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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Google Places API for lead generation<\/strong> can help agencies, sales teams, and lead-generation teams find local businesses without searching Google Maps one listing at a time. This becomes useful when a prospecting campaign covers multiple cities, business categories, or service areas and manual research starts taking too much time.<\/p><p>The API can return business details such as names, categories, addresses, websites, phone numbers, ratings, and operating status. For teams building prospect lists, the main question is whether the official API gives them enough useful business data without creating more technical work than the campaign requires.<\/p><p>The practical choice depends on how you search, which fields you need, how many locations or categories you want to cover, and what you plan to do with the results. For the technical basics, including setup, authentication, field masks, and request examples, see our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/google-places-api-guide\/\">Google Places API guide<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add9b49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add9b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Quick Answer: How to Use Google Places API for Lead Generation<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><span>Define the business type and location you want to target.<\/span><\/li><li><span>Use Text Search or Nearby Search to find matching businesses.<\/span><\/li><li><span>Request the business fields needed for prospect research.<\/span><\/li><li><span>Review the results against your campaign criteria.<\/span><\/li><li><span>Check whether the API still fits when the search expands across more locations or larger datasets.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f41663a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f41663a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-lead-generation-steps.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"google-places-api-lead-generation-steps\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk2NzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9vdXRzY3JhcGVyLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDlcL2dvb2dsZS1wbGFjZXMtYXBpLWxlYWQtZ2VuZXJhdGlvbi1zdGVwcy53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-lead-generation-steps-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49674\" alt=\"Five-step Google Places API lead generation workflow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-lead-generation-steps-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-lead-generation-steps-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-lead-generation-steps-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-lead-generation-steps-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-lead-generation-steps-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-lead-generation-steps.webp 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A simple workflow for using Google Places API to find businesses, request useful fields, review results, and check whether the API fits the size of the project.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364e3522 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"364e3522\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da5a54f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2da5a54f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Google Places API Fits Into Lead Generation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f05e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f05e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Google Places API can support the business-discovery stage of a lead generation workflow. Instead of checking Google Maps listing by listing, a team can search for businesses by keyword, category, or location and request details about the matching places.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a6fae26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a6fae26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the API Can Do in a Prospecting Workflow\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e68387d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e68387d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Google\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/maps\/documentation\/places\/web-service\/op-overview\"><strong>Places API (New)<\/strong><\/a> supports Text Search for written queries, Nearby Search for businesses around a defined location, and Place Details for retrieving more information about a known business, such as its address, website, phone number, rating, or opening hours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ce4e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"97ce4e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"places-workflow\">\n  <div class=\"workflow-heading\">\n    A simple Places API prospecting workflow\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"workflow-row\">\n    <div class=\"workflow-step\">\n      <div class=\"workflow-number\">01<\/div>\n      <div class=\"workflow-title\">Target market<\/div>\n      <div class=\"workflow-text\">Business type + location<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"workflow-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"workflow-step\">\n      <div class=\"workflow-number\">02<\/div>\n      <div class=\"workflow-title\">Business search<\/div>\n      <div class=\"workflow-text\">Text Search or Nearby Search<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"workflow-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"workflow-step\">\n      <div class=\"workflow-number\">03<\/div>\n      <div class=\"workflow-title\">Business details<\/div>\n      <div class=\"workflow-text\">Request only the fields you need<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"workflow-arrow\">\u2192<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"workflow-step\">\n      <div class=\"workflow-number\">04<\/div>\n      <div class=\"workflow-title\">Review<\/div>\n      <div class=\"workflow-text\">Check whether the business fits the campaign<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n.places-workflow {\n  margin: 28px 0;\n  padding: 28px;\n  background: #4054B2;\n  border-radius: 14px;\n  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(11, 95, 255, 0.16);\n}\n\n.workflow-heading {\n  margin-bottom: 22px;\n  font-size: 18px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  line-height: 1.4;\n  color: #ffffff;\n}\n\n.workflow-row {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: stretch;\n  gap: 14px;\n}\n\n.workflow-step {\n  flex: 1;\n  padding: 20px;\n  background: #ffffff;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);\n}\n\n.workflow-number {\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n  font-size: 13px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  letter-spacing: 0.08em;\n  color: #0b5fff;\n}\n\n.workflow-title {\n  margin-bottom: 6px;\n  font-size: 16px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  line-height: 1.35;\n  color: #111827;\n}\n\n.workflow-text {\n  font-size: 14px;\n  line-height: 1.5;\n  color: #4b5563;\n}\n\n.workflow-arrow {\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: center;\n  min-width: 22px;\n  font-size: 24px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  color: #ffffff;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n  .places-workflow {\n    padding: 22px;\n  }\n\n  .workflow-row {\n    flex-direction: column;\n    gap: 10px;\n  }\n\n  .workflow-arrow {\n    min-height: 18px;\n    transform: rotate(90deg);\n  }\n\n  .workflow-step {\n    padding: 18px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa55123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa55123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The final review still matters. A business appearing in the results only means that it matched the search request. It does not automatically make that company a suitable lead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476f3d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"476f3d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Makes a Places API Search Different From Building a Lead Database\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3ea936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a3ea936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Google Places API is built around place searches and place information. A targeted API request is different from trying to collect and store a large reusable dataset of businesses across many cities or categories.