I would like to search google places based using a REST call. I am trying the following URL format as per Googles documentation, but I"m getting a 404 not found. Can anyone suggest the proper format for a Google Places rest call.

;key={MYKEY}&sensor=false

I would like to search google places based using a REST call. I am trying the following URL format as per Googles documentation, but I"m getting a 404 not found. Can anyone suggest the proper format for a Google Places rest call.

https://maps.googleapis./maps/api/place/textsearch/output?query=newyork&key={MYKEY}&sensor=false

• javascript
• rest
• google-places-api

1 Answer 1

Replace output with either json or xml. Change the URL to:

https://maps.googleapis./maps/api/place/textsearch/json?query=newyork&key={MYKEY}&sensor=false

Reference: Google Places API