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Description

The Places API is a powerful service that delivers information about various locations through the use of HTTP requests. Within this framework, places are categorized as establishments, geographic settings, or notable points of interest. There are several types of place requests available: Place Search allows users to receive a list of places relevant to their current location or a search term. Place Details offers in-depth information about a particular location, including user-generated reviews. Place Photos grants access to a vast collection of images related to places stored in Google's extensive database. Place Autocomplete helps users by automatically completing the name and/or address of a location as they begin typing. Additionally, Query Autocomplete predicts and suggests queries for text-based geographic searches while users input their queries. Each of these services can be accessed through HTTP requests, returning responses in either JSON or XML formats, which makes integration into applications straightforward and efficient. This entire ecosystem enables developers to create rich location-based experiences for users.

Description

Requests is an elegantly designed library for HTTP that simplifies the process of sending HTTP/1.1 requests. It eliminates the hassle of manually appending query strings to URLs or encoding data for PUT and POST requests; instead, it encourages users to leverage the convenient JSON method. Currently, Requests boasts an impressive weekly download rate of approximately 30 million, making it one of the most popular Python packages, and it is utilized by over 1,000,000 repositories on GitHub, which solidifies its reliability and trustworthiness. This powerful library is readily accessible through PyPI and is equipped to meet the demands of building robust and efficient HTTP applications for modern requirements. It features automatic content decompression and decoding, support for international domains and URLs, as well as sessions that maintain cookie persistence. Additionally, it offers browser-style TLS/SSL verification, basic and digest authentication, and cookies that behave like familiar dictionaries. Users can also take advantage of multi-part file uploads, SOCKS proxy support, connection timeouts, and streaming downloads, ensuring a comprehensive toolkit for developers. Overall, the Requests library stands as a testament to simplicity and effectiveness in web communication.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Google Maps Yes 
Integry Yes 
Klipso Yes 
Kymark Yes 
MetaLocator Yes 
Oxylabs No 
Python No 
Quickwork Yes 
Rayven Yes 
Shopobill Yes 
Smatleads Yes 
Thintent Yes 
Titan CMS Yes 
WiserReview Yes 

Integrations

Google Maps No 
Integry No 
Klipso No 
Kymark No 
MetaLocator No 
Oxylabs Yes 
Python Yes 
Quickwork No 
Rayven No 
Shopobill No 
Smatleads No 
Thintent No 
Titan CMS No 
WiserReview No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

Free
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Google

Founded

1998

Country

United States

Website

developers.google.com/places/web-service/overview

Vendor Details

Company Name

Python Software Foundation

Country

United States

Website

pypi.org/project/requests/

Product Features

Location Intelligence

Behavioral Analytics No 
Data Visualization No 
Demographic Data No 
Geocoding No 
Geofencing No 
Location Tracking No 
Predictive Analytics No 
Trade Area Analysis No 

Product Features

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