Google Places

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.

Google Places publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Places API and Search API. Tagged areas include Restaurant, Geolocation, Google, Locations, and Maps.

The Google Places catalog on APIs.io includes 2 JSON-LD contexts and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Google Places’ developer surface includes authentication, tooling, getting-started guide, pricing, and 14 more developer resources.

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52.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 44/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessPaidSelf serve

2 APIs

RestaurantGeolocationGoogleLocationsMapsPlacesPoints of Interest

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Composite quality — 52.8/100 · developing

Contract Quality 19.9 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 44/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Places Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 17

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

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JSON Structure 16

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

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Examples 16

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Google Places Scopes

1 scope · authorizationCode

1 scopes

SCOPES

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD

JSONLD

Spectral

Spectral

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

MCP Server

Tools

MCP Server (Grounding)

Tools

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Authentication

OAuthScopes

Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

SupportTermsOfService

SupportTermsOfService

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Source (apis.yml)

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.
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: '2026-06-02'
specificationVersion: '0.18'
tags:
- Restaurant
- Geolocation
- Google
- Locations
- Maps
- Places
- Points of Interest
apis:
- aid: google-places:google-places-places-api
  name: Google Places 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: 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