Top Place Details API alternatives in 2025

Local Search API

Local Search API is a powerful tool designed to provide information about businesses and points of interest near a specific location. This API is particularly useful for developers looking to create applications that require location-based data, such as travel guides or local business directories.

Key Features and Capabilities

Get Places. To use this feature, developers must provide parameters including latitude, longitude, type (e.g., coffee), and a radius (up to 10,000 meters). This allows users to retrieve a list of nearby establishments based on their specified criteria.

{"results":[{"id":"A3178B71DBCC0FA82D4F6285B2C1C03B","name":"La vida argentina","address":"California 93657, USA","location":{"lat":36.778265,"lng":-119.417914},"types":["cafe","food","store"],"distance":4}]}

Get Places by Text. This allows users to search for places by entering the name of a location. The API will return relevant results based on the provided text.

{"results":[{"id":"4CF8CF243454935EE20AE4CB2C266F01","name":"The Getty","address":"1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049, United States","phone_number":"+13104407300","website":"https://www.getty.edu/visit/center/","location":{"lat":34.078044,"lng":-118.474074},"types":["museum","tourist_attraction"]}]}

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Nearby Places API

Nearby Places API is designed to provide information about establishments within a specified distance from a given latitude and longitude. This API is particularly useful for applications that require location-based services, such as mapping or geolocation features.

Key Features and Capabilities

Establishment Types. This feature allows developers to categorize establishments based on types, such as restaurants, gas stations, or shopping centers.

["Amusement Park","Aquarium","Art Gallery","Art Museum","Billiards","Bowling Alley","Casino","Cinema","Historical Monument","History Museum"]

Nearby Places, which returns a list of nearby places sorted by distance from the origin coordinates in ascending order. The maximum number of returned places is 50.

{"status":"OK","results":[{"location":{"lat":"27.6682300","lng":"85.3205500"},"name":"Pan Hospital","address":"Lalitpur, Bagmati Province","phone":"","distanceMeter":"1040.11"}]}

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Location Identification API

Location Identification API is a web service that allows developers to convert latitude and longitude coordinates into readable location descriptions. This API is commonly used in applications that require location-based services, such as navigation and asset tracking.

Key Features and Capabilities

Get Location. To use this feature, developers simply need to enter latitude and longitude coordinates as parameters.

{"results":[{"address":"GV4C+VX London, UK","country":"United Kingdom","region":"England","area":"Greater London","location":{"lat":51.507204,"lng":-0.127615},"location_type":"centroid","type":"poi"}]}

Get Location by Text, which allows users to enter an address to retrieve location details.

{"results":[{"address":"48 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7DH, UK","postal_code":"WC2H 7DH","country":"United Kingdom","region":"England","area":"Greater London","street":"Leicester Square","house":"48","location":{"lat":51.510204,"lng":-0.130908},"location_type":"exact","type":"street_address"}]}

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Location Information API

Location Information API serves as a gateway to a vast universe of geographic data, providing real-time geolocation data for IP addresses. This API is particularly useful for applications that require personalization, security, and marketing insights.

Key Features and Capabilities

Get Geo Data. To use this feature, developers must specify an IP address as a parameter.

{"ip": "163.172.220.199", "country_code": "NL", "country_name": "Netherlands", "region_name": "Noord-Holland", "city_name": "Amsterdam", "latitude": "52.378502", "longitude": "4.899980", "zipcode": "1000", "timezone": "+02:00"}

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