Google Maps Platform

Google Maps Platform Photos API

Access photos associated with places

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Google Maps Directions Autocomplete Photos API
  description: The Google Maps Directions API returns directions between locations using HTTP requests. Directions may specify origins, destinations, and waypoints as text strings (e.g., an address or place name), place IDs, or latitude/longitude coordinates. The API supports driving, walking, bicycling, and transit travel modes with real-time traffic awareness.
  version: '1.0'
  termsOfService: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms
  contact:
    name: Google Maps Platform Team
    url: https://developers.google.com/maps/support
  license:
    name: Google Maps Platform Terms of Service
    url: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms
  x-logo:
    url: https://developers.google.com/maps/images/maps-icon.svg
servers:
- url: https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api
  description: Google Maps Directions API production server
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Photos
  description: Access photos associated with places
paths:
  /places/{placeId}/photos/{photoReference}/media:
    get:
      operationId: getPlacePhoto
      summary: Get a Place Photo
      description: Returns a photo for a place. After you get the photo resource name from a Place Details or Search response, use this endpoint to get the photo bytes. Specify maxHeightPx or maxWidthPx (or both) to control the image dimensions.
      tags:
      - Photos
      parameters:
      - name: placeId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The place ID
        schema:
          type: string
        example: '500123'
      - name: photoReference
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The photo resource reference
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example_value
      - name: maxHeightPx
        in: query
        description: Maximum height of the image in pixels. Must be between 1 and 4800. If maxHeightPx is set without maxWidthPx, the image is resized to the specified height, preserving aspect ratio.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 4800
        example: 10
      - name: maxWidthPx
        in: query
        description: Maximum width of the image in pixels. Must be between 1 and 4800. If maxWidthPx is set without maxHeightPx, the image is resized to the specified width, preserving aspect ratio.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 4800
        example: 10
      - name: skipHttpRedirect
        in: query
        description: If set to true, skip the default HTTP redirect behavior and return a JSON response containing the photo URI.
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
        example: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Photo media
          content:
            image/*:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
              examples:
                Getplacephoto200Example:
                  summary: Default getPlacePhoto 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example_value
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PhotoMedia'
              examples:
                Getplacephoto200Example:
                  summary: Default getPlacePhoto 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    name: Example Title
                    photoUri: https://www.example.com
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Photo not found
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    PhotoMedia:
      type: object
      description: Photo media metadata returned when skipHttpRedirect is true
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The resource name of the photo media
          example: Example Title
        photoUri:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: A short-lived URI for the photo
          example: https://www.example.com
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: key
      in: query
      description: Google Maps Platform API key
externalDocs:
  description: Google Maps Directions API Documentation
  url: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/directions/overview

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