Place Search - Google Places API

Google Places API

The Google Places API can be used to find detailed information about places across a wide range of categories. 

The Google Places API allows you to query for place information on a variety of categories, such as: establishments, prominent points of interest, geographic locations, and more. 

You can search for places either by proximity or a text string. A Place Search returns a list of Places along with summary information about each Place; additional information is available via a Place Details query.

Google Places API

There are following requests are available in Google Places API:

• Place Searches return a list of nearby Places based on a user's location.

• Text Searches return a list of nearby Places based on a search string, eg. "Pizza".

• Place Details requests return more detailed information about a specific Place, including user reviews.

• Place Check-ins allow you to report that a user has checked in to a Place. Check-ins are used to gauge a Place's popularity; frequent check-ins will boost a Place's ranking in your application's Place Search results.

• Place Reports allow you to add new Places to the Place service, and to delete Places that your application has added

Usage Limits

The Google Places API has the following query limits:

• Users with an API key are allowed 1 000 requests per 24 hour period.
• Users who have also verified their identity through the APIs console are allowed 100 000 requests per 24 hour period.

For more details visit https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/

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