science This feature is available in all regions. It is in GA for India and in the pre-GA Experimental launch stage for all other regions. Pre-GA products and features might have limited support, and changes to pre-GA products and features might not be compatible with other pre-GA versions. Pre-GA Offerings are covered by the Google Maps Platform Service Specific Terms. For more information, see the launch stage descriptions.
Stay organized with collections
Save and categorize content based on your preferences.
European Economic Area (EEA) developers
The Google Maps Platform team is constantly working to improve international
coverage for our API services. The following list shows the latest coverage
details, on a country-by-country basis, for the address descriptors feature.
Country/Region
Launch Stage
Address descriptors feature
India
General Availability (GA)
⬤
All other regions
Experimental
⬤
Pricing details for India GA
Address descriptors are in GA for India. The use of address descriptors in India
incurs no additional cost and usage is covered by the existing Geocoding
(India) Essentials SKU.
Feedback
This feature is available in all regions. It is in GA for India and in the
pre-GA Experimental launch stage for all other regions. We would appreciate
feedback:
For issues related to the India region only, contact the
support team.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-18 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThe address descriptors feature, which provides landmarks and areas for addresses, is available in preview stage for India and experimental stage for all other regions.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eAddress descriptors may not be available for all locations, especially in less dense areas or regions with limited data.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eGoogle welcomes feedback on this feature, especially during its preview and experimental phases.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["Google Maps Platform provides country-specific coverage for its address descriptors feature, a service most effective in densely populated areas. Currently, India is in the \"Preview\" stage for this feature, while all other regions are in the \"Experimental\" stage. The service may return empty results if there are no relevant landmarks or areas. Users are encouraged to provide feedback to address-descriptors-feedback@google.com regarding their experiences.\n"],null,["**European Economic Area (EEA) developers** If your billing address is in the European Economic Area, effective on 8 July 2025, the [Google Maps Platform EEA Terms of Service](https://cloud.google.com/terms/maps-platform/eea) will apply to your use of the Services. Functionality varies by region. [Learn more](/maps/comms/eea/faq).\n\nThe Google Maps Platform team is constantly working to improve international\ncoverage for our API services. The following list shows the latest coverage\ndetails, on a country-by-country basis, for the [address descriptors feature](/maps/documentation/geocoding/address-descriptors/requests-address-descriptors).\n**Note:** Address descriptors are more useful in denser locations. If there are no relevant landmarks or areas the response may be empty. Some regions don't have detailed area data and will return landmarks only. \n\n| Country/Region | Launch Stage | Address descriptors feature |\n|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|\n| India | General Availability (GA) | ⬤ |\n| All other regions | Experimental | ⬤ |\n\nPricing details for India GA\n\nAddress descriptors are in GA for India. The use of address descriptors in India\nincurs no additional cost and usage is covered by the existing [Geocoding\n(India) Essentials SKU](/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing-india#places-pricing).\n\nFeedback\n\nThis feature is available in all regions. It is in GA for India and in the\npre-GA Experimental launch stage for all other regions. We would appreciate\nfeedback:\n\n- For issues related to the India region only, contact the [support team](/maps/documentation/geocoding/support#contact-maps-support).\n- For feedback on the experimental release, email us at [address-descriptors-feedback@google.com](mailto:address-descriptors-feedback@google.com)."]]
