Google Maps API

Google Maps Search API

Search Google Maps for places matching a query and location: up to 20 normalized place records with ratings, addresses, and contact basics per request.

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What the API returneditems[0]
{
"placeId": "ChIJrX7cX9C1RIYR2LFEjaLyeuY",
"cid": "8234917364550128200",
"name": "Mañana Coffee House",
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJrX7cX9C1RIYR2LFEjaLyeuY",
"category": "Coffee shop",
"categories": [...],
"address": "612 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA",
"street": "612 W 6th St",
... 14 more fields
}
Uptime
100.00%
30d · 117,210 calls
Requests
117,493
30d · weekly, last 12 wks
Response
2.8s
median · 30d

Pricing and providers

Google Maps Search API pricing: one API, 4 interchangeable providers

The cheapest provider serves first. If it fails, the next one takes over in the same call.

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Get Google Maps search in one request

requireFieldsarray
Optional; omit it and routing is unchanged, with the cheapest source serving. Name the output fields this request must be able to return, for example `cid` or `street`, and it is served only by a source that returns every one of them. Fields you do not name are still returned whenever the serving source has them. This can raise your price: when the cheapest source cannot return a named field, a dearer source serves, and you are quoted and charged its price. A named field can still be absent on a place that genuinely lacks it. Naming a combination that no single source returns together is refused as invalid input, with no charge.
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{
  "found": true,
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "placeId": "ChIJrX7cX9C1RIYR2LFEjaLyeuY",
        "cid": "8234917364550128200",
        "name": "Mañana Coffee House",
        "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJrX7cX9C1RIYR2LFEjaLyeuY",
        "category": "Coffee shop",
        "categories": [
          "Coffee shop",
          "Breakfast restaurant",
          "Bakery"
        ],
        "address": "612 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA",
        "street": "612 W 6th St",
        "city": "Austin",
        "state": "Texas",
        "postalCode": "78701",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "latitude": 30.2687,
        "longitude": -97.7469,
        "phone": "+1 512-555-0142",
        "website": "https://mananacoffeeaustin.com",
        "rating": 4.6,
        "reviewCount": 1284,
        "priceLevel": "$$",
        "permanentlyClosed": false,
        "image": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/places/ANXAkqHmananaCoffee6thSt=w400-h300-k-no"
      },
      {
        "placeId": "ChIJq6qq6X61RIYRXVfIhGlJ7YQ",
        "cid": "5127740981263455000",
        "name": "Radio Coffee & Beer",
        "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJq6qq6X61RIYRXVfIhGlJ7YQ",
        "category": "Coffee shop",
        "categories": [
          "Coffee shop",
          "Bar"
        ],
        "address": "4204 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78704, USA",
        "street": "4204 Menchaca Rd",
        "city": "Austin",
        "state": "Texas",
        "postalCode": "78704",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "latitude": 30.2277,
        "longitude": -97.7808,
        "phone": "+1 512-555-0187",
        "website": "https://radiocoffeeandbeer.com",
        "rating": 4.7,
        "reviewCount": 3021,
        "priceLevel": "$$",
        "permanentlyClosed": false,
        "image": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/places/ANXAkqHRadioCoffeeBeerPatio=w400-h300-k-no"
      },
      {
        "placeId": "ChIJgUbEo8cKRIYRZ4h8dQ3jL2s",
        "name": "Summer Moon Coffee",
        "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJgUbEo8cKRIYRZ4h8dQ3jL2s",
        "category": "Coffee shop",
        "categories": [
          "Coffee shop"
        ],
        "address": "1900 Aldrich St Ste 100, Austin, TX 78723, USA",
        "street": "1900 Aldrich St Ste 100",
        "city": "Austin",
        "state": "Texas",
        "postalCode": "78723",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "latitude": 30.296,
        "longitude": -97.7028,
        "website": "https://summermooncoffee.com",
        "rating": 4.5,
        "reviewCount": 642,
        "priceLevel": "$",
        "permanentlyClosed": false,
        "image": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/places/ANXAkqHSummerMoonAldrich=w400-h300-k-no"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Reference

One request, one response shape.

Every field you send and every field you get back, each with a real example.

Last verified 2026-10-31 · uptime and latency measured over 30d

Request body

JSON, posted to this endpoint.

  • locationstring

    Austin, TX

    Free-text location to search in, ideally city plus country (e.g. Austin, USA).

  • querystring

    coffee shop

    What you would type in the Google Maps search bar (e.g. coffee shop).

  • categoryFilterWordsarray

    Optional list of Google Maps place-category names to keep; results are limited to places whose category matches one of these. Use lowercase category names as shown on Google Maps (e.g. ["coffee shop", "restaurant"]). Omit to include all categories and stay on the cheapest price; a category filter routes to a dearer source.

  • languagestring

    Two-letter language code for the results (e.g. en).

  • limitinteger

    3

    Maximum number of results to return (1-20, default 20). Pricing depends on the selected provider and may be flat per request.

  • placeMinimumStarsenum

    Only return places with at least this average rating: two (2+), twoAndHalf (2.5+), three (3+), threeAndHalf (3.5+), four (4+), or fourAndHalf (4.5+). Places with no reviews are excluded. Omit this field to stay on the cheapest price; a rating floor routes to a dearer source.

