Search Google Maps places by keyword and location
/v1/tools/google.serp.maps/calls Needs an API keyReturns the Google Maps places that match a search around a point, with address, rating, phone and website. Use it to find local businesses and their place IDs.
Tool google.serp.maps on Google. Contract version 1, released 2026-10-27.
Over REST, send the input in the body. Over MCP, pass the same input to call_tool.
Both return the full response: the call's ID, status and cost, with this tool's result in output.
Input
querystringRequiredWhat to look for on the map, such as "coffee shops in Austin, TX".
viewportstringCenter and zoom of the map to search, written as @latitude,longitude,zoomz as in a Google Maps address, such as "@30.2672,-97.7431,14z".
Matches ^@-?[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?,-?[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?,[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?z$.
countrystringTwo-letter ISO 3166-1 country code. Case-insensitive.
One of the 249 values of the countries list: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes, lowercase.
languagestringTwo-letter ISO 639-1 language code. Case-insensitive.
One of the 184 values of the languages list: ISO 639-1 two-letter language codes, lowercase.
pageintegerPage of results.
At least 1.
Output
A successful call returns these blocks in its output. A field not marked required can be null.
results
A list of rows. Always present, possibly empty.
positionintegerRequiredRank among the places found, starting at 1.
titlestringRequiredName of the business or place.
addressstringlatitudenumberlongitudenumberratingnumberAverage review rating, out of 5.
review_countintegerprice_rangestringTypical spend per person as Google shows it, a range with its currency symbol. Not parsed.
categorystringKind of business, such as "Coffee shop".
phonestringPhone number as Google shows it.
websitestringAddress of the place's own website.
image_urlstringAddress of the place's thumbnail image.
cidstringGoogle's customer ID of the place, in decimal digits.
place_idstringGoogle's place ID of the place.