PlacesDataAPI — Local Business Places, Reviews & Contact Enrichment MCP Server

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geocode_reverse Read-only

Convert raw GPS latitude and longitude coordinates into structured street addresses, Plus Codes, neighborhoods, and Google Place IDs. Cost: 5 Credits / call.

latnumber, required

Latitude (-90 to 90).

lngnumber, required

Longitude (-180 to 180).

langstring

Optional ISO 639-1 language code.

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Tools (8)

geocode_reverse

Convert raw GPS latitude and longitude coordinates into structured street addresses, Plus Codes, neighborhoods, and Google Place IDs. Cost: 5 Credits / call.

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Argument	Type	Description
lat*	number	Latitude (-90 to 90).
lng*	number	Longitude (-180 to 180).
lang	string	Optional ISO 639-1 language code.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "lat",
    "lng"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 90,
      "minimum": -90,
      "description": "Latitude (-90 to 90)."
    },
    "lng": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 180,
      "minimum": -180,
      "description": "Longitude (-180 to 180)."
    },
    "lang": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "Optional ISO 639-1 language code."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

leads_enrich

Crawl a local business website domain in real time to extract public B2B email addresses, phone numbers, and LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok profile URLs. Cost: 20 Credits when emails or social links are found (0 Credits if empty).

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Argument	Type	Description
domain*	string	Business domain or website URL, e.g. "austindentalspa.com" or "https://houndstoothcoffee.com".

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "domain"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "domain": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Business domain or website URL, e.g. \"austindentalspa.com\" or \"https://houndstoothcoffee.com\"."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

places_autocomplete

Real-time typeahead place and street address predictions with optional coordinate and country biasing. Cost: 5 Credits / call (0 Credits if empty).

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Argument	Type	Description
q*	string	Partial place name or street address input.
lat	number	Optional latitude bias.
lng	number	Optional longitude bias.
lang	string	Optional ISO 639-1 language code.
region	string	Optional ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Partial place name or street address input."
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 90,
      "minimum": -90,
      "description": "Optional latitude bias."
    },
    "lng": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 180,
      "minimum": -180,
      "description": "Optional longitude bias."
    },
    "lang": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "Optional ISO 639-1 language code."
    },
    "region": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "us",
      "description": "Optional ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

places_details

Retrieve the complete Google Business Profile by place_id, cid, or hex google_id including 1–5 star rating distribution, E.164 phone, website, categories, weekly work hours, and coordinates. Cost: 20 Credits / place (+20 if enrich_contacts=true and contacts found).

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Argument	Type	Description
lang	string	ISO 639-1 language code.
region	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
place_id*	string	Google Maps Place ID (e.g. "ChIJ..."), numeric CID, or hex feature ID ("0x...:0x...").
enrich_contacts	boolean	If true, also crawls the business website domain for B2B emails and social links.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "place_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lang": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO 639-1 language code."
    },
    "region": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "us",
      "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code."
    },
    "place_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Google Maps Place ID (e.g. \"ChIJ...\"), numeric CID, or hex feature ID (\"0x...:0x...\")."
    },
    "enrich_contacts": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "description": "If true, also crawls the business website domain for B2B emails and social links."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

places_nearby

Discover Google Maps businesses inside a geographic viewport around exact GPS coordinates (lat, lng, zoom). Cost: 5 Credits / place returned (0 Credits if empty).

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Argument	Type	Description
q	string	Optional category or keyword filter, e.g. "plumber" or "coffee".
lat*	number	Latitude (-90 to 90), e.g. 30.2672.
lng*	number	Longitude (-180 to 180), e.g. -97.7431.
zoom	number	Map zoom level (3–21, default 14).
limit	integer	Maximum places to return (1–100).

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "lat",
    "lng"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional category or keyword filter, e.g. \"plumber\" or \"coffee\"."
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 90,
      "minimum": -90,
      "description": "Latitude (-90 to 90), e.g. 30.2672."
    },
    "lng": {
      "type": "number",
      "maximum": 180,
      "minimum": -180,
      "description": "Longitude (-180 to 180), e.g. -97.7431."
    },
    "zoom": {
      "type": "number",
      "default": 14,
      "maximum": 21,
      "minimum": 3,
      "description": "Map zoom level (3–21, default 14)."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum places to return (1–100)."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

places_photos

Retrieve high-resolution storefront, interior, and menu photo URLs and dimensions for any Google Maps place. Cost: 2 Credits / photo returned (0 Credits if empty).

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Argument	Type	Description
limit	integer	Maximum photos to return (1–100).
place_id*	string	Google Maps Place ID ("ChIJ..."), CID, or hex feature ID.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "place_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum photos to return (1–100)."
    },
    "place_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Google Maps Place ID (\"ChIJ...\"), CID, or hex feature ID."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

places_reviews

Extract verified customer reviews for any Google Maps business sorted by newest, most_relevant, highest_rating, or lowest_rating, including reviewer profile, star rating, text, owner reply, and review photos. Cost: 2 Credits / review returned ($0.08–$0.20/1K reviews; 0 Credits if empty).

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Argument	Type	Description
lang	string	ISO 639-1 language code.
sort	string	Review sort order.
limit	integer	Number of reviews to return (1–100).
offset	integer	Pagination offset (>= 0).
place_id*	string	Google Maps Place ID ("ChIJ..."), CID, or hex feature ID.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "place_id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "lang": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO 639-1 language code."
    },
    "sort": {
      "enum": [
        "newest",
        "most_relevant",
        "highest_rating",
        "lowest_rating"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "newest",
      "description": "Review sort order."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Number of reviews to return (1–100)."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 0,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Pagination offset (>= 0)."
    },
    "place_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Google Maps Place ID (\"ChIJ...\"), CID, or hex feature ID."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

places_search

Search Google Maps local businesses in real time by natural-language query (e.g. "HVAC contractors in Austin, TX") and return ratings, review counts, E.164 phone numbers, website domains, street addresses, opening hours, Place IDs, CIDs, and GPS coordinates. Cost: 5 Credits / place returned ($0.20–$0.50/1K places; 0 Credits if empty).

read-only

Argument	Type	Description
q*	string	Natural-language search query, e.g. "Specialty coffee roasters in Austin, TX" or "Dental clinics in Miami, FL".
lang	string	ISO 639-1 language code (e.g. "en", "es", "de").
limit	integer	Maximum number of places to return (1–100).
offset	integer	Pagination offset (>= 0).
region	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country/region bias (e.g. "us", "gb", "ca").
enrich_contacts	boolean	Set true to crawl returned business websites in real time for public B2B emails and social profiles.

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Natural-language search query, e.g. \"Specialty coffee roasters in Austin, TX\" or \"Dental clinics in Miami, FL\"."
    },
    "lang": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "en",
      "description": "ISO 639-1 language code (e.g. \"en\", \"es\", \"de\")."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 20,
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Maximum number of places to return (1–100)."
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 0,
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Pagination offset (>= 0)."
    },
    "region": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "us",
      "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country/region bias (e.g. \"us\", \"gb\", \"ca\")."
    },
    "enrich_contacts": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false,
      "description": "Set true to crawl returned business websites in real time for public B2B emails and social profiles."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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