  • requireFieldsarray

    Optional; omit it and routing is unchanged, with the cheapest source serving. Name the output fields this request must be able to return, for example `cid` or `street`, and it is served only by a source that returns every one of them. Fields you do not name are still returned whenever the serving source has them. This can raise your price: when the cheapest source cannot return a named field, a dearer source serves, and you are quoted and charged its price. A named field can still be absent on a place that genuinely lacks it. Naming a combination that no single source returns together is refused as invalid input, with no charge.

  • websiteenum

    Filter places by whether they list a website: allPlaces (default), withWebsite (only places that have a website), or withoutWebsite (only places without one). Omit this field, or send allPlaces, to stay on the cheapest price; withWebsite and withoutWebsite route to a dearer source.

You send. A small JSON body. The values shown are examples to replace with your own.

Response

JSON, one example value per field.

each itemdata.items[]

Matching Google Maps place records. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.

  • addressstring

    612 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78701, USA

    Full formatted street address.

  • categoriesstring[]

    Every Google Maps category listed for the place.

  • categorystring

    Coffee shop

    Primary place category (e.g. Coffee shop).

  • cidstringcan require

    8234917364550128200

    Google customer/place id (cid).

  • citystringcan require

    Austin

    City the place is in.

  • countryCodestringcan require

    US

    Two-letter country code.

  • hoursobject[]can require

    Opening hours by day: each element is an object with the day name and its hours.

  • imagestring

    https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/places/ANXAkqHmananaCoffee6thSt=w400-h300-k-no

    Primary place photo URL.

  • latitudenumber

    30.2687

    Latitude of the place in decimal degrees.

  • longitudenumber

    -97.7469

    Longitude of the place in decimal degrees.

  • namestring

    Mañana Coffee House

    Place name. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.

  • permanentlyClosedbooleancan require

    false

    True when the place is marked permanently closed.

  • phonestringcan require

    +1 512-555-0142

    Business phone number in E.164 format, when listed.

  • placeIdstring

    ChIJrX7cX9C1RIYR2LFEjaLyeuY

    Google Maps place id (stable identifier for the place). Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.

  • postalCodestringcan require

    78701

    Postal code of the place.

  • priceLevelstringcan require

    $$

    Relative price level indicator (e.g. $, $10-20).

  • ratingnumber

    4.6

    Average star rating out of 5.

  • reviewCountnumber

    1284

    Total number of reviews.

  • statestringcan require

    Texas

    State or region the place is in.

  • streetstringcan require

    612 W 6th St

    Street line of the address.

  • urlstring

    https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJrX7cX9C1RIYR2LFEjaLyeuY

    Canonical Google Maps URL for the place. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.

  • websitestring

    https://mananacoffeeaustin.com

    The place's own website URL, when listed.

top level
  • foundboolean

    true

    True when the search returned at least one matching place.

  • reason"not_found"

    Present only when `found` is false, and says why there is no result. `not_found`: the source states the target does not exist, or returned nothing for it. A `found: false` answer is a successful call, not an error, and `costUsd` is what it actually cost.

You get back. Named, typed fields in the same shape whichever source answers.

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FAQ

About the Google Maps Search API

The AnyAPI Google Maps Search API returns Google Maps search data as normalized JSON from one POST call to /v1/run/maps.search. Search Google Maps for places matching a query and location: up to 20 normalized place records with ratings, addresses, and contact basics per request. AnyAPI routes each request across 4 sources and falls back automatically when one fails. It costs from $1.75 per 1,000 requests, in US dollars with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Over the last 30 days, 100.0% of Google Maps search calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 2.8 seconds across 117,210 measured calls.

It costs from $1.75 per 1,000 requests, in US dollars with no subscription and no monthly minimum. You fund one USD wallet and each call draws it down. Some failed wallet-funded requests incur processing charges that we pass through at cost, with no markup; the error response shows the amount charged.

Search Google Maps for places matching a query and location: up to 20 normalized place records with ratings, addresses, and contact basics per request. The response is normalized JSON with the same envelope every AnyAPI endpoint returns, so parsing a second endpoint is a change of URL and nothing else.

Over the last 30 days, 100.0% of Google Maps search calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 2.8 seconds across 117,210 measured calls. These are AnyAPI's own measurements of traffic through the gateway, recomputed continuously, not a published service-level target.

Yes. A new AnyAPI account starts with $0.10 of free balance and no card required, which covers 57 Google Maps Search calls at $0.00175 each.

AnyAPI asks the next of its 4 sources in the same request, cheapest first, so one source going down does not fail your call.

Send a POST request to https://api.getanyapi.com/v1/run/maps.search with your AnyAPI key in an "Authorization: Bearer" header and the input as a JSON body. The same key and the same wallet work on every AnyAPI endpoint.

No. You add US dollars to one prepaid AnyAPI balance and each request draws it down. There is no monthly plan and no minimum, and the same balance pays for every AnyAPI endpoint.

Yes. Install @getanyapi/sdk from npm for TypeScript or getanyapi from pip for Python. Both call every AnyAPI endpoint with the same key, and any HTTP client works too.

Yes. An agent can connect to the AnyAPI MCP server at https://api.getanyapi.com/mcp, or create its own free-trial key with one unauthenticated POST to https://api.getanyapi.com/agent/signup and call this endpoint over HTTP.
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