Google Places · Schema

TextSearchRequest

Request body for a Text Search.

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Properties

Name Type Description
textQuery string The free-form text query to search for.
includedType string Restrict results to a single place type.
maxResultCount integer The maximum number of results to return (1-20).
rankPreference string How results are ranked.
openNow boolean Restrict results to places that are currently open.
minRating number Restrict results to places with at least this average rating.
languageCode string The language in which to return results.
regionCode string The region code used to format and bias the response.
locationBias object The region to bias results toward, expressed as a circle.
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JSON Schema

text-search-request-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-places/refs/heads/main/json-schema/text-search-request-schema.json",
  "title": "TextSearchRequest",
  "description": "Request body for a Text Search.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "textQuery"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "textQuery": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The free-form text query to search for.",
      "example": "Google Building 40"
    },
    "includedType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Restrict results to a single place type.",
      "example": "restaurant"
    },
    "maxResultCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The maximum number of results to return (1-20).",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 20,
      "example": 128
    },
    "rankPreference": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "How results are ranked.",
      "enum": [
        "RELEVANCE",
        "DISTANCE"
      ],
      "example": "RELEVANCE"
    },
    "openNow": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Restrict results to places that are currently open.",
      "example": true
    },
    "minRating": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Restrict results to places with at least this average rating.",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 5,
      "example": 4.5
    },
    "languageCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The language in which to return results.",
      "example": "en"
    },
    "regionCode": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The region code used to format and bias the response.",
      "example": "US"
    },
    "locationBias": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The region to bias results toward, expressed as a circle.",
      "properties": {
        "circle": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Circle"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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