Search Nearby

Search for businesses and places near a specific location. Provide a search query along with optional geographic coordinates to find relevant businesses in the area. Returns a list of businesses with key details like name, address, rating, and contact information.

HTTP Request

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GET /google-maps/search_nearby

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`query`	string	Yes	—	Search query (e.g., “coffee shops”, “dentist”, “Italian restaurant”)
`language`	string	No	`"en"`	Language code for the response
`country`	string	No	`"us"`	Country code for regional bias
`lat`	number	No	—	Latitude of the center point for the search
`lng`	number	No	—	Longitude of the center point for the search

Response

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{
  "status": "OK",
  "data": [
    {
      "business_id": "0x89c259a9aeb1c6b5:0x35b1cfbc380cb867",
      "name": "Joe's Coffee",
      "address": "514 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024",
      "phone": "+1 212-555-0100",
      "rating": 4.5,
      "reviews_count": 342,
      "category": "Coffee shop",
      "latitude": 40.7851,
      "longitude": -73.9754,
      "website": "https://joescoffee.com",
      "hours": "Mon-Fri 7AM-7PM, Sat-Sun 8AM-6PM"
    }
  ]
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`status`	string	Request status
`data`	array	List of matching businesses
`data[].business_id`	string	Unique business identifier (use with detail endpoints)
`data[].name`	string	Business name
`data[].address`	string	Full address
`data[].phone`	string	Phone number
`data[].rating`	number	Average rating (1-5)
`data[].reviews_count`	integer	Total number of reviews
`data[].category`	string	Primary business category
`data[].latitude`	number	Business latitude
`data[].longitude`	number	Business longitude
`data[].website`	string	Business website URL
`data[].hours`	string	Operating hours

Code Examples

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import requests

url = "https://google-maps-extractor2.p.rapidapi.com/google-maps/search_nearby"

querystring = {
    "query": "coffee shops",
    "language": "en",
    "country": "us",
    "lat": "40.7128",
    "lng": "-74.0060"
}

headers = {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "google-maps-extractor2.p.rapidapi.com"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
data = response.json()

for business in data["data"]:
    print(f"{business['name']} - {business['rating']} stars ({business['reviews_count']} reviews)")
    print(f"  {business['address']}\n")

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const url = "https://google-maps-extractor2.p.rapidapi.com/google-maps/search_nearby";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  query: "coffee shops",
  language: "en",
  country: "us",
  lat: "40.7128",
  lng: "-74.0060",
});

const response = await fetch(`${url}?${params}`, {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "google-maps-extractor2.p.rapidapi.com",
  },
});

const data = await response.json();

data.data.forEach((business) => {
  console.log(`${business.name} - ${business.rating} stars (${business.reviews_count} reviews)`);
  console.log(`  ${business.address}\n`);
});

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curl -G "https://google-maps-extractor2.p.rapidapi.com/google-maps/search_nearby" \
  --data-urlencode "query=coffee shops" \
  --data-urlencode "language=en" \
  --data-urlencode "country=us" \
  --data-urlencode "lat=40.7128" \
  --data-urlencode "lng=-74.0060" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: google-maps-extractor2.p.rapidapi.com"

Query Locate — Geocode a location name to coordinates for use with this endpoint
Business Details — Get full details for a business found in search results
Locate and Search — Combine geocoding and search in a single call

HTTP Request

Parameters

Response

Response Fields

Code Examples

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