> **For AI agents:** this page is a focused, LLM-optimized view of a > single Fiber AI operation. Before calling it, fetch the routing > instructions at [`https://api.fiber.ai/llms.txt`](https://api.fiber.ai/llms.txt) and the full operation > index at [`https://api.fiber.ai/ai-docs/index.md`](https://api.fiber.ai/ai-docs/index.md). # google-maps-search `POST /v1/google-maps-search/start` **Tags:** `Google maps` Start a search on Google Maps **Endpoint:** `https://api.fiber.ai/v1/google-maps-search/start` ## Description Start a search for local businesses or other places of interest on Google Maps ⚡ Rate limit: 30 requests per 1 minute 💰 Cost: 3 credits per business found ⓘ ## Request body (JSON Schema) ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "apiKey": { "type": "string", "description": "Your Fiber API key" }, "name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "An optional name for the project for reference purposes." }, "query": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "The search query to run on Google Maps. Do not include a location info here. Examples: 'dominos pizza', 'real estate agent'." }, "maxResults": { "type": "integer", "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 10000, "default": 100, "description": "The maximum number of Google Maps results to return." }, "strategy": { "oneOf": [ { "type": "object", "properties": { "strategy": { "type": "string", "description": "Does a broad search across all cities in the United States. Not as exhaustive as, for example, a city-specific search.", "enum": [ "whole-usa" ] } }, "required": [ "strategy" ] }, { "type": "object", "properties": { "strategy": { "type": "string", "description": "Use 'specific-areas' to search for places in specific areas", "enum": [ "specific-areas" ] }, "unionAll": { "type": "array", "items": { "oneOf": [ { "type": "object", "properties": { "regionType": { "type": "string", "description": "Use 'circle' to search for places in a circle", "enum": [ "circle" ] }, "center": { "type": "object", "properties": { "latitude": { "type": "number", "minimum": -90, "maximum": 90, "description": "The latitude of the point." }, "longitude": { "type": "number", "minimum": -180, "maximum": 180, "description": "The longitude of the point." } }, "required": [ "latitude", "longitude" ] }, "radiusMiles": { "type": "number", "exclusiveMinimum": 0, "maximum": 250, "default": 25, "description": "The radius of the circle in miles." } }, "required": [ "regionType", "center" ] }, { "type": "object", "properties": { "regionType": { "type": "string", "description": "Use 'rectangle' to search for places in a rectangle", "enum": [ "rectangle" ] }, "northwestCorner": { "type": "object", "properties": { "latitude": { "type": "number", "minimum": -90, "maximum": 90, "description": "The latitude of the point." }, "longitude": { "type": "number", "minimum": -180, "maximum": 180, "description": "The longitude of the point." } }, "required": [ "latitude", "longitude" ], "description": "The coordinates of the north west corner of the rectangle" }, "southeastCorner": { "type": "object", "properties": { "latitude": { "type": "number", "minimum": -90, "maximum": 90, "description": "The latitude of the point." }, "longitude": { "type": "number", "minimum": -180, "maximum": 180, "description": "The longitude of the point." } }, "required": [ "latitude", "longitude" ], "description": "The coordinates of the south east corner of the rectangle" } }, "required": [ "regionType", "northwestCorner", "southeastCorner" ] } ] }, "description": "An array of region definitions (rectangles and/or circles). All regions in this array will be unioned together to form the total search area." } }, "required": [ "strategy", "unionAll" ] }, { "type": "object", "properties": { "strategy": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "world-cities" ] }, "countriesAndRegions": { "type": "object", "properties": { "unionAll": { "type": [ "array", "null" ], "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "USA", "GBR", "FRA", "IND", "BRA", "DEU", "ESP", "CAN", "AUS", "NLD", "ITA", "ZAF", "BEL", "CHN", "TUR", "MEX", "CHE", "NOR", "ARE", "SWE", "POL", "IDN", "ARG", "PRT", "COL", "CHL", "PAK", "DNK", "JPN", "NGA", "SGP", "PER", "NZL", "AUT", "IRL", "MYS", "BGD", "EGY", "ISR", "SAU", "PHL", "FIN", "IRN", "ROU", "CZE", "GRC", "HKG", "HUN", "KEN", "MAR", "VNM", "RUS", "UKR", "ECU", "THA", "LKA", "KOR", "BGR", "GHA", "SRB", "TWN", "HRV", "LTU", "PRI", "SVK", "TUN", "EST", "VEN", "CRI", "PAN", "URY", "LBN", "LUX", "CYP", "NPL", "JOR", "SVN", "MTQ", "QAT", "GLP", "UGA", "DZA", "GTM", "CMR", "LVA", "DOM", "AZE", "GEO", "SEN", "TZA", "ZWE", "KWT", "MLT", "OMN", "BOL", "SLV", "ARM", "PRY", "IRQ", "KHM", "BIH", "AGO", "BHR", "ALB", "KAZ", "CIV", "ETH", "MUS", "ZMB", "MKD", "COD", "BLR", "MOZ", "REU", "TTO", "GUF", "ISL", "MMR", "HND", "RWA", "MDG", "BEN", "UZB", "NAM", "BWA", "MDA", "JEY", "NIC", "SDN", "JAM", "IMN", "BFA", "MNG", "MNE", "MCO", "TGO", "AFG", "LBY", "XKX", "CYM", "MWI", "SOM", "PNG", "MDV", "MLI", "GIN", "PSE", "GAB", "LIE", "HTI", "SYR", "BRB", "YEM", "GGY", "NCL", "AND", "SUR", "MYT", "KGZ", "BHS", "GIB", "COG", "FJI", "BLM", "CUW", "CUB", "SLE", "BLZ", "NER", "LBR", "VIR", "PYF", "GUM", "MRT", "ABW", "SYC", "GUY", "LSO", "SWZ", "SSD", "LCA", "MAC", "SMR", "LAO", "BRN", "TCD", "BMU", "VGB", "PRK", "BTN", "BDI", "FRO", "TJK", "GMB", "STP", "ANT", "VCT", "DJI", "CPV", "TKM", "ATG", "TCA", "KNA", "GRD", "ASM", "VUT", "GNQ", "GRL", "SXM", "MNP", "COM", "TLS", "SJM", "CAF", "DMA", "MAF", "WSM", "BES", "MHL", "AIA", "TON", "COK", "SLB", "SPM", "GNB", "ATA", "TUV", "ALA", "IOT", "ERI", "PLW", "FSM", "NRU", "PCN", "FLK", "MSR", "VAT", "KIR", "SHN", "NIU", "WLF", "HMD", "CXR", "NFK", "ATF", "CCK", "SGS", "BVT", "UMI", "ESH", "TKL", "X-SOUTH_ASIA", "X-SOUTH_EAST_EUROPE", "X-NORTHERN_AFRICA", "X-PACIFIC", "X-SOUTH_WEST_EUROPE", "X-SOUTHERN_AFRICA", "X-WEST_INDIES", "X-SOUTH_AMERICA", "X-SOUTH_WEST_ASIA", "X-CENTRAL_EUROPE", "X-EASTERN_EUROPE", "X-WESTERN_EUROPE", "X-CENTRAL_AMERICA", "X-WESTERN_AFRICA", "X-SOUTH_ATLANTIC_OCEAN", "X-SOUTH_EAST_ASIA", "X-CENTRAL_AFRICA", "X-NORTH_AMERICA", "X-EAST_ASIA", "X-NORTHERN_EUROPE", "X-EASTERN_AFRICA", "X-SOUTHERN_INDIAN_OCEAN", "X-SOUTHERN_EUROPE", "X-CENTRAL_ASIA", "X-NORTHERN_ASIA", "X-ASIA", "X-EUROPE", "X-AFRICA", "X-OCEANIA", "X-AMERICAS", "X-ANTARCTICA", "X-ATLANTIC_OCEAN", "X-INDIAN_OCEAN", "X-MIDDLE_EAST", "X-MENA", "X-EMEA", "X-EUROPEAN_UNION", "X-EFTA", "X-APAC", "X-LATAM", "X-ANGLOSPHERE", "X-DACH", "X-NORDICS", "X-BENELUX", "X-GCC", "X-BRICS", "X-G20", "X-OECD", "X-SANCTIONED" ] } }, "subtractAll": { "type": [ "array", "null" ], "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "USA", "GBR", "FRA", "IND", "BRA", "DEU", "ESP", "CAN", "AUS", "NLD", "ITA", "ZAF", "BEL", "CHN", "TUR", "MEX", "CHE", "NOR", "ARE", "SWE", "POL", "IDN", "ARG", "PRT", "COL", "CHL", "PAK", "DNK", "JPN", "NGA", "SGP", "PER", "NZL", "AUT", "IRL", "MYS", "BGD", "EGY", "ISR", "SAU", "PHL", "FIN", "IRN", "ROU", "CZE", "GRC", "HKG", "HUN", "KEN", "MAR", "VNM", "RUS", "UKR", "ECU", "THA", "LKA", "KOR", "BGR", "GHA", "SRB", "TWN", "HRV", "LTU", "PRI", "SVK", "TUN", "EST", "VEN", "CRI", "PAN", "URY", "LBN", "LUX", "CYP", "NPL", "JOR", "SVN", "MTQ", "QAT", "GLP", "UGA", "DZA", "GTM", "CMR", "LVA", "DOM", "AZE", "GEO", "SEN", "TZA", "ZWE", "KWT", "MLT", "OMN", "BOL", "SLV", "ARM", "PRY", "IRQ", "KHM", "BIH", "AGO", "BHR", "ALB", "KAZ", "CIV", "ETH", "MUS", "ZMB", "MKD", "COD", "BLR", "MOZ", "REU", "TTO", "GUF", "ISL", "MMR", "HND", "RWA", "MDG", "BEN", "UZB", "NAM", "BWA", "MDA", "JEY", "NIC", "SDN", "JAM", "IMN", "BFA", "MNG", "MNE", "MCO", "TGO