AI-powered place summaries

AI-powered place summaries are brief, 100-character overviews specific to a given place ID. Place summaries aggregate many different types of data into a high-level overview to help users get a snapshot of a place.

For example, place summaries may highlight popular foods, services, or goods available for purchase at a location:

  • "Forum Shops eatery serving large portions of traditional Italian fare in a casual space."
  • "Stylish salon offering haircuts and coloring, plus blowouts."
  • "Large store with many vendors offering a variety of vintage decor, furniture, and clothing."

Place summaries are supported by Place Details (New), Text Search (New), and Nearby Search (New). Place summaries are available for place types shown in Supported types for the categories Culture, Entertainment and Recreation, Food and Drink, Shopping, Services, and Sports.

Request a generative place summary

To return a place summary in the response, include the following field in the field mask of the request:

  • Place Details (New): generativeSummary
  • Text Search (New) and Nearby Search (New): places.generativeSummary

The generativeSummary field contains the following fields:

  • generativeSummary: The place summary.
  • overviewFlagContentUri: A link where users can flag a problem with the place summary.
  • disclosureText: A localized text string with the disclosure text "Summarized with Gemini" that must be incorporated in attributions.

Place Details (New) request

The following Place Details (New) request returns an overview summary for a sushi restaurant in Chicago, IL:

curl -X GET https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places/ChIJ1eOF7HLTD4gRry3xPjk8DkU \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H "X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY" \
-H "X-Goog-FieldMask: displayName,generativeSummary"

The response is in the form:

{
  "displayName": {
    "text": "Sushi Nova - Lincoln Park",
    "languageCode": "en"
  },
  "generativeSummary": {
    "overview": {
      "text": "Casual eatery with all-you-can-eat sushi and other Japanese fare, plus beer and sake.",
      "languageCode": "en-US"
    },
    "overviewFlagContentUri": "https://www.google.com/local/review/rap/report?postId=CiUweDg4MGZkMzcyZWM4NWUzZDU6MHg0NTBlM2MzOTNlZjEyZGFmMAI&d=17924085&t=12",
    "disclaimerText": {
      "text": "Summarized with Gemini",
      "languageCode": "en-US"
    }
  }
}

Text Search (New) request

The following Text Search (New) request returns an overview summary for spicy vegetarian restaurants in Mountain View, CA:

curl -X  POST -d '{
  "textQuery": "Spicy Vegetarian Food",
  "location_bias": {
    "rectangle": {
      "low": {
        "latitude": 37.415,
        "longitude": -122.091
      },
      "high": {
        "latitude": 37.429,
        "longitude": -122.065
      }
    }
  },
  "maxResultCount": 5
}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY" \
-H "X-Goog-FieldMask: places.id,places.displayName,places.generativeSummary" \
'https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchText'

The response is in the form:

{
  "places": [
    {
      "id": "ChIJ8wN5kzm3j4AR_dRdUHoqrPI",
      "displayName": {
        "text": "Plant-Based Vegan Vietnamese",
        "languageCode": "en"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ChIJw4RuczO3j4ARC7RByZ5K9nI",
      "displayName": {
        "text": "sweetgreen",
        "languageCode": "en"
      },
      "generativeSummary": {
        "overview": {
          "text": "Casual eatery offering healthy, made-to-order salads, plates, and grain bowls with vegan options.",
          "languageCode": "en-US"
        },
        "overviewFlagContentUri": "https://www.google.com/local/review/rap/report?postId=CiUweDgwOGZiNzMzNzM2ZTg0YzM6MHg3MmY2NGE5ZWM5NDFiNDBiMAI&d=17924085&t=12",
        "disclosureText": {
          "text": "Summarized with Gemini",
          "languageCode": "en-US"
        }
      }
    },
    /.../
  ]
}

Nearby Search (New) request

The following Nearby Search (New) request returns an overview summary for restaurants and cafes in Portland, OR:

curl -X POST -d '{
  "maxResultCount": 5,
  "locationRestriction": {
    "circle": {
      "center": {
        "latitude": 45.553360,
        "longitude": -122.674934
        },
      "radius": 1000
    }
  },
  "includedTypes": ["restaurant", "cafe"],
  "excludedTypes": [],
  "rankPreference":"POPULARITY"
  }' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H "X-Goog-Api-Key: API_KEY" \
-H "X-Goog-FieldMask: places.id,places.generativeSummary" \
'https://places.googleapis.com/v1/places:searchNearby'

The response is in the form:

{
  "places": [
    {
      "id": "ChIJOa08KlqnlVQR_ZZx1jEcTYY",
      "generativeSummary": {
        "overview": {
          "text": "BBQ and Thai street fare, plus imaginative tropical cocktails, served in a vibrant space.",
          "languageCode": "en-US"
        },
        "disclosureText": {
          "text": "Summarized with Gemini",
          "languageCode": "en-US"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ChIJU4OzoWynlVQRxlQMpGenSvA",
      "generativeSummary": {
        "overview": {
          "text": "Beer hall with a big selection of German brews, plus a central courtyard with food trucks.",
          "languageCode": "en-US"
        },
        "disclosureText": {
          "text": "Summarized with Gemini",
          "languageCode": "en-US"
        }
      }
    },
    /.../
  ]
}

Attributions

All AI-powered summaries displayed in your app must be accompanied by the appropriate attribution in accordance with Google's policies and standards. For more information, see Policies for Places API.