<\/p><p>Larger prospecting projects bring different data and technical requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ea40a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22ea40a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When the Official API Makes Sense for Prospect Research<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1444e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c1444e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The official API is a good fit when an application or internal tool needs place information for a specific search, location, or known business.<\/p><p>It becomes less straightforward when the goal is to collect large numbers of business records across many markets. At that point, result coverage, request volume, data fields, and usage rules become more important.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b66575 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39b66575\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185d6eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"185d6eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Use Google Places API for Lead Generation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658f49b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"658f49b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A lead search should start with a clear target rather than a broad API request. Define the type of business you need, where those businesses should be located, and which details will help you decide whether a record deserves further research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a893b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9a893b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Define the Businesses You Want to Find\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c238812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c238812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Start with a simple target such as:<\/p><ul><li>dentists in Chicago<\/li><li>roofing companies in Dallas<\/li><li>accounting firms near a specific business district<\/li><\/ul><p>Keep the first search focused on business type and geography. Other signals can be reviewed after the initial businesses have been found.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31bc6122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31bc6122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Turn the Target Market Into a Search Query\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed74470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed74470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Translate the target into something the Places API can search.<\/p><p>For example, a team looking for dental practices in Chicago can start with the query <strong data-start=\"3592\" data-end=\"3618\">\u201cdentists in Chicago.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0If the campaign needs a supported business category, Google also provides place types that can be used to narrow search requests.<\/p><p>At this stage, focus on finding businesses that match the target market. Qualification and outreach decisions come later.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cc886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94cc886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Use Text Search for Category and Location Searches\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa52e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7aa52e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Text Search (New) accepts written queries such as a business type combined with a city or area. Google can also apply location and place-type controls to refine the results.<\/p><p>This makes Text Search a practical starting point when the target can be expressed naturally, such as:<\/p><p><strong>business type + city<\/strong><\/p><p>For example, a search for dentists in Chicago can use a Text Search (New) request like this:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a182aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"a182aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>curl -X POST -H \"Content-Type: application\/json\" -H \"X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY\" -H \"X-Goog-FieldMask: places.displayName,places.formattedAddress,places.websiteUri,places.nationalPhoneNumber\" -d '{\"textQuery\":\"dentists in Chicago\"}' \"https:\/\/places.googleapis.com\/v1\/places:searchText\"<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ab722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6ab722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>The query identifies the type of business and location, while the field mask limits the response to business details useful for initial prospect research.<\/span><\/p><p><span>Once results are returned, the team can review which businesses match the original target.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2917ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2917ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4: Use Nearby Search When Geography Defines the Market\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2074fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2074fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nearby Search (New) is better suited to searches centered on a specific geographic area. The request defines a location and search radius, then uses one or more place types to find matching businesses inside that area.<\/p><p>This can be useful when the campaign targets businesses around a particular neighborhood, commercial area, branch location, or service territory rather than an entire city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932eec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"932eec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 5: Review Individual Businesses With Place Details\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7faa44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7faa44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once a business has been identified, its Place ID can be used with Place Details (New) to request more information about that specific location. Available data can include its address, phone number, website, rating, opening hours, and other place details depending on the fields requested.<\/p><p>Request only the fields needed for the research task. Google requires field masks for Text Search, Nearby Search, and Place Details, and the fields selected can affect response size, performance, and billing.<\/p><p>At this point, the API has helped identify the business and retrieve useful context. The next step is deciding which of those fields actually matter when reviewing a potential lead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c957961 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c957961\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce7b01 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center gm_data_signup elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ce7b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/google-maps-scraper\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"topSignUp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sign-in-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Need bulk business data? Use Outscraper.