The Places API is a service that returns information about places using HTTP requests. Places are defined within this API as establishments, geographic locations, or prominent points of interest.
Introducing the API
The following place requests are available:
- Place Search returns a list of places based on a user's location or search string.
- Place Details returns more detailed information about a specific place, including user reviews.
- Place Photos provides access to the millions of place-related photos stored in Google's Place database.
- Place Autocomplete automatically fills in the name and/or address of a place as users type.
- Query Autocomplete provides a query prediction service for text-based geographic searches, returning suggested queries as users type.
Each of the services is accessed as an HTTP request, and returns either an JSON or XML response. All requests to a Places service must use the https:// protocol, and include an API key.
The Places API uses a place ID to uniquely identify a place. For details about the format and usage of this identifier across the Places API and other APIs, see the Place IDs documentation.
Policies and Terms
All applications that use the Places API or Place Autocomplete service must adhere to the requirements described in the Places API Policies and the Google Maps Platform Terms of Service. The Places API and Google Place Autocomplete share the usage quota as described in the Places API Usage and Billing documentation.
For quota and pricing information for the Places API and Place Autocomplete service, see the Places API Usage and Billing documentation.