# Google Maps Platform, free monthly usage, POST /v1/places:searchText, Places API Text Search Enterprise: Local business search API

> Provide information about a set of places based on a single search query and any specified location.

Google Maps Platform's Local business search API on its Free monthly usage plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 places. It returns all 8 key fields we check: Address, Phone, Website, Category, Coordinates, Rating, Review count, Opening hours.
We haven't run a Local business search API benchmark yet.
This plan is free. We rank 89 plans for Local business search APIs by price. Half the plans cost $0.04 per 1,000 places or less.
[Stadia Maps's $250 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/stadia-maps/250-monthly-professional-get-geocoding-v2-autocomplete/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 places: $0.001. Stadia Maps charges for each page of results. We count 10 places on each page to get the $0.001 price.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/free-monthly-usage-post-v1-places-searchtext-places-api-text-search-enterprise
- Get it: https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- Request: `POST https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchText`, Places API Text Search Enterprise
- API key: with the plan, on https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/text-search?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- Sold by: Google Maps Platform (https://mapsplatform.google.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-04

## In the answer

- Completeness: 100%
- Address: ✓
- Phone: ✓
- Website: ✓
- Category: ✓
- Coordinates: ✓
- Rating: ✓
- Review count: ✓
- Opening hours: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 places: $0.00
- Per: page of 20
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Most per search: 60
- Start fee: $0.00
- Also pays for: nothing else

## Overage

- Units cap: soft

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Provide information about a set of places based on a single search query and any specified location.

## Data

- Keep data: Customer may temporarily cache latitude and longitude values from the Places API for up to 30 consecutive calendar days, after which Customer must delete the cached latitude and longitude values. [...] Customer may cache the Google ID values from the Services that return such field and allow caching, in accordance with its Documentation. For example, Customer may cache (a) place_id from Places API [...]. [...] No Caching. Customer will not cache Google Maps Content except as expressly permitted under the Maps Service Specific Terms.
- Use data: No Scraping. Customer will not export, extract, or otherwise scrape Google Maps Content for use outside the Services. For example, Customer will not: (i) pre-fetch, index, store, reshare, or rehost Google Maps Content outside the services, (ii) bulk download Google Maps tiles, Street View images, geocodes, directions, distance matrix results, roads information, places information, elevation values, and time zone details, (iii) copy and save business names, addresses, or user reviews, [...] No Creating Content From Google Maps Content. Customer will not create content based on Google Maps Content. For example, Customer will not: [...] (iv) use latitude/longitude values from the Places API as an input for point-in-polygon analysis, [...] or (vii) use Google Maps Content to improve machine learning and artificial intelligence models, including to train, test, validate or fine-tune the models. No Re-Creating Google Products or Features. Customer will not use the Services to create a product or service with features that are substantially similar to or that re-create the features of another Google product or service. [...] For example, Customer will not: (i) re-distribute the Google Maps Core Services or pass them off as if they were Customer's services, (ii) use the Google Maps Core Services to create a substitute of the Google Maps Core Services, Google Maps, or Google Maps mobile apps, or their features, (iii) use the Google Maps Core Services in a listings or directory service or to create or augment an advertising product, [...] No Use With Non-Google Maps. [...] Customer will not use the Google Maps Core Services with or near a non-Google Map in a Customer Application. For example, Customer will not (i) display or use Places content on a non-Google Map [...]. No Modifying Search Results Integrity. Customer will not modify any of the Google Maps Core Services' search results. [...] Places API (Legacy and New): No use with a non-Google map. Customer must not use Google Maps Content from the Places API in conjunction with a non-Google map.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 1,000 requests a month
- Enough for: 1,000 pages a month
- Expires: resets on the first day of each month, at midnight Pacific US time