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee2fd4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ee2fd4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cfc43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17cfc43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Google Places API Fields Matter for Lead Research\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5757d336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5757d336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Google\u2019s <strong><a data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"550\" class=\"decorated-link keychainify-checked\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/maps\/documentation\/places\/web-service\/data-fields\">Place Data Fields<\/a><\/strong> documentation lists the fields available for Text Search, Nearby Search, and Place Details. For lead research, only a small set is usually needed.\u00a0The useful fields are the ones that help a team identify the business, understand where it operates, and decide whether the record deserves further research.<\/p><p>Google groups Places API fields across different billing tiers, so requesting fields from a higher-priced tier can increase the cost of the request.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbb7a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dbb7a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Name, Category, and Location\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290285a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"290285a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Start with the fields that confirm what the business is and where it operates.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Useful fields can include:<\/span><\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>displayName<\/span><\/code><\/li><li><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>primaryType<\/span><\/code><\/li><li><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>types<\/span><\/code><\/li><li><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>formattedAddress<\/span><\/code><\/li><li><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>location<\/span><\/code><\/li><\/ul><p><span>These fields help separate relevant businesses from records that do not match the target market.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420bd798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"420bd798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Website and Phone Number\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7916f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e7916f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>A website and phone number can make a business record more useful for further research.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Places API (New) supports fields such as:<\/span><\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>websiteUri<\/span><\/code><\/li><li><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>nationalPhoneNumber<\/span><\/code><\/li><li><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>internationalPhoneNumber<\/span><\/code><\/li><\/ul><p><span>These fields can help a researcher move from a basic place record to the business&#8217;s own website or another contact channel.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c96215f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c96215f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rating and Review Count\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9c039a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a9c039a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>rating<\/span><\/code><span> and <\/span><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>userRatingCount<\/span><\/code><span> can add context about a business&#8217;s Google Maps presence.<\/span><\/p><p><span>For example, an agency may use these fields to decide which businesses need closer review. They should be treated as research signals rather than proof that a company is ready to buy a service.<\/span><\/p><p>If you want to use these fields to narrow a prospect list further, our guide to <strong><a data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1151\" class=\"decorated-link keychainify-checked\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/qualify-high-intent-local-business-leads-google-maps\/\">qualifying local business leads with Google Maps data<\/a><\/strong> covers the next stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fed5fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fed5fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Status and Opening Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba78de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba78de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>The <\/span><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>businessStatus<\/span><\/code><span> field can help identify whether a business is operational, temporarily closed, or permanently closed. Opening-hours fields can provide more context about the location.<\/span><\/p><p><span>This can help avoid spending research time on records that are no longer useful for the campaign.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722c1f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"722c1f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choose Fields Based on the Prospecting Question<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc5dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc5dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Requesting every available field is rarely necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ef532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"90ef532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"prospecting-fields\">\n  <div class=\"prospecting-fields-heading\">\n    Choose fields based on the prospecting question\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"prospecting-fields-grid\">\n\n    <div class=\"prospecting-fields-card\">\n      <div class=\"prospecting-fields-label\">\n        Simple local prospect search\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"prospecting-fields-list\">\n        <span>Business name<\/span>\n        <span>Category<\/span>\n        <span>Address<\/span>\n        <span>Website<\/span>\n        <span>Phone number<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"prospecting-fields-card\">\n      <div class=\"prospecting-fields-label\">\n        Search using rating signals\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"prospecting-fields-list\">\n        <span>Rating<\/span>\n        <span>Review count<\/span>\n        <span>Business status<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"prospecting-fields-note\">\n    Google requires a field mask for Text Search, Nearby Search, and Place Details. Request only the fields needed for the research task.\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n.prospecting-fields {\n  margin: 26px 0;\n  padding: 26px;\n  background: #4054B2;\n  border-radius: 14px;\n  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(11, 95, 255, 0.14);\n}\n\n.prospecting-fields-heading {\n  margin-bottom: 20px;\n  color: #ffffff;\n  font-size: 18px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  line-height: 1.4;\n}\n\n.prospecting-fields-grid {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);\n  gap: 16px;\n}\n\n.prospecting-fields-card {\n  padding: 20px;\n  background: #ffffff;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n\n.prospecting-fields-label {\n  margin-bottom: 14px;\n  color: #111827;\n  font-size: 15px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  line-height: 1.4;\n}\n\n.prospecting-fields-list {\n  display: flex;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  gap: 8px;\n}\n\n.prospecting-fields-list span {\n  display: inline-block;\n  padding: 7px 10px;\n  background: #f3f6ff;\n  border: 1px solid #dbe5ff;\n  border-radius: 6px;\n  color: #1f2937;\n  font-size: 13px;\n  line-height: 1.3;\n}\n\n.prospecting-fields-note {\n  margin-top: 18px;\n  padding-top: 16px;\n  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);\n  color: #ffffff;\n  font-size: 14px;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n  .prospecting-fields {\n    padding: 22px;\n  }\n\n  .prospecting-fields-grid {\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n  }\n}\n<\/style><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72eaec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72eaec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next limitation becomes clear once the required fields are defined: some contact information that sales teams often want is not part of the standard Places API response.