map_area

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Get what to draw inside a drawn shape: a polygon, or a line with a buffer. The same answer as map_viewport for the shape's bounding box, limited to what is inside the shape, at the same detail levels (clusters, pins, or named pins at zoom 15+). The response adds `shape: 'polygon' | 'route'`. Returns: { shape, mode, zoom, bbox, datasetVersion, total, breakdown {street, housed, homeless, incarcerated}, clusters[], markers[], areas[], unplaced {count, states}, notice }. - A marker with `id: null` and a `groupId` stands for several people at one address: call map_group with that `groupId`. - `areas` are people placed only at the middle of a ZIP, city or county. Never describe them as being at an exact spot. - To see who one marker is, call map_open_record with its `id`. A pin shows a REGISTERED ADDRESS, not a person's current location — say so when you describe a result (`notice` carries the sentence). Billing: one map request per call ($2 per 1,000), whatever the shape holds. Marker and group ids work for 24 hours. The Map API must be turned on for the account (403 `map_not_enabled` otherwise); `sandbox=true` works without it. Auth: uses the caller's X-API-Key (request header or OFFENDERSEARCH_API_KEY env).