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About
The Places API is a service that returns information about places using HTTP requests. Places are defined within this API as establishments, geographic locations, or prominent points of interest. The following place requests are available: Place Search returns a list of places based on a user's location or search string. Place Details returns more detailed information about a specific place, including user reviews. Place Photos provides access to the millions of place-related photos stored in Google's Place database. Place Autocomplete automatically fills in the name and/or address of a place as users type. Query Autocomplete provides a query prediction service for text-based geographic searches, returning suggested queries as users type. Each of the services is accessed as an HTTP request, and returns either an JSON or XML response.
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About
Positionstack is a real-time global geocoding API service that provides reliable forward geocoding (converting free-text addresses or place names into latitude/longitude coordinates) and reverse geocoding (turning geographic coordinates or IP addresses into structured location data) via simple REST endpoints with JSON, XML, or GeoJSON responses. It combines an extensive dataset covering more than two billion places and addresses worldwide with scalable cloud infrastructure to support applications of any size, handling high request volumes with rapid average response times and broad coverage. It supports features such as batch geocoding to process multiple locations at once, multi-language results, embeddable map URLs, and optional modules that return details like country information or time zones, helping developers enrich apps with comprehensive location intelligence.
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Platforms Supported
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Platforms Supported
Windows
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Mac
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Linux
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Cloud
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Audience
Developers that need a location API solution
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Audience
Developers and businesses building location-aware applications interested in a tool to convert between addresses and geographic coordinates
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Support
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Training
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Company InformationGoogle
Founded: 1998
United States
developers.google.com/places/web-service/overview
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Company InformationAPILayer
Founded: 2015
Austria
positionstack.com
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Google Maps
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Kymark
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C
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C#
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Integry
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JSON
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JavaScript
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MetaLocator
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