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Google Maps Photos API Documentation

GET   /api/v1/search?engine=google_maps_photos
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The Google Maps Photos API allows you to retrieve photos for a specific place on Google. Use a place_id or data_id to get photos for businesses, landmarks, and other locations.

API Parameters

Search Query

  • Name
    place_id
    Required
    Required
    Description

    This parameter is a unique identifier for locations on Google, including businesses, landmarks, and more. It can be obtained using the Google Maps API and is used to access detailed information about a place. For example, a place_id look like ChIJhRwB-yFawokR5Phil-QQ3zM. More details about place_id can be found in the Google Maps Place ID documentation.

    Note: The place_id parameter is not required if data_id parameter is being used.

  • Name
    data_id
    Required
    Required
    Description

    This parameter is a unique identifier for locations on Google, including businesses, landmarks, and more. It can be obtained using the Google Maps API and is used to access detailed information about a place. For example, a data_id look like 0x89c25a21fb011c85:0x33df10e49762f8e4.

    Note: The data_id parameter is not required if place_id parameter is being used.

Filters

  • Name
    category_id
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    Parameter defines a category of photos that will be retrieved. You can obtain the category_id from the response of a request or from the Google Maps UI.

Pagination

  • Name
    next_page_token
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    Parameter defines the next page token that is used to retrieve the next page of photos. If there are no results for the given token, the response will include only search parameters and search metadata.

Engine

  • Name
    engine
    Required
    Required
    Description

    Parameter defines an engine that will be used to retrieve real-time data. It must be set to google_maps_photos.

API key

  • Name
    api_key
    Required
    Required
    Description

    The api_key authenticates your requests. Use it as a query parameter (https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY) or in the Authorization header (Bearer YOUR_API_KEY).

Zero Data Retention

  • Name
    zero_retention
    Enterprise Only
    Enterprise Only
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    Set this parameter to true to disable all logging and persistent storage. No request parameters, HTML, or JSON responses are stored or logged. Suitable for high-compliance use cases. Debugging and support may be limited while enabled.

API Examples

Full Response

Full Response
GET
https://www.searchapi.org/api/v1/search?data_id=0x89c259ab3c1ef289%3A0x3b67a41175949f55&engine=google_maps_photos
Request
import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.org/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "google_maps_photos",
  "data_id": "0x89c259ab3c1ef289:0x3b67a41175949f55"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
Response
{
    "search_metadata": {
        "id": "search_RqXLK4ZloPW8iQ5gxM8z2jE9",
        "status": "Success",
        "created_at": "2026-02-18T18:29:51Z",
        "request_time_taken": 1.17,
        "parsing_time_taken": 0.0,
        "total_time_taken": 1.17,
        "request_url": null,
        "html_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_RqXLK4ZloPW8iQ5gxM8z2jE9.html",
        "json_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_RqXLK4ZloPW8iQ5gxM8z2jE9"
    },
    "search_parameters": {
        "engine": "google_maps_photos",
        "data_id": "0x89c259ab3c1ef289:0x3b67a41175949f55"
    },
    "photos": [
        {
            "image": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AHVAwepkTBf8mMZWXNn2yAa07-ekaNREcWf6jDZZVciLRxwqIk7kXJg4_DBRnzUo-KoMF6WNCXUV4yH_wO6NrP_MDZC1UtRIPPpguO6N0cMTYmobQ7fFf5WvGYPiL8XdOyzoVjYX30ZM=s0",
            "thumbnail": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AHVAwepkTBf8mMZWXNn2yAa07-ekaNREcWf6jDZZVciLRxwqIk7kXJg4_DBRnzUo-KoMF6WNCXUV4yH_wO6NrP_MDZC1UtRIPPpguO6N0cMTYmobQ7fFf5WvGYPiL8XdOyzoVjYX30ZM=w160-h213-k-no"
        },
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        },
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