name: Google Places
description: The Google Places API is a service that accepts HTTP requests for location data through a
  variety of methods. It returns formatted location data and imagery about establishments, geographic
  locations, or prominent points of interest. Supports nearby search, text search, place details, place
  photos, and autocomplete.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/google-places.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-places/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-09-16'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Restaurant
- Geolocation
- Google
- Location
- Maps
- Places
- Points of Interest
tags_raw:
- Restaurant
- Geolocation
- Google
- Locations
- Maps
- Places
- Points of Interest
apis:
- aid: google-places:google-places-places-api
  name: Google Places API
  description: Operations for retrieving place details and media.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service
  baseURL: https://places.googleapis.com/v1
  tags:
  - Places
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-places-places-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/Place.json
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/android-sdk/overview
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/ios-sdk/overview
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@googlemaps/google-maps-services-js
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://pypi.org/project/googlemaps/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-services-java
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service
- aid: google-places:google-places-search-api
  name: Google Places Search API
  description: Operations for searching and autocompleting places.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service
  baseURL: https://places.googleapis.com/v1
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-places-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/Place.json
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/android-sdk/overview
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/ios-sdk/overview
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/places
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@googlemaps/google-maps-services-js
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://pypi.org/project/googlemaps/
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/googlemaps/google-maps-services-java
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/google-places-capability-edges.yml
  name: Google Places Business Capability Map
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/google-places/overview
- type: Website
  url: https://www.google.com/
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-places-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-places-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-places-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-places-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/google-places-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/googlemaps
- type: Tools
  title: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/googlemaps/platform-ai
- type: Tools
  title: MCP Server (Grounding)
  url: https://developers.google.com/maps/ai/grounding-lite/reference/mcp
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/overview
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/get-api-key
- type: Pricing
  url: https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/google-places-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/google-places-plans-pricing.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/google-places-finops.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/context.jsonld
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/google-places-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/google-places-vocabulary.yml
- type: SupportTermsOfService
  url: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms
features:
- name: Text Search
  description: Search for places using free-form text queries such as "pizza near Boston" and return matching
    establishments and points of interest.
- name: Nearby Search
  description: Find places within a specified geographic radius, optionally filtered by place type, ranked
    by distance or prominence.
- name: Place Details
  description: Retrieve comprehensive information about a place including address, opening hours, ratings,
    reviews, contact details, and photos.
- name: Place Photos
  description: Access high-quality photographic content associated with a place from Google's database.
- name: Autocomplete
  description: Return place and query predictions in response to partial text input, with optional session-based
    billing.
useCases:
- name: Location Discovery
  description: Help users discover restaurants, hotels, and points of interest near their current location.
- name: Address Autocomplete
  description: Provide type-ahead address and place suggestions in forms to reduce input errors and speed
    up checkout flows.
- name: Delivery Enrichment
  description: Enrich delivery and logistics status updates with verified place details and geolocation
    data.
- name: Travel and Tourism
  description: Show travelers establishment contact information, pricing signals, reviews, ratings, and
    photos.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: google
x-relationship: product