# Google Maps Place Reviews API via fetcher.sh

> Google Maps Place Reviews API via fetcher.sh is a paid API for AI agents from google-maps.fetcher.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches user reviews for a specific Google Maps place by its FID (Feature ID), paid per-call in USDC with no account or OAuth required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://google-maps.fetcher.sh/api/place/%7Bfid%7D/reviews
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/google-maps-place-reviews-api-via-fetcher-sh-b3f9b58a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ZnOFQhqKlP6AYnXuEOcO_

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability google-maps-place-reviews-api-via-fetcher-sh-b3f9b58a
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the Google Maps reviews for the place with FID ChIJN1t_tDeuEmsRUsoyG83frY4 so I can see what customers are saying about it?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need Google Maps reviews without a Google Cloud account, OAuth setup, or subscription. Ideal for ad-hoc, per-call access to reviews data — especially in automated pipelines or agent workflows where pay-per-use economics are preferred over flat-rate API subscriptions. Best when you already have the place FID and need raw review data quickly.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unknown FID returns an error or empty result
- Place has no reviews — returns empty array
- Rate limiting or upstream Google Maps blocking may cause failures
- Malformed FID format may return 400 or similar error
- Temporary service unavailability if fetcher.sh infrastructure is down
- Payment failure if USDC balance is insufficient

## How this service works

Google Maps (gmaps) data and scraping API: Place search, place details, and reviews. 4 REST endpoints from $0.005 per call — no account, no OAuth, no subscription. Pay with x402 (USDC on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad or Solana) or prepaid credits.

## Output

Returns a list of user reviews for the specified Google Maps place, including review text, star rating, reviewer name, and review date. Data is scraped from Google Maps in real time and returned as structured JSON.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/google-maps-place-reviews-api-via-fetcher-sh-b3f9b58a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from google-maps.fetcher.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/google-maps.fetcher.sh/llms.txt)