Google Places · JSON Structure

Nearby Search Request Structure

Request body for a Nearby Search.

Type: object Properties: 7 Required: 1
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NearbySearchRequest is a JSON Structure definition published by Google Places, describing 7 properties, of which 1 is required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

includedTypes excludedTypes maxResultCount rankPreference languageCode regionCode locationRestriction

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-places/refs/heads/main/json-structure/nearby-search-request-structure.json",
  "name": "NearbySearchRequest",
  "description": "Request body for a Nearby Search.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "includedTypes": {
      "description": "Place types to include in the search.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "excludedTypes": {
      "description": "Place types to exclude from the search.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "maxResultCount": {
      "description": "The maximum number of results to return (1-20).",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 20,
      "example": 128,
      "type": "int32"
    },
    "rankPreference": {
      "description": "How results are ranked.",
      "enum": [
        "POPULARITY",
        "DISTANCE"
      ],
      "example": "POPULARITY",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "languageCode": {
      "description": "The language in which to return results.",
      "example": "en",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "regionCode": {
      "description": "The region code used to format the response.",
      "example": "US",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "locationRestriction": {
      "description": "The region to search, expressed as a circle.",
      "properties": {
        "circle": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Circle"
        }
      },
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "locationRestriction"
  ]
}