Google Places API provides place search, details, and photos for points of interest.
Google Places API exposes Google's places database through endpoints for search, autocomplete, details, and photos. It returns establishment and geographic location data for location-aware application features.
The API is part of Google Maps Platform and is billed under a usage-based pricing model. Developers use it for store locators, ride dispatch, and local search experiences.
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| Attribute | Google Places API | Places, Places API | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | |  | |
| Founded | 1998 | 2009 | |
| Sells To | Consumers, Enterprise | Enterprise | |
| Pricing Model | Advertising, Recurring, Transactional | Recurring, Transactional | |
| Ownership | Public | Subsidiary |
Provider
Founded 1998
Sells To Consumers, Enterprise
Pricing Model Advertising, Recurring, Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider
Founded 2009
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Transactional
Ownership Subsidiary
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Spatial Desktop is a native geospatial computing app running DuckDB locally.
Yelp Fusion API provides local business search, reviews, and details from Yelp listings.
Mapbox Places API provides forward and reverse geocoding for addresses and coordinates.
Scrapeless Google Search API returns structured web and image search results for developers.
A consumer platform for searching and reviewing local businesses including restaurants, bars, and shops.
Google Custom Search JSON API returns programmable web and image search results.
Tavily Search retrieves web sources, relevant content, and optional images for AI applications.
One API across search providers for AI agents.
SerpApi Google Images API returns image search results as structured JSON.
Coresignal Agentic Search API lets applications query B2B data using natural language.
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Context.dev Answers researches web questions and returns structured findings with source URLs.
Spatial Desktop is a native geospatial computing app running DuckDB locally.