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ced8091 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ced8091\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fabd225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fabd225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Google Places API Does Not Give You for Lead Generation\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b153b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b153b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Google Places API can identify businesses and return useful place details, but some information needed for prospecting sits outside the standard Places response. These limits matter more as the research moves from a few businesses to a larger lead project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a37e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a37e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Email Addresses Are Not Standard Places API Fields\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f810b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65f810b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Google&#8217;s current Places data fields include information such as websites, phone numbers, addresses, ratings, and business details. A business email address is not listed as a standard Places API field.<\/p><p>This means finding the business through Places API may be only the first stage when a campaign also requires email contacts.<\/p><p>When a prospecting workflow also needs emails or other contact details, <strong><a data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"601\" class=\"decorated-link keychainify-checked\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/google-maps-places-data-enrichment\/\">Google Maps Places data enrichment<\/a><\/strong> can fill the gap after the businesses have been identified.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74dc2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74dc2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Search Results Are Not Outreach-Ready Leads\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669a04a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"669a04a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A business returned by Text Search or Nearby Search has matched the API request. The result still needs to be checked against the campaign criteria.<\/p><p>For example, a search for dentists in Chicago may identify relevant practices, but the team may still need to review location, website, business status, rating, or other criteria before deciding which records deserve further research.<\/p><p>If you need the full process for turning business records into prospect lists, our <strong><a data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"814\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_new\" class=\"decorated-link keychainify-checked\" href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/lead-scraping-guide\/\">Lead Scraping Guide <\/a><\/strong>covers the next steps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c355fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c355fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Search Coverage Can Become a Problem for Larger Projects\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17afa21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17afa21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Text Search (New) currently returns a maximum of 60 results across all pages. Google also notes that identical Text Search requests are not guaranteed to return the same list of places every time.<\/p><p>For a small prospect search, that may be enough. Research covering many businesses, categories, or locations requires more planning because a single query may not represent the full market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62daea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62daea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Storage and Reuse Rules Matter<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e03de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e03de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Places API data also comes with usage rules. Google\u2019s <strong><a data-start=\"4674\" data-end=\"4773\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_new\" class=\"decorated-link keychainify-checked\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/maps\/documentation\/places\/web-service\/policies\">Places API policies<\/a><\/strong> restrict how Places content can be prefetched, cached, or stored. Place IDs are exempt from those caching restrictions and can be stored for later use.<\/p><p>Teams planning to create reusable lead datasets should review these requirements before designing the workflow.<\/p><p>These limits become more noticeable when the same prospecting process has to run across many cities, categories, or search areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aba542f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6aba542f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d96122e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d96122e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0952c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c0952c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318e62c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"318e62c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540504ab elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"540504ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need Business Data Through an API?<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ef0f65 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10ef0f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outscraper&#8217;s Google Maps Places API supports programmatic business-data collection for lead research and automated workflows.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12109f7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12109f7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3416a9e5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3416a9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/google-maps-api\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Google Maps Places API<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105118ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"105118ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dd2aa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32dd2aa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Happens When Your Lead Search Expands Across Many Locations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f022d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f022d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A single search may work for one city or business category. The workflow changes when the same research has to cover dozens of locations, categories, or service areas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a500cd0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a500cd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1190c497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1190c497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Repeating Searches Across Cities and Categories<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58424f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58424f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Text Search (New) returns up to 20 results per page and a maximum of 60 results across all pages for a single query. Nearby Search (New) returns between 1 and 20 results per request.<\/p><p>A lead project covering several markets therefore needs multiple requests. For example, researching dentists across ten cities means running separate searches for each location rather than relying on one broad query.