Google place api: Place Search filter by country

Question

I'm working on Google Place API with Text Search Requests and I'm wondering how to filter results for a specific country. Is there a way?

What I'm trying to do is call the api with results filtered by country and then manage the json result with php.

So, this is a kind of query

https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/json?query=pizza&sensor=true&key=mykey

I wish to add a parameter like &country=us, but it seems it doesn't exists.

Thanks

Answer 1

Google maps platform provide parameter region for next search types :

• Text search
• Place Details

So, enjoy your pizza in United Arab Emirates: https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/textsearch/json?query=pizza&region=ae&key=mykey

Please pay attention that this "region" parameter should be from: country top-level domains.

Most ccTLD codes are identical to ISO 3166-1 codes, with some notable exceptions