Getting information about a place
There are two ways to get additional information (address, description, rating, image, and more) about a particular place.
Following a nimble_place_link
nimble_place_linkIn the previous page, we used google_maps_search to search for a list of places with a query string and coordinates. In the response, each place result includes a nimble_place_link that, when accessed, returns additional data about that place.
For example, if the place link returned was:
https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp?search_engine=google_maps_reviews&csrf_token=cjHpY_DuJqSr5NoP8P6wuAo&place_id=ChIJ_58pLKJZwokRvRwO5eftKC8Then the link would be accessed with the below example:
Nimble APIs requires that a base64 encoded credential string be sent with every request to authenticate your account. For detailed examples, see Web API Authentication.
curl --location --request GET 'https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp?search_engine=google_maps_reviews&csrf_token=cjHpY_DuJqSr5NoP8P6wuAo&place_id=ChIJ_58pLKJZwokRvRwO5eftKC8' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <credential string>'import requests
url = f"https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp?search_engine=google_maps_reviews&csrf_token=cjHpY_DuJqSr5NoP8P6wuAo&place_id=ChIJ_58pLKJZwokRvRwO5eftKC8"
headers = {
'Authorization': 'Basic <credential string>'
}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.status_code)
print(response.json())
const axios = require('axios');
const url = `https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp?search_engine=google_maps_reviews&csrf_token=cjHpY_DuJqSr5NoP8P6wuAo&place_id=ChIJ_58pLKJZwokRvRwO5eftKC8`;
const headers = {
'Authorization': 'Basic <credential string>'
};
axios.get(url, { headers })
.then(response => {
console.log(response.status);
console.log(response.data);
})
.catch(error => {
console.error(error);
});
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp?search_engine=google_maps_reviews&csrf_token=cjHpY_DuJqSr5NoP8P6wuAo&place_id=ChIJ_58pLKJZwokRvRwO5eftKC8"
headers := map[string]string{
"Authorization": "Basic <credential string>",
}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
for key, value := range headers {
req.Header.Set(key, value)
}
client := &http.Client{}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
fmt.Println(resp.StatusCode)
// Read the response body if needed
// body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
// fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Using a place_id
If you already have a place_id from a previous Places API search or otherwise, you can directly request information about that place, as in the example below:
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <credential string>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"search_engine": "google_maps_place",
"place_id": "desired-place-id"
}'import requests
url = 'https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp'
headers = {
'Authorization': 'Basic <credential string>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
data = {
"search_engine": "google_maps_place",
"place_id": "desired-place-id"
}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
print(response.status_code)
print(response.json())
const axios = require('axios');
const url = 'https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp';
const headers = {
'Authorization': 'Basic <credential string>',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
};
const data = {
"search_engine": "google_maps_place",
"place_id": "desired-place-id"
};
axios.post(url, data, { headers })
.then(response => {
console.log(response.status);
console.log(response.data);
})
.catch(error => {
console.error(error);
});
package main
import (
"bytes"
"fmt"
"net/http"
"encoding/json"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp"
payload := []byte(`{
"search_engine": "google_maps_place",
"place_id": "desired-place-id"
}`)
headers := map[string]string{
"Authorization": "Basic <credential string>",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
}
req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
for key, value := range headers {
req.Header.Set(key, value)
}
client := &http.Client{}
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
fmt.Println(resp.StatusCode)
// Read the response body if needed
// body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
// fmt.Println(string(body))
}
place_id and data_id are both identifiers used by Google to identify a particular location. Although both can be used to request reviews, their values are not interchangeable, and only one can be used at a time.
Structured Data Example
Nimble's Maps API uses AI to intelligently structure the rich information available through maps engines. For example, a request for the first place returned by the example on the previous page "Searching for Places" would return:
{
"status": "success",
"query_time": ...,
"html_content": ...,
"status_code": 200,
"headers": {
...