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: textQuery, Content-Type header "application/json", X-Goog-FieldMask header "nextPageToken,places.id,places.name,places.displayName,places.formattedAddress,places.shortFormattedAddress,places.addressComponents,places.adrFormatAddress,places.postalAddress,places.addressDescriptor,places.location,places.viewport,places.plusCode,places.types,places.primaryType,places.primaryTypeDisplayName,places.googleMapsTypeLabel,places.googleMapsUri,places.googleMapsLinks,places.businessStatus,places.accessibilityOptions,places.containingPlaces,places.entrances,places.navigationPoints,places.openingDate,places.photos,places.pureServiceAreaBusiness,places.subDestinations,places.timeZone,places.utcOffsetMinutes,places.iconBackgroundColor,places.iconMaskBaseUri,places.attributions,places.consumerAlert,places.movedPlace,places.movedPlaceId,places.nationalPhoneNumber,places.internationalPhoneNumber,places.websiteUri,places.rating,places.userRatingCount,places.priceLevel,places.priceRange,places.regularOpeningHours,places.regularSecondaryOpeningHours,places.currentOpeningHours,places.currentSecondaryOpeningHours,places.transitStation". Optional: languageCode, regionCode, rankPreference, includedType, openNow, minRating, pageSize, pageToken, priceLevels, strictTypeFiltering, locationBias, locationRestriction, evOptions, routingParameters, searchAlongRouteParameters, includePureServiceAreaBusinesses, includeFutureOpeningBusinesses
- Method: POST
- Path: /v1/places:searchText

## About the plan

- Plan: Free monthly usage
- Who can get it: anyone with a Cloud Billing account

## The 49 fields the plan's answer can hold

place ID, resource name, name, address, short address, address components, ADR address, postal address, address descriptor, latitude, longitude, viewport, plus code, types, primary type, primary type name, Google Maps type label, Google Maps URL, Google Maps links, business status, accessibility options, containing places, entrances, navigation points, opening date, photos, pure service area business, sub-destinations, time zone, UTC offset, icon background color, icon mask URL, attributions, consumer alert, moved place, moved place ID, phone, international phone, website, rating, review count, price level, price range, opening hours, secondary opening hours, current opening hours, current secondary opening hours, transit station, next page token

## Google Maps Platform's plans (8)

- [Google Maps Platform, free monthly usage, POST /v1/places:searchText, Places API Text Search Enterprise](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/free-monthly-usage-post-v1-places-searchtext-places-api-text-search-enterprise/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [Google Maps Platform, pay as you go, 1,001 - 100,000 monthly events, POST /v1/places:searchText, Places API Text Search Enterprise](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/pay-as-you-go-1001-100000-monthly-events-post-v1-places-searchtext-places-api-text-search-enterprise/llms.txt): $1.75 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [Google Maps Platform, pay as you go, 5,001 - 100,000 monthly events, POST /v1/places:searchNearby](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/pay-as-you-go-5001-100000-monthly-events-post-v1-places-searchnearby/llms.txt): $1.60 per 1,000, 38% complete
- [Google Maps Platform, pay as you go, 100,001 - 500,000 monthly events, POST /v1/places:searchText, Places API Text Search Enterprise](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/pay-as-you-go-100001-500000-monthly-events-post-v1-places-searchtext-places-api-text-search-enterprise/llms.txt): $1.40 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [Google Maps Platform, pay as you go, 500,001 - 1,000,000 monthly events, POST /v1/places:searchText, Places API Text Search Enterprise](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/pay-as-you-go-500001-1000000-monthly-events-post-v1-places-searchtext-places-api-text-search-enterprise/llms.txt): $1.05 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [Google Maps Platform, pay as you go, 1,000,001 - 5,000,000 monthly events, POST /v1/places:searchText, Places API Text Search Enterprise](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/pay-as-you-go-1000001-5000000-monthly-events-post-v1-places-searchtext-places-api-text-search-enterprise/llms.txt): $0.525 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [Google Maps Platform, pay as you go, 5,000,001+ monthly events, POST /v1/places:searchText, Places API Text Search Enterprise](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/pay-as-you-go-5000001-monthly-events-post-v1-places-searchtext-places-api-text-search-enterprise/llms.txt): $0.132 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [Google Maps Platform, $1,200 monthly, Pro, POST /v1/places:searchNearby](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/1200-monthly-pro-post-v1-places-searchnearby/llms.txt): $0.24 per 1,000, 38% complete

