I am having problems understanding the Google Places API. I am building an iPhone application with a nearby feature that allows the user to find restaurants located around the user's GPS. How can I obtain a Google API for this? Do I have to have one custom made how does this work? If I also wanted to create an API for points of interest how can I do that?
Places API is not free, however, once you set up your billing account, you will be entitled for a one time $300 free credit(usable for Google Cloud Platform products) and a monthly recurring $200 free credit(exclusive for Google Maps Platform products), after consuming the credits, you will receive an OVER_QUERY_LIMIT ...
The Places API is a service that returns information about places using HTTP requests. Places are defined within this API as establishments, geographic locations, or prominent points of interest.
There is a Google Places API for searching for nearby locations. The documentation is here: https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/search#PlaceSearchRequests
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