},
"parsing": {
"status": "success",
"entities": {
"Place": [
{
"accessibility": [
{
"description": "Has wheelchair-accessible entrance",
"display_name": "Wheelchair-accessible entrance",
"full_path_name": "/geo/type/establishment_poi/has_wheelchair_accessible_entrance",
"is_available": true
},
{
"description": "No wheelchair-accessible car park",
"display_name": "Wheelchair-accessible car park",
"full_path_name": "/geo/type/establishment_poi/has_wheelchair_accessible_parking",
"is_available": false
}
],
"address": "22 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003, United States",
"amenities": [
{
"description": "Has toilets",
"display_name": "Toilets",
"full_path_name": "/geo/type/establishment_poi/has_restroom",
"is_available": true
},
{
"description": "No restaurant",
"display_name": "Restaurant",
"full_path_name": "/geo/type/establishment_poi/has_restaurant",
"is_available": false
}
],
"business_category": [
"Movie theater"
],
"business_description": [
"Indie-film arthouse",
"Longtime West Village theater known for showing offbeat & foreign movies, plus documentaries."
],
"cid": "13653966557094385217",
"city": "New York",
"country": "US",
"csrf_token": "UxlSZcr1JaaKkdUPuduU2A8",
"data_id": "0x89c25999ca135ddd:0xbd7ca23deaac9641",
"entity_type": "Place",
"highlights": [
{
"description": "Has live performances",
"display_name": "Live performances",
"full_path_name": "/geo/type/establishment_poi/has_live_performances",
"is_available": true
}
],
"latitude": "40.7340823",
"longitude": "-73.9933681",
"number_of_reviews": "399",
"offerings": [
{
"description": "Serves food",
"display_name": "Food",
"full_path_name": "/geo/type/establishment_poi/serves_food",
"is_available": true
}
],
"page_index": 0,
"payments": [
{
"description": "Accepts credit cards",
"display_name": "Credit cards",
"full_path_name": "/geo/type/establishment_poi/pay_credit_card",
"is_available": true
},
{
"description": "Accepts debit cards",
"display_name": "Debit cards",
"full_path_name": "/geo/type/establishment_poi/pay_debit_card",
"is_available": true
},
{
"description": "Accepts NFC mobile payments",
"display_name": "NFC mobile payments",
"full_path_name": "/geo/type/establishment_poi/pay_mobile_nfc",
"is_available": true
}
],
"phone_number": "+1 212-924-3364",
"place_id": "ChIJ3V0TyplZwokRQZas6j2ifL0",
"place_information": {
"photos": [
{
"image_url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipO66T4V6dWFaljnukmm1X2X4Tc-P-FzTd2IVZT2=w114-h86-k-no",
"latitude": "40.7341443",
"longitude": "-73.9933229",
"max_height": 3024,
"max_width": 4032,
"position": 0,
"source_type": "photos:gmm_android_review_post"
},
{
"image_url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipO66T4V6dWFaljnukmm1X2X4Tc-P-FzTd2IVZT2=w408-h306-k-no",
"latitude": "40.7341443",
"longitude": "-73.9933229",
"max_height": 3024,
"max_width": 4032,
"position": 1,
"source_type": "photos:gmm_android_review_post"
}
],
"reviews_link": "https://search.google.com/local/reviews?placeid=ChIJ3V0TyplZwokRQZas6j2ifL0&authuser=0&hl=en&gl=FR",
"website_url": "https://www.cinemavillage.com/"
},
"place_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=40.7340823%2C-73.9933681&query_place_id=ChIJ3V0TyplZwokRQZas6j2ifL0",
"plus_code": {
"compound_code": "P2M4+JM New York, USA",
"global_code": "87G8P2M4+JM"
},
"position": 0,
"rating": "4.3 stars",
"review_summary": {
"overall_rating": 4.3,
"ratings_count": {
"1": 11,
"2": 11,
"3": 39,
"4": 107,
"5": 231
},
"review_count": 399
},
"sponsored": false,
"street_address": "22 E 12th St",
"title": "Cinema Village",
"top_reviews": [
{
"description": "We need to keep these small indie theatres alive! Cinema Village is an amazing venue for premiering your independent films and viewing arthouse cinema. Not only is this theatre a gem in the East Village but the staff, led by Lee, are so friendly and accommodating. I cannot wait for a week of fantastic works as I moderate for the Big Apple Film Festival at this awesome establishment.",
"paging_token_id": "CAESBkVnSUlBUQ==",
"photos": [
{
"image_url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNEBU61ILcPLvnjcW_TgzOw89jWXAoeX9DGuMHl=w150-h150-k-no-p",
