Search Google Maps places (local businesses, restaurants, hotels, shops and poin
Search Google Maps places (local businesses, restaurants, hotels, shops and points of interest) by free-text query.
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-25
1 of 1checks answered this week
250 msmedian answer time
$0.011listed price per call
$0.011price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
GET https://x402.apidirect.io/v1/places/search
| Category | Search and research |
|---|---|
| Provider host | x402.apidirect.io |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact, upto |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 0 from 0 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.011 | 250 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"method": "GET",
"queryParams": {
"query": "pizza new york"
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET",
"HEAD",
"DELETE"
],
"type": "string"
},
"queryParams": {
"properties": {
"country": {
"default": "us",
"description": "2-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 region code",
"maxLength": 2,
"minLength": 2,
"type": "string"
},
"language": {
"default": "en",
"description": "2-letter ISO 639-1 language code",
"maxLength": 2,
"minLength": 2,
"type": "string"
},
"lat": {
"description": "Center latitude for geographic bias (provide with `lng`)",
"type": "number"
},
"limit": {
"description": "Alternative to `pages`: maximum number of results, rounded up to whole pages of 10 (e.g. `limit=15` fetches 2 pages, so up to 20 results). Ignored when `pages` is also sent. Maximum 200",
"maximum": 200,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
},
"lng": {
"description": "Center longitude for geographic bias (provide with `lat`)",
"type": "number"
},
"pages": {
"default": 1,
"description": "Number of pages to fetch and merge. Each page returns up to 10 results and is billed as one request",
"maximum": 20,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
},
"query": {
"description": "Search keyword (max 500 characters). E.g. `coffee shops brooklyn`, `dentists 90210`, `hilton hotels paris`",
"maxLength": 500,
"type": "string"
},
"zoom": {
"description": "Map zoom level. Smaller values widen the search radius (13 \u2248 city, 15 \u2248 neighborhood, 10 \u2248 metro area)",
"maximum": 20,
"minimum": 1,
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}