REST API · Places

Google Maps Places API

Search Google Maps for businesses by keyword and location over a single REST endpoint. Structured JSON — name, phone, website, rating, coordinates — at $0.01 per search, billed only when results come back.

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One request

curl "https://mcp.thirdwatch.dev/v1/places/search?query=specialty+coffee&location=New+Delhi&max_results=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tw_live_xxx"

Structured response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters",
      "address": "1st Floor, Champa Gali, New Delhi",
      "phone": "+91 11 1234 5678",
      "website": "https://bluetokaicoffee.com",
      "rating": 4.6,
      "rating_count": 2143,
      "categories": ["Coffee shop", "Cafe"],
      "latitude": 28.5273,
      "longitude": 77.2589,
      "city": "New Delhi",
      "country": "India",
      "source_url": "https://maps.google.com/?cid=..."
    }
  ],
  "metadata": { "returned": 10, "credits_used": 1, "balance_remaining": 99 }
}

Why this API

One GET request — query + location in, structured JSON out
22 fields per place: name, address, phone, website, rating, lat/lng, categories
Billed only on success — zero-result and failed requests cost nothing
Same key works across the REST API and the Thirdwatch MCP server
100 free credits on signup — no card required
2× cheaper than the most-installed Google Maps scraper on the market

Fields returned

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Business / place name
address	string	Full formatted address
phone	string	Listed phone number
website	string	Business website URL
rating	number	Average star rating (0–5)
rating_count	number	Number of reviews
categories	string[]	Place categories
latitude	number	Geo coordinate
longitude	number	Geo coordinate
city / country	string	Locality
source_url	string	Google Maps listing URL

Simple, per-search pricing

One credit = one search of up to 50 places. Credits never expire and work across the REST API and the MCP server. A request that finds nothing is never charged.

Free

100 searches

On signup. No expiry.

Starter

500 searches

$0.01 / search.

Growth

$15

2,000 searches

Best for one project.

Scale

$50

10,000 searches

Best for teams.

Get started

100 free searches, no credit card.

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Need higher volume or an invoice? support@thirdwatch.dev