"latitude": "40.73408227919416",
"longitude": "-73.99336813517314",
"position": 0,
"source_type": "photos:gmm_android_review_post"
},
{
"image_url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipN7AXhbnotnduvNt-av8CzAqzoz-HJ9UskIMHeo=w150-h150-k-no-p",
"latitude": "40.73408227919416",
"longitude": "-73.99336813517314",
"position": 1,
"source_type": "photos:gmm_android_review_post"
},
{
"image_url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPQnDGLngWMGwGydsMESaeKPEYPpetK0mRp7evf=w150-h150-k-no-p",
"latitude": "40.73408227919416",
"longitude": "-73.99336813517314",
"position": 2,
"source_type": "photos:gmm_android_review_post"
},
{
"image_url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOQWcaLA_xTWe5fA0rZrlSVX4U5g5_BbwkX7gYx=w150-h150-k-no-p",
"latitude": "40.73408227919416",
"longitude": "-73.99336813517314",
"position": 3,
"source_type": "photos:gmm_android_review_post"
}
],
"rating": "5",
"relative_time": "5 months ago",
"review_like_count": 2,
"review_maps_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN4cWVUMFpREAE!2m1!1s0x0:0xbd7ca23deaac9641!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICxqeT0ZQ%7CCgwIofCjowYQ8IS0lAM%7C?hl=en-US",
"review_timestamp": 1684600865848,
"source_type": "",
"user_image_link": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjVRXxhQ_9fMvjxIIVZYUZ35tasZX8AZzZBCI6pWXbWvuN4y=s120-c-rp-mo-ba4-br100",
"user_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/117486298571634574892?hl=en-US",
"user_review_count": 64,
"user_title": "Local Guide · 64 reviews",
"username": "Hahn Films"
},
{
"description": "Excellent theater. Hadn't been there in many years. Friend paid 4 ticket. We're seniors. Believe he said it was $8. Tuesday afternoon, 1pm show. Great price. They always have some movies that aren't mainstream. (We saw \"Beau Is Afraid\"). Highly recommend this theater 4 serious movie buffs.",
"paging_token_id": "CAESBkVnSUlBZw==",
"rating": "5",
"relative_time": "4 months ago",
"review_like_count": 0,
"review_maps_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNKdzZQaGhnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xbd7ca23deaac9641!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICJw6PhhgE%7CCgwIxeuMpQYQiPf-1QE%7C?hl=en-US",
"review_timestamp": 1688417733448,
"source_type": "",
"user_image_link": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLTggoi7C8fHIOe5u1rZMl673MueiJYmhabik4aNLXD=s120-c-rp-mo-br100",
"user_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/106772929563499015372?hl=en-US",
"user_review_count": 9,
"user_title": "9 reviews",
"username": "wayne miller"
},
{
"description": "Nice little independent movie theater with great prices. The screen was on the smaller side but still good. Very, very small seating both in terms of width and legroom. I do not recommend if you're tall and/or heavy. I was so uncomfortable the entire time.",
"paging_token_id": "CAESBkVnSUlBdw==",
"rating": "3",
"relative_time": "5 months ago",
"review_like_count": 1,
"review_maps_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN4eHNLcDlnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xbd7ca23deaac9641!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICxxsKp9gE%7CCgwIz9yNowYQsMyinAI%7C?hl=en-US",
"review_timestamp": 1684237903596,
"source_type": "",
"user_image_link": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjUcXLgCBu-Fa1KxU1hXwo2xYO-Bau9vF5rxjuMHaNToo6w=s120-c-rp-mo-ba3-br100",
"user_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/101939519956340079060?hl=en-US",
"user_review_count": 11,
"user_title": "11 reviews in New York",
"username": "Romario Domi"
},
{
"description": "Such a cute little theater which excellent prices. popcorn was 4 bucks and the ticket was 8. the theaters are small and first come first serve but i didn’t mind at all. saw barbie here and it was a great experience",
"paging_token_id": "CAESBkVnSUlCQQ==",
"rating": "5",
"relative_time": "2 months ago",
"review_like_count": 0,
"review_maps_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNwXzZmVjh3RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xbd7ca23deaac9641!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICp_6fV8wE%7CCgwIidfkpgYQ2If3mgM%7C?hl=en-US",