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b5116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05b5116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Request Volume and Cost Increase With Larger Searches\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d172a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55d172a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More searches mean more API requests. Google Places API uses <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/maps\/documentation\/places\/web-service\/usage-and-billing\"><strong>pay-as-you-go pricing<\/strong><\/a>, and the fields requested can affect which SKU applies to the call. Google also recommends using field masks so requests return only the data needed.<\/p><p>This makes search design more important as the project grows. A small test covering one market has very different usage from repeated searches across hundreds of locations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a594385 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a594385\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a86f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Handling Duplicate Businesses Across Searches\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3219830b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3219830b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overlapping searches can return the same business more than once. This may happen when nearby areas overlap or when similar queries point to the same place.<\/p><p>A larger prospecting workflow therefore needs a way to identify repeated records before the data moves to the next research stage. Place IDs can help distinguish individual places returned by Google.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12aef020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12aef020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bulk Prospecting Has Different Requirements From App-Based Place Search\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2711a960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2711a960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Places API works well when an application needs place information in response to a specific search. Google describes Text Search and Nearby Search as methods for finding places from text or geographic criteria, while Place Details retrieves information about a known place.<\/p><p>Bulk prospecting asks a different question: how do you collect business records across many searches, reduce repeated records, add the fields needed for research, and prepare the resulting data for further use?<\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b993b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b993b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-multi-location-lead-search.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"google-places-api-multi-location-lead-search\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk2NjYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9vdXRzY3JhcGVyLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDlcL2dvb2dsZS1wbGFjZXMtYXBpLW11bHRpLWxvY2F0aW9uLWxlYWQtc2VhcmNoLndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-multi-location-lead-search-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49666\" alt=\"Google Places API lead searches across multiple cities and categories\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-multi-location-lead-search-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-multi-location-lead-search-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-multi-location-lead-search-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-multi-location-lead-search-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-multi-location-lead-search-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-multi-location-lead-search.webp 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lead research becomes more demanding when the same search has to run across multiple locations and business categories.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb51274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb51274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your project involves collecting business records across many searches, our <a href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/complete-guide-google-maps-scraping\/\"><strong data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"665\">Google Maps Data Extraction Guide<\/strong><\/a> explains the extraction workflow in more detail.<\/p><p>That difference becomes important when deciding whether to keep building around the official Places API or use a workflow designed around bulk business-data collection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128fe679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"128fe679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When to Use Google Places API or a Bulk Business Data Workflow\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c89efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c89efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The better option depends on what the project needs to produce. A place search inside an application has different requirements from collecting business records for research or prospecting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a1fec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8a1fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-vs-bulk-business-data-workflow.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"google-places-api-vs-bulk-business-data-workflow\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk2NjcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9vdXRzY3JhcGVyLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDlcL2dvb2dsZS1wbGFjZXMtYXBpLXZzLWJ1bGstYnVzaW5lc3MtZGF0YS13b3JrZmxvdy53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-vs-bulk-business-data-workflow-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49667\" alt=\"Google Places API compared with a bulk business data workflow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-vs-bulk-business-data-workflow-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-vs-bulk-business-data-workflow-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-vs-bulk-business-data-workflow-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-vs-bulk-business-data-workflow-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-vs-bulk-business-data-workflow-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/google-places-api-vs-bulk-business-data-workflow.webp 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Google Places API fits place lookup inside an application, while bulk collection is better suited when business records are the main output.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a1d8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17a1d8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use Google Places API When Places Power an Application\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2cbbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e2cbbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Google Places API is a strong fit when an application needs to find places in response to a user, location, or specific search.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Text Search and Nearby Search can find places from text or geographic criteria, while Place Details can retrieve information about a known place.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>This fits use cases such as:<\/span><\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li><span>showing nearby businesses inside an application;<\/span><\/li><li><span>searching for businesses around a selected location;<\/span><\/li><li><span>retrieving details about a known place;<\/span><\/li><li><span>adding place information to an internal tool.