", "AFG", "LBY", "XKX", "CYM", "MWI", "SOM", "PNG", "MDV", "MLI", "GIN", "PSE", "GAB", "LIE", "HTI", "SYR", "BRB", "YEM", "GGY", "NCL", "AND", "SUR", "MYT", "KGZ", "BHS", "GIB", "COG", "FJI", "BLM", "CUW", "CUB", "SLE", "BLZ", "NER", "LBR", "VIR", "PYF", "GUM", "MRT", "ABW", "SYC", "GUY", "LSO", "SWZ", "SSD", "LCA", "MAC", "SMR", "LAO", "BRN", "TCD", "BMU", "VGB", "PRK", "BTN", "BDI", "FRO", "TJK", "GMB", "STP", "ANT", "VCT", "DJI", "CPV", "TKM", "ATG", "TCA", "KNA", "GRD", "ASM", "VUT", "GNQ", "GRL", "SXM", "MNP", "COM", "TLS", "SJM", "CAF", "DMA", "MAF", "WSM", "BES", "MHL", "AIA", "TON", "COK", "SLB", "SPM", "GNB", "ATA", "TUV", "ALA", "IOT", "ERI", "PLW", "FSM", "NRU", "PCN", "FLK", "MSR", "VAT", "KIR", "SHN", "NIU", "WLF", "HMD", "CXR", "NFK", "ATF", "CCK", "SGS", "BVT", "UMI", "ESH", "TKL", "X-SOUTH_ASIA", "X-SOUTH_EAST_EUROPE", "X-NORTHERN_AFRICA", "X-PACIFIC", "X-SOUTH_WEST_EUROPE", "X-SOUTHERN_AFRICA", "X-WEST_INDIES", "X-SOUTH_AMERICA", "X-SOUTH_WEST_ASIA", "X-CENTRAL_EUROPE", "X-EASTERN_EUROPE", "X-WESTERN_EUROPE", "X-CENTRAL_AMERICA", "X-WESTERN_AFRICA", "X-SOUTH_ATLANTIC_OCEAN", "X-SOUTH_EAST_ASIA", "X-CENTRAL_AFRICA", "X-NORTH_AMERICA", "X-EAST_ASIA", "X-NORTHERN_EUROPE", "X-EASTERN_AFRICA", "X-SOUTHERN_INDIAN_OCEAN", "X-SOUTHERN_EUROPE", "X-CENTRAL_ASIA", "X-NORTHERN_ASIA", "X-ASIA", "X-EUROPE", "X-AFRICA", "X-OCEANIA", "X-AMERICAS", "X-ANTARCTICA", "X-ATLANTIC_OCEAN", "X-INDIAN_OCEAN", "X-MIDDLE_EAST", "X-MENA", "X-EMEA", "X-EUROPEAN_UNION", "X-EFTA", "X-APAC", "X-LATAM", "X-ANGLOSPHERE", "X-DACH", "X-NORDICS", "X-BENELUX", "X-GCC", "X-BRICS", "X-G20", "X-OECD", "X-SANCTIONED" ] } } } }, "smallestCityTierID": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "enum": [ "mega", "major", "large", "medium", "minor", "small", "tiny", null ] }, "largestCityTierID": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "enum": [ "mega", "major", "large", "medium", "minor", "small", "tiny", null ] } }, "required": [ "strategy", "countriesAndRegions" ] } ], "description": "The strategy for searching places." } }, "required": [ "apiKey", "query", "strategy" ] } ``` ## Response — success (JSON Schema) ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "output": { "type": "object", "properties": { "searchID": { "type": "string", "description": "The ID of the Google Maps search. Use this to poll for the search results." } }, "required": [ "searchID" ] }, "chargeInfo": { "oneOf": [ { "type": "object", "properties": { "method": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "charged-now" ] }, "creditsCharged": { "type": "number" }, "lowCreditAlert": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "getMoreCreditsUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "URL to top up credits or restart billing cycle to get fresh credits." }, "message": { "type": "string", "description": "Human-readable credits warning." }, "availableCredits": { "type": "number", "description": "Number of credits remaining in the current billing period." } }, "required": [ "getMoreCreditsUrl", "message", "availableCredits" ], "description": "Contains a link to get more credits, a warning message, and the remaining credit count." } }, "required": [ "method", "creditsCharged" ], "description": "Credits were charged immediately for this operation" }, { "type": "object", "properties": { "method": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "charging-later" ] }, "message": { "type": "string" }, "lowCreditAlert": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "getMoreCreditsUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "URL to top up credits or restart billing cycle to get fresh credits." }, "message": { "type": "string", "description": "Human-readable credits warning." }, "availableCredits": { "type": "number", "description": "Number of credits remaining