# Google Maps Place Search via fetcher.sh

> Google Maps Place Search 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 2026-09-16).

Search for places on Google Maps by keyword or query, returning a list of matching businesses and locations, paid per-call in USDC with no account or subscription required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://google-maps.fetcher.sh/api/place/search
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/google-maps-place-search-via-fetcher-sh-ac1611bc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_JzpKCX7I7RP4wVfLZT6F9

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-search-via-fetcher-sh-ac1611bc
```

Example prompt: Search Google Maps for Italian restaurants in Brooklyn, NY and give me the top results including their names, addresses, and ratings.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need Google Maps place search data without setting up a Google Cloud account, managing OAuth, or paying for a subscription — ideal for low-volume, pay-as-you-go agent workflows that need to discover businesses or points of interest by keyword and location, billed in USDC via x402.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or missing search query returns empty results or error
- Insufficient USDC balance or payment failure returns 402 Payment Required
- Rate limiting or service unavailability returns 5xx error
- Overly vague queries may return irrelevant or low-quality results
- Geographic area too broad may return inconsistent results

## 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 places matching the search query, each with details such as business name, address, place ID, geographic coordinates, star rating, and review count, sourced from Google Maps data.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/google-maps-place-search-via-fetcher-sh-ac1611bc/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)