## Google Maps Platform's calls for this API (6)

- `POST /v1/places:searchNearby`, Places API Nearby Search Enterprise: [Google Maps Platform, free monthly usage, POST /v1/places:searchNearby, Places API Nearby Search Enterprise](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/free-monthly-usage-post-v1-places-searchnearby-places-api-nearby-search-enterprise/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/places:searchNearby`, Places API Nearby Search Enterprise + Atmosphere: [Google Maps Platform, free monthly usage, POST /v1/places:searchNearby, Places API Nearby Search Enterprise + Atmosphere](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/free-monthly-usage-post-v1-places-searchnearby-places-api-nearby-search-enterprise-atmosphere/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/places:searchNearby`, Places API Nearby Search Pro: [Google Maps Platform, free monthly usage, POST /v1/places:searchNearby, 5,000 requests a month](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/free-monthly-usage-post-v1-places-searchnearby-5000-requests-a-month/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/places:searchText`, Places API Text Search Enterprise: [Google Maps Platform, free monthly usage, POST /v1/places:searchText, Places API Text Search Enterprise](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/free-monthly-usage-post-v1-places-searchtext-places-api-text-search-enterprise/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/places:searchText`, Places API Text Search Enterprise + Atmosphere: [Google Maps Platform, free monthly usage, POST /v1/places:searchText, Places API Text Search Enterprise + Atmosphere](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/free-monthly-usage-post-v1-places-searchtext-places-api-text-search-enterprise-atmosphere/llms.txt)
- `POST /v1/places:searchText`, Places API Text Search Pro: [Google Maps Platform, free monthly usage, POST /v1/places:searchText, 5,000 requests a month](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/free-monthly-usage-post-v1-places-searchtext-5000-requests-a-month/llms.txt)

## Google Maps Platform's APIs (2)

- [Google Maps Platform: Local business reviews API pricing, 6 plans](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-reviews-apis/google-maps-platform/free/llms.txt)
- [Google Maps Platform: Local business search API pricing, 8 plans, places:searchText, Places API Text Search Enterprise](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/google-maps-platform/free-monthly-usage-post-v1-places-searchtext-places-api-text-search-enterprise/llms.txt)

## Google Maps Platform: Local business search API alternatives

- [Yandex Maps API, $162,500 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/yandex-maps-api/162500-yearly/llms.txt): $0.13 per 1,000, 75% complete, 1 day
- [Ola Maps, pay as you go, Tier 2 · 100K–5M, GET /places/v1/nearbysearch](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/ola-maps/pay-as-you-go-tier-2-100k-5m-get-places-v1-nearbysearch/llms.txt): $0.134 per 1,000, 38% complete
- [Jawg, €3,000 yearly, Professional, GET /places/v1/search](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/jawg/3000-yearly-professional-get-places-v1-search/llms.txt): $0.141 per 1,000, 50% complete
- [Tencent Maps, CNY 70,000 yearly, Commercial licence, Premium (商业授权 高级版), GET /ws/place/v1/explore](https://datacircle.dev/local-business-search-apis/tencent-maps/cny-70000-yearly-commercial-licence-premium-get-ws-place-v1-explore/llms.txt): $0.143 per 1,000, 38% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-04.

- https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/maps-service-terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/faq?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pay-as-you-go?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- https://developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/sku-details/places?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/data-fields?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/reference/rest/v1/places/searchText?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/text-search?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/places/web-service/usage-and-billing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing
- https://mapsplatform.google.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=local-business-search-api-pricing