee Shop (ID: 3, slug: cafe-coffee-shop)
  - Food Truck (ID: 4, slug: food-truck)

Industry: Hospitality (category ID: 2)
  - Hotel (ID: 10, slug: hotel)
  - Motel (ID: 11, slug: motel)
  - Bed & Breakfast (ID: 12, slug: bed-breakfast)

...

Usage

This tool is typically called once at the start of a conversation when the user mentions a specific business type or industry. The returned IDs can then be used in subsequent search_businesses calls.

Example Flow

1. User asks: “Find laundromats for sale in Texas”
2. AI calls list_business_categories to find the laundromat business type ID
3. AI calls search_businesses with businessTypeIds: [<laundromat_id>] and state: "Texas"

The categories and business types are relatively stable. In a multi-turn conversation, you only need to call this tool once — reuse the IDs for subsequent searches.