Google Maps Photos API
Our Google Maps Photos API allows you to scrape photos from Google Maps. The API is accessed through the following endpoint: /search?engine=google_maps_photos.
A user may query the following: https://serpapi.com/search?engine=google_maps_photos utilizing a GET request. Head to the playground for a live and interactive demo.
API Parameters
Search Query
data_id
Required
Parameter defines the Google Maps data ID. Find the data ID of a place using our Google Maps API.
Localization
hl
Optional
Parameter defines the language to use for the Google Maps Photos search. It's a two-letter language code, for example, en for English (default), es for Spanish, or fr for French). Head to the Google languages page for a full list of supported Google languages.
Advanced Google Maps Photos Parameters
category_id
Optional
Parameter defines the ID of a category. You can find the value of an ID inside the categories array, using our Google Maps Photos API. The number, and the type of categories can vary between places.
Serpapi Parameters
no_cache
Optional
Parameter will force SerpApi to fetch the Google Maps Photos results even if a cached version is already present. A cache is served only if the query and all parameters are exactly the same. Cache expires after 1h. Cached searches are free, and are not counted towards your searches per month. It can be set to false (default) to allow results from the cache, or true to disallow results from the cache. no_cache and async parameters should not be used together.
async
Optional
Parameter defines the way you want to submit your search to SerpApi. It can be set to false (default) to open an HTTP connection and keep it open until you got your search results, or true to just submit your search to SerpApi and retrieve them later. In this case, you'll need to use our Searches Archive API to retrieve your results. async and no_cache parameters should not be used together. async should not be used on accounts with Ludicrous Speed enabled.
zero_trace
Optional
Enterprise only. Parameter enables ZeroTrace mode. It can be set to false (default) or true. Enable this mode to skip storing search parameters, search files, and search metadata on our servers. This may make debugging more difficult.
API Results
JSON Results
JSON output includes structured data for place information, topics, and reviews results.
A search status is accessible through search_metadata.status. It flows this way: Processing -> Success || Error. If a search has failed, the error will contain an error message. search_metadata.id is the search ID inside SerpApi.
HTML Results
This API does not have the HTML response, just a text. search_metadata.prettify_html_file contains prettified version of the result. It is displayed in the playground.
API Examples
JSON structure overview
{
...
"categories": [
{
"title": "String - Title of the category",
"id": "String - ID of the category"
},
],
"photos": [
{
"thumbnail": "String - Thumbnail URL",
"image": "String - Orginal image URL",
"user": { // @Deprecated - use `photo_meta_serpapi_link` instead, it provides more info to the photo, for example, user info, date and location
"link": "String - Link to reviewer's Google profile",
"user_id": "String - Google's user id of the reviewer",
"name": "String - Reviewer name"
}
"photo_meta_serpapi_link": "String - SerpAPI Google Maps Photo Meta API link to get more info about the photo. https://serpapi.com/google-maps-photo-meta-api"
},
],
"serpapi_pagination": {
"next": "String - SerpAPI link to get next page data",
"next_page_token": "String - page token"
}
...
}
Results for: Peet's Coffee
{
"search_metadata": {
"id": "60ddc169de98340dd89a84b8",
"status": "Success",
"json_endpoint": "https://serpapi.com/searches/9f1fce5b2cacc7bc/60ddc169de98340dd89a84b8.json",
"created_at": "2021-07-01 13:21:45 UTC",
"processed_at": "2021-07-01 13:21:45 UTC",
"google_maps_photos_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/preview/photo?hl=en&pb=!1e2!3m3!1s0x89c25998e556791b:0xbdcd67f46e37b16d!9e0!11s!5m58!2m2!1i203!2i100!3m2!2i20!5b1!7m50!1m3!1e1!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e2!2b1!3e2!1m3!1e2!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e3!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e8!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e3!2b1!3e2!1m3!1e10!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e10!2b1!3e2!1m3!1e9!2b1!3e2!1m3!1e10!2b0!3e3!1m3!1e10!2b1!3e2!1m3!1e10!2b0!3e4!2b1!4b1!9b0!6m3!1s!2z!7e81!16m4!1m1!1BCgIgAQ!2b1!4e1",
"raw_html_file": "https://serpapi.com/searches/9f1fce5b2cacc7bc/60ddc169de98340dd89a84b8.html",
"prettify_html_file": "https://serpapi.com/searches/9f1fce5b2cacc7bc/60ddc169de98340dd89a84b8.prettify",
"total_time_taken": 2.1
},
"search_parameters": {
"engine": "google_maps_photos",
"data_id": "0x89c25998e556791b:0xbdcd67f46e37b16d",
"hl": "en"
},
"categories": [
{
"title": "All",
"id": "CgIgAQ"
},
{
"title": "Latest",
"id": "CgIgARICGAI"
},
{
"title": "Menu",
"id": "CgIYIQ"
},
{
"title": "Food & drink",
"id": "CgIYIA"
},
{
"title": "Vibe",
"id": "CgIYIg"
},
{
"title": "By owner",
"id": "CgIgARICEAE"
},
{
"title": "Street View & 360°",
"id": "CgIgARICCAI"
},
{
"title": "Videos",
"id": "CgIgARICCAQ"
}
],
"photos": [
{
"thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipO-x7F8bvkQYKoJalEfrJ2c-C4yYf5EC5ISXYlQ=w203-h152-k-no",
"image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipO-x7F8bvkQYKoJalEfrJ2c-C4yYf5EC5ISXYlQ=w4032-h3024-k-no",
"user": { // @Deprecated
"link": "https://maps.google.com/maps/contrib/106706723945968683827",
"user_id": "106706723945968683827",
"name": "ervin mile"
},
"photo_meta_serpapi_link": "<SerpAPI Link>"
},
{
"thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNgF_nJ9tHvGMhfeEU95SCTaqwcGPovnwJuIuIj=w203-h203-k-no",
"image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNgF_nJ9tHvGMhfeEU95SCTaqwcGPovnwJuIuIj=w2000-h2000-k-no",
"user": { // @Deprecated
"link": "https://maps.google.com/maps/contrib/108726483640304832662",
"user_id": "108726483640304832662"
},
"photo_meta_serpapi_link": "<SerpAPI Link>"
},
{
"thumbnail": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPgif1oyAOtWXXGsjxeLln2FSo1_oCHjEvy8Tmk=w203-h152-k-no",
"image": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPgif1oyAOtWXXGsjxeLln2FSo1_oCHjEvy8Tmk=w4032-h3024-k-no",
"user": { // @Deprecated
"link": "https://maps.google.com/maps/contrib/103630351319564047960",
"user_id": "103630351319564047960"
},
"photo_meta_serpapi_link": "<SerpAPI Link>"
},
...
],
"serpapi_pagination": {
"next": "https://serpapi.com/search.json?data_id=0x89c25998e556791b%3A0xbdcd67f46e37b16d&engine=google_maps_photos&hl=en&next_page_token=EvgDKYQi49-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",
"next_page_token": "EvgDKYQi49-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"
}
}