The Places API lets you search for places.
You can search for places either by proximity or a text string.
The API allows you to:

• Search for places by text string
• Search for places by proximity (Nearby Search)

Features and capabilities:

• Global coverage
• Text Search
• Nearby Search
• Multi Language

Search for places by text string (FindPlaceByText)

A FindPlaceByText request takes a text parameter and returns a place.
Required parameters:

• text - Text input that identifies the search target, such as a name or address.

Optional parameters:

• language - The two-letter language code in which to return results (ISO 639-1).
• bounds - Prefer results in a specified rectangular area. Format: south,west,north,east. Coordinates: decimal degrees.

Search for places by proximity (FindPlacesNearby)

A FindPlacesNearby lets you search for places around location within a specified radius.
Required parameters:

• location - The latitude/longitude around which to retrieve places.

Optional parameters:

• radius - The distance (in meters) within which to return results. Maximum: 10000 m.
• type - The type of places that are returned (see the list of allowed types below.).
• language - The two-letter language code in which to return results (ISO 639-1).

Response

The service returns a list of places along with details information about each place.
A Place contains the following fields:

• id
• name
• address
• location (latitude/longitude)
• phone_number
• website
• types
• distance (for nearby search)

Place types:

• airport
• amusement_park
• aquarium
• art_gallery
• atm
• bakery
• bank
• bar
• beauty_salon
• bicycle_store
• book_store
• bowling
• bus_station
• cafe
• campground
• car_dealer
• car_rental
• car_repair
• car_wash
• casino
• cemetery
• church
• cinema
• city_hall
• clothing_store
• convenience_store
• courthouse
• dentist
• department_store
• doctor
• electrician
• electronics_store
• embassy
• fire_station
• flowers_store
• funeral_service
• furniture_store
• gas_station
• government_office
• grocery_store
• gym
• hairdressing_salon
• hardware_store
• home_goods_store
• hospital
• insurance_agency
• jewelry_store
• laundry
• lawyer
• library
• liquor_store
• locksmith
• lodging
• mosque
• museum
• night_club
• park
• parking
• pet_store
• pharmacy
• plumber
• police_station
• post_office
• primary_school
• rail_station
• real_estate_agency
• restaurant
• rv_park
• school
• secondary_school
• shoe_store
• shopping_center
• spa
• stadium
• storage
• store
• subway_station
• supermarket
• synagogue
• taxi_stand
• temple
• tourist_attraction
• train_station
• transit_station
• travel_agency
• university
• veterinarian
• zoo