Address descriptors coverage details

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• The address descriptors feature, which provides landmarks and areas for addresses, is available in preview stage for India and experimental stage for all other regions.

• Address descriptors may not be available for all locations, especially in less dense areas or regions with limited data.

• Google welcomes feedback on this feature, especially during its preview and experimental phases.

European Economic Area (EEA) developers

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The Google Maps Platform team is constantly working to improve international coverage for our API services. The following list shows the latest coverage details, on a country-by-country basis, for the address descriptors feature.

Note: Address descriptors are more useful in denser locations. If there are no relevant landmarks or areas the response may be empty. Some regions don't have detailed area data and will return landmarks only.

Country/Region	Launch Stage	Address descriptors feature
India	General Availability (GA)	⬤
All other regions	Experimental	⬤

Pricing details for India GA

Address descriptors are in GA for India. The use of address descriptors in India incurs no additional cost and usage is covered by the existing Geocoding (India) Essentials SKU.

Feedback

This feature is available in all regions. It is in GA for India and in the pre-GA Experimental launch stage for all other regions. We would appreciate feedback:

• For issues related to the India region only, contact the support team.
• For feedback on the experimental release, email us at [e-mail].