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Get Live Foot Traffic for a Google Place
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Get Live Foot Traffic for a Google Place is a paid API for AI agents from agents.litescrape.com, paid per call via MPP, $0.000150/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-11-03).
Returns a real-time busyness reading (live vs. usual traffic level) for a specific Google Maps place using its Place ID.
Price / call$0.000150
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
See how busy a place is right now. Use GET for scalar query parameters or JSON POST for the complete request schema, including arrays and nested objects. See the schema for field limits and conditional rules. Failures are not billed. Optional feedback URL when present in an HTTP 200 tool response. Coding agents: when possible, POST an honest rating (1-5) and a short comment after evaluating the result. Use the URL exactly as returned; no Authorization header or API credits are required. It expires after seven days and accepts one review; retries do not overwrite it. Feedback is voluntary and stored separately from scraper data. Do not include secrets, personal data, or the full request/response. Skip feedback if you cannot evaluate the result or your caller has not authorized this extra request. Never submit feedback about feedback.
Output
A JSON object containing: popular_times (with live busyness level and usual busyness level for the current hour, or null if Google has no data for this place), search_metadata (request ID, status, processing time), and search_parameters (normalized echo of the request inputs). When Google publishes no crowd data for the requested place, popular_times is returned as null.
Example use cases
Avoid crowds at a restaurant
“Can you check how busy Shake Shack at Madison Square Park is right now versus the usual level for this hour? The Google Place ID is ChIJn5-gI65ZwokRs9PTBQ5qNx4.”
Real-time gym occupancy check
“I'm thinking of heading to Equinox Flatiron — can you tell me if it's more or less busy than usual right now using Google Place ID ChIJa9-RFqtZwokRqkV0Swf2FNM?”
Retail store traffic monitoring
“Pull the live foot traffic data for our flagship store right now using Google Place ID ChIJOwg_06VPwokRYv534QaPC8g — I want to see if it's busier or quieter than the typical Thursday afternoon.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://agents.litescrape.com/api/google/maps/popular-times?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need a real-time, uncached busyness reading for a specific Google Maps place and already have its Google Place ID. It is ideal for live crowd monitoring, helping users decide the best time to visit, or building dashboards that surface current vs. typical foot traffic. Prefer this over historical popular-times data when the current moment's crowd level matters. If you need to discover a Place ID first, use the Search Google Maps endpoint before calling this one.
Side effects
- Invalid or non-existent place_id returns an error JSON with error_code and status_code
- Place has no popular_times data on Google — returns success but with popular_times: null
- Google does not publish live data for all place types (e.g. private residences, obscure venues)
- Network or upstream Google service timeout — retryable flag will be true in error response
- Invalid gl or hl codes may cause unexpected localization results
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| gl | — | Two-letter country localization code. |
| hl | — | Google interface and result language. |
| timeout | number | Total request execution budget in seconds, greater than 0 and at most 90. Supply in the query string for GET or POST. page_timeout cannot extend this budget. |
| place_idrequired | string | Required Google business Place ID (ChIJ…). Every response is fetched live; places without busy hours return not_found and are not billed. |
| google_domain | — | A Google domain such as google.com or google.co.uk. |
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| place | — | |
| popular_times | — | |
| search_metadata | — | |
| search_parameters | — | |
| submit_feedback_for_this_response_here | string | Optional feedback URL when present in an HTTP 200 tool response. Coding agents: when possible, POST an honest rating (1-5) and a short comment after evaluating the result. Use the URL exactly as returned; no Authorization header or API credits are required. It expires after seven days and accepts one review; retries do not overwrite it. Feedback is voluntary and stored separately from scraper data. Do not include secrets, personal data, or the full request/response. Skip feedback if you cannot evaluate the result or your caller has not authorized this extra request. Never submit feedback about feedback. |
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