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Introduction

A Nearby Search (New) request takes one or more place types, and returns a list of matching places within the specified area. A field mask specifying one or more data types is required. Nearby Search (New) only supports POST requests.

The APIs Explorer lets you make live requests so that you can get familiar with the API and the API options:

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Nearby Search (New) requests

A Nearby Search (New) request is an HTTP POST request to a URL in the form:

https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchNearby

Pass all parameters in the JSON request body or in headers as part of the POST request. For example:

curl -X POST -d '{
  "includedTypes": ["restaurant"],
  "maxResultCount": 10,
  "locationRestriction": {
    "circle": {
      "center": {
        "latitude": 37.7937,
        "longitude": -122.3965},
      "radius": 500.0
    }
  }
}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY" \
-H "X-Goog-FieldMask: places.displayName" \
https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchNearby
Nearby Search (New) responses

Nearby Search (New) returns a JSON object as a response. In the response:

The complete JSON object is in the form:

{
  "places": [
    {
      object (Place)
    }
  ]
}
Required parameters Optional parameters Nearby Search (New) examples Find places of one type

The following example shows a Nearby Search (New) request for the display names of all restaurants within a 500-meter radius, defined by circle:

curl -X POST -d '{
  "includedTypes": ["restaurant"],
  "maxResultCount": 10,
  "locationRestriction": {
    "circle": {
      "center": {
        "latitude": 37.7937,
        "longitude": -122.3965},
      "radius": 500.0
    }
  }
}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY" \
-H "X-Goog-FieldMask: places.displayName" \
https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchNearby

Note that the X-Goog-FieldMask header specifies that the response contains the following data fields: places.displayName. The response is then in the form:

{
  "places": [
    {
      "displayName": {
        "text": "La Mar Cocina Peruana",
        "languageCode": "en"
      }
    },
    {
      "displayName": {
        "text": "Kokkari Estiatorio",
        "languageCode": "en"
      }
    },
    {
      "displayName": {
        "text": "Harborview Restaurant & Bar",
        "languageCode": "en"
      }
    },
...
}

Add more data types to the field mask to return additional information. For example, add places.formattedAddress,places.types,places.websiteUri to include the restaurant address, type, and Web address in the response:

curl -X POST -d '{
  "includedTypes": ["restaurant"],
  "maxResultCount": 10,
  "locationRestriction": {
    "circle": {
      "center": {
        "latitude": 37.7937,
        "longitude": -122.3965},
      "radius": 500.0
    }
  }
}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY" \
-H "X-Goog-FieldMask: places.displayName,places.formattedAddress,places.types,places.websiteUri" \
https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchNearby

The response is now in the form:

{
  "places": [
    {
      "types": [
        "seafood_restaurant",
        "restaurant",
        "food",
        "point_of_interest",
        "establishment"
      ],
      "formattedAddress": "PIER 1 1/2 The Embarcadero N, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA",
      "websiteUri": "http://lamarsf.com/",
      "displayName": {
        "text": "La Mar Cocina Peruana",
        "languageCode": "en"
      }
    },
    {
      "types": [
        "greek_restaurant",
        "meal_takeaway",
        "restaurant",
        "food",
        "point_of_interest",
        "establishment"
      ],
      "formattedAddress": "200 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA",
      "websiteUri": "https://kokkari.com/",
      "displayName": {
        "text": "Kokkari Estiatorio",
        "languageCode": "en"
      }
    },
...
}
Find places of multiple types

The following example shows a Nearby Search (New) request for the display names of all convenience stores and liquor stores within a 1000-meter radius of the specified circle:

curl -X POST -d '{
  "includedTypes": ["liquor_store", "convenience_store"],
  "maxResultCount": 10,
  "locationRestriction": {
    "circle": {
      "center": {
        "latitude": 37.7937,
        "longitude": -122.3965
      },
      "radius": 1000.0
    }
  }
}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY" \
-H "X-Goog-FieldMask: places.displayName,places.primaryType,places.types" \
https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchNearby

This example adds

places.primaryType

and

places.types

to the field mask so that the response includes type information about each place, making it easier to select the appropriate place from the results.

Exclude a place type from a search

The following example shows a Nearby Search (New) request for all places of type "school", excluding all places of type "primary_school", ranking the results by distance:

curl -X POST -d '{
  "includedTypes": ["school"],
  "excludedTypes": ["primary_school"],
  "maxResultCount": 10,
  "locationRestriction": {
    "circle": {
      "center": {
        "latitude": 37.7937,
        "longitude": -122.3965
      },
      "radius": 1000.0
    }
  },
  "rankPreference": "DISTANCE"
}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY" \
-H "X-Goog-FieldMask: places.displayName" \
https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchNearby
Search for all places near an area, ranking by distance

The following example shows a Nearby Search (New) request for places near a point in downtown San Francisco. In this example, you include the rankPreference parameter to rank the results by distance:

curl -X POST -d '{
  "maxResultCount": 10,
  "rankPreference": "DISTANCE",
  "locationRestriction": {
    "circle": {
      "center": {
        "latitude": 37.7937,
        "longitude": -122.3965
      },
      "radius": 1000.0
    }
  }
}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY" \
-H "X-Goog-FieldMask: places.displayName" \
https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchNearby
Get address descriptors

Address descriptors provide relational information about a place's location, including nearby landmarks and containing areas.

