A Find Place request accepts a text input and returns a corresponding place. The input can be any type of place-related text, such as a name, address, or phone number. The request must be a string; using non-string data like latitude/longitude coordinates or a plus code will result in an error.
Request:
curl -L -X GET 'https://api.domain.com/find?input=Museum%20of%20Contemporary%20Art%20Australia&inputtype=textquery&fields=formatted_address%2Cname%2Crating%2Copening_hours%2Cgeometry'
Return:
{
"candidates":
[
{
"formatted_address": "140 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia",
"geometry":
{
"location": { "lat": -33.8599358, "lng": 151.2090295 },
"viewport":
{
"northeast":
{ "lat": -33.85824377010728, "lng": 151.2104386798927 },
"southwest":
{ "lat": -33.86094342989272, "lng": 151.2077390201073 },
},
},
"name": "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia",
"opening_hours": { "open_now": false },
"rating": 4.4,
},
],
"status": "OK",
}