🏛️ Trueway Places API

Get Detailed information for over 180+ million places and points of interest (POI's): categories, names, addresses, phone numbers, geo-coordinates, etc.

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The Ultimate Google Maps Alternative for Seamless Place Search

Are you looking for a robust, reliable, and affordable API for searching places? Look no further than Trueway Places API. Our cutting-edge solution offers unparalleled features and capabilities designed to meet all your place-search needs at a fraction of the cost of Google Place Search API.

Why Choose Trueway Places API?

Trueway Places API is your ultimate tool for discovering locations around the world. Whether you need to search by text or proximity, our API provides accurate, detailed, and comprehensive results that make location-based services more efficient and effective.

Key Features

Global Coverage

Access a vast database of places worldwide, ensuring that you can find the locations you need no matter where you are.

Versatile Search Options

Text Search: Enter a name or address to find the exact place you're looking for with our FindPlaceByText feature.
Nearby Search: Discover places around a specific location within a defined radius with our FindPlacesNearby feature.

Multi-Language Support

Get results in your preferred language with support for multiple languages (ISO 639-1 codes).

How It Works

FindPlaceByText

A simple and efficient way to search for places using text input.

Required: text - The name or address of the place you’re searching for.
Optional: language, bounds - Specify the language for results and the preferred rectangular area for search results.

FindPlacesNearby

Locate places within a specified radius around a given latitude and longitude.

Required: location - The central point for the search.
Optional: radius, type, language - Define the search radius, place type, and result language.

Comprehensive Response Data

Each search query returns a list of places with detailed information, including:

ID
Name
Address
Location (latitude/longitude)
Phone number
Website
Types
Distance (for nearby search)

Extensive Place Types

Search for a wide variety of place types, including:

Airports
Restaurants
Hospitals
Schools
Museums
And many more...

Free and Public API Access

Trueway Places API offers a free API tier and public API access, making it an excellent choice for developers looking for an affordable and reliable maps API solution. Compared to the Google Place Search API, Trueway Places API provides similar functionalities at a much lower cost, ensuring that you get the best value for your money.

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Unlock the full potential of location-based services with Trueway Places API. Experience the accuracy, versatility, and global coverage that sets us apart as the leading alternative to Google Maps.

Request and Response

Request

curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/trueway/places/PlacesService/FindPlaceByText?text=Children%27s%20Creativity%20Museum&language=en&bounds=-90.0%2C-180.0%2C90.0%2C180.0' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'x-magicapi-key: API_KEY'

const fetch = require('node-fetch');

let url = 'https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/trueway/places/PlacesService/FindPlaceByText?text=Children's%20Creativity%20Museum&language=en&bounds=-90.0%2C-180.0%2C90.0%2C180.0';

let options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-magicapi-key': 'SOME_STRING_VALUE'}};

fetch(url, options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(json => console.log(json))
  .catch(err => console.error('error:' + err));

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.magicapi.dev")

headers = { 'x-magicapi-key': "SOME_STRING_VALUE" }

conn.request("GET", "/api/v1/trueway/places/PlacesService/FindPlaceByText?text=Children's%20Creativity%20Museum&language=en&bounds=-90.0%2C-180.0%2C90.0%2C180.0", headers=headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/trueway/places/PlacesService/FindPlaceByText?text=Children's%20Creativity%20Museum&language=en&bounds=-90.0%2C-180.0%2C90.0%2C180.0")
  .get()
  .addHeader("x-magicapi-key", "SOME_STRING_VALUE")
  .build();

Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

Response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "578A19E791A33F37C5189F95D428ED1E",
      "name": "Children's Creativity Museum",
      "address": "221 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States",
      "phone_number": "+14158203320",
      "website": "http://www.creativity.org/",
      "location": {
        "lat": 37.783383,
        "lng": -122.402305
      },
      "types": [
        "museum",
        "tourist_attraction"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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curl -X 'GET' \ 'https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/trueway/places/PlacesService/FindPlaceByText?text=Children%27s%20Creativity%20Museum&language=en&bounds=-90.0%2C-180.0%2C90.0%2C180.0' \ -H 'accept: application/json' \ -H 'x-magicapi-key: API_KEY'

const fetch = require('node-fetch'); let url = 'https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/trueway/places/PlacesService/FindPlaceByText?text=Children's%20Creativity%20Museum&language=en&bounds=-90.0%2C-180.0%2C90.0%2C180.0'; let options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-magicapi-key': 'SOME_STRING_VALUE'}}; fetch(url, options) .then(res => res.json()) .then(json => console.log(json)) .catch(err => console.error('error:' + err));

import http.client conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.magicapi.dev") headers = { 'x-magicapi-key': "SOME_STRING_VALUE" } conn.request("GET", "/api/v1/trueway/places/PlacesService/FindPlaceByText?text=Children's%20Creativity%20Museum&language=en&bounds=-90.0%2C-180.0%2C90.0%2C180.0", headers=headers) res = conn.getresponse() data = res.read() print(data.decode("utf-8"))

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient(); Request request = new Request.Builder() .url("https://api.magicapi.dev/api/v1/trueway/places/PlacesService/FindPlaceByText?text=Children's%20Creativity%20Museum&language=en&bounds=-90.0%2C-180.0%2C90.0%2C180.0") .get() .addHeader("x-magicapi-key", "SOME_STRING_VALUE") .build(); Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

{ "results": [ { "id": "578A19E791A33F37C5189F95D428ED1E", "name": "Children's Creativity Museum", "address": "221 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States", "phone_number": "+14158203320", "website": "http://www.creativity.org/", "location": { "lat": 37.783383, "lng": -122.402305 }, "types": [ "museum", "tourist_attraction" ] } ] }