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Places Search

Find restaurants, shops & venues worldwide

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DataProductivity

Places Search finds restaurants, cafes, hotels, shops, and any point of interest in 200+ countries. Search by name, category, or type anywhere in the world and get back ratings, hours, contact details, and reviews — all in one query. It works globally, covering the US, UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and beyond.

The tool draws from multiple venue databases to maximise coverage and result quality. For specific coordinates, the nearby search finds what's within walking or driving distance. For deeper research, place details gives you the full picture — opening hours, phone number, website, user reviews, and price level.

What you can do

  • Search any city or location for restaurants, hotels, cafes, shops, or any place category
  • Find places near specific GPS coordinates with a configurable radius
  • Filter results by open now, minimum price level, or maximum price level
  • Sort results by relevance, rating, or distance
  • Get full place details including opening hours, reviews, phone number, and website
  • Search a dated business-listings index by category and exact coordinate radius with row-level provenance
  • Size a local market with business_categories — how many listed businesses and websites fall in each group of related categories, in an area or worldwide

Who it's for

Travellers planning trips, local business researchers, developers building location-aware features, journalists researching venues, and anyone who needs to find and compare places globally.

How to use it

  1. Use search_places with a query and location — e.g. "sushi restaurants" in "Tokyo, Japan"
  2. Use nearby_places with GPS coordinates to find what's around a specific spot
  3. Use place_details with a place ID from search results to get full hours, reviews, and contact info
  4. Filter search results with open_now, sort, min_price, and max_price parameters

Use the google_, bing_, duckduckgo_, apple_, yelp_ and tripadvisor_ lookups for public listings and reviews. Reuse identifiers from the same source. Google lookups also include contributor reviews, posts, photo metadata and live busyness.

Getting started

No setup required for basic searches — results pull from multiple global venue databases automatically.

Information

Price
From $0.01
Billing
The final price is shown before running. Failed paid calls do not charge.
LiteScrape API Key
Optional provider for public search, places, reviews, storefronts and rendered pages · Get key
Foursquare API Key
API key for Foursquare place search
Google Places API Key
API key for Google Places search (enriches results)
DataForSEO API Login
API login from the DataForSEO API Access page; this is usually your account email. · Get key
DataForSEO API Password
Generated API password from DataForSEO; it is different from your account password. · Get key

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I search by city name, place type, or exact coordinates?

Yes. `search_places` supports text queries with an optional city or coordinate-based location, while `nearby_places` is for radius searches around exact latitude and longitude coordinates.

What details come back in search results?

Search results include the place name, address, coordinates, categories, rating, price level, and source. If you need deeper information like hours, phone, website, and reviews, open the place with `place_details`.

Can I filter for open places, price range, or distance?

Yes. The search flow supports open-now filtering, radius controls, sorting, and minimum or maximum price levels, which makes it practical for local discovery rather than just broad lookup.

Do I need a source-specific ID to get full place details?

Only for the final details lookup. Search results give you the place ID, and `place_details` can use that ID with auto-detection or an explicit source when you already know it comes from Foursquare or Google.

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