"review_timestamp": 1691954057861,
"source_type": "",
"user_image_link": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXGh801RkGhnRkDobIRgjW9BuC-hkPnyrQR7dNIIm0UiUdD=s120-c-rp-mo-br100",
"user_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/115366795404356569896?hl=en-US",
"user_review_count": 19,
"user_title": "12 reviews in New York",
"username": "Lydia Birnbaum"
},
{
"description": "Stood in line for 40 mins for the open seating so we can choose the seats we wanted. We were first in line and when we were told to come in there were already about 15-20 people already seated that skipped the line knowingly. So just walk in and don’t waste your time waiting on the line outside.",
"paging_token_id": "CAESBkVnSUlCUQ==",
"rating": "1",
"relative_time": "2 months ago",
"review_like_count": 0,
"review_maps_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURwZ19fbjJBRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xbd7ca23deaac9641!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDpg__n2AE%7CCgwIqKivpwYQiKH-pAI%7C?hl=en-US",
"review_timestamp": 1693176872614,
"source_type": "",
"user_image_link": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKPyxicptpt76D1iCIXeJlswOthPco87Jf4g6f87vNvcA=s120-c-rp-mo-ba3-br100",
"user_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/103171436273609879112?hl=en-US",
"user_review_count": 31,
"user_title": "20 reviews in New York",
"username": "Luis Rodriguez"
},
{
"description": "Petit cinéma comprenant 3 salles dont une en sous sol. Contrairement à la France, quelques bandes annonces seulement sont projetées avant le film, pas de publicité. Le prix de la place est de 12$",
"paging_token_id": "CAESBkVnSUlCZw==",
"rating": "5",
"relative_time": "3 months ago",
"review_like_count": 0,
"review_maps_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNwMi1PYm5BRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xbd7ca23deaac9641!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICp2-ObnAE%7CCgwI8vfWpgYQ4Ozv-gI%7C?hl=en-US",
"review_timestamp": 1691728882794,
"source_type": "",
"user_image_link": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjWNdwsdAIE24Fiz1A-RK6coeqazHx3S9GXMpBheaVPFqBs=s120-c-rp-mo-ba7-br100",
"user_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/107173693758736440737?hl=en-US",
"user_review_count": 384,
"user_title": "8 movie theater reviews",
"username": "Louis Laugeron"
},
{
"description": "Super cute independent movie theater! The people working there as very nice, theater is clean, and tickets are cheap! Came here for the workers unite film festival and loved it. They also have really good pop corn. Would recommend coming here and supporting a small independent theater.",
"paging_token_id": "CAESBkVnSUlCdw==",
"photos": [
{
"image_url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipOMVpBBDI3tjyCKTNnxLp6m8N1tpGXrV_iamlXY=w150-h150-k-no-p",
"latitude": "40.73408227919416",
"longitude": "-73.99336813517314",
"position": 0,
"source_type": "photos:gmm_ios_review_post"
}
],
"rating": "5",
"relative_time": "2 years ago",
"review_like_count": 5,
"review_maps_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUQ2OTR1dHpnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xbd7ca23deaac9641!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgID694utzgE%7CCgwIuKuhiwYQkKeywQI%7C?hl=en-US",
"review_timestamp": 1634227640674,
"source_type": "",
"user_image_link": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXv6_U9vO1FoZsDOMvsKJIkU8YKYN-cibseZipVrJcFWARp=s120-c-rp-mo-ba5-br100",
"user_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/105455022713764520173?hl=en-US",
"user_review_count": 308,
"user_title": "14 reviews in New York",
"username": "Barbara d'Estaintot"
},
{
"description": "This theatre is so much better than the AMC just a few blocks away. Less crowded and much cheaper.",
"paging_token_id": "CAESBkVnSUlDQQ==",
"rating": "5",
"relative_time": "a month ago",
"review_like_count": 0,
"review_maps_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNaN2ZPYnZBRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0xbd7ca23deaac9641!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICZ7fObvAE%7CCgsIrtaTqAYQuNrFJw%7C?hl=en-US",
