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Google Maps APIs

Google Maps place

Fetch full details for a single Google Maps place — name, rating, category, description, address, phone, website, plus code, opening hours, and coordinates.

POST/v1/googlemaps/place
Authenticate every request

Send Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. Get an API key →

Parameters

Send these fields in a flat JSON body. Add _run to choose execution options.

Provide at least one of: placeUrl; query.

urlstringOptional

Full Google Maps place URL (e.g. https://www.google.com/maps/place/...). Preferred — supply from a prior search result. Preferred name; placeUrl remains supported.

querystringOptional

Search query if no placeUrl. The first matching result is used. Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 500.

Advanced & compatibility inputs 1
placeUrlstringOptional

Full Google Maps place URL (e.g. https://www.google.com/maps/place/...). Preferred — supply from a prior search result. You can also use url.

Response

Every response describes a run. Read result once run_status is succeeded.

run_id
The run to track. Keep it when contacting support.
run_status
Queued, running, waiting for sign-in, succeeded, or failed. Check this even after an HTTP 200.
status_url
Poll this URL while the run is pending. Keep the same run instead of starting another request.
result
The endpoint’s returned data. The example is illustrative; actual fields may be empty or unavailable.
error
On failure, inspect its code, message, retryable and action fields.
View the complete output schema
JSON
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "required": [
    "name",
    "rating",
    "reviewsCount",
    "category",
    "description",
    "address",
    "phone",
    "website",
    "plusCode",
    "hours",
    "status",
    "link",
    "placeId",
    "latitude",
    "longitude"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "link": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "name": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "hours": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "day",
              "hours"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "day": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "hours": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "additionalProperties": false
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "phone": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "rating": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "status": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "address": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "placeId": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "website": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "category": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "latitude": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "plusCode": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "longitude": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    },
    "reviewsCount": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
View a polled run response
JSON
{
  "run_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "task_key": "googlemaps-place",
  "task_name": "Google Maps place",
  "run_status": "succeeded",
  "status_url": "/v1/runs/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "result": {
    "link": "https://example.com/item-1",
    "name": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
    "hours": [
      {
        "day": "sample",
        "hours": "sample"
      }
    ],
    "phone": "sample",
    "rating": 4.91,
    "status": "sample",
    "address": "sample",
    "placeId": "id-1",
    "website": "sample",
    "category": "sample",
    "latitude": 51.5074,
    "plusCode": "sample",
    "longitude": -0.1278,
    "description": "Sample description 1",
    "reviewsCount": 1
  },
  "error": null
}

Errors & retries

  • 400Fix the fields listed in errors before retrying.
  • 428Connect the requested website account using the returned sign-in link.
  • 429Wait for the duration in Retry-After.
  • 5xxRetry transient failures with backoff. Keep the request ID.

A failed run has its own error inside the response. Retry it only when error.retryable is true.

Validation, pagination and recovery →

More examples

Async request with polling
RUN=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/googlemaps/place" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"placeUrl":"https://example.com/item-1"}')

RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN" | jq -er '.run_id // empty') || { echo "$RUN" >&2; exit 1; }
POLL_DELAY=3

while true; do
  RESULT=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/runs/$RUN_ID")
  STATUS=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.run_status')
  if [[ "$STATUS" =~ ^(succeeded|failed|errored|cancelled|canceled|expired)$ ]]; then
    echo "$RESULT"
    break
  fi
  sleep "$(awk "BEGIN { print $POLL_DELAY * (0.9 + ($RANDOM % 21) / 100) }")"
  POLL_DELAY=$((POLL_DELAY < 30 ? POLL_DELAY * 2 : 30))
  [ "$POLL_DELAY" -gt 30 ] && POLL_DELAY=30
done
Wait-for-results request
curl -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/googlemaps/place" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"placeUrl":"https://example.com/item-1","_run":{"async":false}}'
Canonical & compatibility routes

You can also send the same JSON body to /v1/tasks/googlemaps-place/runs.