# Google Places

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/google-places/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

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.

## Kin Score — 39.2 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 39.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 68.5 |
| Contract Quality | 73.4 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 41.9 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Paid · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: paid, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (2)

- **Google Places Places API** — Operations for retrieving place details and media.
- **Google Places Search API** — Operations for searching and autocompleting places.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Google Places Agentic Access** — 5 operations · 3 acting

## Security (3)

- **Google Places Authentication** — apiKey/oauth2 · 3 schemes
- **Google Places Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Google Places Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Google Places Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Restaurant, Geolocation, Google, Locations, Maps, Places, Points of Interest

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/google-places/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.