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Google Maps API — Places and Reviews, Read Off the Map
Search businesses, pull full place details, mine review streams with owner replies, fetch complete photo sets, and profile Local Guide contributors — the parts the official Places API rate-limits, field-masks, or simply won’t return.
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What You Can Pull From Google Maps
POST /api/google/maps/places/searchPlaces matching a query — name, feature_id, address, rating, categories, coordinates
POST /api/google/maps/placesFull place details by feature_id — hours, phone, website, price level, attributes
POST /api/google/maps/reviewsReview stream for a place — text, rating, author, photos, owner replies (paginates)
POST /api/google/maps/photosA place’s photo set — image URLs, captions, dimensions
POST /api/google/maps/usersA contributor (Local Guide) profile — level, points, contribution counts
POST /api/google/maps/users/reviewsEvery review a contributor has written, with the reviewed place (up to 200)
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Start Pulling Map Data
Search, details, reviews, photos, and Local Guide profiles — all 6 endpoints on every plan.
Common Questions
The hex place identifier (0x..:0x..) that places/search returns for every result. Pass it to the details, reviews, or photos endpoint to drill into that place — search first, then drill down.