Overview

Search for places, locations, and areas using Google Places API. Returns a list of matching places that can be used to search for hotels within specific boundaries.

Pricing: $0.01 per request

When to Use

• Location autocomplete - Build location search with autocomplete suggestions
• Place selection - Let users select cities, airports, or areas
• Hotel search boundaries - Get Place IDs to restrict hotel searches to specific regions
• Location discovery - Find places by name or description

What You Get

• Place list - Multiple matching places with details
• Place IDs - Unique identifiers for use in hotel searches
• Location information - Names, addresses, and location types
• Formatted addresses - Human-readable addresses for display

Key Features

• Multiple types - Search for cities, airports, hotels, or other place types
• Type filtering - Specify place types (e.g., 'locality,airport,hotel')
• Smart defaults - Automatically excludes less relevant types unless specified
• Relevance ordering - Results sorted by relevance using Google's ranking

Quick Start

Provide a textQuery (e.g., "Manhattan") and optionally specify type to filter results. Returns matching places with Place IDs you can use in hotel searches.