Time to first 200
Create a console account (email + verification code — no password). Use the API at console.golfintelligence.com. Buy now — $49 for 50 test credits. After that, email data@golfintelligence.com if you need more. Credits are added in the console after payment. Active Token lives under API Account. It is not a Bearer token. Exchange it first, then call search for free. A short machine file is at /llms.txt; credits are on API pricing.
Host https://api.golfintelligence.com. Use client credentials. Placeholders only — swap in your Client ID and Active Token from the console.
POST https://api.golfintelligence.com/auth/authenticateToken Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded grant_type=client_credentials code=YOUR_ACTIVE_TOKEN client_id=YOUR_CLIENT_ID Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN # after the exchange
Always step one. Power “find a course” without burning credits. Store publicId.
curl -X POST 'https://api.golfintelligence.com/courses/searchCourseGroups' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"keywords":"YOUR_COURSE","rows":10,"offset":0}'
Illustrative only. Use a real course name from your market. Do not treat sample JSON as a live record.
Flagship call. Scorecard + GPS + metadata. Cache one year per user. Optional per hole: slope image (1) and geohash lie elevation (ask us).
curl 'https://api.golfintelligence.com/courses/getCourseGroupDetail?PublicId=YOUR_PUBLIC_ID' \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'
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Endpoints
| Method | Path | Credits | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|
| POST | /courses/searchCourseGroups | 0 · free | Course groups matching keywords, country, region, or GPS. Returns publicId. |
| POST | /courses/searchCourseGroupsByCountryRegion | confirm | Paginated course groups for a location. United States requests require a region code. Confirm credits in the console or email data@golfintelligence.com. |
| GET | /courses/getCourseGroupScorecard | 1 | Complete scoring scorecard. GPS shapes are not included. |
| GET | /courses/getCourseGroupGPS | 2 | Complete GPS shapes only. Scorecard is not included. |
| GET | /courses/getCourseGroupDetail | 3 | Flagship: scorecard + GPS + metadata in one payload. |
| GET | /greens/getSlopeImage | 1 | Rendered green slope image details, including URL. 900×1620. |
| GET | /greens/getElevationImage | 1 | Rendered green elevation image details, including URL. 900×1620. |
| GET | /holeProfile/getGeoHashElevation | see console | Live lie elevation: geohash cells with GPS altitude. Confirm credits with us. |
| POST | /holeProfile/getHoleProfile | confirm | Hole profile for a single hole or a list of holes for a course group. Confirm credits in the console or email data@golfintelligence.com. |
Auth: OAuth2 client_credentials · Token URL POST /auth/authenticateToken · Every call Authorization: Bearer <access_token>
Next step
Test credits are $49 for 50 to download courses, green slope, and elevation. Buy now. After that, email data@golfintelligence.com if you need more. Console login is your email plus a verification code.
Buy now — $49 for 50 test credits. Credits are added in the console after payment. Starter is $399/month for 10,000 credits for apps.