"review_timestamp": 1694821166082,
"source_type": "",
"user_image_link": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXE4uwIGsXyRlGcyBQ2f_C-vVwHr7cuB1K_c0JEefaxSzE=s120-c-rp-mo-br100",
"user_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/106896244015474780630?hl=en-US",
"user_review_count": 12,
"user_title": "12 reviews",
"username": "Elisa Chen"
}
],
"zip_code": "10003",
"nimble_reviews_link": "https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp?parse=true&search_engine=google_maps_reviews&place_id=ChIJ3V0TyplZwokRQZas6j2ifL0&domain=com&format=json&render=false&country=ALL&locale=en&csrf_token=UxlSZcr1JaaKkdUPuduU2A8"
}
],
"SearchResultMetaData": [
{
"entity_type": "SearchResultMetaData",
"latitude": "",
"longitude": "",
"zoom": ""
}
]
},
"total_entities_count": 2,
"entities_count": {
"Place": 1,
"SearchResultMetaData": 1
},
"metrics": {}
},
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sourceid=chrome&oq=undefined&q=place_id%3AChIJ3V0TyplZwokRQZas6j2ifL0"
}Request options
Parameter
Required
Type
Description
search_engine
Required
Enum: google_maps_search | google_maps_place | google_maps_reviews
The search engine from which to collect results.
place_id/data_id
Required
String
A string used by Google to identify a particular place. place_id and data_id cannot both be used in a single request.
domain
Optional
String
Search through a custom top-level domain of Google. eg: "co.uk"
country
Optional (default = all)
String
Country used to access the target URL, use ISO Alpha-2 Country Codes i.e. US, DE, GB
locale
Optional (default = en)
String
String | LCID standard locale used for the URL request. Alternatively, user can use auto for automatic locale based on country targeting.
parse
Optional (default = true)
Enum: true | false
Instructs Nimble whether to structure the results into a JSON format or return the raw HTML.
Response
200 - OK
{
"status": "success",
"html_content": "HTML...",
"status_code": 200,
"headers": {
...
},
"parsing": {
"status": "success",
"entities": {
"Place": [
{
...
"nimble_reviews_link": "https://api.webit.live/api/v1/realtime/serp?search_engine=google_maps_reviews&domain=com&place_id=ChIJ_58pLKJZwokRvRwO5eftKC8&csrf_token=TTfpY8XLE-SUwbkPobi1wAs"
}
]
},
"total_entities_count": 1,
"entities_count": {
"Place": 1
},
"metrics": {}
},
"url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place?q=place_id:ChIJ_58pLKJZwokRvRwO5eftKC8"
}Supported parsing fields
Below is a list of all the fields supported by Nimble's parsing engine. This list is always growing and subject to change. Additionally, while Nimble supports all of these fields, which fields are available depends on the external search engine as well, and thus different fields will be available at different times.
PlusCode
PageIndex
Position
Title
Address
StreetAddress
ZipCode
City
Country
Floor
Sponsored
PlaceId
DataId
PlaceUrl
BusinessCategory
BusinessDescription
Rating
NumberOfReviews
PhoneNumber
Services*
Accessibility*
Offerings*
Planning*
Recycling*
Payments*
Highlights*
PopularFor*
DiningOptions*
Amenities*
Atmosphere*
Crowd*
PriceLevel
PlaceInformation
Longitude
Latitude
TopReviews
ReviewSummary
CsrfToken
DataIdLatitude
DataIdLongitude
LocatedIn
BusinessStatus
LastConfirmedStatus*marked fields vary according to the available data, and vary according to the creator of the Place.
Notice that in the above response, a nimble_reviews_link is included that allows for a separate Places API request to collect the reviews written by people about the targeted place. For more information on collecting reviews, see the Collecting reviews page.
500 Error
{
"status": "error",
"task_id": "<task_id>",
"msg": "can't download the query response - please try again"
}400 Input Error
{
"status": "failed",
"msg": error
}Response Codes
Status
Description
200
OK.
400
The requested resource could not be reached.
401
Unauthorized/invalid credental string.
500
Internal service error.
501
An error was encountered by the proxy service.
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