Google Maps API Capability

Get place

Fetch one place with available identity, contact, rating, category, coordinate, and Google Maps URL fields. Provide a search query or a Maps URL; a URL that contains the place ID returns that exact place or not found.

Capability ID googlemaps.place

Cost From $1.25 per 1,000 requests · 1 credit

Maximum runtime 90 seconds

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# Get place

Fetch one place with available identity, contact, rating, category, coordinate, and Google Maps URL fields. Provide a search query or a Maps URL; a URL that contains the place ID returns that exact place or not found.

- Platform: [Google Maps](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/googlemaps)
- Capability ID: `googlemaps.place`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 90 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "query": "Empire State Building New York"
  },
  "capability": "googlemaps.place"
}'
```

## Input


| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `country` | `string` | No | Two-letter country code (default 'us'). Default: `us`. |
| `lang` | `string` | No | Language code such as 'en' or 'en-US' (default 'en'). Default: `en`. |
| `query` | `string` | No | Place name/address, ChIJ or GhIJ Place ID (optionally prefixed place_id:), decimal CID (optionally prefixed cid:), or 0x...:0x... feature ID. Explicit identifiers must match the returned place. |
| `url` | `string` | No | HTTPS Google Maps URL with an explicit ID or named place. Supports maps.app.goo.gl and goo.gl/maps short links with at most five redirects to allowed Maps hosts. Also normalizes google.co.in, google.co.uk, google.fr, google.de, google.ca and google.com.au (bare or www) to www.google.com. Explicit IDs are verified; name-only URLs use the best search match. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "query": "Empire State Building New York"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This example shows one response. Values and optional fields vary with the data available.

```json
{
  "address": "Empire State Building, 20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001",
  "cid": "15074921902713971043",
  "feature_id": "0x89c259a9b3117469:0xd134e199a405a163",
  "lat": 40.7484405,
  "lng": -73.98566439999999,
  "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJaXQRs6lZwokRY6EFpJnhNNE",
  "name": "Empire State Building",
  "place_id": "ChIJaXQRs6lZwokRY6EFpJnhNNE",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "types": [
    "Observation deck",
    "Historical landmark",
    "Historical place museum"
  ],
  "website": "https://www.esbnyc.com/"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `address` | `string` | Empire State Building, 20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001 |
| `cid` | `string` | 15074921902713971043 |
| `feature_id` | `string` | 0x89c259a9b3117469:0xd134e199a405a163 |
| `lat` | `number` | 40.7484405 |
| `lng` | `number` | -73.98566439999999 |
| `maps_url` | `string` | https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJaXQRs6lZwokRY6EFpJnhN… |
| `name` | `string` | Empire State Building |
| `place_id` | `string` | ChIJaXQRs6lZwokRY6EFpJnhNNE |
| `rating` | `number` | 4.7 |
| `types` | `array` | 3 items |
| `types` | `array` | 3 items |
| `website` | `string` | https://www.esbnyc.com/ |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

country string optional

Two-letter country code (default 'us'). Default: `us`.

lang string optional

Language code such as 'en' or 'en-US' (default 'en'). Default: `en`.

query string optional

Place name/address, ChIJ or GhIJ Place ID (optionally prefixed place_id:), decimal CID (optionally prefixed cid:), or 0x...:0x... feature ID. Explicit identifiers must match the returned place.

Example Empire State Building New York

url string optional

HTTPS Google Maps URL with an explicit ID or named place. Supports maps.app.goo.gl and goo.gl/maps short links with at most five redirects to allowed Maps hosts. Also normalizes google.co.in, google.co.uk, google.fr, google.de, google.ca and google.com.au (bare or www) to www.google.com. Explicit IDs are verified; name-only URLs use the best search match.

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data.

Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The example response is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Values illustrate one response. Read the guidance above for missing values and limits; fields can vary with the requested operation and the data available.

Path	Observed type	Example
`address`	`string`	Empire State Building, 20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001
`cid`	`string`	15074921902713971043
`feature_id`	`string`	0x89c259a9b3117469:0xd134e199a405a163
`lat`	`number`	40.7484405
`lng`	`number`	-73.98566439999999
`maps_url`	`string`	https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJaXQRs6lZwokRY6EFpJnhN…
`name`	`string`	Empire State Building
`place_id`	`string`	ChIJaXQRs6lZwokRY6EFpJnhNNE
`rating`	`number`	4.7
`types`	`array`	3 items
`types`	`array`	3 items
`website`	`string`	https://www.esbnyc.com/

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "query": "Empire State Building New York" }, "capability": "googlemaps.place" }'

import json import os import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "query": "Empire State Building New York" }, "capability": "googlemaps.place" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "address": "Empire State Building, 20 W 34th St., New York, NY 10001", "cid": "15074921902713971043", "feature_id": "0x89c259a9b3117469:0xd134e199a405a163", "lat": 40.7484405, "lng": -73.98566439999999, "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJaXQRs6lZwokRY6EFpJnhNNE", "name": "Empire State Building", "place_id": "ChIJaXQRs6lZwokRY6EFpJnhNNE", "rating": 4.7, "types": [ "Observation deck", "Historical landmark", "Historical place museum" ], "website": "https://www.esbnyc.com/" }