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Description

This endpoint performs a Google Places search using the provided query and optional parameters. It returns information about places matching the search criteria.

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Endpoint

POST /api/v1/search-places

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Headers

  • Content-Type: application/json
  • Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY> (required)

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Request Body

{
  "query": "string", // Required. The search query for Google Places.
  "country": "string", // Optional. Country code for location bias (e.g., "US" for United States).
  "location": "string", // Optional. Specific location to focus the search (e.g., "New York, NY").
  "language": "string", // Optional. Language code for the search results (e.g., "en" for English).
  "page": "number" // Optional. Page number for paginated results.
}

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Responses

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Success (200)

Returns the search results from Google Places.

{
  "searchParameters": {
    "q": "string",
    "gl": "string", // Optional. Country code if provided.
    "type": "string",
    "location": "string", // Optional. Location if provided.
    "engine": "string"
  },
  "places": [
    {
      "position": "number",
      "title": "string",
      "address": "string",
      "latitude": "number",
      "longitude": "number",
      "website": "string", // Optional
      "cid": "string",
      "rating": "number", // Optional
      "ratingCount": "number", // Optional
      "category": "string", // Optional
      "phoneNumber": "string" // Optional
    }
  ]
}
  • Content-Type: application/json
  • X-RateLimit-Limit: The rate limit for the user.
  • X-RateLimit-Remaining: The remaining number of requests for the user.

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Bad Request (400)

Returned if the request is invalid.

{
  "error": "query parameter is required"
}

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Unauthorized (401)

Returned if the API key is invalid or missing.

{
  "error": "Invalid or missing Authorization header"
}

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Internal Server Error (500)

Returned if there’s an error during the search process.

{
  "error": "Failed to perform places search: [error message]"
}

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Example Request

curl -X POST https://app.dumplingai.com/api/v1/search-places \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
  "query": "pizza restaurants",
  "country": "US",
  "location": "Chicago, IL",
  "language": "en"
}'

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Notes

  • This endpoint uses 3 credits per page of results.
  • The country parameter should be a two-letter country code (e.g., “US” for United States).
  • The location parameter can be used to focus the search on a specific area. You can find a list of supported locations at GET: /api/v1/google-locations
  • The language parameter can be used to specify the desired language for the search results.
  • Usage is recorded with detailed parameters for each request.
  • Events may be logged for analytics purposes if enabled.
  • Pagination details (page parameter) are recorded but do not affect the API call to the search service.

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Rate Limiting

Rate limit headers (X-RateLimit-Limit and X-RateLimit-Remaining) are included in the response to indicate the user’s current rate limit status.

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