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span>For the technical side of these workflows, the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/google-maps-api\/\">Google Maps Places API<\/a><\/strong><span> provides programmatic access to business data for applications and automated processes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c5dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85c5dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use a Bulk Data Workflow When the Dataset Is the Main Output\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c5d7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47c5d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The requirements change when the main output is a list of businesses rather than an in-app place search.<\/p><p>A prospecting team may need to search several cities or categories, remove repeated records, select specific columns, and export the results for further research.<\/p><p>This is where a bulk collection workflow becomes more practical than repeating individual place searches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0621c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d0621c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using Outscraper Without Building the Collection Layer Yourself\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45743fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45743fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Outscraper&#8217;s <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/google-maps-scraper\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Google Maps Scraper<\/a><\/strong><span> provides a no-code route for collecting Google Maps business data. Its dashboard supports category and location searches, duplicate removal, field selection, and exports including CSV, Excel, Parquet, and JSON.<\/span><\/p><p><span>This can reduce the amount of collection logic a team has to build when the main task is gathering business records for research.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d0241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4d0241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No-Code Collection vs. Programmatic Collection With Outscraper\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e57604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e57604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>The same type of business-data workflow can also be handled programmatically.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Outscraper&#8217;s Google Maps Places API supports bulk queries and returns structured business data through an API, including fields such as business name, address, phone number, website, rating, reviews, and business status.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Match the tool to the job:<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong><span>Google Places API:<\/span><\/strong><span> use when place search is part of the application.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong><span>Outscraper dashboard:<\/span><\/strong><span> use when the team needs business data without building an API workflow.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong><span>Outscraper API:<\/span><\/strong><span> use when bulk business-data collection needs to run inside an automated or custom process.<\/span><\/p><p><span>The deciding factor is the job the data needs to perform, not the number of features available in each option.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18cffe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d18cffe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea31035 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea31035\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fbd03a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fbd03a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194491b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"194491b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1254\" height=\"1254\" src=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/outscraper-google-maps-scraper-business-data-workflow.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49759\" alt=\"Illustration of Outscraper Google Maps Scraper collecting business data without a manual API workflow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/outscraper-google-maps-scraper-business-data-workflow.webp 1254w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/outscraper-google-maps-scraper-business-data-workflow-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/outscraper-google-maps-scraper-business-data-workflow-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/outscraper-google-maps-scraper-business-data-workflow-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/outscraper-google-maps-scraper-business-data-workflow-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/outscraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/outscraper-google-maps-scraper-business-data-workflow-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25618f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25618f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b431f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69b431f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need Business Data Without Building the Collection Workflow?<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec8d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cec8d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use Outscraper Google Maps Scraper to collect business records by category and location without setting up your own Places API workflow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92109ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"92109ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/outscraper.com\/google-maps-scraper\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try Google Maps Scraper<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8427d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa8427d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3232a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b3232a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Simple Google Places API Lead Generation Example<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2886184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2886184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A small example shows how the earlier steps fit together. Assume a sales team wants to research dental practices in Chicago.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f69c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f69c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example Target: Dentists in Chicago\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc9bfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdc9bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>The first step is to define a narrow search:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong><span>Business type:<\/span><\/strong><span> Dentists<\/span><br \/><strong><span>Location:<\/span><\/strong><span> Chicago<\/span><br \/><strong><span>Purpose:<\/span><\/strong><span> Find practices that may be worth further prospect research<\/span><\/p><p><span>This keeps the request focused before adding more filters or business details.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d23e9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d23e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Define the Business and Location Criteria\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4945868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4945868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>A Text Search query such as <\/span><strong><span>\u201cdentists in Chicago\u201d<\/span><\/strong><span> gives Google both the business type and geographic context.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>Text Search (New) requires a <\/span><code dir=\"ltr\"><span>textQuery<\/span><\/code><span> and a FieldMask that specifies which fields should be returned.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>For an initial search, useful fields may include:<\/span><\/p><ul data-spread=\"false\"><li><span>business name;<\/span><\/li><li><span>formatted address;<\/span><\/li><li><span>website;<\/span><\/li><li><span>phone number;<\/span><\/li><li><span>rating;<\/span><\/li><li><span>business status.