# Google API: Get place > Looks up a public Google Maps place by name and location and returns its profile: address, rating, hours, phone, website and photos. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/google.com/get-place - Method: `google.com/get_place`, version 1 - Website: google.com - Returns: name, category, rating, review count, address, phone, website, hours, coordinates, photos - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `location` | string | yes | `"Seattle, Washington"` | City, area, or address, such as Greenwich Village, New York. | | `place_name` | string | yes | `"Space Needle"` | Business or place name, such as Joe's Pizza. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026. Its input: ```json { "location": "Seattle, Washington", "place_name": "Space Needle" } ``` Its output: ```json { "name": "Space Needle", "address": "400 Broad St, Seattle, WA 98109", "website": "https://www.spaceneedle.com/", "category": "Observation deck", "latitude": 47.620506299999995, "open_now": "No", "longitude": -122.34927739999999, "plus_code": "JMC2+67 Seattle, Washington", "description": "Iconic, 605-ft-tall spire at the Seattle Center, with an observation deck & a rotating restaurant.", "photo_links": [ "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AHRPTWmyNGjXVaNO1wFdbnLTCMEENxuZz8P1xBHu8p5sBhammJXbwfalKs8GuoPCklHHW-79tcLjP0PU3HmmyMilpTQe2zFjhiKdcuEh1VIyRfil97ou-igWbOuFANlzMTcFWMEJg-RA=w86-h114-k-no" ], "price_level": null, "star_rating": 4.6, "phone_number": "(206) 905-2100", "review_count": null, "opening_hours": { "Friday": null, "Monday": "10:30 AM–8 PM", "Sunday": null, "Tuesday": null, "Saturday": null, "Thursday": null, "Wednesday": null }, "google_place_id": "ChIJ-bfVTh8VkFQRDZLQnmioK9s", "service_options": [], "google_maps_link": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Space+Needle,+400+Broad+St,+Seattle,+WA+98109/@47.6205063,-122.3492774,2689a,13.1y/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x5490151f4ed5b7f9:0xdb2ba8689ed0920d" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"google.com/get_place","input":{"location":"Seattle, Washington","place_name":"Space Needle"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What are the opening hours and phone number for Tartine Bakery in the Mission District, San Francisco? - Pull up the Google Maps listing for Franklin Barbecue in Austin, TX — I need the rating, number of reviews, and address. - Find the website and exact coordinates for the Powell's City of Books store in downtown Portland, Oregon. - Is Dishoom in Covent Garden, London well rated? Show me its rating, hours, and a few photos from Google. - Get me the address, category, and contact details for Blue Bottle Coffee near Shibuya, Tokyo. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "place_name", "location" ], "properties": { "location": { "type": "string", "description": "City, area, or address, such as Greenwich Village, New York." }, "place_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Business or place name, such as Joe's Pizza." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "category", "star_rating", "review_count", "price_level", "address", "phone_number", "website", "open_now", "description", "google_maps_link", "google_place_id", "latitude", "longitude", "plus_code", "opening_hours", "service_options", "photo_links" ], "properties": { "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Place name." }, "address": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Full street address." }, "website": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Public website link." }, "category": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Primary category." }, "latitude": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Latitude." }, "open_now": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Yes or No based on the current hours status." }, "longitude": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Longitude." }, "plus_code": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Plus code." }, "description": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Short description, when shown." }, "photo_links": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Up to five public place photo links." }, "price_level": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Price level as shown on Google Maps." }, "star_rating": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Average star rating." }, "phone_number": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Public phone number." }, "review_count": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ], "description": "Number of reviews." }, "opening_hours": { "type": "object", "required": [ "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday" ], "properties": { "Friday": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Friday hours as text." }, "Monday": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Monday hours as text." }, "Sunday": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Sunday hours as text." }, "Tuesday": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Tuesday hours as text." }, "Saturday": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Saturday hours as text." }, "Thursday": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Thursday hours as text." }, "Wednesday": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Wednesday hours as text." } }, "description": "Weekly opening hours as displayed.", "additionalProperties": false }, "google_place_id": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Google place ID." }, "service_options": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Available service options." }, "google_maps_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Google Maps page link." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Google API: Search places](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/search-places.md): Finds businesses and places near a location on Google Maps, in Google Maps order, with rating, hours, contact details and links when shown. - [Google API: Get place reviews](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/get-place-reviews.md): Finds a place on Google Maps by name and location and returns its public reviews in the chosen order. - [Google API: Get hotel reviews from Google Hotels](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/get-hotel-reviews.md): Finds a hotel on Google Hotels by name and city and returns its guest reviews in the chosen order, its Google rating and review count, and topic ratings averaged from the returned reviews that rate each topic. - [Google API: Get directions](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/get-directions.md): Gets up to three Google Maps routes between two places, with distances, travel times and step-by-step directions. - [Google API: Get Android app listing](https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/get-app.md): Gets a public Google Play app listing by app name or Play Store link, with developer, rating, downloads, price, what's new, descriptions and data safety highlights. - [Google API: Search Google Hotels](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/search-hotels.md): Finds places to stay in a city or area for given dates on Google Hotels, with nightly and total prices, hotel class, guest ratings, amenities, address and cheapest booking site. Optional filters for price, stars and rating; vacation rentals are left out. Prices and availability can change. - [Google API: Get app reviews](https://fous.com/methods/play.google.com/get-app-reviews.md): Gets public user reviews for an Android app on Google Play. The app can be given by name, Play Store link, or app ID. - [Google API: Get book](https://fous.com/methods/books.google.com/get-book.md): Looks up a Google Books book by title or ISBN. Returns its details, reader ratings and the Google Play ebook offer in a chosen country. - [All Google methods](https://fous.com/methods/google.com.md)