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This document walks you through making a basic request to the Places Aggregate API
and understanding the response, which includes a count of matching places.
Refine your request by providing region and type parameters in the JSON
body. This example shows a request to return the count of restaurants in San
Francisco that are operational, moderately priced, and rated between 4 and 5
stars.
[[["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complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-04 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Make your first request\n\nThis document walks you through making a basic request to the Places Aggregate API\nand understanding the response, which includes a count of matching places.\n\n[Try it!](#try-it)\n\nTo use Places Aggregate API, send an HTTP POST request to the `computeInsights`\nendpoint as follows: \n\n```bash\nhttps://areainsights.googleapis.com/v1:computeInsights\n```\n\nRefine your [request](/maps/documentation/places-aggregate/reference/rest/v1/TopLevel/computeInsights#request-body) by providing region and type parameters in the JSON\nbody. This example shows a request to return the count of restaurants in San\nFrancisco that are operational, moderately priced, and rated between 4 and 5\nstars. \n\n```bash\ncurl --location 'https://areainsights.googleapis.com/v1:computeInsights' \\\n--header 'X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY' \\\n--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n--data '{\n \"insights\":[\n \"INSIGHT_COUNT\"\n ],\n \"filter\":{\n \"locationFilter\":{\n \"region\":{\n \"place\":\"places/ChIJIQBpAG2ahYAR_6128GcTUEo\"\n }\n },\n \"typeFilter\":{\n \"includedTypes\":[\n \"restaurant\"\n ]\n },\n \"operatingStatus\":[\n \"OPERATING_STATUS_OPERATIONAL\"\n ],\n \"priceLevels\":[\n \"PRICE_LEVEL_INEXPENSIVE\"\n ],\n \"ratingFilter\":{\n \"minRating\":4.0,\n \"maxRating\":5.0\n }\n }\n}'\n```\n\nPlaces Aggregate API response\n-----------------------------\n\nThe following response from the example request above shows the count\nof restaurants that match the criteria. \n\n```json\n{\n \"count\": \"850\"\n}\n```\n\nTry it!\n-------\n\nThe API Explorer lets you make sample requests so\nthat you can get familiar with the API and the API options.\n\n1. Select the API icon, , on the right side of the page.\n2. Optionally expand **Show standard parameters** to set any parameters.\n3. Optionally edit the **Request body**.\n4. Select **Execute** button. In the dialog, choose the account that you want to use to make the request.\n5. In the API Explorer panel, select the expand icon,\n , to expand the API Explorer window.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- Explore more [examples](/maps/documentation/places-aggregate/example-requests) of what you can achieve with Places Aggregate API.\n- Look at the [request parameters](/maps/documentation/places-aggregate/request-parameters) in more detail.\n- View the full [API documentation](/maps/documentation/places-aggregate/reference/rest)."]]