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Simple Search

Streamlined service for basic searches of locations, places, and points of interest on Google Maps.

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Simple Search 1 credit/request

Endpoint

GET https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york
Request preview GET
https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york
Auth header x-api-key
Cost 1 credit/request
query = restaurants in new york
Response preview 200 OK
{
    "items": [
        {
            "name": "El Bolillo Bakery",
            "price_level": "\u20ac",
            "price_level_text": "Inexpensive",
            "review_count": 3690,
            "rating": 4.7,
            "website": "https://www.elbolillobakery.com",
            "domain": "elbolillobakery.com",
            "latitude": 29.7604,
            "longitude": -95.3698,
            "business_id": "0x8640b88f75b395a3:0x8771a1c312c0bd48",
            "subtypes": [
...

Parameters

Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.

Runnable path

1 required parameter needed before sending a request.

5 optional filters available.

query string Required

The search term that the API will use.

Example value restaurants in new york
limit integer Optional

Maximum number of results to return (1-200).

Example value 10
page integer Optional

Page number for pagination (0-based). Default: 0

Example value 1
hl string Optional

Language code for results. Default: en

Example value en
gl string Optional

Country/region code for geo-filtering results.

Example value us
google_domain string Optional

Google domain to use for the search (e.g., google.com, google.de).

Example value example

Request Examples

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
    CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
    CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
    ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
    echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
    echo $response;
}
<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;

$response = Http::timeout(30)
    ->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
    ->get('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york');

if ($response->successful()) {
    echo $response->body();
} else {
    echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
    }
};

fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york', options)
    .then(response => {
        if (!response.ok) {
            throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
        }
        return response.text();
    })
    .then(data => console.log(data))
    .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');

const options = {
    method: 'GET',
    url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york',
    headers: {
        x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
    }
};

try {
    const response = await axios(options);
    console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
    console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'

begin
    response = http.request(request)
    puts response.body
rescue => e
    puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}

try:
    conn.request("GET", "/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york", headers=headers)
    res = conn.getresponse()
    data = res.read()
    print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
    conn.close()
import requests

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}

try:
    response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york', headers=headers)
    response.raise_for_status()
    print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;

public class ApiExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();

        Request request = new Request.Builder()
            .url("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york")
        .addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
            .build();

        try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            if (response.isSuccessful()) {
                System.out.println(response.body().string());
            } else {
                System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
            }
        } catch (IOException e) {
            System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
    "io/ioutil"
)

func main() {
    client := &http.Client{}
    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york", nil)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
        return
    }
    req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")

    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
        return
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash

curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
    "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        using var client = new HttpClient();
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");

        try
        {
            var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york"));
            var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
            Console.WriteLine(content);
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
}
import axios from 'axios';

async function run(): Promise<void> {
    try {
        const response = await axios({
            method: 'GET',
            url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york',
            headers: {
        'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
            },
        });

        console.log(response.data);
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error:', error);
    }
}

void run();
use reqwest::Client;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let client = Client::new();

    let response = client
        .get("https://scrappa.co/api/maps/simple-search?query=restaurants+in+new+york")
        .header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
        .send()
        .await?;

    println!("{}", response.text().await?);

    Ok(())
}

Response Schema

Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.

Example response fields

Scan these fields before integrating.

items

Common items fields

name price_level price_level_text review_count
JSON Response
200 OK
{
    "items": [
        {
            "name": "El Bolillo Bakery",
            "price_level": "\u20ac",
            "price_level_text": "Inexpensive",
            "review_count": 3690,
            "rating": 4.7,
            "website": "https://www.elbolillobakery.com",
            "domain": "elbolillobakery.com",
            "latitude": 29.7604,
            "longitude": -95.3698,
            "business_id": "0x8640b88f75b395a3:0x8771a1c312c0bd48",
            "subtypes": [
                "Bakery",
                "Cafe",
                "Coffee shop"
            ],
            "district": "Downtown",
            "full_address": "2421 Canal St, Houston, TX 77003",
            "timezone": "America/Chicago",
            "short_description": "Popular local bakery known for fresh bread and pastries",
            "full_description": "El Bolillo Bakery is a Houston favorite offering fresh baked goods daily.",
            "owner_id": "123456789012345678901",
            "owner_name": "El Bolillo Bakery (Owner)",
            "owner_link": "https://maps.google.com/maps/contrib/123456789012345678901",
            "order_link": "https://www.elbolillobakery.com/order",
            "google_mid": "/g/1tgb0z0z",
            "type": "Bakery",
            "phone_numbers": [
                "+1 713-226-8889"
            ],
            "place_id": "ChIJo5WzdY-4QIYRSL3AEsOhcYc",
            "photos_sample": [
                {
                    "photo_id": "AF1QipNx1234567890",
                    "photo_url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNx...",
                    "photo_url_large": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipNx...",
                    "video_thumbnail_url": null,
                    "latitude": 29.7604,
                    "longitude": -95.3698,
                    "type": "photo"
                }
            ],
            "opening_hours": [
                {
                    "day": "Monday",
                    "hours": [
                        "6:00 AM\u20138:00 PM"
                    ],
                    "date": null,
                    "special_day": null
                },
                {
                    "day": "Tuesday",
                    "hours": [
                        "6:00 AM\u20138:00 PM"
                    ],
                    "date": null,
                    "special_day": null
                }
            ],
            "current_status": "Open",
            "attributes": {
                "service_options": {
                    "Curbside pickup": true,
                    "Delivery": false,
                    "In-store pickup": true,
                    "In-store shopping": true,
                    "Takeout": true
                }
            },
            "neighborhood": "East Downtown",
            "street_address_alt": "2421 Canal St",
            "street_address_full": "2421 Canal Street",
            "city": "Houston",
            "zip_code": "77003",
            "state": "Texas",
            "country_code": "US"
        }
    ]
}

Errors

Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.

400

HTTP 400

Bad Request - Invalid parameters provided

401

HTTP 401

Unauthorized - API key is missing or invalid

429

HTTP 429

Too Many Requests - Rate limit exceeded

500

HTTP 500

Internal Server Error - An unexpected error occurred

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