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> index at [`https://api.fiber.ai/ai-docs/index.md`](https://api.fiber.ai/ai-docs/index.md).

# googleMapsSearch

`POST /v1/google-maps/search`

**Tags:** `Google maps`

Search Google Maps places

**Endpoint:** `https://api.fiber.ai/v1/google-maps/search`

## Description

Searches Google Maps for places matching a query, and returns them with ratings, review counts, and contact details. Responds synchronously with one page of up to 20 results. For bulk collection across a region, use POST /v1/google-maps-search/start instead, which runs in the background and is polled for results.

⚡ Rate limit: 120 requests per 1 minute

💰 Cost: 2 credits per search ⓘ

## Request body (JSON Schema)

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "apiKey": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Your Fiber API key"
    },
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "What to search for (e.g. 'coffee shop' or 'The Modern'). A business name also works."
    },
    "location": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Where to search. Accepts a city and state ('Brooklyn, NY'), a full address, or a ZIP code. Omit to search without a location bias."
    },
    "nextPageToken": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "Pagination token from a prior response's `nextPageToken`. Omit (or pass null) to fetch the first page."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "apiKey",
    "query"
  ]
}
```

## Response — success (JSON Schema)

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "output": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "places": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "placeId": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Google Maps place ID. Use with POST /v1/google-maps/place and POST /v1/google-maps/reviews."
              },
              "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Place display name."
              },
              "url": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Google Maps page for this place."
              },
              "rating": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ],
                "minimum": 0,
                "maximum": 5,
                "description": "Average star rating from 0 to 5."
              },
              "reviewCount": {
                "type": [
                  "integer",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "Total review count."
              },
              "phoneNumber": {
                "type": [
                  "string",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "Contact phone number in E.164 format when the country can be determined, otherwise as listed on Google Maps."
              },
              "websiteUrl": {
                "type": [
                  "string",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "Website URL for this place."
              },
              "address": {
                "type": [
                  "string",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "Street address of the place."
              },
              "categories": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "description": "Categories this place belongs to (e.g. 'Coffee shop', 'Park', 'Subway station')."
              },
              "openingHours": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "dayOfWeek": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "enum": [
                        "monday",
                        "tuesday",
                        "wednesday",
                        "thursday",
                        "friday",
                        "saturday",
                        "sunday"
                      ],
                      "description": "Day of the week."
                    },
                    "hours": {
                      "type": "string",
                      "description": "Opening hours for the day, as displayed on the Google Maps page for the place (e.g. '12–2:30 PM, 5–9 PM')."
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "dayOfWeek",
                    "hours"
                  ]
                },
                "description": "Opening hours by day of the week, when available."
              },
              "coordinates": {
                "type": [
                  "object",
                  "null"
                ],
                "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": "Geographic coordinates of the place."
              },
              "thumbnailUrl": {
                "type": [
                  "string",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "Thumbnail image URL for this place."
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "placeId",
              "name",
              "url",
              "categories",
              "openingHours"
            ]
          },
          "description": "Matching places. Google Maps indexes parks, transit stops and landmarks alongside businesses, so a result is not necessarily a business."
        },
        "nextPageToken": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ],
          "description": "Token to retrieve the next page. Pass as `nextPageToken` in the next request. Null if no more pages."
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "places"
      ]
    },
    "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
}
```

---

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