Google Map Search

Google Map Search. Given a search query, return the searched google map information

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Usage

Given the input query and the location information (latitude/langitude), returned the searched result of Google Map. The zoom_factor (ranges from 3 to 21) is used to adjust zoom-in/zoom-out on the map, which will affect the result. The format of the results depend on the input query

Input Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default	Required
query	string	The search query string that specifies what the search should be about.
latitude	number	the latitude of the location. if it is north, use positive numbers; if it is south, use negative numbers. The range is from -90 to +90	40.745
longitude	number	the longitude of the location. if it is east, use positive numbers; if it is west, use negative numbers. The range is from -180 to +180	-74.008
zoom_factor	integer	zoom factor. Should range from 3 (map completely zoomed out) to 21 (map completely zoomed in)	14
num_results	integer	The number of search results to return.	10

Output Parameters

Name	Type	Description	File Type
search_results	object	The result of google map search, the format depends on the input query, pleae refer to the output examples below

Output Example

local_results

// query: Coffee
{
  "search_results": {
    "local_results": [
      {
        "address": "1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036",
        "gps_coordinates": {
          "latitude": 40.759896499999996,
          "longitude": -73.98527279999999
        },
        "phone": "[phone]",
        "rating": 3.9,
        "reviews": 1308,
        "title": "Starbucks Reserve"
      }
    ],
    "place_results": {}
  }
}

place_results