The [details](NominatimAPI.md#nominatim.api.core.NominatimAPI.details) and
[lookup](NominatimAPI.md#nominatim.api.core.NominatimAPI.lookup) functions
-require references to places in the database. Below are listed the possible
-types for place identification. All types are dataclasses.
+require references to places in the database. Below the possible
+types for place identification are listed. All types are dataclasses.
### PlaceID
## Layers
+Layers allow to restrict the search result to thematic groups. This is
+orthogonal to restriction by address ranks, which groups places by their
+geographic extent.
+
+
::: nominatim.api.DataLayer
options:
heading_level: 6
+ members_order: source