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e90d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e90d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Search for Matching Businesses\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3e6cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3e6cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The request returns a list of matching places. Each result is represented as a Place object, and the fields included depend on the FieldMask used in the request.<\/p><p>At this point, the team can review whether the returned businesses match the original target rather than treating every result as a finished lead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e7d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99e7d1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Request More Details When Needed\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c802e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9c802e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If one business needs closer review, its Place ID can be passed to Place Details (New). Google supports retrieving information such as the address, phone number, rating, reviews, and other place details for a known Place ID.<\/p><p>This avoids requesting more information than needed for every business in the first search.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf076a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acf076a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Review Whether the Results Fit the Lead Research Task\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbab110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbab110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>The search gives the team a list of businesses that match the query. From there, the team can check which records fit the campaign criteria and which ones need more research.<\/span><\/p><p><span>A matching result is a starting point, not a finished lead.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11dd42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f11dd42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293a0a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"293a0a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Checklist: Google Places API for Lead Generation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff85496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff85496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Define the business type, location, and basic prospect criteria.<\/li><li>Choose Text Search or Nearby Search based on how the market is defined.<\/li><li>Request only the business fields needed for the research task.<\/li><li>Review the returned businesses before treating them as leads.<\/li><li>Check API limits, usage rules, and cost before expanding across more locations.<\/li><li>Decide whether the official Places API or a bulk business-data workflow better fits the project.<\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ol><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5775e871 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5775e871\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15471ec0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15471ec0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9e7457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9e7457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need Business Data Beyond Google Places API for Lead Generation?<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9de5cf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d9de5cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For lead research across many locations or categories, Outscraper provides a no-code Google Maps Scraper and API-based options for collecting business data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c85d520 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c85d520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/auth.outscraper.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign Up for Free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456d38be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"456d38be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b2b078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"52b2b078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"13580\" class=\"elementor elementor-13580\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b414f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b414f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28114d07\" data-id=\"28114d07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209f7ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"209f7ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 align=\"center\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Most frequent questions and answers<p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57286547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"57286547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1461\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1461\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can You Use Google Places API for Lead Generation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1461\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1461\"><p>Google Places API can be used for business discovery and prospect research. Text Search and Nearby Search can find businesses by query or location, while Place Details can return more information about a known business. How the returned data is stored and reused must follow Google Maps Platform policies.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1462\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1462\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does Google Places API Provide Email Addresses?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1462\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1462\"><p>No standard business email field appears in Google&#8217;s current Places API field list. Available fields include items such as phone numbers, websites, addresses, ratings, and other place information.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1463\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1463\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can You Search for Businesses by Category and Location?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1463\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1463\"><p>Yes. Text Search can use queries such as a business type combined with a city, while Nearby Search can find places within a defined geographic area. Google also supports place types and location controls for refining searches.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1464\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1464\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can You Build a Large Lead List With Google Places API?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1464\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1464\"><p>The API can support repeated business searches, but larger prospecting projects require more requests, careful field selection, and attention to Google&#8217;s usage and storage rules. If the main output is a bulk business dataset, the workflow has different requirements from an application that looks up places when needed.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1465\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1465\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can You Store Google Places API Results?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1465\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1465\"><p>Google restricts how Places content can be cached and stored.\u00a0Place IDs are specifically allowed to be stored and reused, and Google recommends refreshing stored Place IDs that are more than 12 months old. 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