Note: Address descriptors are generally available for customers in India and are experimental elsewhere. Places API requests that use only addressDescriptor in the field mask will be billed at SKU: Places API Nearby Search Pro.

The following example shows a Nearby Search (New) request for places near a mall in San Jose. In this example, you include addressDescriptors in the field mask:

curl -X POST -d '{
  "maxResultCount": 5,
  "locationRestriction": {
    "circle": {
      "center": {
        "latitude": 37.321328,
        "longitude": -121.946275
      },"radius": 1000
    }
  },
  "includedTypes": ["restaurant", "cafe"],
  "excludedTypes": [],
  "rankPreference":"POPULARITY"
}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY" \
-H "X-Goog-FieldMask: places.displayName,places.addressDescriptor" \
https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchNearby

The response includes the place specified in the request, a list of nearby landmarks and their distance from the place, and a list of areas and their containment relationship to the place:

  {
    "places": [
      {
        "displayName": {
          "text": "Westfield Valley Fair",
          "languageCode": "en"
        },
        "addressDescriptor": {
          "landmarks": [
            {
              "name": "places/ChIJ62_oCR7Lj4AR_MGWkSPotD4",
              "placeId": "ChIJ62_oCR7Lj4AR_MGWkSPotD4",
              "displayName": {
                "text": "Nordstrom",
                "languageCode": "en"
              },
              "types": [
                "clothing_store",
                "department_store",
                "establishment",
                "point_of_interest",
                "shoe_store",
                "store"
              ],
              "straightLineDistanceMeters": 114.76984,
              "travelDistanceMeters": 114.261856
            },
            {
              "name": "places/ChIJgexMlR_Lj4ARiKCKuhNnjn0",
              "placeId": "ChIJgexMlR_Lj4ARiKCKuhNnjn0",
              "displayName": {
                "text": "Valley Fair Mall Eyexam of CA",
                "languageCode": "en"
              },
              "types": [
                "establishment",
                "health",
                "point_of_interest"
              ],
              "straightLineDistanceMeters": 131.62566,
              "travelDistanceMeters": 237.33253
            },
            {
              "name": "places/ChIJWWIlNx7Lj4ARpe1E0ob-_GI",
              "placeId": "ChIJWWIlNx7Lj4ARpe1E0ob-_GI",
              "displayName": {
                "text": "Din Tai Fung",
                "languageCode": "en"
              },
              "types": [
                "establishment",
                "food",
                "point_of_interest",
                "restaurant"
              ],
              "straightLineDistanceMeters": 110.0775,
              "travelDistanceMeters": 171.41951
            },
            {
              "name": "places/ChIJwyfPQx7Lj4AR7bYI2A2Yc54",
              "placeId": "ChIJwyfPQx7Lj4AR7bYI2A2Yc54",
              "displayName": {
                "text": "Abercrombie & Fitch",
                "languageCode": "en"
              },
              "types": [
                "clothing_store",
                "establishment",
                "point_of_interest",
                "shoe_store",
                "store"
              ],
              "spatialRelationship": "DOWN_THE_ROAD",
              "straightLineDistanceMeters": 53.620117,
              "travelDistanceMeters": 2.4578214
            },
            {
              "name": "places/ChIJpycNQx7Lj4ARjhXw3PrM_kU",
              "placeId": "ChIJpycNQx7Lj4ARjhXw3PrM_kU",
              "displayName": {
                "text": "Hollister Co.",
                "languageCode": "en"
              },
              "types": [
                "clothing_store",
                "establishment",
                "point_of_interest",
                "shoe_store",
                "store"
              ],
              "spatialRelationship": "DOWN_THE_ROAD",
              "straightLineDistanceMeters": 56.53726,
              "travelDistanceMeters": 15.418246
            }
          ],
          "areas": [
            {
              "name": "places/ChIJb3F-EB7Lj4ARnHApQ_Hu1gI",
              "placeId": "ChIJb3F-EB7Lj4ARnHApQ_Hu1gI",
              "displayName": {
                "text": "Westfield Valley Fair",
                "languageCode": "en"
              },
              "containment": "WITHIN"
            },
            {
              "name": "places/ChIJXYuykB_Lj4AR1Ot8nU5q26Q",
              "placeId": "ChIJXYuykB_Lj4AR1Ot8nU5q26Q",
              "displayName": {
                "text": "Valley Fair",
                "languageCode": "en"
              },
              "containment": "WITHIN"
            },
            {
              "name": "places/ChIJtYoUX2DLj4ARKoKOb1G0CpM",
              "placeId": "ChIJtYoUX2DLj4ARKoKOb1G0CpM",
              "displayName": {
                "text": "Central San Jose",
                "languageCode": "en"
              },
              "containment": "OUTSKIRTS"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
  /.../
  }
Try it!

The APIs Explorer lets you make sample requests so that you can get familiar with the API and the API options.

  1. Select the API icon api on the right side of the page.

  2. Optionally edit the request parameters.

  3. Select the Execute button. In the dialog, choose the account that you want to use to make the request.

  4. In the APIs Explorer panel, select the fullscreen icon fullscreen to expand the APIs Explorer window.

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Last updated 2025-08-14 UTC.

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