in the current billing period." } }, "required": [ "getMoreCreditsUrl", "message", "availableCredits" ], "description": "Contains a link to get more credits, a warning message, and the remaining credit count." } }, "required": [ "method", "message" ], "description": "Credits will be charged after the operation completes" }, { "type": "object", "properties": { "method": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "charged-for-async-process" ] }, "creditsCharged": { "type": "number" }, "message": { "type": "string" }, "lowCreditAlert": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "getMoreCreditsUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "URL to top up credits or restart billing cycle to get fresh credits." }, "message": { "type": "string", "description": "Human-readable credits warning." }, "availableCredits": { "type": "number", "description": "Number of credits remaining in the current billing period." } }, "required": [ "getMoreCreditsUrl", "message", "availableCredits" ], "description": "Contains a link to get more credits, a warning message, and the remaining credit count." } }, "required": [ "method", "creditsCharged", "message" ], "description": "Credits that were charged for an asynchronous operation" }, { "type": "object", "properties": { "method": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "free" ] }, "message": { "type": "string" }, "lowCreditAlert": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "getMoreCreditsUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "URL to top up credits or restart billing cycle to get fresh credits." }, "message": { "type": "string", "description": "Human-readable credits warning." }, "availableCredits": { "type": "number", "description": "Number of credits remaining in the current billing period." } }, "required": [ "getMoreCreditsUrl", "message", "availableCredits" ], "description": "Contains a link to get more credits, a warning message, and the remaining credit count." } }, "required": [ "method", "message" ], "description": "No credits were charged for this operation" }, { "type": "object", "properties": { "method": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "credits-refunded" ] }, "creditsRefunded": { "type": "number" }, "message": { "type": "string" }, "lowCreditAlert": { "type": [ "object", "null" ], "properties": { "getMoreCreditsUrl": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "URL to top up credits or restart billing cycle to get fresh credits." }, "message": { "type": "string", "description": "Human-readable credits warning." }, "availableCredits": { "type": "number", "description": "Number of credits remaining in the current billing period." } }, "required": [ "getMoreCreditsUrl", "message", "availableCredits" ], "description": "Contains a link to get more credits, a warning message, and the remaining credit count." } }, "required": [ "method", "creditsRefunded", "message" ], "description": "Credits were refunded for this operation" } ] }, "warnings": { "type": [ "array", "null" ], "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "field": { "type": "string", "description": "Full path to extraneous field (e.g., 'searchParams.ExtraField')" }, "message": { "type": "string", "description": "Warning message" } }, "required": [ "field", "message" ] }, "description": "Warnings about extraneous fields in request" }, "advice": { "type": [ "array", "null" ], "items": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Tips, recommendations, and suggestions for using this API effectively." } }, "required": [ "output", "chargeInfo" ], "additionalProperties": false } ``` --- Canonical JSON: [`https://api.fiber.ai/openapi.json`](https://api.fiber.ai/openapi.json) Operation index: [`https://api.fiber.ai/ai-docs/index.md`](https://api.fiber.ai/ai-docs/index.md)