Google Maps API Capability

Enrich Business

Find a business on Google Maps by name and optional city/state, returning the best match with available contact, address, rating, category, and coordinate fields.

Capability ID enrich.google-maps

Cost 1 credit per request

Maximum runtime 30 seconds

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# Enrich Business

Find a business on Google Maps by name and optional city/state, returning the best match with available contact, address, rating, category, and coordinate fields.

- Platform: [Google Maps](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/platforms/googlemaps)
- Capability ID: `enrich.google-maps`
- Cost: 1 credit per request
- Maximum runtime: 30 seconds
- Execute endpoint: `POST https://data.upscrape.com/execute`

## Request

Use the exact public capability ID in the shared execute envelope.

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \
  --data '{
  "input": {
    "business_name": "Apple Inc",
    "city": "Cupertino",
    "state": "CA"
  },
  "capability": "enrich.google-maps"
}'
```

## Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `business_name` | `string` | Yes | Business name to search for. |
| `city` | `string` | No | City name for location bias. |
| `country` | `string` | No | Two-letter country code (default 'us'). |
| `lang` | `string` | No | Language code such as 'en' or 'en-US' (default 'en'). |
| `state` | `string` | No | State or region for location bias. |

### Example input

```json
{
  "business_name": "Apple Inc",
  "city": "Cupertino",
  "state": "CA"
}
```

## Response

Successful output is returned in `results[0].data`. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

### Illustrative sample output

This redacted fixture is an example, not a fixed response schema.

```json
{
  "address": "Apple Park, One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014",
  "cid": "4255201883087866096",
  "confidence": "high",
  "feature_id": "0x808fb596e9e188fd:0x3b0d8391510688f0",
  "lat": 37.334643799999995,
  "latency_ms": 1990,
  "lng": -122.008972,
  "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ_Yjh6Za1j4AR8IgGUZGDDTs",
  "name": "Apple Park",
  "phone": "[redacted:phone]",
  "place_id": "ChIJ_Yjh6Za1j4AR8IgGUZGDDTs",
  "rating": 4.3,
  "source": "google_maps",
  "types": [
    "Electronics store",
    "Computer repair service",
    "Mobile phone repair shop"
  ],
  "website": "http://www.apple.com/"
}
```
### Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These fields are not a fixed response schema.

| Path | Observed type | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `address` | `string` | Apple Park, One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014 |
| `cid` | `string` | 4255201883087866096 |
| `confidence` | `string` | high |
| `feature_id` | `string` | 0x808fb596e9e188fd:0x3b0d8391510688f0 |
| `lat` | `number` | 37.334643799999995 |
| `latency_ms` | `integer` | 1990 |
| `lng` | `number` | -122.008972 |
| `maps_url` | `string` | https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ_Yjh6Za1j4AR8IgGUZGDD… |
| `name` | `string` | Apple Park |
| `phone` | `string` | [redacted:phone] |
| `place_id` | `string` | ChIJ_Yjh6Za1j4AR8IgGUZGDDTs |
| `rating` | `number` | 4.3 |
| `source` | `string` | google_maps |
| `types` | `array` | 3 items |
| `types` | `array` | 3 items |
| `website` | `string` | http://www.apple.com/ |

## Execution behavior

A `200` response completed inline. A `202` response was queued; poll `GET /jobs/{id}` until the job reaches `completed` or `failed`. Use an `Idempotency-Key` when retrying must not create a duplicate logical job.

## Related documentation

- [Authentication](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/authentication)
- [Jobs and results](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/jobs)
- [Errors and retries](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/errors)
- [Idempotency](https://docs.upscrape.com/docs/api/idempotency)

POST /execute Shared execution endpoint

Input parameters

business_name string required

Business name to search for.

Example Apple Inc

city string optional

City name for location bias.

Example Cupertino

country string optional

Two-letter country code (default 'us').

lang string optional

Language code such as 'en' or 'en-US' (default 'en').

state string optional

State or region for location bias.

Example CA

Response

Successful output is returned in results[0].data. Raw platform output is intentionally open-ended and may evolve with the upstream source.

Illustrative sample The full redacted fixture is shown in the response panel.

Illustrative output fields

Derived from the sample above for orientation only. These observed fields are not a fixed response schema.

Path	Observed type	Example
`address`	`string`	Apple Park, One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014
`cid`	`string`	4255201883087866096
`confidence`	`string`	high
`feature_id`	`string`	0x808fb596e9e188fd:0x3b0d8391510688f0
`lat`	`number`	37.334643799999995
`latency_ms`	`integer`	1990
`lng`	`number`	-122.008972
`maps_url`	`string`	https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ_Yjh6Za1j4AR8IgGUZGDD…
`name`	`string`	Apple Park
`phone`	`string`	[redacted:phone]
`place_id`	`string`	ChIJ_Yjh6Za1j4AR8IgGUZGDDTs
`rating`	`number`	4.3
`source`	`string`	google_maps
`types`	`array`	3 items
`types`	`array`	3 items
`website`	`string`	http://www.apple.com/

Execution behavior

A 200 response completed inline. A 202 response was queued; poll GET /jobs/:id until the job reaches completed or failed.

curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "input": { "business_name": "Apple Inc", "city": "Cupertino", "state": "CA" }, "capability": "enrich.google-maps" }'

import json import requests payload = json.loads(r'''{ "input": { "business_name": "Apple Inc", "city": "Cupertino", "state": "CA" }, "capability": "enrich.google-maps" }''') response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload, ) response.raise_for_status() print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

{ "address": "Apple Park, One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014", "cid": "4255201883087866096", "confidence": "high", "feature_id": "0x808fb596e9e188fd:0x3b0d8391510688f0", "lat": 37.334643799999995, "latency_ms": 1990, "lng": -122.008972, "maps_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ_Yjh6Za1j4AR8IgGUZGDDTs", "name": "Apple Park", "phone": "[redacted:phone]", "place_id": "ChIJ_Yjh6Za1j4AR8IgGUZGDDTs", "rating": 4.3, "source": "google_maps", "types": [ "Electronics store", "Computer repair service", "Mobile phone repair shop" ], "website": "http://www.apple.com/" }